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Iba Masood

Going Deep with Aaron Watson

Y Combinator

Latitude - The 43North Podcast

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Russ Roberts

Lisa Fetterman

Bob Seawright

Leah Neaderthal

Zak Slayback

Dan Bull

John Fetterman

Bill Peduto

Richard Citrin

Mark Katakowski

Jason Yanowitz

Kyshira Moffett

Sara Bay

Michele Hansen

Ka Sundance

OwlTail

Amber Atherton

Amber Atherton is the founder and CEO of Zyper (YC W18).Iba Masood is the cofounder and CEO of TARA (YC W15).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 - Intro1:16 - Seed fundraising for Zyper and Tara3:26 - Tara's pivot4:31 - Series A fundraising for Zyper and Tara18:11 - Evaluating investors23:46 - Meeting with associates and partners30:35 - Raising a Series A as a female founder39:31 - Fundraising psychology 41:46 - What not to do when fundraising 45:01 - Talking to portfolio companies about investors46:21 - What it's like to run a Series A stage company 1:00:41 - The most important piece of advice for fundraising

<a href="https://twitter.com/AmberAtherton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amber Atherton</a> is the founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.zyper.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zyper</a> (YC W18). <a href="https://twitter.com/ibamasood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Iba Masood</a> is the cofounder and CEO of <a href="https://tara.ai/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TARA</a> (YC W15). 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 1:16 - Seed fundraising for Zyper and Tara 3:26 - Tara's pivot 4:31 - Series A fundraising for Zyper and Tara 18:11 - Evaluating investors 23:46 - Meeting with associates and partners 30:35 - Raising a Series A as a female founder 39:31 - Fundraising psychology 41:46 - What not to do when fundraising 45:01 - Talking to portfolio companies about investors 46:21 - What it's like to run a Series A stage company 1:00:41 - The most important piece of advice for fundraising

#156 - Amber Atherton and Iba Masood

In this episode, we talk with Iba Masood, co-founder and CEO of Tara about how she got started as a tech founder and how her and her co-founder are revolutionizing the tech industry. Tara has an algorithm that strips away the bias for connecting freelancers to jobs at companies that need coders. Listen to episode 56 now to hear the full story of what Iba is doing with Tara today and her plans for the future of Silicon Valley. Scaling and Funding in Silicon Valley Episode Highlights  Iba and her co-founder started Tara with $200. Tara.ai links freelancers to jobs with a non-biased algorithm. Iba hustled for years before she got the funding she needed to build her team. Embrace yourself as a “female founder”. You have to work harder a female in Silicon Valley, there's no doubt. “A startup is a series of fires you have to put out.” Each week in a startup has its ups and downs. You have to celebrate every up. A founder should focus on talking to customers; raising money; and support your employees (current and future). “We as women want to do everything. Volunteer to do less. Focus and prioritize. You will be more effective.”  Iba Masood Iba Masood is the co-founder and CEO of TARA, the Intelligent Product Builder. Iba is a YC Alum, and was part of YCombinator's Winter 2015 class. She was recently awarded Forbes 30 under 30, for the 2018 list, under the field of Enterprise Technology. In August 2017, Iba became a permanent resident of the United States, through the EB-1A award, which presents individuals of outstanding ability with the green card. She is also a past winner of the MIT Global Business Plan competition, and a recipient of the UN ITU Young Innovator's Award. Iba has been featured in TechCrunch, Wired and Huffington Post for her work in algorithmic pre-screening mechanisms for recruiting, and is passionate about machine learning in the world of work. She has spent the last seven years building mechanisms for pre-screening and project deployment in software, for hundreds of enterprise customers. Iba is the youngest winner of the Cartier Women's Initiative Award, and has an undergraduate degree in Finance from the American University of Sharjah, graduating magna cum laude at the age of 19. She has also previously worked at McKinsey &amp; Co, and GE.

In this episode, we talk with Iba Masood, co-founder and CEO of Tara about how she got started as a tech founder and how her and her co-founder are revolutionizing the tech industry. Tara has an algorithm that strips away the bias for connecting freelancers to jobs at companies that need coders. Listen to episode 56 now to hear the full story of what Iba is doing with Tara today and her plans for the future of Silicon Valley. Scaling and Funding in Silicon Valley Episode Highlights <ul> <li>Iba and her co-founder started Tara with $200.</li> <li><a href="http://Tara.ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tara.ai</a> links freelancers to jobs with a non-biased algorithm.</li> <li>Iba hustled for years before she got the funding she needed to build her team.</li> <li>Embrace yourself as a “female founder”.</li> <li>You have to work harder a female in Silicon Valley, there's no doubt.</li> <li>“A startup is a series of fires you have to put out.”</li> <li>Each week in a startup has its ups and downs. You have to celebrate every up.</li> <li>A founder should focus on talking to customers; raising money; and support your employees (current and future).</li> <li>“We as women want to do everything. Volunteer to do less. Focus and prioritize. You will be more effective.”</li> </ul> Iba Masood Iba Masood is the co-founder and CEO of TARA, the Intelligent Product Builder. Iba is a YC Alum, and was part of YCombinator's Winter 2015 class. She was recently awarded Forbes 30 under 30, for the 2018 list, under the field of Enterprise Technology. In August 2017, Iba became a permanent resident of the United States, through the EB-1A award, which presents individuals of outstanding ability with the green card. She is also a past winner of the MIT Global Business Plan competition, and a recipient of the UN ITU Young Innovator's Award. Iba has been featured in TechCrunch, Wired and Huffington Post for her work in algorithmic pre-screening mechanisms for recruiting, and is passionate about machine learning in the world of work. She has spent the last seven years building mechanisms for pre-screening and project deployment in software, for hundreds of enterprise customers. Iba is the youngest winner of the Cartier Women's Initiative Award, and has an undergraduate degree in Finance from the American University of Sharjah, graduating magna cum laude at the age of 19. She has also previously worked at McKinsey &amp; Co, and GE.

EP56: Scaling and Funding in Silicon Valley -- An interview with Iba Masood CEO and co-founder of Tara.ai

Iba Masood founded her first startup at 22 as a fresh college graduate in the United Arab Emirates. The initial goal was to connect recent grads in the Middle East to employers. Now, she and her team have evolved TARA into an Artificial Intelligence platform for recruitment and project management.   Iba was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 class and is a past winner of the MIT Global Business Plan competition, a finalist of MassChallenge and recipient of the Arabian Business “Young Achiever of the Year” award. Gulf Business named Iba one of the 30 most influential individuals under the age of 30 in the Middle East, and she’s the youngest person ever to receive a Cartier Women’s Initiative Award.   Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here.   Iba’s Challenge; Read a book that is completely outside your area of expertise or comfort zone.   If you liked this interview, check out previous interviews with  futurist Kevin Kelly on the technological trends shaping the future and  virtual reality evangelist Robert Scoble.   Subscribe on  iTunes |  Stitcher |  Overcast | PodBay

Iba Masood founded her first startup at 22 as a fresh college graduate in the United Arab Emirates. The initial goal was to connect recent grads in the Middle East to employers. Now, she and her team have evolved TARA into an Artificial Intelligence platform for recruitment and project management. Iba was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 class and is a past winner of the MIT Global Business Plan competition, a finalist of MassChallenge and recipient of the Arabian Business “Young Achiever of the Year” award. Gulf Business named Iba one of the 30 most influential individuals under the age of 30 in the Middle East, and she’s the youngest person ever to receive a Cartier Women’s Initiative Award. Attend my <a href="http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/event.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh</a>. Learn more <a href="http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/event.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Iba’s Challenge; Read a book that is completely outside your area of expertise or comfort zone. If you liked this interview, check out previous interviews with <a href="http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast/118-kevin-kelly-preparing-us-for-the-inevitable-future-of-robots-artificial-intelligence-and-virtual-reality" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> futurist Kevin Kelly on the technological trends shaping the future</a> and <a href="http://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast/175-robert-scoble-get-ready-for-the-future-and-virtual-reality-right-now" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> virtual reality evangelist Robert Scoble</a>. Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/going-deep-with-aaron-watson/id1016307641?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/aaron-watson/going-deep-with-aaron-watson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1016307641/going-deep-with-aaron-watson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Overcast</a> | <a href="http://podbay.fm/show/1016307641" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PodBay</a>

250 Iba Masood, Building Artificial Intelligence to Solve the Problem of Who to Hire