I failed 22 times... then I built a $2.5B Company | Christina Cacioppo from Vanta

Episode 646: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to Vanta founder Christina Cacioppo ( https://x.com/christinacaci ) about quitting her job and betting on herself. 
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Show Notes: 
(0:00) Stumblehustling into USV 
(4:36) Betting on the left side of your email address
(8:30) The art of fear
(11:47) Making bad art
(13:30) The marshmallow test
(17:26) Startup advice to beware of
(18:16) The idea for Vanta
(21:00) The only question that matters
(22:30) Managing your mind
(27:47) How to pick an idea to chase
(29:03) The real origin of Vanta
(31:00) Building a flywheel
(36:06) Controversial opinions
(40:49) Pushing past the no
(46:17) Not flinching during negotiations


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Links:
• Vanta - https://www.vanta.com/

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