Key Themes

#entrepreneur

  • The inside story of how Srin built Accomable exiting to AirBnB

  • Why it can be a good strategy to do things manually at first

  • Why you need to build a solution first and a business second

12 Videos - 23 Minutes

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    Acquired by Airbnb: Lessons and Insights

    • Lesson 1 - Introduction

    • Lesson 2 - Accomable

    • Lesson 3 - Solution first, business second

    • Lesson 4 - Doing things manually

    • Lesson 5 - Separate the signal from the noise

    • Lesson 6 - Intuition or Practice

    • Lesson 7 - What made Accomable a success

    • Lesson 8 - How we knew we had a viable business

    • Lesson 9 - Tailwinds and Headwinds Investment Thesis

    • Lesson 10 - How important is domain expertise

    • Lesson 11 - Thoughts on co-founding relationships

    • Lesson 12 - Thoughts on fundraising

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Meet Your Instructor

Srin Madipalli

Srin a technology entrepreneur, executive and investor who was the founder / CEO of a Accomable, startup that exited to Airbnb in 2017. Srin is an advisor to a range startups and VCs; and he also advises established companies on new opportunities in technology. He also mentors at several incubators and accelerator programmes, including the Oxford Foundry and the Creative Destruction Lab.

Reviews

5 star rating

Brilliant practical insights and inspiring story

Shonali Banerjee

Lovely to hear about the 'solution first, business second' mindset and the practical tips based on the experience of having a company acquired.

Lovely to hear about the 'solution first, business second' mindset and the practical tips based on the experience of having a company acquired.

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