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The Juggernaut Interviews: Founders

By: The Juggernaut
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  • Host and The Juggernaut founder Snigdha Sur interviews South Asian entrepreneurs about the startups they’re creating and the cultural legacies they’re building along the way. We’re not speaking about stereotypical founder journeys that involve boy geniuses with crazy technical chops whose startups are instantly successful. What you’ll hear on this podcast is stories from founders smack dab in the middle of building. Snigdha talks to people who don’t fit existing patterns, and whose diverse talents lead them to build unique businesses that have attracted capital and talent. And because she’s a startup founder herself, she asks the tough questions that reveal insights, not hype.
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Episodes
  • Sidra Qasim, co-founder and COO of Atoms

    Sidra Qasim, co-founder and COO of Atoms
    Mar 15 2022
    Sidra has been challenging stereotypes long before she became an entrepreneur. Born and raised in Okara, in Punjab, Pakistan, she grew up in a household and neighborhood where she felt women were only expected to care about marriage. But Sidra never conformed. Since she was a toddler, she questioned the unequal treatment of girls, and one story about bananas will leave you in splits.  The entrepreneur met her business partner and husband, Waqas Ali, because he was her aunt’s student. The two eventually moved to Lahore and launched a company to make the best leather shoes. In 2015, Sidra and Waqas moved to San Francisco for Y Combinator, becoming the first team from Pakistan the accelerator had funded. But they had a rough demo day — no investors bet on them. It would take several years before Sidra and Waqas would reinvent their product to launch Atoms, everyday sneakers that aim to be the most comfortable pair of shoes you have. In this episode, Sidra shared how Atoms not only survived — but thrived – during the pandemic. Sidra, who has become a ‘Humans of New York’ viral sensation, also shared her honest thoughts on the loneliness of being a founder.
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    38 mins
  • Kulveer Taggar, co-founder and CEO of Zeus Living

    Kulveer Taggar, co-founder and CEO of Zeus Living
    Mar 8 2022
    It might seem impossible to get a company like Airbnb to invest millions in a startup that offers “flexible ways to rent.” But that’s what Kulveer did with Zeus. After this conversation, you’ll find out exactly how Kulveer pulled it off.  Kulveer’s entrepreneurial journey includes moving to San Francisco from England for Y Combinator. Once accepted into the Silicon Valley accelerator program in its earliest years, he co-founded Auctomatic with his cousin and now Y Combinator partner Harjeet Taggar, and the Stripe brothers Patrick & John Collison. Years later, in 2015, Kulveer would go on to co-found Zeus, a startup that offers furnished housing with flexible lease dates. In this episode, Kulveer shares his entrepreneurial journey and his family’s history, which spans four continents. 
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    42 mins
  • Shaan Hathiramani, founder and CEO of Flockjay, on shifting gears

    Shaan Hathiramani, founder and CEO of Flockjay, on shifting gears
    Mar 1 2022
    Shaan’s founder story is not an obvious one. He started his career in finance, but when he didn’t feel fulfilled, he decided to quit.  Months later, he would launch Flockjay, a platform that helps people find jobs in tech sales. Since then, Shaan has raised over $14 million to scale the company. Even though things were going well with Flockjay, he realized that they could be even better. But to grab that opportunity, Shaan had to change his product. In this episode, Shaan shares how he made the difficult decision to shift gears. 
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    34 mins
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