Akhil Iyengar ’26 dropped out of Cornell, to go through YC, and start a Startup

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Akhil Iyengar ’26 dropped out of Cornell, to go through YC, and start a Startup!! we talked about:- how his startup helps retailers and PE portcos with pricing/promotion strategies- the YC accelerator, how it made them more ambitious and think bigger- what it was like dropping out of Cornell in his junior yearStartup: https://www.operand.com/(0:00) What is his startup? What is pricing strategy? (8:28) How clients use their AI software (11:17) How the AI creates value (14:03) How to become the best in pricing strategy (18:10) Private equity firms are the ideal customers (20:57) Pricing for their own product (22:49) Journey from being a Cornell Junior to being a startup founder (26:02) Applying to Y Combinator (33:20) Startup fundraising process (35:17) Closing question

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