{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65d35ef6884f850016e9644d/689cde4b436325e278ec24f9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What Happens When Your Startup Fails - And Your Name Is on the Door | Cecily Motley","description":"<p>In this episode, I sit down with Cecily Motley — founder of Harriet and previously the CEO of Motley, a direct-to-consumer jewellery brand that raised millions before collapsing in the wake of Apple’s privacy update.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk about the emotional toll of shutting down a business with your name on the door, the lessons she brought into building a venture-scale B2B company, and how she's leading a startup while raising two young children.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a conversation about resilience, reinvention, and what happens after your startup fails.</p><p><br></p><p>⏱️ CHAPTERS:</p><p>00:00 - Intro: Cecily’s story in 20 seconds</p><p>01:15 - Why her first startup, Motley, shut down</p><p>04:33 - The hidden costs of DTC and the iOS14 death blow</p><p>08:10 - The emotional experience of failure as a founder</p><p>12:00 - Starting Harriet: a complete pivot to B2B HR tech</p><p>15:45 - What Harriet does and why it matters</p><p>18:20 - Lessons from DTC applied to B2B SaaS</p><p>21:30 - Fundraising post-failure: the mindset shift</p><p>25:00 - What makes a defensible company in 2025</p><p>28:00 - Building while parenting: realities vs LinkedIn myths</p><p>32:40 - Maternity &amp; paternity leave: how founders should lead</p><p>36:15 - Advice for founders dealing with failure</p><p>39:00 - The importance of self-identity beyond the startup</p><p>42:00 - Final reflections and Cecily’s founder advice</p><p><br></p><p>#Startups #Founders #B2B #DTC #Harriet #Leadership #TheEverydayFounder #Entrepreneurship</p>","author_name":"James Farnfield"}