My First 16: Launching a New Category with Modern Treasury's Dimitri Dadiomov
- Author
- Seema Amble
- Published
- Tue 12 Dec 2023
- Episode Link
- https://a16z-live.simplecast.com/episodes/my-first-16-launching-a-new-category-with-modern-treasurys-dimitri-dadiomov-PI5X5I85
In this episode, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with Dimitri Dadiomov, the co-founder and CEO of payment operations platform Modern Treasury, about the challenges of creating a new category, hiring for marketing before you hire for sales, and why developing new features is similar to birding.
0:00 - 1:20 Intro
1:20 - 8:55 The founding of Modern Treasury
8:55 - 15:28 First customers
15:28 - 20:07 Building trust
20:07 - 32:00 Creating a category
32:00 - 35:28 Advice for founders/Outro
