How a serial founder evaluated eight different startup ideas before building Jeeves

eight different comp like, starting eight different companies.

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eight different comp like, starting eight different companies. One was in the health space. One was, you know, in kind of, financial infrastructure. Right? A little bit different from DU's. But, eventually, this is the one that kind of clicked. And it's a little bit of, like, what do you feel like you can contribute that's special? How big is the actual market you're solving? And then is there some special timing component? COVID was one of them that is pushing kind of an output for what you're trying to build. But it it was a little bit of, like I I like, I knew I wanted to start something again. I just didn't know what. And so it took me maybe about a year of thinking through options before kind of deciding on Jeeves.

Yeah. Walk me through how you end up deciding on Jeeves. You mentioned some of the elements that you thought about, but maybe just more of the the specifics because what you decide to start is a huge determinant of where you could possibly

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Dileep Thazhmon explains his methodical approach to choosing his next startup after a $100M exit. He shares the three-part framework he used to evaluate eight different company ideas across health and fintech before settling on Jeeves, emphasizing the importance of personal contribution, market size, and timing.

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This clip reveals a successful founder's systematic process for choosing which startup to build next, offering a replicable framework for other entrepreneurs.

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