SUMMARYMahesh Guruswamy, a seasoned tech leader and author, joins the podcast to share invaluable insights on entrepreneurship, business strategy, and hiring for success. With a background in major tech companies like Amazon, Mahesh has a unique perspective on what it takes to scale a business, the common pitfalls entrepreneurs face, and how to build a winning team.Throughout the episode, Mahesh dives deep into the importance of market research, why competitor analysis is crucial, and why being first to market isn't always the best move. He also shares hard-earned lessons from his own entrepreneurial journey, including financial struggles and how he turned them into a driving force for success. Whether you're a startup founder or looking to scale your business, this episode is packed with practical advice you can apply immediately.CHAPTERS02:35 - The Harsh Reality of Entrepreneurship05:10 - Why Most Entrepreneurs Skip Market Research07:45 - How to Identify a Winning Business Idea10:20 - Why You Shouldn’t Always Be First in the Market12:55 - The Power of Competitor Analysis15:30 - Hiring Your First Tech Person: What to Look For18:05 - The “Plumber” Approach to Early-Stage Tech20:40 - The Biggest Lesson from Amazon’s Work Culture23:15 - Overcoming Financial Hardships & Learning from Failure25:50 - How to Deliver Bad News & Still Win in BusinessGUEST DETAILSWebsite: MaheshGuruswamy.comBook: How to Deliver Bad News and Get Away With It (Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble)Connect with Rudy Mawer:LinkedInInstagramFacebookTwitter
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How to use tech to actually grow companies faster. Joining me today is one of the world's top experts on that. Behind the scenes running the tech of some of the biggest companies on the planet. Kickstarter, Kajabi, Amazon Alexa. So no one better to answer that question and talk all about the tech side of what we do in entrepreneurship and business. Mahesh, welcome to the show. Good.
So I set you up for hopefully success here. Some big boots to step into, right? Some of these big things you've done a lot. But if someone doesn't know who you are, do you mind just giving a minute overview of yourself?
Yeah, sure, sure. So my name is Mahesh Guruswamy. I'm currently the CTO of Kickstarter. Been in the software development space for about 20 some years. First 10 years was individual contributor, middle level management. Last 10 years have been in executive roles. So work for pre-IPO companies, IPO companies, early stage startups and everything in the middle.
And great. And, you know, you work for some of the biggest companies on the planet. So I want to start there. Like, what are just some of the biggest lessons from work, not even tech lessons, just general, like from working with these like super high performing billion dollar brands?
I think the single biggest lesson that I've learned is don't start with the no.
Don't start with no, it is not possible to do X, Y, and Z. I've fired tech people over that one exact thing in my life because it kills creative energy as an entrepreneur and a founder.
right that that's exactly right this is exactly right and you know the the most successful companies that i work for amazon kajabi kickstarter have all been you know slightly crazy right he had to be a little bit crazy to believe that he can do the things that these companies pulled off really have to be crazy i sound delusional because i believe in my ideas so much it's a borderline insane
That's what I tell up-and-coming leaders, up-and-coming executives. Don't start with the no, especially if you have aspirations to get into the executive C-suite. You cannot tell a founder no. You cannot tell a successful CEO no, you can't do this. With enough money and time, I can move the planet, right? And that's the attitude you should have.
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