Bipolar, Depression and their Correlation with Entrepreneurship with Andy Dunn

Andy Dunn is the founder of Bonobos Menswear, which was bought out by Wal-Mart in 2017. Throughout his life, Andy has struggled with bipolar disorder. In this episode, Andy shares about his diagnosis, how it has affected his quality of life for better or worse, and offers hope for those who may be suffering through its effects.

In this interview with Andy, you'll discover:

-What is bipolar disorder, and what it's like to live with it...01:45

-The correlation between bipolar and those who trend toward entrepreneurship...04:15

-Why sympathy may be better than empathy...06:30

-What it was like to run a successful business after being diagnosed with bipolar...10:10

-What Andy would do differently if he could live it all again...13:40

-Andy's deeply personal advice for those who are struggling with mental health issues...18:20

-Let's return to the "cooperate" vs. "competition" frame of mind...23:40

-"Everyone is doing the best they can in this moment"...27:40

-And much more...

Resources mentioned:

Andy's website

Burn Rate by Andy Dunn

Re: Consciousness episode with Don Hoffmann and Deepak Chopra

Re: Consciousness episode with Don Hoffman and Jude Currivan

Andy's Ted Talk

Everything All At Once movie

About the guest:

Andy Dunn co-founded the ecommerce-driven menswear brand Bonobos in 2007 and served as CEO through its 2017 acquisition by Walmart. As an angel investor and through his venture capital firm, Red Swan, Dunn has backed more than eighty startups, including Warby Parker, Oscar, and Coinbase.

Dunn serves on the boards of Monica + Andy, an organic baby-apparel company founded by his sister, and the tech nonprofit Raised By Us. Named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list in 2018, he is a graduate of Northwestern University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He lives in Chicago with his wife and their son.

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