Discover the inspiring entrepreneurship journeys of two successful founders who left their corporate careers to build thriving startups. Nathan shares how he transitioned from Meta and Microsoft to launch My Garden Emporium, solving urban sustainability challenges in Bangalore. Chris reveals how he built a multi-million dollar B2B gifting platform despite having no product or engineering background.In this podcast, learn about:✅ Overcoming the "golden handcuffs" of corporate life✅ Finding product-market fit and your first 100 customers✅ Pricing strategies that led to 10x growth✅ The minimum regret framework for decision-making✅ Pivoting quickly and iterating fast✅ Hiring your first sales team and scaling revenueTimeline:0:00 - Introduction: The entrepreneurship journey begins0:33 - Nathan's early startup: Computer assembly business in 20031:15 - Moving from Meta/Microsoft to entrepreneurship2:06 - The 20-year corporate career and "golden handcuffs"3:23 - The minimum regret framework for quitting your job4:52 - Why My Garden Emporium? Solving urban sustainability6:54 - From single product to 5 categories in 4 months8:56 - Chris's journey: Building without technical background9:30 - Overcoming imposter syndrome as a salesperson founder10:31 - Finding your first customers through cold outreach11:16 - Getting 50 customers from 200 outreach attempts (25% conversion!)12:28 - Pricing lessons: From $100 to $2,000/month without losing customers13:25 - Transitioning from founder-led sales to hiring sales teams14:29 - Expanding from gift cards to warehouse model15:02 - Product roadmap strategy and building your vision15:26 - Backwards math: Scaling to $1M, $10M, $100M revenueKey Takeaways:Start with MVP and iterate quickly - both founders validated ideas before going all-inCustomer discovery is crucial - talk to potential buyers before buildingPrice confidently - underpricing can limit growth potentialThe worst case? You can always return to corporate if startup failsBuild what you know - leverage your domain expertise🔔 Subscribe for more founder stories, startup strategies, and entrepreneurship insights!#Entrepreneurship #StartupJourney #ProductMarketFit #FounderStories #CorporateToStartupTagsentrepreneurship journey, startup founder stories, leaving corporate job, product market fit, finding first customers, startup pricing strategy, B2B SaaS startup, minimum regret framework, imposter syndrome entrepreneur, non technical founder, customer acquisition strategy, cold outreach tactics, scaling startup revenue, founder led sales, hiring sales team, MVP development, fast iteration startup, pivot strategy, urban sustainability startup, garden emporium, B2B gifting platform, Meta to startup, Microsoft to entrepreneur, Bangalore startups, Indian entrepreneurship, startup validation, customer discovery process, SaaS pricing model, from zero to million revenue, startup growth strategy, quitting corporate life, golden handcuffs, career transition, building without coding, sales background founder, product management career, tech entrepreneurship India, e-commerce platform launch, landscaping business, startup challenges, entrepreneur mindset, risk taking in business, startup success stories, bootstrapping strategies, go to market fit, ideal customer profile, early stage funding, revenue scaling tactics, subscription business model, warehouse logistics startup, work and upwork hiring, remote team building, startup founder advice, leaving big tech companies
