Risk Tolerance: The #1 Skill Founders Need That No One Talks About

Seed Money

When you’re building a company, it’s tempting to obsess over tactics. What to put in your deck, who to pitch next, which lever to pull. But that’s not what separates the founders who break through from the ones who burn out.

It’s not tactics, it’s tolerance.

Your tolerance for risk, rejection, ambiguity, and delayed wins is the true edge in early-stage entrepreneurship.

When fundraising is slower and the pressure’s higher, your ability to keep going without quick results is everything. The founders who survive and grow are the ones who can hold their nerve when things get messy or quiet.

How do you determine how much risk and uncertainty you can handle? How do you overcome the fear of wasting your time?

In this episode, I’m sharing 3 simple but powerful questions to help you build that tolerance muscle, shift your mindset, and keep showing up even when it feels like nothing’s working.

Topics Covered;

• Why “risk” is subjective, and how that shapes your entrepreneurial journey

• The two types of risk founders must weigh

• How surviving failure once eliminates the fear of it happening again

• How to lead with borrowed belief and the most important asset in a pitch

• The emotional cost of inaction

About Your Host

Jayla Siciliano, Shark Tank entrepreneur turned real estate investor, excels in building brands, teams, and products. CEO of a bi-coastal luxury short-term rental company, she also hosts the Seed Money Podcast, where she’s on a mission to help early-stage entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality!

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