{"id":413,"date":"2019-05-16T08:56:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T22:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twistartupsaus.com\/?p=413"},"modified":"2019-05-16T08:56:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T22:56:20","slug":"episode-s07e07-focus-on-founder-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twistartupsaus.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/16\/episode-s07e07-focus-on-founder-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode S07E07 Focus on Founder Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Startupland can shred the mental health of founders. What steps can we take to foster emotionally sustainable workplace environments? How do we take care of ourselves and our employees? 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