In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Dennis Thankachan, CEO and Co-Founder of Lightyear, a telecom operating system platform that's raised over $18 Million in funding.
Topics Discussed:
- Dennis’ background in computer science and finance, and starting a bunch of random businesses while in high school and college
- What Dennis learned from his time at Goldman Sachs – and what he had to unlearn, and why
- Why Dennis believes Stoicism is an important philosophy for founders to learn, and what being happy means to him
- How Lightyear helps companies make more efficient decisions about their telecoms providers and equipment
- Attracting clients, finding product-market fit, and what Dennis learned from fundraising
Favorite book:
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
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