A Case Study on How to Build a Mission-Driven Startup
About this episode
Kate Adams interviews Tanya Van Court about building a mission-driven startup focused on financial education.
In this episode of Startup Success, Kate talks with Tanya Van Court , Founder and CEO of Goalsetter, an award-winning financial education platform transforming how people learn about money. Inspired by a personal financial setback and her leadership experience at Nickelodeon, Discovery, and ESPN, Tanya built a mission-driven startup that closes a critical knowledge gap by making financial education engaging, accessible, and relevant. We discuss: Unlocking product-market fit by building products with customers at the center Staying grounded through the highs and lows of startup life Why healthy dissent makes teams stronger Don’t miss this conversation on entrepreneurship, building products that truly engage customers, and growing companies that do well by doing good. ----Stay connected with our host, Kate Adams, here on LinkedIn ! 🔗 Learn more about Goalsetter at https://goalsetter.co/
People in this episode
Host: Kate Adams
Guest: Tanya Van Court
Topics covered
- mission-driven startups
- financial education
- entrepreneurship
- product-market fit
- team dynamics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Goalsetter, Nickelodeon, Discovery, ESPN
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