The Founders Confession

After months of scraping by, it finally felt like we’d turned a corner — payroll was covered, projects were running, and for the first time in a long time, I could breathe. We celebrated small wins, handed out our first annual gifts, and I began to believe the worst was behind us.

Then, everything shifted. Our biggest client fell behind on payments… and two weeks later, the phone rang with news that shook me to my core. The CEO — my...

What happens when your biggest threat isn’t the market… but someone on your own payroll?
In this episode of The Founder’s Confession, I reveal the inside story of how an investor went silent, my first hire walked away, and a “Director of Sales” created chaos that almost derailed the company. You’ll hear the hard lessons about managing remote teams, surviving HR politics, and why one bad hire can snowball into a company-wide cris...

Two weeks. No calls. No texts. Payroll looming. And an investor who had promised to keep us afloat was suddenly silent. In this episode, I share the desperate step I took — calling his spouse — and the cold, unsettling conversation that followed. What happened next was a mix of awkward meetings, half-payments, and a growing pit in my stomach as the reality set in: I had made the biggest blunder of my entrepreneurial career. This is...

In this episode of The Founder’s Confession, I take you inside one of the most nerve-wracking chapters of my journey as a CEO. It began with promises—fifteen strong commitments from trusted contacts, the kind that make you believe your launch is destined for success. But within months, every deal vanished, the pipeline dried up, and my family was feeling the impact in ways that broke my heart. Then, out of nowhere, a lifeline appea...

In this episode, I pull back the curtain on the funding decision that nearly derailed my startup before it even began. I walked away from a secure corporate role in the U.S. to chase a dream with two trusted co-founders. The plan? Raise a million dollars and hit the ground running. But one tense lunch meeting between potential investors changed everything — and forced me into a decision I’ll never forget. I took the money, skipped ...

Between Glory and Survival is an unfiltered journey into the heart of entrepreneurship — where ambition collides with reality, and success is measured as much by resilience as by revenue. This isn’t about overnight billionaires or tragic wipeouts. It’s about the space in between, where most founders actually live.

Each episode pulls back the curtain on the real highs and lows of building a business. You’ll hear the lessons learned t...