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In their own words
Straight from the founders
Product-market fit isn't a moment. It's a signal you keep chasing — and when you finally feel it, everything changes overnight.
Eilon Reshef
Co-Founder & CPO · Gong
We stayed profitable long before it was fashionable. Capital efficiency forced us to build a real business, not a subsidised one.
Andrew Bialecki
CEO & Co-Founder · Klaviyo
NVIDIA built a great product, but a monopoly is never good for innovation. We're here to change that.
Andrew Feldman
CEO · Cerebras
Enterprise search was broken. Founders kept asking 'why is finding information at work still this hard?' — that was our whole thesis.
Arvind Jain
Co-Founder · Glean
The terminal is the most powerful tool a developer has. We asked why it still looked the same as it did in 1980.
Zach Lloyd
CEO & Co-Founder · Warp
About the host
Meet Nataraj
I'm a product leader and early stage investor. Startup Project is where I interview founders who found product-market fit—and unpack the decisions behind it.
- Product Operator + Early Stage Investor
- Focused on PMF, AI First Products & Building the Future of Technology.
- Actionable takeaways from operators with real experience.
Nataraj Sindam
Product Operator, investor in AI first early stage technology companies.
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