Ep 41 - How Tech Marries Mission and Money, with D. Sangeeta
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Description
How do you marry a burning desire to help women advance, with the need for economic viability? How do you take something that works very well at the individual level,...
show moreHow do you take something that works very well at the individual level, and carefully rebuild it so it works for thousands of people reliably and effectively?
And how do you balance the needs of individuals with those of large companies and make both of the happy?
In this episode, D Sangeeta, founder and CEO of Gotara, talks about the career-long frustrations that prompted her to found her startup, her patient journey to scaling the solution the right way, her laser focus on data and financial discipline, and much more
Episode Highlights
- How and why timing matters for your startup
- How to transform your life and career experience into a great startup idea
- Ho to select the right idea from many, for your startup
- How to design your startup to leverage your unique background, skills and strengths
- How to craft your startup's focus to maximize impact AND viability
- How to buck popular pressure if your startup is in a "hot" field but you're doing something different
- How to price your offering for long term viability
- How to achieve traction as a B2B startup
- The dangerous trap facing ambitious founders and how to avoid it
- How to make tough decisions simpler with one rule
- How to balance mission and money when you're very ambitious on both
- How to be an inspiring leader and still maintain authenticity
- Smart tips on dealing with the investment community as a first time founder
Information
Author | Shubha K. Chakravarthy |
Organization | Shubha Chakravarthy |
Website | achiiv.co |
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