Panel: Business has No Gender
summary
Five entrepreneurs explain what actually happened: a live‑chat startup sold to Zendesk for $30M after multiple pivots (exiting corporate deals for SMB self‑serve), an incubator model pays 500 technical founders, helps build 100 companies with a portfolio now near $1B by selecting PhDs and machine‑learning projects, and a fintech media platform launches free financial education for women because only ~12% of fintech roles are female. They describe gritty founder routines, 16‑hour review marathons, an intense three‑month acquisition process, and practical product pivots.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Panel introduction
- 5:17Soo Ching Ru's experience
- 7:57Anahita Thoms's journey
- 11:13Anarie Dra's approach
- 16:54Pivoting and challenges
- 24:24Evolution of the ecosystem
- 32:30Gender in entrepreneurship
- 39:08Pros and cons of founding
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