Viren Tellis: From starting a Quiznos to building the charity tech company Hedado Priceless Tay Podcast

Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. It requires a certain level of passion and perseverance that most people don't have. There are many challenges that come with this path, including working with business partners, managing employees and exploring the unknown. This episode features the Priceless stories of Viren Tellis who shares his experiences on overcoming the obstacles and finding success.


From a starting a Quiznos franchise in his early 20s during the worst financial crisis of the century, to building the charity-focused technology company Hedado many years later - meet Viren Tellis. Viren Tellis is the founder and CEO of Hedado, a tech company for donors to manage their philanthropy. Tellis graduated from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and started working at Cornerstone Research. During 2005, Tellis also pursued his own business venture with friends: opening a Quiznos franchise. After dissolving the franchise in 2008 due to the Recession, Tellis decided to start Hedado years later because he wanted to work on something that combined his passion for technology with his entrepreneurial spirit.