{"id":1773,"date":"2023-04-05T12:05:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T12:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williambissett.com\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2023-04-06T15:27:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:27:14","slug":"sagar_shukla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/williambissett.com\/2023\/04\/05\/sagar_shukla\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 146: Sagar Shukla, Co-Founder of Foresight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dslc-theme-content\"><div id=\"dslc-theme-content-inner\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Logo-no-cloud.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1774\" src=\"http:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Logo-no-cloud-300x87.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Logo-no-cloud-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Logo-no-cloud-1024x296.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Logo-no-cloud-768x222.jpg 768w, https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Logo-no-cloud-1536x443.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Logo-no-cloud.jpg 1988w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sagar-shukla\/\">Sagar Shukla<\/a> to the podcast. Sagar is a cofounder of <a href=\"https:\/\/gainforesight.co\/\">Foresight<\/a>, a B2B software company that helps sales and client success teams reduce churn and expand client relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sagar started his career at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redventures.com\/\">Red Ventures<\/a> and cut his startup teeth as one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealcloud.com\/\">DealCloud<\/a>\u2019s earliest employees. Today, Sagar and his cofounder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nigel-hammond-474a26b6\/\">Nigel<\/a> are using Foresight\u2019s seed round to help companies (including their former employer DealCloud) create customer-led growth infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We cover several topics with Sagar, including\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why studying abroad in Bolivia prompted an entrepreneurial epiphany<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How working at a large company is like the \u2018Snap to Grid\u2019 feature<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The client question that led to founding Foresight<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The product-building stage vs. the company-building stage for founders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What it\u2019s like returning to a more mature CLT startup ecosystem<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026as well as what\u2019s next for Foresight in 2023, and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please enjoy this conversation with Sagar Shukla.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">William Bissett is the owner of and an Investment Advisor Representative of Portus Wealth Advisors, a Registered Investment Adviser.\u202fRegistration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. 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