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The Dock with Omar Waseem
E6 Karan Dalal: Rejecting $2M At 18, Dropping Out, And The Worst VC Advice Ever
Nov 2, 2022
01:09:17
Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Karan Dalal (@karansdalal) to discuss raising $1.6M, receiving resumes at cafes, recruiting top talent from colleges, dropping out after 1 semester, and more...
Links:
· Otto
· The Dock
Show Notes:
0:00 - Intro
1:38 - Otto Merch
3:10 - Attending UC Berkeley
6:00 - Standing Out In The Recruiting Process
11:30 - Benefits Of Networking In College
13:20 - How Karan And Omar Met
17:10 - Evolution Of Otto Product
21:15 - Taking Investor Money
24:30 - Turning Down $2M
28:10 - Renting Startup House In SF
33:50 - Why Pets.com Failed
37:10 - Flying To Every Otto Pet Shelter
41:30 - Balancing Startup With Social Life
45:30 - Otto Marketing Plans
48:30 - First Startup In College
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