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The First Builder Archetype: Rohini Pandhi on Product, Platforms, and the Path to Venture

The First Builder Archetype: Rohini Pandhi on Product, Platforms, and the Path to Venture

Update: 2025-06-04
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In this episode, we’re joined by Rohini Pandhi—Head of Expansion at Mercury, former product leader at Square (Block), and current partner at Transparent Collective. We explore how Rohini identified Square and Mercury early on as accelerating environments dense with opportunity, why narrative is a core tool in both product and venture, and what it means to be a true “First Builder.”

Disclaimer: Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Business banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC. Personal banking services provided through Choice Financial Group; Member FDIC.

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The First Builder Archetype: Rohini Pandhi on Product, Platforms, and the Path to Venture

The First Builder Archetype: Rohini Pandhi on Product, Platforms, and the Path to Venture

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