#05 Arjun Mahadevan: Founder & CEO, doola

Arjun Mahadevan is the CEO & Founder of doola, a Business-in-a-Box™ for E-Commerce—built for Shopify and Amazon sellers to launch their U.S. business with an LLC and all required paperwork, then scale with bookkeeping, tax filings, and analytics—all in one platform.
Arjun’s Dropbox product management background mixed with his own challenges of trying to start a business helped him launch doola, and he discussed what really goes into running this type of business.
They are originally a YC backed startup that has raised 13M to date, and in less than 5 years has grown to an 8 figure run rate, a team of 60 people, over 10,000 customers, and generating profitable cash flow.
This guy’s energy is contagious, and this conversation was a lot of fun.
Follow the doola journey: @ArjunMahadevan & @ doolaHQ

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Shaun Sharabi is the owner of Interlock Ventures. I solve problems through critical thinking and strategic connections. I work with:
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