{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Undefeated Underdogs","title":"Dan Westgarth - How to establish yourself as a leader in tech!","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/23de6353\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2337,"description":"👉🏼 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.👉🏼 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.👉🏼 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 highlight00:30 | Intro to Dan Westgarth, COO at Deel1:37 | Schedule of a COO: Priorities, customer support, and more3:16 | How to prioritize a new project5:18 | Dan's first business at age 10: PlayStations, cell phones, and beyond7:28 | The best part about running any business9:35 | Business lessons from 10-year-old Dan12:36 | The immigrant hustle: How Dan got his hunger15:50 | How Deel is changing the world of immigration18:09 | Dan's journey to tech and COO at Deel20:10 | How to take care of your customers so they never leave21:51 | Going from Product Management to COO Learnings from both sides22:40 | What Product Management and Ops have in common24:06 | How networking helped Dan become COO at Deel26:13 | What COOs can learn from General Managers29:05 | Dan's learning frameworks to get info fast31:25 | How to shrug off imposter syndrome33:18 | Exciting updates at Deel: automating...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fPNBnwO3rpJLKUKLTI4S0zQyoEJKk9soHfZbjuJQOaM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzODA4LzE2ODEz/MTk1MDUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}