
Founder Hacks Podcast: Grit and Glory with Aingaran Pillai
What does it really take to build a purpose-driven tech company in the public sector – and sustain it for nearly two decades?
In this episode of Founder Hacks show, hosts Ben Thomas and Antony Enright speak with our CEO and Founder, Aingaran Pillai, who shares his candid perspective on the grit required to lead through uncertainty, grow a mission-led team, and stay true to your values as a solo founder.
From navigating “The Struggle” – a concept from Ben Horowitz’s The Hard Thing About Hard Things – to scaling culture through storytelling, Aingaran offers real-world insights that resonate with founders, leaders, and changemakers alike.
If you keep running your business through thick and thin, eventually success will find you
Aingaran Pillai, CEO & Founder of Zaizi
Founder Hacks by Atomex
Founder Hacks podcast bring insights for people who start, lead and grow businesses. Collected, curated and collated by the team at Atomex (Ben Thomas and Antony Enright), by founders for founders.
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