Great nuggets of insights from Arvind Jain during his chat with Rajan Anandan, where he delves into the importance of staying focused on crafting a good product, building a strong team, learning from customer interactions, and the future of AI. Tune in to the full session here ➡️ bit.ly/3zbsyBv #peakxvinsights #insidesurge
As I’ve been reflecting on Glean’s historic last week: $260+ million Series E round at a $4.6 billion valuation, new product capabilities to enable everyone to use our Work AI platform, as well as our first virtual launch event - Glean GO: Fall’24, I’ve been hearing a lot of talk about “founder mode.” While I agree with the sentiments of being closely involved with your product and the business, I believe in the “entrepreneurial spirit,” which starts with trust in your team. In a recent conversation with Rajan Anandan of Peak XV Partners, I shared some advice for startup founders: 1️⃣ Don’t lose hope; continue to persist. Building a company feels and is hard, but it does get easier. About six months into Rubrik, I began to have some doubts and wondered if I made a mistake, but I’m a big believer that things happen if we persist. If you keep working on the problem, eventually, the solution will arrive. 2️⃣ The company is all about its people. In the early stages, your company is not about your idea; it’s about the people and building a great team. In the first year at Glean, I didn’t write any code, I was a full-time recruiter. 3️⃣ Drive is our biggest moat. We had the desire to take the time to build a great product, understand our customers, and learn from them. If you build a good product that solves a real problem, work hard on it, and have a good team, you’ll succeed. I’m incredibly proud of the Glean team for everything accomplished last week and thankful to our customers, partners, and investors for their continued support. https://bit.ly/4gmYtzB
