Laks Srini's guest appearances

Laks Srini

Y Combinator

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Laks Srini is the cofounder and CTO of ZeroDown. Before that he was the cofounder and CTO of Zenefits.You can find him on Twitter at @laks_srini.The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year.Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/ ***Topics00:00 - Intro00:30 - What is ZeroDown?1:50 - How did they test the idea?3:50 - What did they learn from companies that failed in the space?8:00 - Breaking down the product11:25 - ZeroDown's customers13:35 - Expanding to other markets15:50 - What if a downturn happens?17:10 - ZeroDown's hiring strategy20:10 - What are their hardest technical challenges?22:05 - ZeroDown's breadth and product strategy26:40 - Customer interviews28:35 - Should everyone own a house?29:50 - Home ownership in the future32:45 - Build something you really want to see in the world34:40 - Working with his cofounders was the most important consideration  

<a href="https://twitter.com/laks_srini" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laks Srini</a> is the cofounder and CTO of <a href="https://zerodown.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZeroDown</a>. Before that he was the cofounder and CTO of Zenefits. You can find him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/laks_srini" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@laks_srini</a>. The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/CraigCannon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craig Cannon</a>. Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/</a> *** Topics 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - What is ZeroDown? 1:50 - How did they test the idea? 3:50 - What did they learn from companies that failed in the space? 8:00 - Breaking down the product 11:25 - ZeroDown's customers 13:35 - Expanding to other markets 15:50 - What if a downturn happens? 17:10 - ZeroDown's hiring strategy 20:10 - What are their hardest technical challenges? 22:05 - ZeroDown's breadth and product strategy 26:40 - Customer interviews 28:35 - Should everyone own a house? 29:50 - Home ownership in the future 32:45 - Build something you really want to see in the world 34:40 - Working with his cofounders was the most important consideration

#155 - Laks Srini

Jordan Bryant

Laks is the co-founder and former CTO of Zenefits. Since the company's founding in 2013, Laks has led and helped expand Zenefits' business, which serves tens of thousands of companies. Prior to Zenefits, Laks served as a software engineer at SigFig and as a project leader at D. E. Shaw &amp; Co.

Laks is the co-founder and former CTO of Zenefits. Since the company's founding in 2013, Laks has led and helped expand Zenefits' business, which serves tens of thousands of companies. Prior to Zenefits, Laks served as a software engineer at SigFig and as a project leader at D. E. Shaw &amp; Co.

Ep. #66 - Zenefits w/ Co-Founder & Former CTO, Laks Srini, and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast

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Loka Podcast with Laks Srini, Co-Founder &amp; CTO of Zenefits by Bobby Mukherjee, CEO of Loka and generally curious guy

Loka Podcast with Laks Srini, Co-Founder & CTO of Zenefits