The Impact VC

“How many people are suffocating in silence?”

In this powerful short from The Founder’s Path, Renee Reisch reflects on what it means to feel unseen, unheard, and disconnected from your own value.

After losing her physical voice, Renee began to understand that the pain she had been carrying was connected to all the moments she had not spoken her truth, asked for help, or stood up for herself.

Her turning point became this realization:
“Losing my voice began the very journey of finding my voice, personally and professionally.”

This conversation with Valerie Cobb is about more than voice. It is about self-worth, fear, healing, resilience, and learning to stop abandoning yourself.

Watch the full episode here:
https://theimpactvc.com/blog/renee-reisch-finding-your-voice-founder-self-worth

Founders love their ideas.

But the real test is not asking customers what they like.

It is asking:

“How could this go wrong?”
“What are we missing?”
“What have we been blind about?”
“How might this not fit for you?”

In this clip from *The Founder’s Path*, Valerie Cobb and Mark Norton talk about why founders, engineers, and creators need to put themselves in feedback mode before building too far.

Because customer feedback is not personal rejection.

It is due diligence.

Watch the full conversation here:
https://theimpactvc.com/blog/validate-before-you-build-manufacturing-founder-lessons-mark-norton

Business owners know pain.
Long hours. Payroll pressure. Hiring stress. Too many tasks. Not enough time.

But in this clip from The Founder’s Path, Loren Baker and Valerie Cobb talk about an important question:
Are you passively suffering, or are you choosing the kind of pain that actually moves the business forward?

Sometimes the pain of hiring, building systems, or making changes feels hard.
But staying stuck is painful too.

The difference is that one pain keeps you trapped, and the other can help you build.

Watch the full episode here:
https://theimpactvc.com/blog/business-or-job

A tough but important question:
Can you clearly explain how your role impacts revenue?
In today’s economy, that clarity isn’t optional—it’s essential.

Businesses are shifting focus from activity to actual value creation. And if you can’t connect your work to measurable impact, it might be time to rethink your position and future direction.

This isn’t about panic—it’s about being intentional with the value you bring.

Read more: https://theimpactvc.com/blog/building-businesses-that-survive