#12 Burnout

#12 Burnout

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Over the last few months, we’ve been busy raising capital, hiring employees, launching shows, building a studio, and getting this business off the ground. But a few weeks ago, pretty much overnight, everything changed.

During the holidays, while Alex was out of town, the workload became overwhelming, and Gimlet learned its first lessons about startup burnout.

But it wouldn’t be a StartUp episode if that burnout wasn’t documented. While Alex is away, a new Gimlet employee picks up a recorder and captures the fallout on tape.

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