Dan Westgarth - How to establish yourself as a leader in tech!
đđŒ About the Guest:Dan Westgarth (COO at Deel, ex-Revolut, Expansion Capital) is the COO of Deel, building everything you need to scale a global team. Dan has been building businesses since he was 10 and is now breaking down international borders, allowing companies and workers across the world to come together.đđŒ About the Host:
Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.đđŒ Description:Tune in as Sharath and Dan discuss Dan's fintech career journey, the immigrant hustle, and his main customer-forward learnings.Timestamps:
0:00 | Episode highlight
00:30 | Intro to Dan Westgarth, COO at Deel
1:37 | Schedule of a COO: Priorities, customer support, and more
3:16 | How to prioritize a new project
5:18 | Dan's first business at age 10: PlayStations, cell phones, and beyond
7:28 | The best part about running any business
9:35 | Business lessons from 10-year-old Dan
12:36 | The immigrant hustle: How Dan got his hunger
15:50 | How Deel is changing the world of immigration
18:09 | Dan's journey to tech and COO at Deel
20:10 | How to take care of your customers so they never leave
21:51 | Going from Product Management to COO Learnings from both sides
22:40 | What Product Management and Ops have in common
24:06 | How networking helped Dan become COO at Deel
26:13 | What COOs can learn from General Managers
29:05 | Dan's learning frameworks to get info fast
31:25 | How to shrug off imposter syndrome
33:18 | Exciting updates at Deel: automating HR, reducing admin work
36:00 | Advice for people breaking into tech
38:30 | Outro
đđŒ Resources:
Deel: http://deel.com/
LegalPad: https://legalpad.io/
đđŒ Where to find Dan Westgarth:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanWestgarth
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/da....n-westgarth-710650a4
đđŒ Where to find Sharath:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
Website: https://5harath.com/
Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/