Lessons Learned Founding a Remote-First Startup with Yemi Adewunmi

The Founder's Mind

People always think that startups do just that: start right up. But in reality, it can take years of planning and prep work before a business is truly up and running. Such was the case for Civic Eagle, an app that helps policymakers easily track legislation. Civic Eagle co-founder Yemi Adewunmi joined Adam to discuss what it’s like as a founder of color, how to foster a business culture with a remote team, and how much planning it took before they raised millions in funding.

Yemi is an avid traveler, but as a remote worker, she sometimes finds it difficult to turn off the digital nomad lifestyle. Listen for her tips on how she, and Civic Eagle, are trying to get more intentional with their time away from work.

• [02:00] – What Civic Eagle does
• [03:34] – How the Civic Eagle co-founders met
• [05:27] – Learning new skills and building Civic Eagle while pursuing other jobs
• [13:52] – Launching Civic Eagle
• [18:04] – Raising millions in funding
• [22:35] – Hedging bets and intentional decision-making
• [29:55] – Managing a distributed team
• [33:48] – Memorable travel
• [35:29] – Your Time Off
• [40:11] – Lifelong learning

Yemi Adewunmi is the co-founder and product designer for Civic Eagle, an app that streamlines the legislative process for policymakers. She is an avid photographer. Connect with her on Instagram @yemi.adewunmi.

Civic Eagle is on a mission to use technology to promote better democratic outcomes for people and their communities. Their product Enview brings state and federal bills together with team communications so that organizations can unlock efficiency in their policy workflow. Are you working from home on state or federal policy? Try Enview for remote teams for free.

The Founder's Mind is a podcast for entrepreneurs wanting to gain insights and tactics from founders of all kinds to learn, grow, and be better equipped to navigate the inherent challenges of entrepreneurship. The podcast is hosted by Adam Mutschler, a Leadership Coach and COO at The Kedar Group.

This season of The Founder’s Mind is sponsored by Upside Business Travel - free travel management for companies like yours. Find out more about Upside Business Travel at www.upside.com/tfm.

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