Gobble founder Ooshma Garg speaks at Female Founders Conference 2016

Summary

Ooshma Garg, founder and CEO of Gobble, spoke at the Y Combinator 2016 Female Founders Conference about the highs and lows of building her company. Here are the key points from her talk:

Garg shared a graph showing the revenue growth of Gobble over the past five years, highlighting the initial excitement, followed by a "trough of sorrow" and wiggles of hope before reaching success.
She compared the startup journey to a game of snakes and ladders, with progress sometimes followed by setbacks.
Garg discussed the unhealthy and lonely lifestyle she had while working long hours at her startup, and how it contrasted with her upbringing of home-cooked meals and family dinners.
She initially posted an ad on Craigslist asking for a chef to cook her a home-cooked meal, which eventually turned into a serious business opportunity.
Garg faced challenges in finding the right engineers and experienced setbacks in acquiring customers and raising funding.
Despite setbacks, she remained committed to her mission of providing busy people with home-cooked meals.
Garg emphasized the importance of perseverance, focusing on the basics, and continuously working on solving a problem.
Gobble is now a successful company delivering dinner kits to families across seven states on the west coast.

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