The Reluctant Electronics Entrepreneur with Mike Konrad

Starting your own business is often romanticized, but the reality is far from the memes. In this episode of the Altium OnTrack Podcast, Zach Peterson sits down with Mike Conrad, CEO and Founder of Aqueous Technologies, and host of the Reliability Matters podcast, to discuss the biggest misconceptions about entrepreneurship.

Mike shares his 32-year journey, from reluctantly leaving his job to build a revolutionary product, to navigating the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur. We also dive into Mike's upcoming book, "The Reluctant Entrepreneur," which offers invaluable lessons learned from the challenges and triumphs of building a business from scratch.

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0:00 Intro
1:20 Mike & Aqueous Technologies Background
4:09 Why Did Mike Get Into Podcasting?
10:34 The Reluctant Entrepreneur
17:59 Entrepreneurial Doubts
25:44 Biggest Misconceptions about the Entrepreneurial Experience
31:47 How to Know if You're Ready to Start a Business
40:51 Where to Get the Book

[petersage]

Mike's idea of a "knowledge vault" is similar to what I call "building a bridge, " a phrase inspired by The Bridge Builder by Will Allen Dromgoole. Pass on that institutional knowledge. Same concept as William of Conches's "Hence we are like a dwarf perched on the shoulders of a giant."

[IR-UK]

Great episode. It's helpful to hear people with similar experiences in building businesses, Especially in our often siloed industry.

[peterkolta]

>> You have one life, do something great with it. <<