DTC Pod: How to Build a Billion Dollar Startup with Electric's Ryan Denehy

In this episode of DTC Pod, we’re joined by Ryan Denehy, Founder and CEO of Electric AI, a unicorn IT platform empowering SMBs to streamline their IT management and secure their business. With over $200 million raised and backing from top VCs like GGV Capital and Bessemer, Ryan shares his journey of perseverance from early skateboarding days to leading a high-growth startup.

We dive into the importance of spending control, value of experienced advisors, persisting through challenges, growing self-awareness as a founder, finding product-market fit, pivoting strategically, and evolving as CEO. Ryan offers rare insights into what it takes to build and lead a billion-dollar company.

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