Wil Schroter and I talk about my burnout

Wil Schroter, Startups.com

I almost cancelled today’s interview with Wil Schroter because on the way to the office I was feeling all the weight of burnout.

So instead of talking about Startups.com, the company will built, I’m going to talk to him about this.

Wil Schroter

Startups.com

Wil Schroter is the founder of Startups.com, which offers education, community, and tools to help startups launch faster.

Andrew: I was going to cancel this, this whole interview this morning. Well, um, I, our elite, this whole part in don’t edit it out. Um, donate anything. Here’s the thing. Um, I’m fricking burned out. I’m burned out on everything except for doing the interview. And I’m worried that my burnout is going to ruin everything, including the interviews.

And so I, as I w raced to get into this, we work this morning on my bike. I realized I’m not even enjoying my bike ride. Well, I bought this bike specifically. I mean, Austin. I said, you know what, I just need a bike to get around so I could have fun. I got it specifically, so I could have fun getting places and I was not having fun.

Cause I was racing to get in here. I was sweating through the freaking shirt and pants. I’m so glad that I brought an extra set of clothes and thinking to myself, I just burned out. I’m completely wiped. All I want to do is do nothing. And I...

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