Business
Rashie Jain is the Co-Founder and CEO at Onco.com, world's first integrated tech platform for cancer-related needs of patients and caregivers. In late 2019, Onco.com raised $7mm from some of the best in business, including Accel Partners, Chiratae Ventures, and Dream Incubator. Rashie is an engineer from IIT Kanpur and a business major from the Wharton School. Her professional experiences have mainly centered around the healthcare industry. She has worked at the likes of JP Morgan, Accel Partners, and Biocon, where she led the launch of a breast cancer drug for the US market. In this episode, you will learn the following: - What led Rashie to launch Onco, and how the platform has differentiated itself with becoming a one-stop-shop for cancer-related needs of patients and caregivers? - How to build conviction when starting out with an idea that is unique? - Building a consumer internet product - start to scale; how to decide which features to incorporate. - Which problem can give you scale? - Hiring the right team, and word of mouth to build credibility. - How to choose the right investor? - Challenges of a new founder - Onco's growth plans - How does Onco hire? - What does Rashie do outside of work? - How can founders build emotional resilience?