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In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about honest optimism. What if you have this strong conviction that what you’re building will lead to success? What if you have this strong sense of positivity and optimism? Will it be enough to gain people’s trust and continue to pour more money into your company? But what if it’s just blind optimism and you’re not really getting anywhere? Sign up for the Startups Newsletterhttps://www.startups.com/newsletterResources: Startup Therapy Podcast https://www.startups.com/begin Join our Network of Top Founders Send an email to therapy@startups.com What to Listen For 00:00 Intro 00:22 Forward-looking optimism versus lying 03:28 Are we lying to ourselves when outcomes aren’t as predicted? 06:42 What we’re pitching is potential outcome 09:56 Reasonable expectation and not blind optimism 12:08 Understanding the importance of optimism 18:44 Here’s where it becomes straight up lying 22:28 The consequence of going beyond optimism 26:43 Founders getting caught up in not presenting 28:38 There’s truth in optimism and there’s misaligned intention