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Hiten Shah - How startups are building a future using AI that is fully inspired by our past!

Hiten Shah - How startups are building a future using AI that is fully inspired by our past!

Update: 2024-05-01
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πŸ‘‰πŸΌ About the Guest:

Hiten Shah (268K followers on Twitter!) has been building and writing about SaaS businesses for 20+ years. He is currently the CEO and Co-founder at Nira and is the ex-founder at CrazyEgg and KISSmetrics.


πŸ‘‰πŸΌ About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 22,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is building a SaaS product called GuestLab, and runs another podcast series called YC Founder Stories alongside hosting this one.

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Sponsor Corner:

Shoutout to Acquire.com for being the first sponsor of The Undefeated Underdogs podcast! They’re the best online marketplace to buy/sell startups and I know many founders who have sold their businesses there. If you're looking to wind down your business and cash in some of your founder chips, check them out - https://try.acquire.com/sharath/

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Description:

Listen in as Sharath and Hiten discuss the AI wave, figuring out your niche, launching a podcast, and more!
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πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Timestamps:

  • 00:00 : Episode Highlight
  • 00:43 : Shoutout to Acquire.com
  • 03:08 : Introduction to Hiten Shah - multi-founder for 20 years!
  • 04:32 : Creating your own podcast and what to keep in mind
  • 09:56 : Advice to people starting their own podcasts
  • 14:17 : "Record the show and they will come" - how this can work and how it can go terribly wrong
  • 22:00 : How to figure out your audience
  • 22:46 : How to create a startup in a crowded market
  • 31:54 : Where to create your AI startup in 2024
  • 34:24 : Reality vs deepfakes: when will we be unable to distinguish between the two?
  • 48:17 : How Hiten's father influenced his life philosophy
  • 53:17 : How to decide your identity
  • 56:10 : Outro and closing thoughts

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Resources:

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Where to find Hiten:

  • Website: https://hitenism.com/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/hnshah?
  • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hnshah
  • Nira: https://nira.com/

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Where to find Sharath:

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Hiten Shah - How startups are building a future using AI that is fully inspired by our past!

Hiten Shah - How startups are building a future using AI that is fully inspired by our past!

Sharath Kuruganty