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        <![CDATA[<p>Christian and Shai help Kelsey choose which side project to focus on, and then dig deep into the fear of not being seen as an authority, and just how minimal you can make a Minimum Viable Product.</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://theairqualityconsultant.com/">Kelsey's blog</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/krpetrich">Kelsey on Twitter</a></li></ul><p><strong>Other formats:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://whatsstoppingyou.fm/episodes/03-feel-the-fear-and-do-it-anyway-with-kelsey-petrich/transcript">Episode 3 transcript</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uft2_uSatrA">Episode 3 video</a></li></ul><p>Schedule your own What's Stopping You session by DMing <a href="https://twitter.com/cgenco">@cgenco</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/shaisc">@shaisc</a> on Twitter, or at <a href="https://whatsstoppingyou.fm/">whatsstoppingyou.fm</a></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Hide identifies fear of commitment when looking for a business problem to solve. The group talk about core needs and what happens when your business isn't fulfilling them.</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.momtestbook.com/">The Mom Test</a> by Rob Fitzpatrick</li><li><a href="https://deployempathy.com/">Deploy Empathy</a> by Michele Hansen</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/catsarecuter98">Hide Shidara on Twitter</a></li></ul><p><strong>Other formats:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://whatsstoppingyou.fm/episodes/02-cold-outreach-and-startups-fulfilling-our-needs-with-hide-shidara/transcript">Episode 2 transcript</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f3P6YLxyAM">Episode 2 video</a></li></ul><p>Schedule your own What's Stopping You session by DMing <a href="https://twitter.com/cgenco">@cgenco</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/shaisc">@shaisc</a> on Twitter, or at <a href="https://whatsstoppingyou.fm/">whatsstoppingyou.fm</a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:29:40 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Drew identifies fear in reaching out to talk to customers for registered.dev before he has a sellable product.</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li>Y Combinator video: <a href="https://youtu.be/Th8JoIan4dg">How to Get and Evaluate Startup Ideas</a></li><li><a href="https://deployempathy.com/">Deploy Empathy</a> by Michele Hansen</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/DBredvick">Drew Bredvick on Twitter</a></li></ul><p><strong>Other formats:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://whatsstoppingyou.fm/episodes/01-dont-fear-the-boats-burning-with-drew-bredvick/transcript">Episode 1 transcript</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm2s9JHgjUg">Episode 1 video</a></li></ul><p>Schedule your own What's Stopping You session by DMing <a href="https://twitter.com/cgenco">@cgenco</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/shaisc">@shaisc</a> on Twitter, or at <a href="https://whatsstoppingyou.fm/">whatsstoppingyou.fm</a></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Drew identifies fear in reaching out to talk to customers for registered.dev before he has a sellable product.</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li>Y Combinator video: <a href="https://youtu.be/Th8JoIan4dg">How to Get and Evaluate Startup Ideas</a></li><li><a href="https://deployempathy.com/">Deploy Empathy</a> by Michele Hansen</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/DBredvick">Drew Bredvick on Twitter</a></li></ul><p><strong>Other formats:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://whatsstoppingyou.fm/episodes/01-dont-fear-the-boats-burning-with-drew-bredvick/transcript">Episode 1 transcript</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm2s9JHgjUg">Episode 1 video</a></li></ul><p>Schedule your own What's Stopping You session by DMing <a href="https://twitter.com/cgenco">@cgenco</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/shaisc">@shaisc</a> on Twitter, or at <a href="https://whatsstoppingyou.fm/">whatsstoppingyou.fm</a></p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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