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#155 - Laks Srini
Y Combinator Startup Podcast
Laks Srini is the cofounder and CTO of ZeroDown . Before that he was the cofounder and CTO of Zenefits. You can find him on Twitter at @laks_srini . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/ *** Topics 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - What is ZeroDown? 1:50 - How did they test the idea? 3:50 - What did they learn from companies that failed in the space? 8:00 - Breaking down the product 11:25 - ZeroDown's customers 13:35 - Expanding to other markets 15:50 - What if a downturn happens? 17:10 - ZeroDown's hiring strategy 20:10 - What are their hardest technical challenges? 22:05 - ZeroDown's breadth and product strategy 26:40 - Customer interviews 28:35 - Should everyone own a house? 29:50 - Home ownership in the future 32:45 - Build something you really want to see in the world 34:40 - Working with his cofounders was the most important consideration
View originalLaks Srini is the cofounder and CTO of ZeroDown . Before that he was the cofounder and CTO of Zenefits. You can find him on Twitter at @laks_srini . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/ *** Topics 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - What is ZeroDown? 1:50 - How did they test the idea? 3:50 - What did they learn from companies that failed in the space? 8:00 - Breaking down the product 11:25 - ZeroDown's customers 13:35 - Expanding to other markets 15:50 - What if a downturn happens? 17:10 - ZeroDown's hiring strategy 20:10 - What are their hardest technical challenges? 22:05 - ZeroDown's breadth and product strategy 26:40 - Customer interviews 28:35 - Should everyone own a house? 29:50 - Home ownership in the future 32:45 - Build something you really want to see in the world 34:40 - Working with his cofounders was the most important consideration
- Published
- December 11, 2019
- Status
- active
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- ec7abadb3dcca1ad2b65bbf5743c3434a3d2bfe7b785b67854d922ae03612333
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- 155-laks-srini--entry_fa14b5eb489e8f20b48cd6bed72a
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- entry_fa14b5eb489e8f20b48cd6bed72a