Shirish Nadkarni, Author of From Startup to Exit | An Insider's Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business

➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory ➡️ About The Guest⁣ Shirish Nadkarni is a serial entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in creating consumer businesses that have scaled to tens of millions of users worldwide. He was the co-founder of Livemocha, the world's largest language learning site with 15+ million registered members. Livemocha pioneered the concept of social language learning and was later acquired by RosettaStone. Prior to Livemocha, Shirish was the founder of TeamOn Systems, a mobile wireless e-mail pioneer that was acquired by Research in Motion in 2002. The TeamOn technology served as the core foundation for Blackberry Internet E-mail, which had over 50 million users at its peak. ➡️ Talking Points⁣ 00:00 - Intro 04:30 - Shirish Nadkarni’s Origin Story 07:15 - What Was The Point Where Shirish Decided to Build His Own Company? 11:00 - How Does Shirish Research Market Fit Product? 14:08 - If Given The Chance, Would Shirish Have Started His Company Differently? 15:33 - Shirish’s Advice For People Who Are Doing Research On Product Market Fit 23:49 - How To Plan To Sell Your Company? 25:50 - Shirish’s Time At Blackberry. 27:19 - How Did Shirish Start His Second Company? 30:23 - Lessons Learned Starting Multiple Companies. 33:28 - What Are Some Strategies To Raise Funds For Startups? 36:19 - How Do Founders Reach More Investors For Fund Raising? 37:55 - How to Select A VC As A Partner? 39:17 - What Is The Standard Agreement With A Venture Firm? 40:03 - Why Is Strong Company Culture Important To Build Or Grow A Company? 44:47 - Who Should Read Shirish’s Book? 46:27 - How Can People Connect With Shirish Nadkarni? 47:16 - What Was The Biggest Challenge Of Shirish’s Career, And How Did He Overcome It? 47:50 - How Important Is Being Able To Pivot As An Entrepreneur? 48:31 - Who Was Shirish’s Mentor? 49:28 - A Book Or A Podcast Recommendation By Shirish 50:15 - What Is One Thing That Shirish Would Tell His 20-Year-Old Self? 51:01 - What Is One Big Misconception About Start-ups? ➡️ Show Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirishn/ https://twitter.com/shirishn https://www.shirishnadkarni.com/ ➡️ Podcast Sponsors 1. Peleton https://onepeleton.com 2. Trade Coffee https://drinktrade.com/successstory 3. Hubspot https://hubspot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy