Aakash Shah is the founder of Wyndly, a startup that helps people permanently fix their allergies from home. Aakash came up with the idea as a result of suffering from allergies during covid19 lockdowns when cooped up at home with his family cats. This led him to co-found Wyndly with his cousin, Dr. Manan Shah, in 2020 as well as go through Y Combinator as part of the W21 batch. Before Wyndly, Aakash worked on growth across a number of startups.
In today's episode, we talk about:
how wyndly provides a permanent fix for allergies through allergy immunotherapy
why traditional immunotherapy doesn't work for patients
benefits and challenges of working with family
scaling people and processes
dual challenges of building in healthcare and the consumer market
leveraging AI to do more with a small team
Where to find Aakash:
Closing Questions
advice to current founders: avoid distractions and focus on iterating quickly and shorter sprint cycles
when you think of success, who or what comes to mind: doing things that energize you, controlling your time, and building something meaningful with a motivated team
how do you recharge: maintain an identity beyond that of a founder and have hobbies outside of work
Ask or Offer
ask: partner with providers to treat your patient's allergies
offer: discounted test kits for listeners who have severe allergies
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Aakash Shah is the founder of Wyndly, a startup that helps people permanently fix their allergies from home. Aakash came up with the idea as a result of suffering from allergies during covid19 lockdowns when cooped up at home with his family cats. This led him to co-found Wyndly with his cousin, Dr. Manan Shah, in 2020 as well as go through Y Combinator as part of the W21 batch. Before Wyndly, Aakash worked on growth across a number of startups.
In today's episode, we talk about:
how wyndly provides a permanent fix for allergies through allergy immunotherapy
why traditional immunotherapy doesn't work for patients
benefits and challenges of working with family
scaling people and processes
dual challenges of building in healthcare and the consumer market
leveraging AI to do more with a small team
Where to find Aakash:
Closing Questions
advice to current founders: avoid distractions and focus on iterating quickly and shorter sprint cycles
when you think of success, who or what comes to mind: doing things that energize you, controlling your time, and building something meaningful with a motivated team
how do you recharge: maintain an identity beyond that of a founder and have hobbies outside of work
Ask or Offer
ask: partner with providers to treat your patient's allergies
offer: discounted test kits for listeners who have severe allergies
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