How To Leverage Community In Bootstrapping Your Startup (feat. Lloyed Lobo)

Build In Public Podcast

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.

Today's episode features Lloyed Lobo, an entrepreneur, podcast host and community builder, who experienced the Gulf War as a young refugee in Kuwait, witnessing the strength of communities in evacuating the population to safety.

He is currently the founder of Boast AI - a software that integrates financial, engineering, and project data to increase the speed, accuracy, and size of eligible tax incentives.

In this interview, Lloyed and KP share their profound thoughts and opinions on various topics such as:
● Intro (00:00)
● The Dubai tech scene (01:06)
● Realizing the power of community (04:42)
● Company vs Journey vs Destination (10:22)
● Appreciation for companionship (11:42)
● How to Build relationships and network (13:50)
● Advice to first time founders (17:31)
● How to overcome trust deficit and build customer confidence (21:04)
● The framework of leveraging community-led growth (21:57)
● Two kinds of community (27:52)
● Why a lot of people struggle with consistency (21:01)
● Finding your purpose as key in community-building (43:35)
● How to cold pitch for an influential speaker (45:05)
● What’s next for Lloyed (56:19)

Build In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.

Thanks for listening!
Links:

Lloyed’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lloyedlobo
Boast AI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoastCapital
From Grassroots to Greatness website: https://www.lloyedlobo.com/
KP’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_
KP's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP