Mishra: Startup success fundamentally requires privileged insight
Rajat Mishra · Codifying Empathy: What 1 Million Slides Taught This Founder · Nov 25, 2021 · at 5:10
Rajat Mishra explains why he and his wife launched a services firm before building software, aiming to gather unique domain insights first.
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“I've always believed that success comes from privileged insight. If you don't know something more, Then someone else, you know, why would your business be successful?”
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