With experience across multiple geographies including India and the US; and with experience across some of the biggest startups in the world including Uber and Airbnb, Carson Drake knows what it takes to build modern sales teams that grow revenue across different markets. 
In this episode we talk to Carson about his journey, launching Uber Eats in India, building trust with partner vendors, and how he has acquired over 7000 customers with Firstbase.io, a startup that helps you set up your company in the US.

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About the Guest

Over the last 8+ years, Carson Drake has spent time focused on operations strategy, scale, launch, and sales management/strategy at startups including Uber, Uber Eats, Airbnb, and other early-stage companies. Now, he has brought his operational mindset to building partnerships and BD at Firstbase.io, with an emphasis on identifying partnerships that drive recurring revenue and create solutions for their partners' customers. 

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Host and Producer - Jayadevan PK

Assistant Producer - Shashwath J

Audio Engineer - Rajesh Subramanian