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Ara Mahdessian

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  1. “Yeah, you know, I was thinking about this the other day would be the equivalent of me today giving up everything that I know and then having to move to a country that I've never been to, know very little about. I mean, just imagine like I have to move to Japan or China. And this at a time where you don't have Google Translate on your phone and there's no AI real-time translation service and for me to have to figure out how to learn the language and find a job, make ends meet, and provide for my kids as hard as building and operating a startup is I suspect that is significantly harder. So kudos to all the parents that and individuals that made that journey and were successful at it.”

    2024-07-10 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: ServiceTitan Would Not Be the Success if We Raised VC Earlier: How to Build a Dominant Vertical SaaS Business, How to Master Going Into Enterprise, When & How to Launch Second Products with Ara Mahdessian, Co-Founder @ServiceTitan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  2. “Language, no jobs lined up, you really couldn't take any of your personal wealth. And so I think about what my parents went through bringing three very young kids over to a new country and then having to learn a new language, find the job, make ends meet, put food on the table, and ultimately do everything they can to give their kids the opportunity of pursuing and living the American dream. And that weighs extremely heavily on me. That's an incredible responsibility that I'm very grateful that they went through that journey so that I could have the opportunities that I have today. And so, you know, weighs very heavily on me to do all I can to be worthy of that kind of sacrifice and adversity.”

    2024-07-10 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: ServiceTitan Would Not Be the Success if We Raised VC Earlier: How to Build a Dominant Vertical SaaS Business, How to Master Going Into Enterprise, When & How to Launch Second Products with Ara Mahdessian, Co-Founder @ServiceTitan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  3. “Yeah, first of all, I'm very sorry to hear about your mom and her struggle. I do think a lot of people are often shaped by adversity. For me, on Armenian American, but I was actually born in Iran. I was born during the Iran-Iraq war. You know, to this day, my mom still shares the stories of how while she was in the delivery room with me, the sirens would go off in the city as the city was about to be bombed. And so they'd have to rush her down into the bunker, into the bomb shelter at the hospital. And then when the sirens were off and everything was clear, you know, they bring her back up. And I was actually born in that kind of environment. And of course, like, you know, many people at the time, we ultimately shortly thereafter immigrated to the United States to chase and live. And like most immigrants at the time, you came here with no knowledge of.”

    2024-07-10 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: ServiceTitan Would Not Be the Success if We Raised VC Earlier: How to Build a Dominant Vertical SaaS Business, How to Master Going Into Enterprise, When & How to Launch Second Products with Ara Mahdessian, Co-Founder @ServiceTitan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  4. “I'm very grateful for the kind words, Harry. Big fan of your show, you interview and speak with a lot of great companies, great founders, great CEOs. So very much humbled to be included in such esteemed crew. So thank you.”

    2024-07-10 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: ServiceTitan Would Not Be the Success if We Raised VC Earlier: How to Build a Dominant Vertical SaaS Business, How to Master Going Into Enterprise, When & How to Launch Second Products with Ara Mahdessian, Co-Founder @ServiceTitan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

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    2024-07-10 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: ServiceTitan Would Not Be the Success if We Raised VC Earlier: How to Build a Dominant Vertical SaaS Business, How to Master Going Into Enterprise, When & How to Launch Second Products with Ara Mahdessian, Co-Founder @ServiceTitan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

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    2024-07-10 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: ServiceTitan Would Not Be the Success if We Raised VC Earlier: How to Build a Dominant Vertical SaaS Business, How to Master Going Into Enterprise, When & How to Launch Second Products with Ara Mahdessian, Co-Founder @ServiceTitan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  7. “The notebook. But before we dive in today, all of you listening use tons of software every day. Sometimes it fills us with rage. You can't figure something out. The chatbot in the bottom right is useless. You keep getting bombarded with these useless pop-ups. And for those of you who build products, no one wants their product to feel like this. Thankfully, a company exists to help users without annoying them. Command bar. It does a couple of very helpful things. First, it's a chatbot that uses AI to give users extremely personalized responses and deflect tickets. But it can be beyond just text. It can also co-browse with the user and show them how to do things inside the UI. Magic, but it can also detect when users would benefit from a proactive nudge, like a helpful hint, or an invitation to start a free trial. Command bar is already used by world-class companies like Gusto, Hasacorp, Yotpo, and Angelist. If you're a product CX or marketing leader, check them out at CommandBar.com slash Harry and talking about”

    2024-07-10 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: ServiceTitan Would Not Be the Success if We Raised VC Earlier: How to Build a Dominant Vertical SaaS Business, How to Master Going Into Enterprise, When & How to Launch Second Products with Ara Mahdessian, Co-Founder @ServiceTitan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  8. “Great leadership is about one thing, deliver extraordinary outcomes that typically involves one decision about where to play, successfully executing where to play involves hundreds of great decisions on execution. You are listening to 20 VC with me, Harry Stebbings. And if you did not know, I'm probably the biggest vertical SAS nerd there is. With that in mind, Service Titan is likely one of the best companies that you might not know much about. They are one of the greatest vertical SAS companies of the last decade. They serve over 11,800 trade partners, have raised $1.4 billion from some of the very best in the business, including Bassama and Index, and their latest valuation was a whopping $7.4 billion reportedly. With that, I'm so excited to welcome Service Titans co-found and CEO, Aaron Medesian, to the hot seat today. This is an incredible discussion. It's time to take out...”

    2024-07-10 · The Twenty Minute VC · 20VC: ServiceTitan Would Not Be the Success if We Raised VC Earlier: How to Build a Dominant Vertical SaaS Business, How to Master Going Into Enterprise, When & How to Launch Second Products with Ara Mahdessian, Co-Founder @ServiceTitan · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source