The Power of Delusion: A Conversation with Priya Abiram

In this episode of Building with Carnelian, host Lauren Chuhta sits down with Priya Abiram, founder of Operation Period, a startup developing menstrual health technology for use in astronomy spaces including SpaceX and NASA. A Forbes 25 Under 25 honoree, Priya has built her company at the intersection of deep science, social impact, and a market most founders never think to enter.Priya walks through what it has taken to build Operation Period from the ground up, the early conversations with investors, the relationships that have shaped how she leads, and the way she develops and mobilizes data inside her company. She and Lauren get into what it means to be a founder navigating the startup space as an immigrant and woman of color, and what she has learned about pushing an idea for social impact into rooms that were not built with her in mind.