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The Undefeated Underdogs
Sharath Kuruganty
78 episodes
1 week ago
The Undefeated Underdogs is a podcast unpacking the underdog stories you never heard of! It highlights the underdog mentality and brings authentic conversations with people who play the long game, take action with a chip on their shoulders, and convert obstacles into opportunities! Buckle up, as I will be bringing some authentic founders, VCs, community builders, and content creators who got underestimated their whole life, and yet they beat the odds and became insanely successful!
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The Undefeated Underdogs is a podcast unpacking the underdog stories you never heard of! It highlights the underdog mentality and brings authentic conversations with people who play the long game, take action with a chip on their shoulders, and convert obstacles into opportunities! Buckle up, as I will be bringing some authentic founders, VCs, community builders, and content creators who got underestimated their whole life, and yet they beat the odds and became insanely successful!
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Mehul Nariyawala - From selling a $40M startup to Google to building the future of smart home robots!
The Undefeated Underdogs
1 hour 25 minutes
1 year ago
Mehul Nariyawala - From selling a $40M startup to Google to building the future of smart home robots!

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ About the Guest:

Mehul Nariyawala is the founder of Matic, where he is building fully autonomous home robots. He previously worked at Nest as a Lead PM for Nest Cams Portfolio and founded Flutter, a company that develops gesture recognition technologies, and was eventually acquired by Google for $40M. Mehul Nariyawala attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.


πŸ‘‰πŸΌ About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 22,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is building a SaaS product called GuestLab, and runs another podcast series called YC Founder Stories alongside hosting this one, as well as running Founder Gigs, a resource to discover flexible gigs while building your dream business.

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Sponsor Corner:

Shoutout to Acquire.com for sponsoring The Undefeated Underdogs podcast! They’re the best online marketplace to buy/sell startups and I know many founders who have sold their businesses there. If you're looking to wind down your business and cash in some of your founder chips, check them out - https://try.acquire.com/sharath/

This episode is brought to you by Sunset. They handle all the legal, tax, and operational burdens when shutting down β€” making sure founders and investors avoid penalties, reduce liabilities, and immediately move on to what's next. If you're interested in learning more, visit sunsethq.com to meet with a representative for their team. And make sure to mention the Undefeated Underdogs Podcast to get $2K off of your dissolution.



πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Description:

Listen in as Sharath and Mehul discuss the future of hardware, the immigrant founder experience, how hardware and software are similar, and more!
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πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Timestamps:

  • 00:00: Episode Highlight
  • 00:49: Shoutout to Acquire.com and Sunset
  • 04:04: Introduction to Mehul - founder of Matic, fully autonomous home robots
  • 06:21: Why Mehul loves robots
  • 18:00: How to find a boring, unsexy, and profitable problem
  • 25:30: How Y Combinator startups have changed from 2012 to 2024
  • 30:40: Mehul's funniest story from Y Combinator
  • 34:11: How Mehul transitioned from Flutter to Google to Matic
  • 40:51: The story of Google Glass
  • 43:55: What Tony Fadell, founder of Nest, taught Mehul
  • 46:10: What software and hardware have in common
  • 49:45: Mehul's immigrant journey
  • 54:23: The importance of Silicon Valley in building the future
  • 58:14: Taking Matic Robots from 0 to 1
  • 1:05:07: How to manage anxiety and panic as a founder
  • 1:11:30: The future of Matic
  • 1:16:15: Where hardware is heading next
  • 1:20:45: Advice for hardware founders
  • 1:22:32: Outro and closing thoughts

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Resources:

  • Link to Acquire.com: https://try.acquire.com/sharath/
  • Link to Sunset: https://www.sunsethq.com
  • Paul Graham: https://www.paulgraham.com/
  • Tony Faddell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Fadell
  • Gusto: https://gusto.com/
  • Rescale: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/rescale
  • Amplitude: https://amplitude.com/
  • John Collison: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Collison
  • PlanGrid: https://construction.autodesk.com/products/plangrid/
  • Meta Raven: https://www.meta.com/experiences/pcvr/1173079702739172/
  • Scott Belsky: https://www.scottbelsky.com/
  • Notion: https://www.notion.so/
  • Figma: https://www.figma.com/
  • Dylan Field: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanfield

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Where to find Mehul:

  • Matic: https://maticrobots.com/
  • Twitter: https://x.com/mehul?lang=en
  • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehulnariyawala/

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Where to find Sharath:

  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
  • Website: https://5harath.com/
  • Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/
  • Founder Gigs: https://foundergigs.com/
The Undefeated Underdogs
The Undefeated Underdogs is a podcast unpacking the underdog stories you never heard of! It highlights the underdog mentality and brings authentic conversations with people who play the long game, take action with a chip on their shoulders, and convert obstacles into opportunities! Buckle up, as I will be bringing some authentic founders, VCs, community builders, and content creators who got underestimated their whole life, and yet they beat the odds and became insanely successful!