EP 98 : Building a Deep Tech Startup | Ashwini Asokan (Founder & CEO, Mad Street Den)

Ashwini is the founder and CEO of Mad Street Den, a Computer Vision & Artificial Intelligence Company building the AI architecture of the future. She is also the founder and CEO of Vue.ai. Ashwini spoke about building deep tech startups, finding product market fit and more in her interview with Roshan Cariappa.  Key Highlights of this episode: 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Founding journey & Key Milestones of Mad Street Den 04:27 Vertical integration vs horizontal integration of services 08:48 Ashwini's work as an interaction designer 13:45 Focussing on 2 different products 17:00 Building an Enterprise Company  21:27 Building a Deep Tech Enterprise Startup   25:15 Finding Product Market Fit 32:04 Importance of storytelling for founders 37:00 Empowering teams to enable customer success 41:16 Hiring in SaaS 44:48 Learning from Working through Covid 47:46 Evolution of SaaS ecosystem and Founders in SaaS  51:12 Advice for founders on their 0-1 Journey ------------------------------------- Connect with Ashwini: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwiniasokan/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LadyAshBorg ------------------------------------- Connect with Us:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator ​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​ ------------------------------------- If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message