Just Go Grind

How to Actually Scale a Startup, From a Founder Who Did It 3x (Just Go Grind, Episode #364)


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Episode 364: Justin Gordon interviews Waseem Daher, Co-Founder of Pilot, about his experience as a 3x founder building a startup that's raised $150M+ in venture capital. 

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Show Notes:

00:00 What’s coming in the episode… 00:27 Introduction 01:36 Waseem’s passion for startups  03:58 Starting Pilot  05:43 Why was it the right time to start Pilot  13:30 Early days at Pilot 19:27 Raising capital for Pilot 22:32 Waseem’s mentality on fundraising 26:36 The story behind Pilot’s Series A round 30:22 Pilot’s first sales  34:09 Pilot’s ICP  36:44 Growth strategies back then  40:09 Growth strategies today 48:34 The evolution of Waseem’s role as a founder 54:25 Be a part of Pilot

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