Shahed Khan
Co-founder of Loom. Optimist.
Description
Co-founder of Loom, the async video communication platform that helps companies communicate better at scale. Valued $1.5B. Founded in late 2015, Loom has more than 23M users across 359K organizations. Raised $203M from world-class investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, ICONIQ, and others.
Suggested Questions
- What is your advice for founders who are considering bootstrapping or self-funding their startups in the early stages?
- How do you ensure that each company you work with at Hyper gets the attention it deserves?
- How did you convince your traditionally minded parents to support your decision not to go to college?
- What inspired you to start your first startup, Via Task, when you were just 16 years old?
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- What have you learned about the willingness of others to help when you simply ask for it?
- What are some of the strategic initiatives you're currently working on at Loom?
- How do you encourage your talented team to help recruit other talented individuals?
- What were the key factors that helped you close your series A funding round in just two weeks?
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