[$396M Raised] Nailing pitch-market-fit? Eightfold AI’s CEO, Ashutosh Garg
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English - February 09, 2023 21:51 - 17 minutes - 1 MBEntrepreneurship Business Marketing b2c ceo coo cto nonprofit technology airtable aura b2b business Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When Ashutosh Garg founded talent intelligence platform Eightfold AI in 2016, he had one clear goal in mind: to help businesses hire and retain the best professionals out there. The company has since grown to almost 700 employees and has raised $400M.
Ashutosh sat down to discuss Eightfold’s journey with Adam, sharing a few learnings along the way:
Strike the right balance. Both a lack of and overconfidence will stop you from going anywhere.
Keep evolving. Adapting to market changes in order to maintain product market fit is crucial.
Come up with your pitch market fit first. Do you have a story and vision that the market needs?