Drs. Todd and Kim Saxton on Ways to Limit Hidden Debt in Startup Development

Are you aware of the hidden debts that could sink your startup before it even sets sail? In this episode of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling interviews Drs. Todd and Kim Saxton, award-winning professors at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and co-authors of *The Titanic Effect*. This insightful book serves as a practical guide for startup founders, investors, and supporters to navigate the hidden “debtbergs” that can derail early-stage ventures. Drawing on decades of expertise in business strategy, entrepreneurship, and venture-funded startups, the Saxtons offer invaluable advice on avoiding common pitfalls and ensuring sustainable growth. The discussion covers key topics such as sources of startup failure, managing nonfinancial obligations, effective product development strategies, scalable business models, and crafting compelling positioning statements.

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Their only request is to purchase their book, The Titanic Effect: Successfully Navigating the Uncertainties that Sink most Startups, on Amazon.

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Drs. Todd and Kim Saxton are award-winning professors at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, as well as co-authors of The Titanic Effect, The book is a practical guide to help startup founders, as well as their investors and supporters, successfully navigate the icebergs that so often sink startups in the ideation and early stages of development. They’ll tap into decades of academic and professional experience in business strategy, entrepreneurship, marketing, market research, and venture-funded startups to help you navigate the “debtbergs” that so often sink early-stage startups.