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  <itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Sean sits down with Steve Hoffman, aka Captain Hoff. They dive into why Steve started Founders Space and why he wrote Surviving a Startup. They go deeper into his experience helping hundreds of startups which is findings are broken down in his book. Steve shares insights in his book about how entrepreneurs can build successful companies with healthy mindsets and how to make the biggest and best impact for customers and employees a like. Steve's jovial and passionate tone shows how passionate he is about helping others with achieving their dreams in growing successful companies. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Sean sits down with Steve Hoffman, aka Captain Hoff. They dive into why Steve started &lt;a href="https://www.foundersspace.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Founders Space&lt;/a&gt; and why he wrote &lt;a href="https://www.foundersspace.com/surviving-a-startup/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Surviving a Startup&lt;/a&gt;. They go deeper into his experience helping hundreds of startups which is findings are broken down in his book. Steve shares insights in his book about how entrepreneurs can build successful companies with healthy mindsets and how to make the biggest and best impact for customers and employees a like. Steve's jovial and passionate tone shows how passionate he is about helping others with achieving their dreams in growing successful companies. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;More About Steve. &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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<p>More About Steve. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/</a></p>]]>
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<p>More About Steve. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/</a></p>]]>
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