Finn Doherty & Dhaval Patel , Seed to Harvest

One Ring to Rule them All: Why We Invested in Lotus with CEO Dhaval Patel | Ep 76

12 Sep 2023 • 33 min • EN
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Today, I"m joined by Dhaval Patel, Founder and CEO of Lotus, a Techstars portfolio company, that makes a wearable ring to control objects at home by pointing. Unlike traditional smart home tech - no rewiring, no app, no internet. Lotus" mission is to build tech that is usable by everyone, by optimizing for disability. Previously, Patel was the VP of Hardware at PillDrill and an engineering manager at Apple for 8+ years. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children"s book for adults. Connect with Paige 🌱💜 Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/ Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn 00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Dhaval Patel 01:25 what problem is Lotus solving? 04:38 Dhaval improving at storytelling 06:54 Dhaval’s investor updates 12:25 early days of building Lotus 16:01 principles at Lotus 19:30 raising venture financing 24:26 working with BGV 29:20 why did BGV invest in Lotus? Show notes: Dhaval Patel | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhaval-c-patel/ Lotus | https://www.lotuslabs.org/ The Pitch | https://www.thepitch.show/guests/dhaval-patel-lotus/ Open | https://www.amazon.com/Open-Autobiography-Andre-Agassi/dp/0307388409 Mei Lin Ng | https://www.linkedin.com/in/meilinng/ Shail Mehta | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shail-mehta-7b500712/ Andy Hoang | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-hoang-93067226/?originalSubdomain=ca The Pitch Show: Lotus Episode | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPoYkU6r5bw

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