About this episode
Madhav Agarwal and Tanvi Gadamsetti discuss their innovative shoelace startup and the importance of acting on ideas quickly.
While every other startup is busy making AI products that will eventually become sentient and steal our jobs, Madhav Agarwal (CEO) and Tanvi Gadamsetti (COO) went in a completely different direction. They made a better shoelace. Fresh out of Michigan State, these two patent-holding, Shark Tank-winning founders built a materials science company around laces that actually stay tied. In this snack-sized episode, they explain why they started the day they had the idea and why you probably shouldn't wait either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guests: Madhav Agarwal, Tanvi Gadamsetti
Topics covered
- entrepreneurship
- innovation
- startups
- materials science
- product development
Keywords
- shoelaces
- startup
- AI
- patent
- entrepreneurship
- Shark Tank
- materials science
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Michigan State, Shark Tank
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