Thejo Kote, founder of Automatic

The $115 million sale to Sirius XM

In this episode

We discuss how a simple school project evolved into a successful startup, and his experience getting into Y Combinator and life after the program. He shares the challenges of failing to raise funds at YC demo day and how raising from top-tier VCs can sometimes result in negative signaling. We also explore the complexities of pivoting from software to hardware and shifting focus from B2B to B2C. Now, Thejo Kote is focused on helping companies gain more financial control through his new venture, Airbase.

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