What Entrepreneurship Really Demands From Founders

In this episode of Show Your Value with Lee Benson, Lee is joined by Kass and Mike Lazerow, experienced founders and investors, for an honest conversation about the realities of building companies over the long term.

Drawing on decades of experience starting, scaling, and exiting businesses, including high-growth ventures and acquisitions, the conversation focuses on leadership under pressure, founder responsibility, and the often overlooked behaviors that determine whether companies succeed or fail.

This episode explores the less visible side of entrepreneurship, from constant failure and decision fatigue to the role of incentives, culture, and self-awareness in building durable organizations.

Topics discussed include:

• Why entrepreneurship is consistently misunderstood
• The role of failure as a daily part of the job
• How founders unintentionally become bottlenecks or destroyers
• Why incentives shape behavior more than motivation
• Leadership ego, fear, and accountability
• Fulfillment, purpose, and long-term value creation

This episode is for founders, CEOs, and operators who want a realistic view of entrepreneurship and leadership without shortcuts or surface-level advice.

For more free videos, tools, and resources about the MIND Methodology go to https://etw.com/