Viral Campaign Leads to Customer Purge & AI Startup Reset

Isaiah N. Granet, Co-Founder and CEO of Bland, is a startup founder and engineer with a background that blends technical execution, early entrepreneurial experience, and long-standing social impact work. Prior to Bland, he was part of Z Fellows and Y Combinator, worked at Lantern, and founded San Diego Chill—a nonprofit that raised over $2.5 million to help children with developmental disabilities access sports —and continues to be involved at the board level. In Today’s Episode, We Discuss: Intro - Hired From Taco Bell? We Build Unicorns! - Viral Campaign Leads to Customer Purge & AI Startup Reset - From Hacker House to Startup Failure: The Brutal Truth - From Pre-Seed to Series B in 10 Months: The Startup Story - From Hacker House Floor to Viral Startup: The Unbelievable Journey! - From Taco Bell to Tech: Hiring Genius No One Else Sees! - 180 Investor Rejections! VCs Didn't Believe in Voice AI. - COVID gave me TIME to BUILD my DREAM Startup! - From Pre-Seed to Series B in 10 Months: The Viral Marketing Bet - Quit Jobs, Almost Homeless, Built Healthcare Startup! - Advice to Younger Self: Solve Today's Problems, Not Future Ones - AI Changed My Major! From Marketing to Coding ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🟢 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ztU7JrCfJoV8YXryonLCE 🍎 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dealmakers/id1439149348 Follow Alejandro Cremades on X: / acremades Follow Isaiah Granet on X: / zaygranet Follow Alejandro Cremades on Instagram: / acremades Follow Alejandro Cremades on TikTok: / acremades 💻 Visit our Website: https://alejandrocremades.com/ 📙 Access the most comprehensive startup fundraising platform! https://startupfundraising.com/ 📤 Sign up for my FREE newsletter https://alejandrocremades.com/ For more info about this episode, go to https://alejandrocremades.com/isaiah-granet/