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EPISODE · Mar 27, 2024 · 51 MIN

#41 ZEBRA VS UNICORNS: Bootstrap your way to impacting thousands around the world

from The Mary Poppins of Startups Show · host Naily Makangu [Athena Leaders]

Zebras vs Unicorns? Let’s find out how Kavin is bootstrapping his way to impacting thousands around the world. 🔗 ⁠⁠Read or download summary of the key insights Most startup news sites regularly promote startups that have landed a huge investment from VCs. The hope is that any of these startups will become a unicorn. But at what price? Should rapid growth and unicorn status be the only measure of success of a startup? What about those who choose to initially turn away from Angel Investors and bootstrap their startups? We’ll talk about: ➡️Breaking into a B2C market ➡️Zebra vs Unicorn - Bootstrap your way to impacting thousands around the world ➡️How is KidCoachApp using technology to spark human connection ➡️The role of parents in helping their kids develop critical thinking ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like the show! Help us fight the algorithm war. Leave us a review! LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! 🎤🎤🎤 Book Naily to LIGHT UP your events - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/naily-makangu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MORE FREE RESOURCES: ⚡ Join our monthly FREE 1-1 Tech/Product Mentoring sessions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/1-1FreeTechMentoringSP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💻 More BITE-SIZED video tips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/PodcastAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💥 Check out our Tech and Product Catalyst 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TechProductCatalyst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📈 For any brand deals, collaborations, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚨 About our guest - Kavin Wadhar 🚨 In this interview, we spoke to Kavin Wadhar, dad of 2 kids and founder of KidCoachApp -  the app that gets families talking and children thinking. Kavin passionately believes that the skills kids need are changing and that parents at home are well placed to help develop them. How? Simply through conversation! 🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨 Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks. Naily is committed to fostering innovation and growth in the startup community via Athena Leaders' "Tech and Product Catalyst". 👋 Don't be shy! Drop Naily Makangu a line to say hello : ➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nailymakangu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nailymak/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TalkToAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athenaleaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #startups #entrepreneurs #startupgrowth #scaleyourstartup #startupsuccess #startups #leadership #preseed #seed #seriesA #nontechfounders #non-tech #productdevelopment #collaboration #direction #productroadmap #startupstories #startuplife #vcs #angelinvestors #investors #tech #remoteworking #hybridworking #athenaleadership #management #bootstrapping #leanstartup #athenaleaders #athena #leaders #naily #makangu

Zebras vs Unicorns? Let’s find out how Kavin is bootstrapping his way to impacting thousands around the world. 🔗 ⁠⁠Read or download summary of the key insights Most startup news sites regularly promote startups that have landed a huge investment from VCs. The hope is that any of these startups will become a unicorn. But at what price? Should rapid growth and unicorn status be the only measure of success of a startup? What about those who choose to initially turn away from Angel Investors and bootstrap their startups? We’ll talk about: ➡️Breaking into a B2C market ➡️Zebra vs Unicorn - Bootstrap your way to impacting thousands around the world ➡️How is KidCoachApp using technology to spark human connection ➡️The role of parents in helping their kids develop critical thinking ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like the show! Help us fight the algorithm war. Leave us a review! LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! 🎤🎤🎤 Book Naily to LIGHT UP your events - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/naily-makangu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MORE FREE RESOURCES: ⚡ Join our monthly FREE 1-1 Tech/Product Mentoring sessions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/1-1FreeTechMentoringSP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💻 More BITE-SIZED video tips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/PodcastAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💥 Check out our Tech and Product Catalyst 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TechProductCatalyst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📈 For any brand deals, collaborations, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚨 About our guest - Kavin Wadhar 🚨 In this interview, we spoke to Kavin Wadhar, dad of 2 kids and founder of KidCoachApp -  the app that gets families talking and children thinking. Kavin passionately believes that the skills kids need are changing and that parents at home are well placed to help develop them. How? Simply through conversation! 🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨 Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks. Naily is committed to fostering innovation and growth in the startup community via Athena Leaders' "Tech and Product Catalyst". 👋 Don't be shy! Drop Naily Makangu a line to say hello : ➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nailymakangu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nailymak/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TalkToAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athenaleaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #startups #entrepreneurs #startupgrowth #scaleyourstartup #startupsuccess #startups #leadership #preseed #seed #seriesA #nontechfounders #non-tech #productdevelopment #collaboration #direction #productroadmap #startupstories #startuplife #vcs #angelinvestors #investors #tech #remoteworking #hybridworking #athenaleadership #management #bootstrapping #leanstartup #athenaleaders #athena #leaders #naily #makangu

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