The Real Measure Of An Entrepreneur is How they Lead When Things Go Wrong
In this episode of The Complete Entrepreneur, Colin C. Campbell and Michael Gilmour tackle a topic most founders avoid until it is staring them in the face: disaster.
From losing venture capital overnight to watching companies collapse during the dot-com crash, they share raw stories about business failures, external shocks, financial devastation, and the emotional toll of entrepreneurship.
More importantly, they explore what separates entrepreneurs who recover from those who don’t.
- Why integrity matters most when everything is falling apart
- How transparency can turn a crisis into an opportunity
- The emotional reality of entrepreneurial disasters
- What founders learn when they lose everything
- Why entrepreneurship is ultimately a skill, not a single outcome
- How to make decisions from facts instead of emotion during a crisis