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#7: Finding the Right Co-Founder: Building Trust and Dividing Responsibilities

With Gautam Madaan and Purvi Goel, CTO and CEO of Aura

May 21, 2025 · 45 min

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Episode Summary

In this episode of Founder Facing, the host interviews Gautam Madaan (CTO) and Purvi Goel (CEO) of Aura, a company building autonomous HR solutions. They discuss how they divide responsibilities as co-founders, their approach to trust and communication, their experience hiring their first employee, and their sales and marketing strategies as an early-stage startup.

Key Topics

  • Importance of trust in co-founder relationships
  • Building autonomous HR solutions with AI
  • Splitting responsibilities between co-founders
  • Strategies for making your first startup hire
  • Sales approaches for early-stage startups
  • Marketing and partnership strategies for B2B companies

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