60% of startups FAIL after losing a Co-Founder: How Daniel Botcherby of Kalda bounced back
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Daniel Botcherby is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kalda, the world's first LGBTQIA+ mental wellbeing app that provides self-guided therapy programs and daily reflection journaling. Formed in Antler and grown in Unrest, two top accelerators in the UK, Daniel recounts his rocky early-stage founder journey in this vulnerable interview.
Steph and Daniel discuss:
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Early stage problem/solution validation
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Antler and Unrest accelerator experiences
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ The *new* MVP = Minimal Pathway to PMF!
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ The importance of an advisory board
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Recovering from co-founder fall out
Try Kalda for FREE here: https://www.kalda.co/
UPDATE: Since recording, Kalda raised ยฃ300k as part of their round led by Growth Impact Fund. Now Kalda is working to deliver their groundbreaking therapy to over 200,000 individuals in the next 2 years. Follow their journey here: https://www.instagram.com/kalda.app/
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