On this episode, host Lloyed Lobo of Boast.AI welcomes Anu Muralidharan, Chief Operating Officer at Expensify.

Expensify is one of the few profitable, multibillion-dollar tech companies out there, and went from 0 users to IPO by staying true to its vision.

Anu shares how she stepped off the well-traversed path along with Expensify to create her own rocket launcher by ignoring detractors, challenging the norm, and trusting her ideas.

More specifically, Anu covers:

1:49 - Not taking no for an answer without a fight 

6:02 - Anu’s journey from an individual contributor to COO

9:19 - 3 core principles for growth

13:13 - Doing your own homework

15:52 - Having conviction in your renegade ways

18:20 - Why Expensify has only 140 employees, how to scale your team and key qualities to look for when hiring

Learn more at https://tractionconf.io

Connect with Anu Muralidharan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuradhamuralidharan/

Learn more about Expensify at https://www.linkedin.com/company/expensify/

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