The Rollercoaster Podcast with Nikunj Kothari

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Kevin Lee - founder at immi Kevin Lee - founder at immi Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMT 42:22 Buzzsprout-7363807 false https://shows.acast.com/the-rollercoaster-podcast-with-nikunj-kothari/episodes/6287dccf3a553a00120ab621 6287dccf3a553a00120ab621 6287dcca1d8588001428c685 full 1 6 Kevin is the founder of immi, a company that is making healthy nutritious instant ramen. Prior to this, Kevin was a venture capitalist at Pear and a product manager at AltSchool + Kabam. In this episode, Kevin talks about his journey to founding immi. Some highlights being:

- Gaming and learning how to meet strangers online
- Shifting his focus from investment banking and becoming a PM at Kabam
- Moving to the world of venture capital
- How he met his cofounder serendipitously at a noodle shop
- Building a CPG company with no experience during COVID and challenges along the way

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Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
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]]> Kevin is the founder of immi, a company that is making healthy nutritious instant ramen. Prior to this, Kevin was a venture capitalist at Pear and a product manager at AltSchool + Kabam. In this episode, Kevin talks about his journey to founding immi. Some highlights being:

- Gaming and learning how to meet strangers online
- Shifting his focus from investment banking and becoming a PM at Kabam
- Moving to the world of venture capital
- How he met his cofounder serendipitously at a noodle shop
- Building a CPG company with no experience during COVID and challenges along the way

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> Karan Talati - CEO of First Resonance Karan Talati - CEO of First Resonance Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMT 30:54 Buzzsprout-7285333 false https://shows.acast.com/the-rollercoaster-podcast-with-nikunj-kothari/episodes/6287dccf3a553a00120ab622 6287dccf3a553a00120ab622 6287dcca1d8588001428c685 full 1 5 In this episode, Nikunj chats with Karan Talati. Karan is the CEO of First Resonance, a company that is developing the next-generation manufacturing software platform for modern manufacturers . Prior to this, Karan was the first engineer at Sense360 and before that an engineer at SpaceX. In this episode, Karan talks about his journey to founding First Resonance. Some highlights being:

Being influenced by technology and globalization very early in life
Shifting his focus from mechanical engineering to software in college
Being an early engineer at SpaceX and Sense360
How the rise in hardware startups led him to start First Resonance
Surviving 2020 and sharing what the future holds

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> In this episode, Nikunj chats with Karan Talati. Karan is the CEO of First Resonance, a company that is developing the next-generation manufacturing software platform for modern manufacturers . Prior to this, Karan was the first engineer at Sense360 and before that an engineer at SpaceX. In this episode, Karan talks about his journey to founding First Resonance. Some highlights being:

Being influenced by technology and globalization very early in life
Shifting his focus from mechanical engineering to software in college
Being an early engineer at SpaceX and Sense360
How the rise in hardware startups led him to start First Resonance
Surviving 2020 and sharing what the future holds

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> <![CDATA[Cristina Cordova - Platform & Partnerships at Notion]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMT 44:23 Buzzsprout-6868724 false https://shows.acast.com/the-rollercoaster-podcast-with-nikunj-kothari/episodes/6287dccf3a553a00120ab623 6287dccf3a553a00120ab623 6287dcca1d8588001428c685 full 1 4 For this episode, Nikunj chats with Cristina (@cjc). Cristina currently leads the platform and partnerships team at Notion. Prior to this, Cristina was at Stripe where she joined as the first business development hire and the 28th employee. Over her seven years there, she ended up growing her team, leading partnerships overall, and also leading efforts on new products like corporate card.

In this episode, Cristina talks about her journey in leading partnership teams at various organizations. Some highlights being:

Growing up home alone from 7th grade to 9th grade
Love for debate club growing up and joining Stanford aiming to be a lawyer
Pivoting to tech by being an intern at Tapulous
Leaving Google to join Pulse as their first employee
Being the first business development hire at Stripe and her 7.5 year journey
Joining Notion this year to lead Platform and Partnerships

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> For this episode, Nikunj chats with Cristina (@cjc). Cristina currently leads the platform and partnerships team at Notion. Prior to this, Cristina was at Stripe where she joined as the first business development hire and the 28th employee. Over her seven years there, she ended up growing her team, leading partnerships overall, and also leading efforts on new products like corporate card.

In this episode, Cristina talks about her journey in leading partnership teams at various organizations. Some highlights being:

Growing up home alone from 7th grade to 9th grade
Love for debate club growing up and joining Stanford aiming to be a lawyer
Pivoting to tech by being an intern at Tapulous
Leaving Google to join Pulse as their first employee
Being the first business development hire at Stripe and her 7.5 year journey
Joining Notion this year to lead Platform and Partnerships

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> Nish Bhat - Cofounder of Color Genomics Nish Bhat - Cofounder of Color Genomics Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMT 50:45 Buzzsprout-6560437 false https://shows.acast.com/the-rollercoaster-podcast-with-nikunj-kothari/episodes/6287dccf3a553a00120ab624 6287dccf3a553a00120ab624 6287dcca1d8588001428c685 full 1 3 For this episode, Nikunj chats with Nish Bhat (@nterminus). Nish was most recently working at Color Genomics where he was one of four cofounders. Prior to that, Nish worked as a software engineer at Lookout.

In this episode, Nish talks about his journey to founding Color Genomics. Some highlights being:

Love for entomology and biology growing up
Wanting to become an academic biologist
Transition to being a software engineer in his junior year
Founding Color Genomics as he wanted to get back to his first love, biology
Growth challenges at Color
Leaving Color, and helping early stage founders with his expertise

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> For this episode, Nikunj chats with Nish Bhat (@nterminus). Nish was most recently working at Color Genomics where he was one of four cofounders. Prior to that, Nish worked as a software engineer at Lookout.

In this episode, Nish talks about his journey to founding Color Genomics. Some highlights being:

Love for entomology and biology growing up
Wanting to become an academic biologist
Transition to being a software engineer in his junior year
Founding Color Genomics as he wanted to get back to his first love, biology
Growth challenges at Color
Leaving Color, and helping early stage founders with his expertise

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> Sheila Vashee - VC at Basis Set Ventures Sheila Vashee - VC at Basis Set Ventures Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:00:00 GMT 23:26 Buzzsprout-6277159 false https://shows.acast.com/the-rollercoaster-podcast-with-nikunj-kothari/episodes/6287dccf3a553a00120ab625 6287dccf3a553a00120ab625 6287dcca1d8588001428c685 full 1 2 For today's episode, we chat with Sheila Vashee (@sheilavashee). Sheila works as a partner and venture capitalist at Basis Set Ventures. Prior to this, she was the vice president of Growth at Opendoor and the second marketing hire at Dropbox.

In this episode, Sheila talks about her incredible journey. Some highlights being:

Starting a brownie company at age 8
Becoming an investment banker after her undergrad in college
Transitioning into corporate strategy at Gap
Being the second marketing hire at Dropbox
Learning how to navigate growth and operations at Opendoor
Early career as a VC at Basis Set Ventures

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> For today's episode, we chat with Sheila Vashee (@sheilavashee). Sheila works as a partner and venture capitalist at Basis Set Ventures. Prior to this, she was the vice president of Growth at Opendoor and the second marketing hire at Dropbox.

In this episode, Sheila talks about her incredible journey. Some highlights being:

Starting a brownie company at age 8
Becoming an investment banker after her undergrad in college
Transitioning into corporate strategy at Gap
Being the second marketing hire at Dropbox
Learning how to navigate growth and operations at Opendoor
Early career as a VC at Basis Set Ventures

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> Wes Donohoe - VP of Product at One Medical Wes Donohoe - VP of Product at One Medical Tue, 20 Oct 2020 02:00:00 GMT 36:39 Buzzsprout-5920630 false https://shows.acast.com/the-rollercoaster-podcast-with-nikunj-kothari/episodes/6287dccf3a553a00120ab626 6287dccf3a553a00120ab626 6287dcca1d8588001428c685 full 1 1 For today's episode, we chat with Wes Donohoe (@wesperience). Wes recently transitioned to working on special projects at One Medical after serving as their Vice President of Product for four years. Prior to this, he was the head of product at Shyp and previously head of product at Live Nation Labs.

In this episode, Wes talks about all his incredible ventures:

Being scuba certified for free at age 12
Starting his boat cleaning company in college
Launching and failing to build three companies after the 2008 financial crisis
Transitioning to product management with no prior experience at Live Nation Labs and then joining Shyp
Building and scaling the One Medical product org
Steering One Medical through IPO and COVID early this year

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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]]> For today's episode, we chat with Wes Donohoe (@wesperience). Wes recently transitioned to working on special projects at One Medical after serving as their Vice President of Product for four years. Prior to this, he was the head of product at Shyp and previously head of product at Live Nation Labs.

In this episode, Wes talks about all his incredible ventures:

Being scuba certified for free at age 12
Starting his boat cleaning company in college
Launching and failing to build three companies after the 2008 financial crisis
Transitioning to product management with no prior experience at Live Nation Labs and then joining Shyp
Building and scaling the One Medical product org
Steering One Medical through IPO and COVID early this year

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at http://rollercoaster.life/ or get in touch with us on Twitter @rollerpod or emailing me at hello@rollercoaster.life

Music: Nowhere land & Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod.
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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