Shows
The Undefeated UnderdogsAndrew Yeung - How to build a million-dollar events company from scratch!👉🏼 About the Guests:Business Insider dubbed Andrew Yeung as The Great Gatsby of startups. Andrew moved to the US as an immigrant in 2020 and after a brief stint at Facebook, Google he founded his events company Fibe, generated millions of dollars in revenue, hosted more than 40K tech folks, became a partner at Next Wave NYC, grew his personal brand - all this happened in the last 4yrs. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code...2025-02-0647 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsJulian Weisser - Why ODF is on a mission of making things for people who make things!👉🏼 About the Guests:Julian Weisser is a prominent entrepreneur, investor, and musician, best known as the co-founder and CEO of ODF/On Deck, a platform designed to support startup founders in launching and scaling their companies. Under his leadership, On Deck facilitated the launch of over 1,000 startups, significantly impacting the entrepreneurial landscape by providing resources and networking opportunities for aspiring founders.Julian is currently building Merge for microgrants, Stamp List to help job applicants who require visa sponsorship, and Builders Who Run, a run club based in SF. With a background in Music a...2024-12-191h 07
The Undefeated UnderdogsFounders of Defang - Building the easiest way to develop, deploy and debug cloud apps in minutes!👉🏼 About the Guests:Prakash and Lionello are the co-founders of Defang, a radically simpler way to develop, deploy, and debug production-ready cloud apps. Lionello is CTO at Defang, as well as an engineering lead and community organizer with EE and CS background and 20 years of international industry experience doing software and hardware. He has lived in Eindhoven, Bucharest, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and recently moved to Vancouver BC. In 1997, he founded a virtual-reality software company, acquired by a multinational company for their real-time 3D rendering technology. In 2019, Workday acquired Trusted Key, the blockchain digital identity startup...2024-12-1154 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsBrett Goldstein - How Micro is reinventing email and making it great again!👉🏼 About the Guest:Brett Goldstein is the founder of Micro, an email-CRM blend so you can stay on top of your communications. He is also the co-founder of Launch House, which is a community built to connect and support the world's most ambitious entrepreneurs and creators. Launch House brings together emerging leaders in the startup and entertainment worlds to live in illustrious mansions around the world. Previously, he worked at Clearbit, Google, and Accenture, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and communit...2024-12-051h 00
The Undefeated UnderdogsChrys Bader - A masterclass on the art of building viral consumer apps for the Internet!👉🏼 About the Guest:Chrys is the co-founder at Rosebud, an AI-powered personal growth journal. He is a 6-time founder, founding Curio NFT Intelligence, Ikaria (social wellness), and Secret (social media). Prior to Secret, Chrys was a Product Manager at Google where he launched the photo-sharing community Photovine and contributed to Google+ and YouTube. He has built and launched several mobile social products such as Fliggo, TwitVid, Vidly and Treehouse. Chrys was born and raised near Boston and is a Y Combinator alumni.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and communit...2024-11-271h 15
The Undefeated UnderdogsCharlie Clark - How a solo founder took a side project from an idea to $300k+ ARR product!👉🏼 About the Guest:Charlie Clark is a software engineer, creative coder, & bootstrapped founder who has grown his short links product, Liinks, to $25K MRR just 3 years after it officially launched.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew hi...2024-11-141h 03
The Undefeated UnderdogsZachary Hamed - How using AI and design thinking made Clay the next generation rolodex!👉🏼 About the Guest:Zach Hamed is a design-focused engineer who enjoys designing, building, and selling software. He is currently co-founder and co-CEO of Clay, a beautiful and private home for your personal and professional relationships. Previously, he helped build the product team at Goldman Sachs, co-founded a startup in the enterprise developer tools space, and writes blog posts.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to...2024-11-061h 18
The Undefeated UnderdogsBrendan Mahony - Why founders should look at building startups as a game and not a business!👉🏼 About the Guest:Brendan Mahony is the founder of Sunset, a company that helps tech companies shut down, saving founders thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours. He is also the ex-founder of Toybox (YC S18, acquired) and Contrast (shut down). From this experience, he built Sunset! 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changi...2024-10-3052 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsRyan Gilbert - How to master the art of building and scaling curation newsletters!👉🏼 About the Guest:Ryan Gilbert is the founder of Workspaces, a newsletter with nearly 14K subscribers, $2K MRR, and 45K subscribers on Twitter, all about the desks of creatives around the world, born during the pandemic. Workspaces was acquired by Loops in 2022, where Ryan was Head of Content, and re-acquired by Ryan for $1 in 2024. He has also worked at Product Hunt and has a new newsletter all about the best headlines across the internet, named H1 Gallery. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial mak...2024-10-2351 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsYana Welinder - How to build and scale a VC-backed startup as a solo founder!👉🏼 About the Guest:Yana Welinder is CEO and Founder of Kraftful (YC S19) – an AI assistant that helps product teams build better products by listening to users at scale. Before starting Kraftful, she led product teams at multiple tech companies and personally experienced the challenge of trying to involve millions of users in the product development process. At Kraftful, she built a team of Meta, Slack, and IFTTT alumni, backed by Y Combinator, Google, Samsung, and other exceptional investors and entrepreneurs. Yana is also a Stanford fellow and has been invited to give talks at the Whit...2024-10-1657 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsChris Hladczuk - Tactical advice you need to know to build a fintech startup in stealth!👉🏼 About the Guest:Chris (300K+ followers on Linkedin and Twitter) went to Yale and played in the Men's Lacrosse team, then to investment banking at Goldman Sachs, then joined the tech startup world, and is now the founder of his own startup. Now, he's bringing together his backgrounds in finance, tech, and startups to create Hanover, with $1 billion in assets under administration.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product...2024-10-021h 03
The Undefeated UnderdogsDerek - How to master the art of growing and monetizing newsletters from scratch!👉🏼 About the Guest:Derek is the founder of Remote Jobs, the world's repository for remote jobs, and the creator of Daily UI, the #1 design challenge, with a combined total of 650K+ email subscribers. Join him in this episode to learn how he grew his user base from 0 to 650K+!👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev...2024-09-251h 14
The Undefeated UnderdogsDani Grant - Why falling in love with your users and the problem you're solving is a differentiator!👉🏼 About the Guest:Dani Grant is the CEO of Jam, a dev tools startup helping 30K+ improve their bug reporting process, backed by executives from Apple, GitHub, and Pager Duty, and VCs such as Village Global (LPs include Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos). Before Jam, Dani was an early product manager at Cloudflare, where she worked on core developer products such as 1.1.1.1 (now used by 10 million+ people). She also worked as a VC at Union Square Ventures.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He...2024-09-181h 03
The Undefeated UnderdogsDerek Sivers - How to reframe your life using ideas and beliefs as tools!👉🏼 About the Guest:Derek Sivers is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his surprising quotable insights and pithy succinct writing style. Formerly a musician, programmer, TED speaker, and circus clown, he sold his first company, CD Baby, for $22 million and gave all the money to charity. Sivers' books (How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Your Music and People, Anything You Want, Useful Not True) and newest projects are at his website: sive.rs👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a se...2024-09-121h 46
The Undefeated UnderdogsAndrew Rea - Why first-time founders should invest time and effort in building conviction!👉🏼 About the Guest:Andrew Rea is the founder of TaxWire which automates SaaS sales tax compliance across your finance stack. He accidentally started Taxwire when he was doing fractional work. Previously he played key roles and led growth at On Deck and Party Round. He also built and sold an EV company that made golf carts. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sol...2024-08-291h 04
The Undefeated UnderdogsMehul Nariyawala - From selling a $40M startup to Google to building the future of smart home robots!👉🏼 About the Guest:Mehul Nariyawala is the founder of Matic, where he is building fully autonomous home robots. He previously worked at Nest as a Lead PM for Nest Cams Portfolio and founded Flutter, a company that develops gesture recognition technologies, and was eventually acquired by Google for $40M. Mehul Nariyawala attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout gen...2024-08-221h 25
Growth LeapNo-Code, Community Building, and the Leap to Full-Time Founder with Sharath KurugantySend us a textIn the latest episode of the Growth Leap Podcast, I had a great chat with Sharath Kuruganty. Sharath’s a serial maker, a successful SaaS founder, and a key player in various online communities. He’s the brain behind projects like Guest Lab, an AI research assistant that helps podcast hosts streamline guest research. You’ve probably seen his influence across platforms like Product Hunt, Draft Bit, On Deck, and Threado, where he’s been instrumental in driving community engagement. On top of that, he’s also the host of two popular po...2024-08-1652 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsPhil Lakin - How an enterprise no-code startup went from zero to one to Zapier acquisition!👉🏼 About the Guest:Philip Lakin is the co-founder and CEO of NoCodeOps, a community and automation management platform (Operator) dedicated to supporting operations professionals that are reimagining the future of internal innovation with no-code. He was previously the Solutions Architect for National Operations at Compass where he built the onboarding program for over 15,000 real estate agents across the United States. He has more than 8 years of experience in operations, internal system implementation, field marketing, and onboarding.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a se...2024-08-141h 11
The Undefeated UnderdogsBlake Emal - How to convert people browsing your website into people buying your product!👉🏼 About the Guest:Blake Emal is the CEO and founder behind Pagetear. He is the 10-year marketer behind Marketing Monday and has been an SEO Specialist, agency manager, marketing leader at a $10B tech co, and ex-CMO of Copy.ai. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, wher...2024-08-081h 03
The Founder's Foyer with Aishwarya Ashok#41 Ideas to product—navigating the founding journey ft. Sharath Kuruganty (Founder, Guestlab.ai, Podcaster)00:00 Meet Sharath Kuruganty: The Creative Builder
01:26 Sharath’s Journey into the Creative Space
02:32 Building Muscle: The Key to Founding Success
03:38 Importance of Community in the Creative Process
08:50 ‘Commitment and the No Excuses’ Mindset
14:36 Balancing Creativity and Mistakes
26:00 Power of Sharing and Building in Public
28:59 Understanding Public Accountability
30:14 Qualifying Questions for Self-Reflection
31:46 Managing Self-Doubt as a Founder
34:44 Journaling and Gratitude
38:34 Exploring the Podcasting Landscape
51:03 Giving Back as a Founder
How is it to...2024-06-0353 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsPritika Mehta - How you can build a dream website using a simple prompt with Butternut AI in 20secs!👉🏼 About the Guest:Pritika Mehta is the founder of Butternut AI, an AI-based website builder. After having earned her first dollar on the internet when she was 14, Butternut is her third startup, having built Mindbatteries (acquired), and SockSoho (YC S20), which went from 0 to millions in ARR in 18 months. She is also a TEDx speaker, having spoken at Wilmington Women about focus, failure, and the future of work. In addition, she is an advisor to Innovation Mission Punjab ($30M Startup Seed fund), has built Kiddycoders to bring young kids into STEM, and is running a merit scholarship program...2024-05-0947 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsHiten Shah - How startups are building a future using AI that is fully inspired by our past!👉🏼 About the Guest:Hiten Shah (268K followers on Twitter!) has been building and writing about SaaS businesses for 20+ years. He is currently the CEO and Co-founder at Nira and is the ex-founder at CrazyEgg and KISSmetrics.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build...2024-05-0156 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsMarie Martens - The story of how two founders bootstrapped a $1M+ ARR startup!👉🏼 About the Guest:Marie Martens is the co-founder of Tally, the simplest way to create forms. With a background in marketing, she co-founded a travel marketplace, Hotspot, and pivoted to Tally during the pandemic. Between 2020 and 2024, Tally's lean team has bootstrapped Tally to a $1M in ARR!👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-ch...2024-04-261h 04
The Undefeated UnderdogsPeer Richelsen - How Cal.com is changing the perception of open-source software(OSS)!👉🏼 About the Guest:Peer Richelsen is the co-founder and co-CEO of Cal.com. Peer has also previously served as the head of product at On Deck and as the founder and CEO of Lean Hire, as well as attending Y Combinator as an alumni in the winter of 2019. for Mage App, Inc., where they raised $880K in funding over three years and served over 50k customers across Europe and the USA.Today Peer and the team launched their newest product of Cal.com called Platform and Atoms. Go support the launch here: https://www.producthunt.com/po...2024-04-151h 08
The Undefeated UnderdogsSonia Baschez - Why you need to hire a fractional CMO!👉🏼 About the Guest:Sonia Baschez was the Head of Marketing at Atmos and currently is a a Marketing and PR Advisor at The Council. She is an expert at building and executing marketing strategies for early-stage startups focused on social media, content creation, and email marketing. She has previously worked on the Hillary for America campaign, where she wrote, designed, and launched email programs for 38 states. She has also worked with startups (Makerpad, Winnie, Holloway), authors (Elisabeth Rosenthal MD, Sam Walker, Alexandra Sacks MD), and influencers (Jeanne Pinder, Marlon Peterson, Luz Claudio, Muhammed Idris) to create...2024-04-141h 11
The Undefeated UnderdogsJames Evans - How CommandBar is using AI to help brands master user assistance!👉🏼 About the Guest:James Evans (Princeton alumni, ex-Bain) is the co-founder and CEO of CommandBar, a user assistance platform that makes your software product easier to use. In 3.5yrs, CommandBar is a 7-figure ARR SaaS business, with over 20 million end-users across hundreds of customers like Hashicorp, Freshworks, and Hubspot and has grown to a team of 40 people and raised $24 million.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which...2024-04-031h 11
The Undefeated UnderdogsDr. Corey Wilks - How can founders access baseline greatness, self-awareness and clarity in life!👉🏼 About the Guest:Dr. Corey Wilks is a licensed clinical psychologist and executive coach who helps top entrepreneurs in the world clarify what matters, overcome limiting beliefs, and build values-aligned lives and businesses. His work focuses on exploring the psychology of how to succeed in life and business. Podcasters like Chris Williamson and Paul Millerd praised Cory for his ability to steer founders in the right direction by unlocking the next level in business and personal growth.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a seria...2024-03-271h 21
The Undefeated UnderdogsLouis Pereira - Why prioritizing fun helps you build and grow viral AI products!👉🏼 About the Guest:Louis Pereira (10K+ followers on X!) lives a dual life. During the day, he works with his family to run a traditional, offline first business in Goa, India. At night, he is a creator on the internet where he builds web apps and publishes the occasional article.He is currently building AudioPen, a voice-based note-taking app. Since launch, it has been voted Product Hunt's #1 Product of the Day and has 35,000+ users from all over the world.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community bu...2024-03-201h 00
The Undefeated UnderdogsAdam Renklint - How should founders navigate through VC and grow a startup with intention!👉🏼 About the Guest:Adam Renklint is the co-founder, CEO, and prev CTO of Pitch (allowing teams to create compelling stories in the blink of an eye). Adam was previously the founder of Wunderlist, and before that, a senior software engineer at Microsoft, where they led a cross-platform team that developed the task suggestion algorithm that powered Microsoft To-Do. Prior to that, they were a full stack developer at 6Wunderkinder.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects usi...2024-03-131h 24
The Undefeated UnderdogsMubashar Iqbal - How to build a career & a name in tech by shipping side projects!👉🏼 About the Guest:Mubashar Iqbal (Maker of the Year on Product Hunt) is a serial maker and the creator of 114+ side projects! He was a Lead Engineer at Founderpath and the ex-CTO of MadGlory Interactive. Legend says Mubs shipped more than 200+ projects in the last decade. He is known for being prolific when it comes to taking an idea to MVP at lightning speed. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product...2024-03-061h 17
The Undefeated UnderdogsNathan Baschez - How AI is revolutionizing the way you write on the Internet!👉🏼 About the Guest:Nathan Baschez is the founder of Lex, a modern word processor that enables a radically new way to write. He also cofounded Every, a writer collective focused on business. Previously, he was the first employee at Substack, the Head of Product at Gimlet Media, and co-created the original version of Product Hunt.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-base...2024-02-281h 15
The Bootstrapped Founder298: Sharath Kuruganty — Letting Go Isn't QuittingSharath Kuruganty (@5harath) is not only a successful software entrepreneur and podcast host, but he's also open about the tough times he's faced, like losing his job while buying a home and having a baby. Sharath talks about the importance of being grateful, loving yourself, and understanding that life is short. He tells us how staying humble has helped him through tough times.Sharath's story is especially powerful if you've ever felt like you had to change who you are to fit in. He explains how the culture in which he grew up made him chase respect...2024-02-2849 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsEmuye Reynolds - How to build and scale your engineering teams in startups!👉🏼 About the Guest:Emuye worked as Head of Engineering at Superhuman, where she focused on scaling the engineering team. She joined Superhuman in 2016 to build the mobile team and also managed the customer delight team, becoming an integral member of company leadership.Previously, she worked at Zite Technologies and is an advisor for many startups. Emuye's first gig was at Apple, where she joined as an iOS developer and worked on Apple TV and made her mark on one of the revolutionary devices we use today. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, cr...2024-02-2153 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsKatelyn Bourgoin - Unpacking the hidden secrets behind why people buy!👉🏼 About the Guest:Katelyn Bourgoin (190K+ followers across Twitter and her newsletter!) is a marketer by trade and a 4X founder by choice. Her specialty is helping growth-hungry teams figure out what triggers customers to buy so they can market smarter. She's been called an "influential entrepreneur" by Forbes and named as one of the "top 20 wonder women of SaaS marketing and growth."She's run her own branding agency—reeling in clients like Target and Holiday Inn—built and sold a restaurant consulting business in under 2 years, and founded a VC-backed tech company that Inc. Magazine o...2024-02-141h 09
Business Podcast by Roohi | VC, StartupsBuilding in Peru Ft. Gueri SeguraIn this week's episode, I chat with Gueri Segura of Tenmas
We discuss about:
Building in Peru
Scrappiest Thing when building Tenmas
Sponsor Corner
Big shout to this month's sponsor The Undefeated Underdogs Podcast by Sharath Kuruganty for making this episode happen
The Undefeated Underdogs is an excellent podcast(as a listener I can vouch for this)
It's well-researched and Sharath's curiosity shines through as he explores the VC, startups, and creators' landscape:
Find the Undefeated Underdogs Podcast h...2024-02-0911 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsRob Hope - The science behind building a perfect landing page!👉🏼 About the Guest:Rob Hope is a South African-born entrepreneur and the founder of One Page Love, the leading online showcase of beautiful One Page websites, templates, and resources. He also sends a weekly newsletter and interviews good folk building their own thing on the Yo! Podcast (yo.fm)👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath work...2024-02-071h 37
Business Podcast by Roohi | VC, StartupsState of Solo GP Roundtable Ft. Andrew Gluck and Tristin ChambersThis week I spoke with Andrew Gluck(of irrvrnt VC) and Tristin Chambers(of Sprk GCA)
We discuss about:
State of Solo GP’s- trends
Hard to Fundraise for VC Fund
Sponsor Corner
Big shout to this month's sponsor The Undefeated Underdogs Podcast by Sharath Kuruganty for making this episode happen
The Undefeated Underdogs is an excellent podcast(as a listener I can vouch for this)
It's well-researched and Sharath's curiosity shines through as he explores the VC, startups, and cr...2024-02-0228 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsJames Brackin IV - How to land your podcast in one of the top 1% popular shows in the world!👉🏼 About the Guest:James Brackin IV is in the top 1% of podcasters worldwide, hosting "The You Can Too Podcast" where he interviewed Seth Godin, Derek Sivers, Mark Sisson, Evan Carmichael, Bruce Lipton, Case Kenny, Gary Brecka, and so many more. He is also a coach, living by the belief that most people wait too long to demand the best from themselves and subconsciously hold themselves back from stepping into the next level of their lives. James' coaching was created to help you shorten the time period from idea to execution.👉🏼 A...2024-01-3144 min
Business Podcast by Roohi | VC, StartupsMade in India Robots Ft. Abhinav Das(CEO of Orangewood Labs)This week I spoke with Abhinav Das(CEO of Orangewood Labs)
We discuss about:
1. Made in India Robots
2. Sam Altman Advice
3. Bullish on Hardware
4. YC Advice
Sponsor Corner
Big shout to this month's sponsor The Undefeated Underdogs Podcast by Sharath Kuruganty for making this episode happen
The Undefeated Underdogs is an excellent podcast(as a listener I can vouch for this)
It's well-researched and Sharath's curiosity shines through as he explores the VC, startups, and creators' landscape:
2024-01-2713 min
Leadmore PodcastA job layoff can lead to countless opportunities - Episode 104We chat with Sharath Kuruganty, a tech professional and a SaaS founder on the side. Sharath’s recent job loss turned into a world of countless opportunities thanks to his online community.
Discover his resilience within this adversity through the Triple-A Framework: ‘Acknowledge, Accept, Act' and how to leverage your community when you need it most.2024-01-2536 min
Leadmore PodcastA job layoff can lead to countless opportunities with Sharath Kuruganty - Episode 104We chat with Sharath Kuruganty, a tech professional and a SaaS founder on the side. Sharath’s recent job loss turned into a world of countless opportunities thanks to his online community.Discover his resilience within this adversity through the Triple-A Framework: ‘Acknowledge, Accept, Act' and how to leverage your community when you need it most.2024-01-2536 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsNoah Kagan - All you need is a weekend to launch a million-dollar business!👉🏼 About the Guest:Noah Kagan (1.5M+ followers across Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter) graduated from UC Berkeley and became employee #30 at Facebook, where he invented status updates, developed the Facebook ads platform, and worked on the very first version of Facebook's mobile app. He was also employee #4 at Mint, and since 2010, Noah has been Chief Sumo of Sumo Group, a $70 million company, offering ecommerce and marketing tools that help millions of small businesses grow their audiences and reach more customers. He is also the author of Million Dollar Weekend, the surprisingly simple way to launch a 7-figure business in 48...2024-01-2458 min
Business Podcast by Roohi | VC, StartupsPodcasting Today Ft, Chris Madden(CEO of Good Future Media)This week I spoke with Chris Madden(CEO of Good Future Media)
We discuss about:
1. His journey from English teacher to clip flipper.
2. Highlighted successes at 20VC
3. What it takes to create a podcast today
4. What's next as they build their agency, and launch @ImagineAILive
Sponsor Corner
Big shout to this month's sponsor The Undefeated Underdogs Podcast by Sharath Kuruganty for making this episode happen
The Undefeated Underdogs is an excellent podcast(as a listener...2024-01-2128 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsArvid Kahl - Lessons from being a bootstrapped founder and a content creator!👉🏼 About the Guest:Arvid Kahl is an entrepreneur, podcaster, and writer. He co-founded and bootstrapped FeedbackPanda, an online teacher productivity SaaS company, with his partner Danielle Simpson. They sold the business for a life-changing amount of money in 2019, two years after founding the company. He is also the author Zero to Sold and Embedded Entrepreneur, the bibles for founders who bootstrap. His course Find the following helps anyone to build an audience on the Internet in a mindful way. He is one of the prominent founders who amplifies build in public movement and constantly finds ways to help o...2024-01-201h 16
The Undefeated UnderdogsArlan Hamilton - On a 10yr mission to empower 1000 underrepresented millionaires!👉🏼 About the Guest:Arlan Hamilton is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, a seed investment fund that backs overachieving, underrepresented startup founders, breaking barriers in VC and championing diversity and inclusivity. She is also a tour manager with world-renowned artists, an author, a podcast host, and one of 2018's Fortune 40 Under 40. With Rachel L. Nelson, she authored the book It's About Damn Time - an empowering guide to finding your voice, working your way into any room you want to be in, and achieving your own dreams. Her second book, Your First Million, came out recent...2024-01-1130 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsJack Appleby - How to use originality and authenticity to build a social brand on the Internet!👉🏼 About the Guest:Jack Appleby is a social media whiz and the founder of Future Social, a newsletter with 60,000+ subscribers. With over a decade of experience in the industry, Jack has worked with multiple well-known companies, such as the NBA, Microsoft, Beats By Dre, Verizon, Spotify, and more. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for wo...2024-01-031h 18
The Undefeated UnderdogsChenell Basilio - How to grow a newsletter empire(50K+ subscribers) on the Internet!👉🏼 About the Guest:Chenell Basilio is not just a name, but a powerhouse of knowledge and strategic thinking that fuels the growth of leading creators. With her incredible ability to reverse engineer the growth strategies of top creators, she uncovers the blueprint of creators who amassed over 50k+ subscribers via her Growth In Reverse newsletter. By investing over 20 hours each week in research, she presents a wealth of insights on strategy, marketing, and growth.Chenell has done deep dives on Kat Norton(Miss Excel), Dan Koe, Justin Welsh, Codie Sanchez, Lenny Rachitsky, Harry Dry, and many m...2023-12-1457 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsEric Bahn - Why being a founder of a VC fund is often easier than being a founder of a startup!👉🏼 About the Guest:Eric Bahn who proudly identifies as a 'Minivan enthusiast' is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a VC fund that invests in "hilariously early" founders at the pre-seed stage. With $130M AUM, they invested in over 500 startups including the biggest names like Webflow, Copy AI, and Voiceflow!Before Hustle Fund, Eric spent his career as a product leader at renowned companies like Instagram and Intuit. He also founded Beat The GMAT(acquired by the Daily Mail in 2012) and co-founded Read Your Story(Acquired by JibJab, 2022) with his sister.2023-12-0759 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsAlex Friedman - How to be unapologetically authentic and optimist on the Internet!👉🏼 About the Guest:Alex Friedman is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence for Techstars Music. She is also an angel investor and a 3x startup founder who has developed CPG products that have been sold in over 3,000 stores across the nation. She is well-known for building Founder Gigs((part-time gigs for startup founders) using no-code tools and selling it to Hirerunner after 6 months with over 5k MRR!Along with her experience as Program Manager for Techstars Austin and Techstars Impact, she has worked with thousands of startup founders. As a content creator, she has a following of ove...2023-11-291h 11
The Undefeated UnderdogsJohn Andrew Entwistle - How to make the right decisions in the most crucial times!👉🏼 About the Guest:John Andrew Entwistle is the founder and CEO of Wander, a startup revolutionizing short-term rental space! So far John and his team have raised over $27M in funding and are on a mission to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers. John was previously a Thiel Fellow and co-founder of Coder, a venture-backed startup that is making strides in moving the development workstation to the cloud, amplifying security and productivity for software development teams.His passion for start-ups and dedication to transforming industries brought him recognition as one of the "Insider 30 Rising Stars of Real E...2023-11-221h 25
The Undefeated UnderdogsPolina M. Pompliano - How to master the art of asking insanely great questions!👉🏼 About the Guest:Polina Marinova Pompliano (131K followers!) is the founder of The Profile, a new media company that features long-form profiles of successful people and companies each week. Previously, she spent five years at FORTUNE where she wrote more than 1,300 articles and earned the trust of prominent investors and entrepreneurs. As the author and editor of Term Sheet, FORTUNE’s industry-leading dealmaking newsletter, Polina interviewed the industry’s most influential dealmakers, including Melinda Gates, Steve Case, Chamath Palihapitiya, Alexis Ohanian, and more. She is the author of Hidden Genius, a phenomenal book where she deconstruct...2023-11-1554 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsBobby Pinero - How to successfully execute big, bold, ambitious bets as a startup founder!👉🏼 About the Guest:Bobby Pinero (CEO at Equals) has been an analyst for the past decade. With 8 years at Intercom, building Finance, Analytics, Biz Ops, and several other functions, he built out functions that took the company from $1M ARR and ~20 employees to ~$200M ARR and ~700 employees. He then launched Equals in the middle of 2021, raising a total of ~$23M from Kristina Shen at Andreessen Horowitz and David Sacks at Craft Ventures. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who buil...2023-11-081h 25
The Undefeated UnderdogsDanny Miranda - The art, the power and the impact of podcasting!👉🏼 About the Guest:Danny Miranda (The Danny Miranda Podcast, ArtOfInterviewing.com) is a writer and podcaster, with 420+ episodes on his podcast. His interviews include Gary Vaynerchuk, Alex Hormozi, Robert Greene, Seth Godin, Andy Frisella, Chris Williamson, Kamal Ravikant, and more. His friends introduce him as someone who's always looking at the bright side and at the core, he is a communicator who aims to empower people to pursue the highest versions of themselves and raise the consciousness of humanity — one person and one day at a time.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a f...2023-11-011h 39
The Undefeated UnderdogsNeil Patel - Give First philosophy, SEO tactics, how to leverage AI in marketing and brand building!👉🏼 About the Guest:Neil Patel is a New York Times Bestselling author. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies. He was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 35 by the United Nations.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped...2023-10-2534 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsAmanda Goetz - On facing fear, choosing abundance, and how to standout as a creator!👉🏼 About the Guest:Amanda Goetz is a 2x founder, 3x CMO, brand builder, and content creator on personal and professional growth and brand building, inspiring over 150,000 people every week through her social insights and weekly newsletter, 🧩 Life's A Game.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he...2023-10-181h 25
The Undefeated UnderdogsMatthew Kobach - A masterclass on how to do marketing, branding and social media in 2023!👉🏼 About the Guest:In 2007, Matthew Kobach became one of the first to ever pursue a PhD predicting how people use social media. This led to an opportunity with a social media analytics firm where he was required to accurately code social media sentiment and spot cultural trends. While working for the New York Stock Exchange, Matthew used the NYSE’s social media profiles in never-before-seen ways, resulting in millions of followers, multiple speaking opportunities, and recognition from several media outlets (e.g. Mashable, Digiday, Adweek, Cheddar, Vox). Previously, Matthew led marketing efforts at Fast and led the s...2023-10-111h 07
The Undefeated UnderdogsSarah Peck - Lessons startup founders should learn from parents!👉🏼 About the Guest:Sarah K Peck (The New York Times, Fast Company, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, 99U, Psychology Today, Life Hacker, Thought Catalog, and more) is an author, startup advisor, and yoga teacher based in New York City. She’s the founder and executive director of Startup Parent, a media company documenting untold stories of what it looks like to be a woman in leadership, life, and work. The Startup Parent Podcast shares long-form stories of parenting, business, entrepreneurship, and growth.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community...2023-10-041h 22
The Undefeated UnderdogsAndrew Gazdecki - From living on food stamps to being a reason for many founders’ living!👉🏼 About the Guest:Andrew Gazdecki is a four-time startup founder with three-time exits, former CRO, and founder of Acquire.com. Gazdecki has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, and Entrepreneur Magazine, as well as prominent industry blogs such as Mashable, TechCrunch, and VentureBeat. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath...2023-09-281h 49
The Undefeated UnderdogsSarah Stockdale - Lessons from building a diverse community of ambitious marketers!👉🏼 About the Guest:Sarah is the Founder and CEO of Growclass, an online growth marketing training company. She is also a copywriting expert, the host of The Growth Effect, and the author of We Need To Talk About This, a popular blog and newsletter for millennial women.Sarah has spent her career working on early-stage technology startups, including Wave and Tilt, and now coaches businesses and individuals to achieve incredible growth.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built an...2023-09-1451 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsAna Lorena Fabrega - How to raise the next generation kids in an unconventional way!👉🏼 About the Guest:Ana Lorena Fábrega is an edupreneur, writer, and Chief Evangelist at Synthesis. Growing up, she attended ten schools in seven different countries. She then earned her BS in Childhood Education and Special Education from New York University and taught elementary school in New York, Boston, and Panama. Today, Ana Lorena writes online to over 200,000 readers about the promise of alternative education. You can follow her on Twitter at @anafabrega11.Order Ana's book, "The Learning Game"👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community bui...2023-09-051h 44
The Undefeated UnderdogsSteve Schlafman - This VC/founder believes being fluid in life is the ultimate ambition!👉🏼 About the Guest:Schlaf is a Professional Transition Coach based in New York. He helps high performers in midlife manifest their next calling. He is also the creator of Where the Road Bends, a newsletter and podcast exploring personal evolutions and life transitions. In addition to being a girl dad, this is his life’s work.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-b...2023-09-011h 08
The Revamped FounderHow to Build a Community? w/ Sharath KurugantyFollow Sharath- https://twitter.com/5harath
In this episode, we talk about how can early stage startups build their communities, what is a community, is it even important to create a community, how can you create your community as an early stage startup, how to build a community practically and so much more!
Enjoy! 2023-08-2839 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsErica Schneider - Why editing your content is as important as creating!👉🏼 About the Guest:Erica shares lessons on content writing & editing leading B2C and B2B companies towards engagement & conversions. She's edited 3M+ words and is an amazing thought leader on Twitter and Linkedin with 70K+ followers. She's currently a Head of Content at @getgrizzle and founder at Power Your Platform.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev...2023-08-241h 01
The Undefeated UnderdogsJared Kleinert - This TED speaker is changing the way startup retreats happen!👉🏼 About the Guest:Jared Kleinert is the Founder/CEO of Offsite, the author of NETWORKING, a TED speaker, a 3-time award-winning author, and USA Today's "Most Connected Millennial". He was also a delegate to President Obama's 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Malaysia, author of multiple books including the "#1 Entrepreneurship Book of 2015", 2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing The World (2015), 3 Billion Under 30 (2017), and "Networking: How To Meet Influential People, Deepen Relationships, and Become A Super-Connector" (2022), and TED@IBM speaker. If you're planning a team retreat, Offsite can save you time, money, and stress...2023-08-151h 04
The Undefeated UnderdogsMichelle Marceline - How to build an unfair advantage from a disadvantage!👉🏼 About the Guest:Michelle Marceline is a co-founder at Typedream (W20), a no-code site, blog, and form builder, and a previous cofounder at Cotter. She's been featured on Forbes 30U30 2022, Build In Public with KP, and more!👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture...2023-07-2759 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsAbhishek Kankani - Getting into YC, $11.6M seed funding, building Dyte, a dev-friendly video SDK!👉🏼 About the Guest:Abhishek Kankani is the founder of Dyte (YC W21), building the future of real-time communication. He is on the Forbes 30 Under 30 and has been featured on GQ, Cup Noodles To Career, and Sequoia! Listen to his founder and career journey here.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck...2023-07-171h 20
The Undefeated UnderdogsAdam Draper - Why is storytelling so important in the world of startups and VC!👉🏼 About the Guest:Adam Draper (Managing Director at Boost VC, Board Member at SkyBound) is a legacy in the venture capital world. One of the first VCs to jump into the world of crypto, he has a front-view seat into the future of tech. He's also the author of "Breakfast With Pops", the guide to venture capital for beginners.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK...2023-06-221h 41
The Undefeated UnderdogsDan Westgarth - How to establish yourself as a leader in tech!👉🏼 About the Guest:Dan Westgarth (COO at Deel, ex-Revolut, Expansion Capital) is the COO of Deel, building everything you need to scale a global team. Dan has been building businesses since he was 10 and is now breaking down international borders, allowing companies and workers across the world to come together.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-ch...2023-06-1638 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsDr. Julie Gurner - How to unlock your peak performance to achieve success!👉🏼 About the Guest:Julie Gurner (seen in WSJ, Forbes, Vox, and more) is a doctor of psychology and executive performance coach with nearly a decade of experience working with some of the nation's top tech and finance executives and teams.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped bu...2023-06-091h 07
The Undefeated UnderdogsAprilynne Alter - How to begin your journey as a YouTube creator!👉🏼 About the Guest:Aprilynne Alter (ex-Wall Street, published in Business Insider, FounderStory, The Tilt) is a content creator and YouTuber with 19K+ Twitter followers and 23K+ Youtube followers. She's an NFT maker and course maker, with courses teaching people how to create and popularize their YouTube channels according to their expertise.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for w...2023-06-011h 09
The Undefeated UnderdogsBrian Swartz - On a mission to make remote work actually work!👉🏼 About the Guest:Brian Swartz (ex-Startup Chile, NeighborSchools) is a 2x venture-backed founder who sold his last company NeighborSchools. He is currently working on a stealth startup improving remote work and the way we show up as teams. They are on a mission to improve connectivity & real-time collaboration among remote teams. Brian is all about building startups, teams, and software products to solve big hairy real-world problems.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product...2023-05-2554 min
Find My Catalyst PodcastThe Power of Manifestation and Self-Awareness with Sharath Kuruganty“Manifestation is something I practice on a regular basis, and it's all about taking simple steps towards your goals with minimal expectations.” - Sharath Kuruganty Sharath Kuruganty Sharath Kuruganty, a founder and head of Community at Threado, is a startup enthusiast who has experienced the roller coaster journey of failures and successes. As the host of the Undefeated Underdogs podcast, he enjoys sharing his insights on the challenges founders face and the lessons he's learned along the way. With a strong belief in self-awareness and manifestation, Sharath has honed his skills to bounce back from setb...2023-04-2736 minCatalyst Sale PodcastThe Power of Manifestation and Self-Awareness with Sharath Kuruganty“Manifestation is something I practice on a regular basis, and it's all about taking simple steps towards your goals with minimal expectations.” - Sharath Kuruganty Sharath Kuruganty Sharath Kuruganty, a founder and head of Community at Threado, is a startup enthusiast who has experienced the roller coaster journey of failures and successes. As the host of the Undefeated Underdogs podcast, he enjoys sharing his insights on the challenges founders face and the lessons he's learned along the way. With a strong belief in self-awareness and manifestation, Sharath has honed his skills to bounce back from setb...2023-04-2736 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsMindaugas Petrutis - How to become a design expert without having a design degree.👉🏼 About the Guest:Mindaugas Petrutis (ex-InVision, ex-On Deck) is the founder of Coho, leading community-based cohorts in learning data science, design, marketing, and more. He founded On Deck's Design Fellowship and was the Head of EMEA Community at InVision. He loves building relationships, connecting the dots between humans, systems, and problems and simplifying complex ideas. Mindaugus is currently based in Lisbon 🇵🇹 with his rescue dogs, Rina and Mya.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product S...2023-04-131h 14
The Undefeated UnderdogsJustin Welsh - Learn the art of solopreneurship from a mastermind!👉🏼 About the Guest:Justin Welsh is the writer of the Saturday Solopreneur, a weekly newsletter with 90K+ subscribers, as well as the founder of a boutique advisory firm for entrepreneurs and creator of digital products for creators. He is also an angel investor, a mentor to entrepreneurs in LATAM with 500 Startups, and an LP at GTM Fund, a rolling fund investing $4 million per year into early-stage B2B SaaS companies.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tool...2023-04-061h 04
The Undefeated UnderdogsBen Putano - Writing is a meta-skill every founder should focus on!👉🏼 About the Guest:Ben Putano is a CEO and book publisher for entrepreneurs and innovators at damngravity.com and a writing coach at Great Founders Write - a 5-week, cohort-based course that helps entrepreneurs build a consistent and confident writing habit. He is also the author of 'Great Founders Write' and merchant of big ideas.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based...2023-03-2857 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsTibo & Tom - How to take a SaaS startup from idea to a $1M exit!👉🏼 About the Guests:Tibo and Tom are the cofounders of Tweethunter.io, a product that helps you up your Twitter game. After meeting at graduate school, they went on to team up across several startups (Taplio, Tweethunter.io, PonyExpress), finally creating Tweethunter.io and scaling it from $0 to a $1M exit.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev...2023-02-111h 18
The Undefeated UnderdogsRand Fishkin - How anyone can be legendary at marketing!👉🏼 About the Guest:Rand Fishkin is cofounder and CEO of SparkToro, makers of fine audience research software. He’s dedicated his professional life to helping people do better marketing through his writing, videos, speaking, and his book, Lost and Founder. When Rand’s not working, he’s usually cooking a fancy meal for the love of his life, author Geraldine DeRuiter. If you bribe him with great pasta or fancy cocktails, he’ll pull back the curtain on big tech’s dark secrets.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community...2023-02-021h 20
The Undefeated UnderdogsPeter Yang - Why creators should think like product founders!👉🏼 About the Guest:Peter Yang (Roblox, ex-Reddit, ex-Credit Karma, ex-Twitter, ex-Twitch, ex-Facebook, ex-Microsoft) is the creator of several product management courses, from Odyssey in Web3 to Launching Your Product Management Career with Maven. He is also the author of two awesome books The Art of Writing and Principles of Product Management, where he shares learnings on communication, leadership, and customer obsession. He is also a writer for 35,000+ subscribers at his newsletter, Creator Economy and a teacher to creators at Build For Creators.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and communit...2023-01-2455 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsZehra Naqvi - How to enter into VC without any prior experience.👉🏼 About the Guest:Zehra Naqvi is a Senior Investment Associate at Republic and the co-founder of GLO, a clothing brand that's all about staying fresh. She is a financial economics major with a concentration in art history and is all about investing in new founders through the power of community.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-ch...2023-01-1740 min
Beginner MapsHow following his curiosity in public helped Sharath unlock new opportunitiesSharath Kuruganty has worked with some iconic community led companies like Product Hunt, OnDeck and currently Threado, where he is the Head of Community.
A fun fact - Threado’s co-founder, Pramod Rao was guest no. 2 on this show. So this conversation has been a long time coming. What made it happen this time is Sharath's recent win where he sold his side project Shoutout to a UK based product studio. He started building this project about two years ago and reached $30k ARR with it.
In this episode:
Creating Shoutout
How to approach se...2023-01-171h 03
The Undefeated UnderdogsArvid Kahl - Why being kind on the Internet works as a superpower!👉🏼 About the Guest:Arvid Kahl is the founder of FeedbackPanda.com, an online teacher productivity SaaS company. He is also the author of two awesome books Zero to Sold and The Embedded Entrepreneur, where he shares how to build a business, an audience, and a path to financial independence. He is also creating the Bootstrapper’s Bookshelf, the Bootstrapped Founder Podcast, the YouTube channel, and the Bootstrapped Founder Newsletter, all for founders looking to build sustainable businesses in public.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a se...2023-01-111h 08
The Undefeated UnderdogsDickie Bush - How to build a writing habit in 30 days!👉🏼 About the Guest:Dickie Bush is the founder of the writing-centered cohort-based course, Ship 30 for 30 (5600+ students) and Typeshare (30K+ MRR), after life as a portfolio manager. He provides writing frameworks at Digital Writing Compass, as well as providing guidance to over 300K+ Twitter followers.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck...2022-12-2955 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsAmanda Natividad - Why you need to rely on first-hand experience in the age of information overload.👉🏼 About the Guest:Amanda Natividad is the VP of Marketing at audience research startup, SparkToro (100K+ ARR), after being a tech journalist and a test kitchen cook. While pioneering the concept of Zero-Click Content, she teaches an intermediate-level content marketing course and writes at The Menu, a weekly newsletter with 8000+ subscribers on marketing and food recipes!👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based pro...2022-12-221h 13
The Undefeated UnderdogsJay Clouse - How to be an all-rounder creator!About the Guest:👉🏼 Jay Clouse is a creator and entrepreneur, producing the popular newsletter, Creator Science, and the podcast Creative Elements (1M+ downloads!), exploring all the ways you can make a living with your art and creativity. He has sold two companies he has co-founded and has led the Community Experience team for Pat Flynn and Smart Passive Income, designing their paid membership community and cohort-based course programs.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product...2022-12-1352 min
Justin's brainBusiness advice: learn from past mistakes, but make better bets in the futureWhen looking at past mistakes, the positive action is to ask: "What did I learn?"But when we're looking towards the future, we want to be mindful of the kinds of risks we're taking.When you commit to the wrong thing, you risk burning out or getting crushed.Watch the whole interview on Sharath Kuruganty's channel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M-XsuHVxXMListen to the podcast:https://undefeatedunderdogs.com/62022-12-0201 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsJustin Jackson - A conversation with the zen-minded bootstrapper!Show Notes👉🏼 About the Guest:Justin Jackson is a veteran entrepreneur, founder, podcaster, writer, and community builder. He is the co-founder of Transistor.fm, a platform that helps you distribute your podcast to multiple platforms seamlessly. He runs a private community for bootstrappers called MegaMaker, hosts a podcast Build your SaaS, and writes at bootstrap a SaaS. Some of Justin's posts immediately inspire you and puts you on the path to take action. In short, Justin is a jack of all trades.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a...2022-12-011h 09
The Undefeated UnderdogsWarren Shaeffer - How to think and act like a venture-backed founder!👉🏼 About the Guest:Warren Shaeffer is a seasoned entrepreneur, 3x founder, dad, writer, and 1st gen immigrant. He built three companies in the past and sold them to giants like Giphy. Notably, his latest startup Knowably was sold to Medium. Overall he raised more than $12M from some of the world's best investors, including Andreesen Horowitz, Initialized Capital, and First Round Capital. He preaches and practices transparency, vulnerability, and authenticity. Currently, he serves as a VP at Medium and shares his tips of raising venture capital. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community bui...2022-11-0346 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsAnne-Laure Le Cunff - The story of a Philomath who never stops creating!👉🏼 About the Guest:Anne-Laure is a writer, founder, serial maker, and neuroeducation Ph.D. researcher. She founded Ness Labs, a collective that provides content, coaching, courses, and community to help makers put their minds to work. She also runs Maker Mind a weekly newsletter packed with neuroscience-based insights to be more productive and more creative. Currently, it serves around 30k subscribers. She also gathered and built an audience of close to 60k on Twitter. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects usi...2022-10-2744 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsShriya Nevatia - How to make a career in the community space!👉🏼 About the Guest:Shriya Nevatia is a founder, community builder, angel investor, and mentor. She is currently a General Manager at Sylva and previously led On Deck Catalyst, a remote program for young tech leaders dubbed as one of the most successful programs in On Deck's history. Shriya comes with a ton of experience in the community space with over 10yrs building in-person and online communities. She is also a Founder & CEO of The Violet Society, a community for ambitious female & non-binary people in tech. 👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He...2022-10-2055 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsDavid Perell - Unpacking the mind of The Writing Guy!👉🏼 About the Guest:David is a founder, writer, podcaster, and educator. His course Write of Passage helped thousands of people break writer’s blocks and turned them into amazing writers. David accumulated a community of 350K+ Twitter audience and frequently hosts The Northstar podcast where he interviews interesting founders, creators, artists, and more. He is a big proponent of the Internet and firmly believes everyone should be a citizen of it.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His Saa...2022-09-1244 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsJack Butcher - From couch-surfing to building a million-dollar business!👉🏼 About the Guest: Jack Butcher is a designer, founder, and creator of many things. He is famously recognized for the courses he created where he teaches how to productize yourself and build leverage on top of it. His minimalistic posters are iconic and inspire you to take action. His two successful courses - How to Visualize Value, a playbook for creating meaningful visual communication; Build Once Sell Twice, where he teaches his process for creating digital products and taking VV's revenue to over $100K/month; and Compound Content, where you will learn everything about handling SEO and building an org...2022-09-051h 02
Build In Public PodcastBuilding A Command Center For Communities (feat. Threado Team)Welcome to another episode of the Build in Public Podcast.Today’s podcast episode features a fascinating conversation with top execs from Threado, the command center for community builders. In this interview our host KP chats with Pramod Rao (co-founder & CEO), Abhishek Nalin (co-founder & CTO) and Sharath Kuruganty (Head of Community). They recount the backstories of their careers and how they came to work on this community-based startup, and share highly anticipated fundraising and product news. Links:Threado's website: http://threado.com/Threado's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThreadoHQ Pramod's Twitter: https://twit...2022-08-0349 min
Build In Public PodcastWhy The Next Wave Of Startups Will Be Community-Led (feat. Sharath Kuruganty)Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features an insightful conversation with Sharath Kuruganty, founder, community builder, and content creator. “Build In Public Podcast” is hosted by KP, where he chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons. In this episode, KP, an angel investor and startup consultant interviews Sharath Kuruganty, Head of Community at Threado, a command center for community builders. He was the "Maker Grant Recipient" awarded by Product Hunt. Previously, he worke...2022-07-2242 min
The Community-Led Growth ShowThe Community-Led Growth Show - Episode 04 w/ Sarath Kuruganty, Community Programs at Product HuntIn this episode of The Community-Led Growth Show, our Host Joel Primack interviews Sharath Kuruganty, Community Programs Manager at Product Hunt at Co-founder at Shout Out.
Sharath speaks about the value of community that he's experienced as a builder/founder, and why he strongly believes it's a must-have for anyone building anything from today forward.
While launching Shoutout on Product Hunt, he got to experience his community supporting him for their launch, through their upvotes and sharing it on social media to drive engagement for its launch.
We shift to discussing community at...2022-01-0324 min
The Audience ExplorerSharath Kuruganty: The beauty of having an audience for your productSharath and Matthias have known each other for a long time, only from Twitter. Today, they got a chance to meet "in person", i.e. in a video call for a podcast recording.Sharath co-founded shoutout.so, a startup that makes it possible for founders to collect positive shoutouts and display them anywhere – a solution to the well-known problem of social proof that is very important for any business, and for startups in particular.Matthias takes the chance to ask Sharath about how his co-founder Curtis and Sharath himself built the audience for their product, an...2021-10-0132 min
Social Good Podcast#10 Sharath Kuruganty of Shoutout.so and Product Hunt on community buildingSharath Kuruganty (@5harath) talks about gaining experience from building Naval Ravikant’s website, helping startups launch on ProductHunt, tips for building in public and his journey building @shoutoutso_ from inception to launch and gives tips on how to grow your customer list with Shoutoutso’s Wall of Love.
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https://twitter.com/5harath
http://twitter.com/shoutoutso_
www.shoutout.so
Contact Me:
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www.twitter.com/socialgoodpod_2021-07-2233 min