Varun Vummadi (@varunvummadi) is the co-founder of @GigaAI, which builds AI agents for customer support for some of the biggest companies in the world, including DoorDash, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the US, and a top-three global telecom provider.

At Startup School India, Varun sat down with YC's @agupta to talk about why he turned down a high-paying quant job to start a company, the multiple pivots it took to find the right problem, and how their small team of eight beat a 400-person competitor to land a contract with DoorDash.

01:33 — Early Days & Origin Story
03:37 — The YC Interview Disaster
06:28 — Pivoting Away From EdTech
07:25 — Finding the Real Idea
08:39 — Beating a Well-Funded Competitor
10:00 — Winning DoorDash With 8 People
11:09 — What GigaML Looks Like Now
12:40 — Advice for College Students
15:51 — Why Charge Early?
17:33 — The Next Big Bet
18:43 — Running the Company on AI
20:19 — How They Hire Engineers
22:04 — Product Over Sales
23:37 — Burn the Boats

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