Product Rising Kasha Stewart on Making the Leap To Startup Founder
The job market today is tough. So why would you step away from a secure job with a big tech company to start a company from scratch? Turns out there are plenty of reasons.
Kasha Stewart took that leap of faith this year and she hasn’t looked back. She’s building, learning and bringing all of her knowledge and skills to bear as she leads a Ed Tech startup with her two co-founders.
It’s easy to get focused on staying in a safe job, or stepping into the grind of looking for a new one. Turns out there are other options. Here’s one of them.
00:00 Welcome Back Kasha
01:11 Why She Left Adobe
03:42 Pride And Plateau
07:02 Choosing Entrepreneurship
08:57 Founder Story Spark
12:05 The Problem To Solve
16:13 Creative Roots To Product
19:07 Startup Honeymoon Reality
23:23 Founder Resources Communities
27:09 Talking To VCs Early
29:10 Advisors Equity Basics
30:20 Validate Market And TAM
31:36 Clarity And Focus
33:10 Systematic Execution Habits
33:38 Pilots Metrics And Ambiguity
34:27 Profitability Reality Check
35:17 Rejection And Storytelling
38:48 Pitching Lessons In Real Time
41:17 AI Speed For Founders
44:50 Human Creativity With AI
47:10 Jobs Skills In The AI Era
51:42 Preparing To Make The Leap
54:21 Mindset Market And Small Tests
01:00:08 Final Advice And Wrap Up
📚Resources:
FoundHer & FundHer - https://foundherandfundher.com
🌟 Where to find Kasha:
On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kashastewart/
Where to find our hosts:
Shannon Peavey https://www.linkedin.com/in/spmad/
Elizabeth Ames https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethames/
🙋🏻♀️Where to find Women in Product:
On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-product/posts/
Website https://womenpm.org/
Join the Community https://womenpm.org/wip-community/
Product Rising on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/product-rising/id1584224561
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Product Rising on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLijcNLDj_QE2ge6Wqeh0MLx_qMKwot--9