In this episode of the Entrepreneur Tell-All podcast, I had the good fortune of chatting with Kudzai (Kudz) Taziva, an aspiring creative and recovering suit with an insatiable curiosity for health, wealth, and storytelling. Kudz is a venture capitalist helping startups and entrepreneurs across multiple industries navigate the early stages of fundraising and product-market fit. He is also the Co-founder and CEO of @socialcrucifix, a technology company on a mission to empower entertainers and tastemakers to own their narratives.

Key takeaways from our conversation:

- There's no perfect time to start a business.
- It's more constructive to know your fears and to be able to clearly articulate them.
- Success is on the other side of fear.
- Success can be defined as crossing out fears and living with as few fears as possible.
- Success requires constant learning and adaptation.
- Success requires hard work and some luck, but self-care is essential to stay productive & prevent burnout.
- Everyone is an entrepreneur in some capacity.
- An entrepreneur's job is to absorb, understand and apply relevant information to their business.
- The journey is a marathon, not a sprint; hurdle over obstacles by slowing down to explore the best way to go through or over them.
- Move in an authentic manner & with energy.
- Failure can be a learning experience that serves to remind us to keep things in perspective.
- Understanding the incentives that venture capitalists have if you're seeking VC funding is important, as they are not necessarily investing their own personal money.