From IIT to Start-up Founder | Journey of Ankur Goyal - Founder, Fibr AI | #7

In this episode, I spoke with Ankur Goyal, Founder of FibrAI. FibrAI helps in personalising the landing page for every Ad. They have recently raised $1.8 Million by Accel. Ankur shares his diverse experiences in this podcast like his IIT journey, Stanford learnings, and previously acquired start-up, amongst other things.
He also guided on how a 21-year-old can upskill in the field of AI.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Preview
1:06 - Intro
1:34 - IIT Experience
4:58 - Successful entrepreneurs from IIT
7:49 - Ankur's passion for the food industry
9:30 - How Paperboat became successful
13:48 - Ankur's journey to Stanford
17:29 - Internship
19:39 - How venture capital thinks & founder
21:39 - How andMe started?
24:42 - Mistakes one should avoid
26:28 - Why he sold andMe?
28:37 - Indian vs foreign MBA
30:08 - Learning from past employers' mistakes
31:42 - Checklist for startups
33:22 - Starting of Fibe AI
37:44 - Which market they want to target?
38:47 - Does past startups help?
39:51 - What they look for before hiring
40:49 - How one can learn about AI
42:41 - Ankur’s Pitch
43:37 - The end

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