Atlanta Startup Podcast - How much grit do founders need? Startup Runway's Mecca Tartt Interviews Pre-Seed Startup Founders

How much grit do founders need? Startup Runway's Mecca Tartt Interviews Pre-Seed Startup Founders

07/07/22 • 47 min

Startup Runway executive director Mecca Tartt and one of our podcast's cohosts, interviews four Atlanta pre-seed startup founders. You'll hear their tips on handling no, encouraging yourself before you see success, and pushing forward in the earliest days. Enjoy this discussion with eStreamly's Smitha Kommareddi, TotemID Biosciences' Monica Isgut, Ask Me Your MD's Patricia Marsh MD, and Helix Automotive's Keith Wilson.

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