Arjun R PillaiCo-founder & CEO, Profoundis Labs. Pvt. Ltd
Fail, Fail & FailUntil you Succeed
• Engineer & worked with Infosys Ltd for 2 years • In 2012, co-founded Profoundis as CEO• Raised over $650,000 USD from investors
in India and Silicon Valley. • Our product Vibe has, 100,000 users, 400
companies in over 180 countries. • 53 member strong team, from 4, in 3.5
years.• 10 Years of IEEE volunteering with multiple
roles at global levels for several years• Travelled to 15 countries in 5 continents,
and lived in 16 cities
Why should we talk about Failure?
‘Success consists of going from
failure to failurewithout loss of
enthusiasm’-Winston Churchill
The Frog in the Pond
Our First Product Concept
Oh yeah; we applied and got in. first company from Kerala
But we were Rejected first
The only way to win is to Hang In there, and don’t ask for company
Our First Actual Product - iTestify
SuccessfullyFailed
Lost at Sea!!!
Startup Chile & BBConnect
My Problem
• Market Validation• MVP• Product Demos
Somebody proved my Worth
There are No Failures
Journey is the important thing, not the destination
Don’t try to controlOutcomes
Fund Raise60+ meetings with NOs
Shithappens, all the time
A No is as Good as ‘Yes’ – Just get it quick enough.
Finally Yess came
• $650,000 USD Raised• 100,000 Users• 180 Countries• Global Partners• 53 member strong teamB2B Data
for Sales & MarketingVibeapp.co
‘Don’tworry about failure; you only have to be right once’-Drew | CEO, Dropbox
Thank [email protected]/@rarjunpillairarjunpillai
