Foundering

“Building anything—a company, a team, a life—can feel like looking in a funhouse mirror: all your flaws reflect back at you. Foundering is an essential guide to help you through."—Kim Scott, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect

“A compelling collection of stories about the highs, lows, and roller coaster rides of startup life. Rarely does the public get to see how founders grow—and grow into themselves—in the process. Foundering is full of lessons on both fronts.”—Eric Ries, New York Times bestselling author of Incorruptible and The Lean Startup

“What makes Foundering exceptional is that Cameron doesn't stop at revealing these patterns, he helps founders recognize them and understand how their own personal growth can unlock their potential as leaders. A must-read for founders and the ecosystems that support and invest in them."—Dr. Angela Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of The Win-Win Workplace

“Fifteen years ago, The Founder's Dilemmas explored the pivotal decisions that can make or break a startup. Foundering takes us one level deeper: inside the founder making them. Through remarkable access to entrepreneurs at their most consequential moments, Cameron Yarbrough shows how the qualities that propel founders forward can also hold them back, and why scaling a company often requires founders to scale themselves. Insightful, compelling, and deeply human.”—Noam Wasserman, author of The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup

“As a founder, Foundering is the book I wish someone had handed me when I started building my organization. It presents something most leadership books miss: the traits that make us exceptional are never separate from the traits that make us struggle. The key is learning how to harness both, and Cameron Yarbrough shows us how. Anyone who has ever wondered whether their edge is al also their liability needs to read this book.”—David Flink, author of 20% Smarter