20VC: Five Lessons Scaling Toast to $14BN Market Cap | The Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in Fundraising, Hiring and Selling with Aman Narang, CEO @ Toast
This podcast episode highlights the invaluable lessons learned from Toast's journey, emphasizing the necessity of speed and iteration in startup development, the pivotal moments in finding product-market fit, and the importance of maintaining customer love throughout the fundraising process. Narang reflects on the scaling challenges and strategic shifts that allowed Toast to cater to diverse market segments, as well as the significance of a strong hiring framework rooted in humility. The discussion also touches on the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, including near-death experiences and the potential of AI, culminating in a vision for Toast's future trajectory toward becoming a $100 billion business.
