Today’s guest is Ish Baid from Virtually (YC S20), which was the first ever "Student Relationship Manager" for online schools to bridge the gap between educators and students.
Ish previously worked at Facebook as a software engineer and is currently building Reflow AI, creating AI agents that build and run your HR tasks and workflows.
Virtually was the first ever "Student Relationship Manager" for online schools to bridge the gap between educators and students. With Virtually, you could track attendance on Zoom, send reminders, and more
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👉🏼 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 the Head of Community + Brand at Threado, building a side project called GuestLab, and runs a podcast called Undefeated Underdogs alongside hosting this podcast.
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Today’s guest is Kathryn Cross from Anja Health (YC W22), which reimagines cord blood banking.
Kathryn previously founded Bridge Strategy, a management consultancy helping early-stage businesses grow their Gen Z consumer base and worked at MIT Research Lab and Goldman Sachs.
Anja Health is helping pregnant parents save the most personal source of stem cells - from their umbilical cord and placenta - to unlock future disease treatments. Offering cord blood banking, cord tissue banking, and placenta stem cell banking.
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Episode Timestamps:
👉🏼 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 the Head of Community + Brand at Threado, building a side project called GuestLab, and runs a podcast called Undefeated Underdogs alongside hosting this podcast.
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Today’s guest is Arjun Mahadevan from doola (YC S20), a “Business-in-a-Box” for creators. Mahadevan previously worked at Dropbox as a Product Manager and started doola in 2020.
doola (formerly StartPack) is a “Business-in-a-Box” for creators. We take care of everything creators need to form an LLC, set up their bank account, accept payments, and manage ongoing compliance and tax filings. We realized how difficult it was to set up the full stack of software and accounts you need to get a business off the ground. This is the same problem faced by online businesses, who begin their business as a side hustle, and just want to focus on growing their business, not annoying administrative work. That’s why we built doola: to take care of it all. Today, people on every continent have launched companies with doola.
Listen on to learn more about Arjun’s YC application and journey!
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Episode Timestamps:
👉🏼 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 generates $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 21,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and hosts another podcast called The Undefeated Underdogs.
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Today’s guest is Gonzalo Espinoza Graham from Double (YC W23), a tool that makes it easy for sales teams to answer very specific questions about their prospects, the kind that ZoomInfo can't answer.
Gonzalo’s previous companies include Ninja Delivery (acq. 2022) and Watfly. He is currently the co-founder of Double.
Listen on to learn more about Gonzalo Espinoza Graham’s YC application and journey!
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Episode Timestamps:
👉🏼 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 generates $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 21,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and hosts another podcast called The Undefeated Underdogs.
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Today’s guest is Neil Thanedar from Labdoor (YC W15), a marketplace where consumers research, find, and buy the best supplements.
Neil’s previous companies include Avomeen (acq. 2016) and Air to All (501(c)3 nonprofit). He is currently the founder and solo GP at Utopic Ventures (pre-seed VC fund backing biotech startups led by scientist CEOs)
Labdoor is a marketplace where consumers research, find, and buy the best supplements.
To verify the purity and potency of these products, Labdoor first buys and tests actual dietary supplement samples:
• We send each product to an FDA-registered laboratory for a detailed chemical analysis.
• Our scientists then collect the laboratory results and use internal algorithms to translate this data into simple grades and rankings for consumers.
• Find a product you love? Click "buy it now" to activate in-app purchases.
Listen on to learn more about Neil Thanedar’s YC application and journey!
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Episode Timestamps:
👉🏼 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 generates $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 21,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and hosts another podcast called The Undefeated Underdogs.
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Today’s guest is Chris Frantz of Loops, a simple and beautiful email-sending platform for SaaS companies. Chris’s previous companies include the recently sold Snazzy AI and he previously led marketing at Biteable and strategy at Curiosity.
Loops is a simple and beautiful email-sending platform for SaaS companies. It includes a Notion-style block editor for email creation, a beautiful code editor based on VS Code, and pre-built loops for SaaS companies to snap in to increase their revenue and user engagement.
Listen on to learn more about Chris Frantz’s YC application and journey!
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Episode Timestamps:
👉🏼 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 generates $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 21,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and hosts another podcast called The Undefeated Underdogs.
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👉🏼 Where to find Sharath: