Ep. 119 - Entrepreneurship Ain’t Fun: It's a Fight

Big Talk About Small Business · Jan 7, 2026 · 41m · transcript

If you’ve been told entrepreneurship is “fun,” consider this your permission to delete that myth. We get honest about what building a business actually feels like: the fear after a big exit, the 10-to-1 ratio of problems to opportunities, the seduction of passive income promises, and the daily discipline it takes to stay optimistic when your calendar and cash flow say otherwise.

We break down why founders burn out, not because they’re weak, but because they’re sold bad expectations and then face real stakes with little room to reset. Our take: boundaries don’t always exist in small business…