When Ashutosh Garg founded talent intelligence platform Eightfold AI in 2016, he had one clear goal in mind: to help businesses hire and retain the best professionals out there. The company has since grown to almost 700 employees and has raised $400M.

Ashutosh sat down to discuss Eightfold’s journey with Adam, sharing a few learnings along the way:

• Strike the right balance. Both a lack of and overconfidence will stop you from going anywhere.

• Keep evolving. Adapting to market changes in order to maintain product market fit is crucial.

• Come up with your pitch market fit first. Do you have a story and vision that the market needs?