Is the American Dream still alive in the age of AI?
In this episode of The Founder's Code, Raghu Gollamudi shares his journey from Chennai to Microsoft to building Included.ai - a platform using AI to give companies real insight into their workforce.
We talk about the early spark behind his pre-Tinder app Mingles, the pivot that followed George Floyd’s murder, and why he nearly gave up in year one. What kept him going? His team’s belief.
You’ll learn:
Why customer pain matters more than their requests
How AI is lowering the cost to build and ship
The hiring test Raghu swears by: first 15 days
Why empathy and trust beat features in enterprise sales
How Included helps companies avoid talent blind spots
This one’s for builders chasing long-term impact - especially those who’ve had to fight for their seat at the table.
