For Starters shares insights about launching a new business from those who’ve done it before so you can learn from what they did right — and wrong.
This program is produced by GrepBeat (https://grepbeat.com/) and hosted by Anil Chawla, the founder and former CEO of ArchiveSocial.
Levitate's Jes Lipson: When Finding Product Market Fit is Harder After a $93M Exit
In the final episode of season two, Anil chats with Jes Lipson, who is well known for having one of the most successful bootstrapped software exits in the region with his company ShareFile. It was sold to Citrix for $93 million. Not only does he talk about ShareFile, but Jes also shared finding product market fit the second time around for his current venture, Levitate. He talked about crucial lessons and how to manage the transition from bootstrapped to raising money.
14 Mar 2023
Quinsite's Jenny Maze: From Stay-at-Home Mom to Capturing 40% of a Market
In episode nine, Anil sits down with Jenny Maze, the co-founder and COO of Quinsite, a comprehensive healthcare analytics platform based out of Chapel Hill, NC. Jenny began her career in nursing with a passion for caretaking, then later became a stay-at-home mom (calling herself the “CEO of the Maze household). She tells us she is not your typical career-driven business woman. One of her dreams was to have a family.
However, she found herself helping her husband build and launch an analytics platform for a billing company from scratch. This soon would become what we know today as Quinsite. Jenny shares their unique journey and her insights into creating a product that meets the needs of your target market.
7 Mar 2023
Validic’s Drew Schiller: Pivoting from One of the Worst Ideas into Serving 18M Users
In this episode, host Anil Chawla sat down with Drew Schiller, the co-founder and CEO of Validic, a leading healthcare data platform that enables seamless access and integration of health data from various sources. Drew shares his journey from ideation to the creation and growth of Validic, providing valuable insights into the challenges and successes that come with building a startup. Anil explored the inspiration behind the company, how Drew and his co-founder identified a gap in the healthcare industry and the steps he took to bring his idea to market.
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