20VC: "How Being a Founder Almost Killed Me"; We Have Lied to a Generation of Founders | The Hardest Truths About Being a Founder Revealed | Why AI Co-Pilot is BS, Seat Pricing is Over & User Interfaces are Stupid with Christian Lanng

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · Sep 27, 2023 · 1h 9m

Christian Lanng is the Founder and Former CEO @ Tradeshift, a company he took from garage to unicorn raising over $900M for with a latest price of $2.7BN in 2021. Just last month, Christian stepped away from the company and is now Chairman @ Beyond Work, building a better work experience through AI native software.

In Today's Episode with Christian Lanng We Discuss:

1. Burnout: When it Hits:

How did Christian know when something was really seriously wrong? What were the signs?

How did being a founder literally almost kill Christian? How was that not a wakeup moment?

How does being a founder…