How To Get Better Advice

1. DCDalton Caldwell0:00

   If I'm super honest, what are the three things in my business that kinda gave me a stomachache? And to your point, one of them often is, I'm not having fun.

2. MSMichael Seibel0:09

   Yeah. [laughs]

3. DCDalton Caldwell0:09

   Like, we're, we're-

4. MSMichael Seibel0:11

   This-

5. DCDalton Caldwell0:11

   We have low morale.

6. MSMichael Seibel0:12

   Yeah. [laughs]

7. DCDalton Caldwell0:13

   We feel bad.

8. MSMichael Seibel0:13

   Yeah.

9. DCDalton Caldwell0:13

   And we wanna talk about it, and that's totally cool. Like, that's-

10. MSMichael Seibel0:16

    On the agenda. [laughs]

11. DCDalton Caldwell0:17

    Let's do it. Like-

12. MSMichael Seibel0:18

    Yeah. [laughs]

13. DCDalton Caldwell0:19

    Let's talk through it. [upbeat music]

14. MSMichael Seibel0:23

    All right. Welcome to Dalton + Michael. Today, I think we're gonna ask a question that I think as office hour givers we've learned to ask ourselves quite a bit. When a founder comes in to talk to us, I think the question we sometimes ask ourselves is, exactly what advice does this person want? [laughs]

15. DCDalton Caldwell0:41

    Yeah. Well, and here's-

16. MSMichael Seibel0:41

    What are we gonna be doing today? [laughs]

17. DCDalton Caldwell0:43

    I'll just, I'll just ask them.

18. MSMichael Seibel0:46

    [laughs]

19. DCDalton Caldwell0:47

    I'd be like, what kinda office hours is this? What advice do you wanna hear from me? Let me start off with, like, a really common example I hear.

20. MSMichael Seibel0:54

    Please.

21. DCDalton Caldwell0:54

    Which is, they'll be like, "Oh, we got an offer to get acquired."

22. MSMichael Seibel0:59

    Yes.

23. DCDalton Caldwell1:00

    "What do you think we should do?" And I will say, "Look, let's be real. Is what's going on here you've already decided that you're gonna do it-

24. MSMichael Seibel1:08

    Yep

25. DCDalton Caldwell1:08

    ... and that you just wanna tell me about it-

26. MSMichael Seibel1:10

    Yes

27. DCDalton Caldwell1:10

    ... in a roundabout way, and you want me to be excited for you?

28. MSMichael Seibel1:14

    Yes. Or...

29. DCDalton Caldwell1:14

    Or, do you not wanna do it and you just need the pep talk that it's a good idea to not take it?

30. MSMichael Seibel1:20

    Exactly.

Episode duration: 12:05