RudderStack Founder & CEO Soumyadeb Mitra: What to Do When DIY Is Your Biggest Competitor

In a world that’s full of data and analytics, it’s nice for companies of all industries and sizes to simplify the things they do with that data as much as possible. Fortunately, there are startups like RudderStack that are doing just that. RudderStack is a customer data platform that simplifies integrations as much as possible. While relatively new to the market, RudderStack has already made great strides and is scaling at an impressive rate. RudderStack founder and CEO Soumyadeb Mitra recently sat down with startup coach Roland Siebelink on the Midstage Startup Momentum Podcast. Soumyadeb shared many of the lessons he’s learned with RudderStack, as well as insight from being the founder of two previous startups: The best way to address DIYers being one of your biggest competitors. Tangible ways that a founder can balance a startup’s priorities. How a founder who has no sales experience can hire leaders for the go-to-market. Why things can start to happen automatically when you find the right culture fit. How to build trust with both customers and employees. What allows a small startup to compete with a larger, more established company.