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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why You Never Want To Fight A Fair Fit For Distribution, Why No Great Company Is Built with 1 Product and When To Release Your Second & What Founders Can Do To Extract The Most From Their Cap Table with Shoaib Makani, Founder & CEO @ KeepTruckin
Feb 7, 2020
Shoaib Makani, CEO of KeepTruckin, discusses his transition from investor to founder and the impact on his leadership style. He shares advice on market sizing and successful board management. He also talks about KeepTruckin's distribution strategy and the challenges of their SaaS business model involving hardware installation. Quick-fire round questions reveal his favorite book and advice for founders facing regulatory challenges.
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- Venture experience helps founders identify and navigate potential pitfalls while building their companies.
- KeepTruckin's bottoms-up approach and driver-centricity allowed them to establish a strong foothold in the trucking industry and create a self-advancing ecosystem.
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Shoei Makani's Journey from Google to Keep Trucking
Shoei Makani, co-founder and CEO of Keep Trucking, shares his path from Google to founding a modern fleet management platform. Starting at Google and then joining AdMob, Shoei gained experience in hyper-growth and recognized the untapped potential in the trucking industry. Focusing on the underserved market of commercial trucking, Shoei identified the need to bring drivers and trucks online as a key insight. This approach to supply-first marketplace led to the development of Keep Trucking's electronic logs, connecting drivers, trucks, and enabling the creation of an electronic marketplace for freight.
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