Aditya Nambiar is the co-founder of Fennel, a modern feature engineering platform that enables you to author, compute, store, serve, monitor, and govern both real-time and batch ML features, backed by Foundational Capital. Before diving into entrepreneurship, Aditya built products at Google and Facebook, and is an IIT-B alumnus.
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Episode notes:
- Introduction (1:40)
- Why choose entrepreneurship? (2:32)
- The mindset shift: Small teams solving big problems vs. hyper-focused challenges (9:05)
- When is a product truly ready to ship? (12:10)
- What does it take for someone transitioning from big tech to thrive in startups? (16:44)
- Beyond technical skills: What to look for in an early startup hire (21:08)
- The personal impact of startup life on founders (25:51)
- Key learnings from building a startup (32:58)
- Aditya’s life purpose (36:05)
- How to enjoy the process of pursuing your purpose (38:25)
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