When History, Friendship, and Business Collide
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When History, Friendship, and Business Collide
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About this listen
In this episode of The Founder’s Confession, I take you inside a defining moment of my startup journey — the investor meeting I’d been avoiding for over a year. This isn’t just about business. It’s about trust, survival, and the emotional toll of building a company from the ground up in Silicon Valley.
I share my full backstory: moving to the United States to set up a subsidiary, surviving a visa crisis that nearly forced my family to leave, dealing with shifting commission structures, and navigating corporate politics that tested my resolve. Along the way, a long-time client became an investor — someone I believed I could trust. But working with him was nothing like I expected.
When I finally made the call, his warm response caught me off guard. We agreed to meet for lunch. I walked into that meeting wondering if I was stepping into a second chance… or a trap.
If you’re looking for founder stories, entrepreneur lessons, investor relations insights, or startup challenges from the trenches, this episode delivers a raw, unfiltered look at what really happens behind the scenes.