Aakash Shah is the founder of Wyndly, a startup that helps people permanently fix their allergies from home. Aakash came up with the idea as a result of suffering from allergies during covid19 lockdowns when cooped up at home with his family cats. This led him to co-found Wyndly with his cousin, Dr. Manan Shah, in 2020 as well as go through Y Combinator as part of the W21 batch. Before Wyndly, Aakash worked on growth across a number of startups.

In today's episode, we talk about:

* how wyndly provides a permanent fix for allergies through allergy immunotherapy

* why traditional immunotherapy doesn't work for patients

* benefits and challenges of working with family

* scaling people and processes

* dual challenges of building in healthcare and the consumer market

* leveraging AI to do more with a small team

Where to find Aakash:

* LinkedIn

* Website

Closing Questions

* advice to current founders: avoid distractions and focus on iterating quickly and shorter sprint cycles

* when you think of success, who or what comes to mind: doing things that energize you, controlling your time, and building something meaningful with a motivated team

* how do you recharge: maintain an identity beyond that of a founder and have hobbies outside of work

Ask or Offer

* ask: partner with providers to treat your patient's allergies

* offer: discounted test kits for listeners who have severe allergies

Referenced

* Wyndly