Close Call

Close Call

By Jaysri ThangamBusiness
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Close Call episodes

  • Close Call #4 | Knowing when to Pivot, YC or EF or other programs, How to avoid Founder conflicts, Productivity framework

    Close Call #4: Conversation with Camilo Jiménez Fuentes, CTO, Littio.co (YCW23)

    In this conversation, we dive into the following topics:

    1. Camilo's serial entrepreneurship journey from being a CS professor to building 5 businesses

    2. When and how to Pivot (B2B vs B2C) and the tell-tale signs to look for

    3. Is getting into YC / Antler / Techstars the end game?

    4. How to optimise for success and avoid conflicts by creating a data-driven decision-making framework - Conscious vs Unconscious systems.

    5. How to construct productive days to avoid anxiety or procrastination


    Other topics discussed in the podcast:

    1. Product Market fit or PMF -

    https://www.ycombinator.com/library/5z-the-real-product-market-fit


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    27 min
  • Close Call #3 | Cold Start problem, Importance of Customer feedback, the art of simple product flows

    Close Call #3: Conversation with Lucy Clarke - Founder of Fixed Construction, UK.

    In this conversation, we dive into the following topics:
    1. Lucy's life as a Goldman Banker, VC, and now a construction tech founder
    2. Rookie mistakes and blind spots founders need to look for even as an industry expert and having lived the problem first-hand.
    3. Proactive risk mitigation if you are building your startup with your partner/siblings.
    4. Where and how to start and build trust if you are a D2C product.
    5. Frameworks for work-life balance.
    Tools:
    1. Notion - you know this tool.
    2. Diary/ Calander - Google calendar
    Other topics:
    1. Cold start problem: https://a16z.com/books/the-cold-start-problem/
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    38 min
  • Close Call #2 | Breaking into Startups after a long corporate stints, Figuring out feedback, and setting expectations

    Close Call #2

    Conversation with Tarushi Garg delves into:

    1. Moving and adapting into un-structured high-performance environments.

    2. Getting into startups after a long corporate career

    3. Seeking feedback and working on them objectively

    4. Getting to Inbox 0 to avoid Monday blues.

    5. Decision-making on career moves


    Tools Mentioned:

    1. Notion - You know this

    2. Super Human - email tool


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    30 min
  • Close Call #1: My journey from operator to investor

    This episode covers 4 main topics:

    1. The story behind this podcast

    2. My journey from Fintech startups to becoming an investor

    - Doing things that don't scale and its power - YC

    - The beauty of quick decision-making

    3. What is the Close Call show about

    4. Leaning into your strengths


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    21 min

About Close Call

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Jaysri is an Engineer, a Liberal Arts Major, and has an MBA from Oxford University. She is currently an early-stage venture investor in the UK, Career Coach at the University of Oxford, and a passionate podcaster.