Have you ever wanted to throw a business book across the room because it suggested asking your parents for $50k? If you don’t have a safety net or a trust fund, standard startup advice isn’t just useless—it’s dangerous. In today’s episode, we explore Kathryn Finney’s battle plan for the rest of us. We discuss the difference between “Entitleds” and “Builders,” and why you should stop chasing “Unicorns” and start building “Ugly Babies”—ideas that are unsexy, high-utility, and profitable from day one.

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