Former Pannacotta founder Fernando Taliberti joins me to give a raw, honest postmortem on his failed calendar productivity startup. He shares the story of Pannacotta's journey, the emotional toll of shutting down, and his biggest lessons learned as an entrepreneur.

Key takeaways:
Why building an MVP without code could have saved time and money
The importance of founder self-care and enjoying the startup journey
How to overcome feelings of failure when closing up shop
Fernando provides so much wisdom for fellow founders facing hardships. Don't miss his insightful reflections on two startup journeys!

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background
03:51 Starting the First Startup
07:13 Success and Sale of the First Startup
20:04 Introduction to Pana Cotta
21:35 Initial Problem and Iterations of Pana Cotta
23:52 Validation and Demand for Pana Cotta
24:34 Product Development Process
25:22 Fundraising and Angel Investors
26:50 Team Composition
27:23 Mistakes and Failures
29:01 Challenges in Building Panacota
31:29 Product Market Fit
32:28 Maintaining Resilience
34:23 Personal Sacrifices
36:49 Closing Down the Company
39:16 Psychology of Closing Down
41:28 Reflections on Panacota
43:03 Lessons Learned
45:11 Future Ventures
46:54 Advice to Younger Self