What does it really mean to have an entrepreneur mindset—and how do successful founders apply it to execute faster and avoid common startup mistakes?

In this episode of Let’s Get Entrepreneurial, entrepreneurship educator and angel investor Professor Gary Palin and serial entrepreneur Ryan Budden break down the entrepreneurial mindset for execution—how founders think, decide, and act to turn ideas into real progress. You’ll hear actionable entrepreneurship tips and practical startup advice designed to move founders from insight to action.

You’ll learn how top entrepreneurs use proven mental models not just to think differently, but to make better decisions and execute with clarity. Using real startup stories—including successes, failures, and pivots—you’ll see how opportunity recognition, creative planning, and disciplined execution form a founder’s true competitive advantage.

This episode covers:

• What the entrepreneur mindset really is—and how it drives execution at every stage
• Five mental models founders use to improve decision quality and speed
• Why busyness isn’t productivity—and how execution creates momentum
• How MVP thinking, rapid experimentation, and iteration beat perfection
• How successful founders treat failure as data and adjust quickly
• Practical ways to apply this mindset and move toward your first paying customer

Whether you’re launching your first startup, refining your offer, or breaking through analysis paralysis, this episode delivers entrepreneurship tips for founders who want to execute with confidence, learn faster, and build momentum.

🔥 BONUS: Discover your entrepreneurial tendencies with the Janus Entrepreneurial Assessment and identify exactly where to strengthen your founder mindset for execution.

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• Investor Red Flags That Can Kill Your Startup (Run from These)

Note: This episode contains some audio variations.

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