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Taking the Right Risks | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E102

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Andrew and Jay trade stories and strategies around one of the most pivotal parts of entrepreneurship: risk.

Jay recounts signing the papers for a commercial building just weeks before the world shut down in 2020—and how faith, clarity, and conviction helped him stay the course. Andrew reflects on leaving his teaching job, taking out his first major equipment loan, and learning to distinguish between high-stakes risks and small, reversible bets.

Together, they explore:

  • How to tell if a risk is worth it—and when it’s not
  • The difference between existential bets and strategic discomfort
  • Why every major leap should be built on a bedrock of small, disciplined moves
  • Learning from others’ scars instead of earning your own
  • How lean thinking shapes their approach to change, investment, and uncertainty
  continue reading

107 episodes

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Manage episode 493033081 series 3512552
Content provided by Andrew Henry and Jay Pierson, Henry Holsters, and Pierson Workholding. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Andrew Henry and Jay Pierson, Henry Holsters, and Pierson Workholding or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Andrew and Jay trade stories and strategies around one of the most pivotal parts of entrepreneurship: risk.

Jay recounts signing the papers for a commercial building just weeks before the world shut down in 2020—and how faith, clarity, and conviction helped him stay the course. Andrew reflects on leaving his teaching job, taking out his first major equipment loan, and learning to distinguish between high-stakes risks and small, reversible bets.

Together, they explore:

  • How to tell if a risk is worth it—and when it’s not
  • The difference between existential bets and strategic discomfort
  • Why every major leap should be built on a bedrock of small, disciplined moves
  • Learning from others’ scars instead of earning your own
  • How lean thinking shapes their approach to change, investment, and uncertainty
  continue reading

107 episodes

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