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What Worked

What Worked

By: Tyler Rachal and Mike Wu
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"What Worked" is a podcast where co-hosts Mike Wu and Tyler Rachal interview successful business owners and professionals. Each episode dives into the wins and losses each guest experienced in building their business.

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  • Technical Co-Founder Learns the Importance of Sales (the hard way) with Harish Chandramowli (Co-Founder, Flaire) | E35
    Aug 20 2025

    In this episode of ‪What Worked, Mike interviews Harish Chandramowli, Co-Founder of Flaire, an ERP for fashion brands. Harish shares the mistakes he made and the lessons he learned, the hard way, in Flaire's first two years in operation.
    Harish shares insights about:

    • How he sold software before writing a line of code
    • Uncommon but costly mistakes founders should try to avoid
    • Leading sales for your company as a technical co-founder/CTO

    Harish is a rare one! He is extremely transparent about where he's at today and the journey he's been on over the past two years. Enjoy the episode!

    We'd love for you to connect with us:

    • Mike Wu
    • Tyler Rachal
    • Harish Chandramowli

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    32 mins
  • The Art & Science of Scaling with Luigi Testa (CFO, LinkSquares) | E34
    Aug 6 2025

    In this episode of ‪What Worked, Mike interviews Luigi Testa, CFO at LinkSquares, an AI-powered contract management platform. Luigi discusses the lessons he has learned for personal and business growth.

    Luigi shares his insights about:

    • Growing revenue 25X since joining LinkSquares in 2020
    • How hiring for potential is key to achieving hyper-growth
    • Career advice for college grads and first-time CFOs

    We'd love for you to connect with us:

    • Mike Wu
    • Tyler Rachal
    • Luigi Testa

    Hire the best nearshore and offshore talent:
    https://www.hireframe.com/

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    36 mins
  • Making remote work work with Erik Braund (Founder & CEO, Katmai) | E33
    Jul 23 2025

    In this episode of ‪What Worked, Tyler interviews Erik Braund, Founder and CEO of Katmai, a virtual office platform. Erik discusses transitioning from his AV production company to founding a tech company during the pandemic.

    Erik shares his insights about:

    • His decision to raise capital after 2 years of bootstrapping
    • The cultural and timing issues that can arise with traditional remote work
    • Operating a company with a no standing meeting policy

    We'd love for you to connect with us:

    • Mike Wu
    • Tyler Rachal
    • Erik Braund

    Hire the best nearshore and offshore talent:
    https://www.hireframe.com/

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    56 mins
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