Join longtime friends and entrepreneurs Dheeraj Pandey, founder of DevRev, and Amit Prakash, co-founder of ThoughtSpot, on The Effortless Podcast as they explore the art of building, innovating, and thriving in tech—without losing sight of what really matters. With decades of experience scaling companies and navigating risk, Dheeraj and Amit tackle tough questions for modern entrepreneurs: How can startups feel effortless in the face of endless challenges? What does “long-term greedy” mean when aligning personal growth with team success?
Whether you're a seasoned founder, a new entrepreneur, or just curious, The Effortless Podcast offers something for everyone in the journey of building with purpose.
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Join longtime friends and entrepreneurs Dheeraj Pandey, founder of DevRev, and Amit Prakash, co-founder of ThoughtSpot, on The Effortless Podcast as they explore the art of building, innovating, and thriving in tech—without losing sight of what really matters. With decades of experience scaling companies and navigating risk, Dheeraj and Amit tackle tough questions for modern entrepreneurs: How can startups feel effortless in the face of endless challenges? What does “long-term greedy” mean when aligning personal growth with team success?
Whether you're a seasoned founder, a new entrepreneur, or just curious, The Effortless Podcast offers something for everyone in the journey of building with purpose.
Building T-Shaped AI: The Founder's Dilemma of Horizontal vs. Vertical - Episode 16: The Effortless Podcast
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Building T-Shaped AI: The Founder's Dilemma of Horizontal vs. Vertical - Episode 16: The Effortless Podcast
How do you build a successful AI company in today's landscape? Do you go broad and build a horizontal platform for everyone, or do you go deep and create a vertical solution for a niche market?
In this episode, Dheeraj Pandey and Amit Prakash dive into one of the most critical strategic challenges facing founders today. They explore the paradox of needing broad context for AI to be intelligent, while also requiring sharp focus to find a buyer.
The discussion covers everything from distribution models (Product-Led Growth vs. Sales-Led Growth), the role of founder bias, the rise of the citizen developer, and why the most successful AI companies of the future, like the most effective leaders, will need to be "T-shaped."
The Effortless Podcast
Join longtime friends and entrepreneurs Dheeraj Pandey, founder of DevRev, and Amit Prakash, co-founder of ThoughtSpot, on The Effortless Podcast as they explore the art of building, innovating, and thriving in tech—without losing sight of what really matters. With decades of experience scaling companies and navigating risk, Dheeraj and Amit tackle tough questions for modern entrepreneurs: How can startups feel effortless in the face of endless challenges? What does “long-term greedy” mean when aligning personal growth with team success?
Whether you're a seasoned founder, a new entrepreneur, or just curious, The Effortless Podcast offers something for everyone in the journey of building with purpose.
