<![CDATA[The Entrepreneurs Journal]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn RSS.com 2026.401.141116 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:44:03 GMT en d3a991cd-0a6f-518d-aecf-0eadd97cc5e8 https://media.rss.com/jacobzinn/20221008_121056_db793514859d61367c04cea564cbc2fe.jpg The Entrepreneurs Journal https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn yes Jacob Zinn 2022 Jacob Zinn Jacob Zinn false episodic podcast <![CDATA[I’m an idiot]]> I made the same mistake again. Always try to kill your idea as fast as possible.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/710105 ec0c8c74-fd4f-4365-b9dc-8da8e3faa0bc 459 full 43 43 false Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:00:26 GMT <![CDATA[8 hours in the “war room”]]> I'm not even sure spending this much time with people is effective, but today was definitely interesting.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/710104 45a9685d-bd0c-444e-b89b-d79585645d0d 234 full 42 42 false Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:00:36 GMT <![CDATA[Estimating timeframes]]> Optimistic people are bad at estimating how long things will take.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/710102 08a55ca0-e4cd-4814-b8a2-caaeec0cd9e5 187 full 41 41 false Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:00:22 GMT <![CDATA[50 characters or less description]]> You don't understand your idea if you can't explain it succinctly.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/710101 fd9a5de6-e0c3-46d9-8360-953ca7fd6d7c 289 full 40 40 false Sun, 27 Nov 2022 08:00:36 GMT <![CDATA[Team dynamic and high output]]> Gotta keep people happy

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/710098 efec92e4-bc95-4bc7-b512-3b3aef6451c8 374 full 39 39 false Sat, 26 Nov 2022 19:54:15 GMT <![CDATA[Search to answer questions, not to "explore"]]> Learning quickly is crucial. When trying to learn in order to solve problems, ensure that you start with a well formulated question. Exploration without an explicit question in mind is far less effective.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/689164 7f1d79d6-6031-47f2-a6fc-6e82663c052e 260 full 38 38 false Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:00:33 GMT <![CDATA[Show, don't tell]]> Investors, clients, and everyone else you share your idea with have one thing in common: they want you to show them your project. Telling them about it doesn't have quite the same effect.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/689158 ddfca915-a5a0-45fd-93ec-78549c16a847 354 full 37 37 false Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:47:31 GMT <![CDATA[Entrepreneurial blindness - I can’t believe I missed that]]> It's a real thing. I think I may have fallen too much in love with the idea.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/681006 2b2b6de3-4b76-468c-bb39-78c0de665aa0 608 full 36 36 false Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:48 GMT <![CDATA[Looking at the big picture]]> Trying to take a step back and analyze the situation from a bird's eye view.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/681003 ebd93e1d-687f-4021-a606-6c39c401d379 445 full 35 35 false Thu, 03 Nov 2022 05:55:27 GMT <![CDATA[No progress is no fun]]> No outstanding progress was made today. This realization should be incredibly rare, or how could we succeed?

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/667879 f067b52d-8b74-407a-96fc-c3c6a08f1208 344 full 34 34 false Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:00:38 GMT <![CDATA["So this is what a good idea feels like"]]> In conversations today, we're realizing that our idea solves a real pain in the world. People want it to be real. Now I'm realizing that we didn't have that for our prior ideas.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/667878 d052cea6-db16-436d-9a5b-00b0d4be13fa 475 full 33 33 false Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:00:18 GMT <![CDATA[How to pitch your startup idea]]> My main takeaways for pitching a startup and refining the explanation of a complicated idea.

Resources:

YC - How to pitch your startup

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/667874 8599419a-fa49-434f-914c-db46ca6022b3 233 full 32 32 false Tue, 25 Oct 2022 02:50:16 GMT <![CDATA[learning faster]]> Here's one method I've used to learn and iterate faster.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/658031 3aaaa3fa-3ee1-4a7d-9df5-4500449592b2 784 full 31 31 false Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:39:43 GMT <![CDATA[practicing extreme ownership]]> Teamwork is tough, at least for me. The goal today was to perform tasks separately and at full capacity, then come together to align priorities and share findings.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/658025 955d97bc-ef77-44fc-9444-d8d8f39e67af 407 full 30 30 false Sun, 16 Oct 2022 17:40:07 GMT <![CDATA[extreme ownership]]> The default state for a startup is failure. If things aren't executed violently and with extreme accountability by the founders... I'd expect bummer results..

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/658017 8b915fc7-e887-498f-87b6-4f6ba8c2d8dd 285 full 29 29 false Sun, 16 Oct 2022 17:33:24 GMT <![CDATA[don't fear competition]]> It's difficult to find a startup idea while also having an aversion to competition.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/658011 dcb4cb4e-b918-4b1d-8448-cdc14b2933c6 483 full 28 28 false Sun, 16 Oct 2022 17:28:17 GMT <![CDATA[structured ideation]]> Experimenting with a new approach to the craft of ideation.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/jacobzinn/647744 31de2c42-e046-42c3-8bb1-1d753e86ebbf 643 full 27 27 false Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:23:14 GMT <![CDATA[25 - fresh start opportunity]]> A new roadblock might indicate our idea no longer has any legs. What's next?

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