Fresh roti is simple to eat and hard to automate. Komal Kashiramka is building Poshan, a robotics company developing next-generation kitchen appliances, starting with an automatic roti maker designed to create soft roti that lasts for hours.

Komal shares how she moved from Microsoft and Meta into entrepreneurship. Why hardware requires a different level of patience than software and what founders can learn from customer discovery, AI, parenting, and building something people will trust in their kitchens.

We also discuss:

• Why soft roti is the real product challenge

• Building a hardware company in the R&D phase

• What AI changes for junior engineers

• Why fundamentals still matter in software

• Leaving corporate life without having everything figured out

• Startup 425 and Seattle Public Library business resources

• Raising kids while building a company

• RotiTales and making roti easier to understand

Komal links

Poshan Website: https://poshan.us/

Poshan LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/poshan-inc

RotiTales Website: https://rotitales.com/

RotiTales Instagram: https://instagram.com/rotitales

RotiTales LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/rotitales/ RotiTales

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rotitales

RotiTales YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rotitales

Jason links

Jason's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/admin

Jason's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncavness/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGsw6kzZE40sSUZgoStVaJw?sub_confirmation=1