“It just got ingrained in my mind that I just have to look more deeply for things. If I need something [and I’m not getting it], I’m just not looking for it.” – Surbhi Rathore
Early in her career, a colleague’s comment stopped Surbhi Rathore in her tracks. And sparked her ability to transform uncertainty into opportunity.
More About Surbhi:
Surbhi Rathore is the CEO and co-founder of Symbl.ai. Symbl is bringing to life her vision for a programmable platform that empowers developers and businesses to monitor, act, and comply with voice, video conversations at scale in their products and workflows without building their in-house data science expertise. This Techstars alum co-founded Symbl almost 3 years ago and is now backed by Amazon and has raised an early-stage venture round of $6.5M which deployed capital to grow a global team of tech enthusiasts to more than 50 people. She comes with experience from technical and customer-obsessed roles in both startups and enterprises such as Nevis Networks and Amdocs. Before co-founding Symbl, she worked in the Conversational AI space with a focus on delivering value to Telecommunication users. Surbhi is an international tech leader who advocates for Women in AI with a personal mission to inspire more women to work in Data Science. She is a national speaker, an accessibility equity champion, and the ultimate adventure capitalist. Surbhi has been honored with the Women in Voice Award for Founder of the Year, Amazon’s Top 10 Women to Watch in 2020, and the Will Reed Top 50 Companies in 2021. Follow her and her company’s recent work on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Highlights
- Why uncertainty feels thrilling to Surbhi – and why hustling brings her joy
- How growing up in India with a father in the military informs Surbhi’s approach to life and work
- The powerful observation made by a colleague that stopped Surbhi in her tracks and changed the trajectory of her career
- How Surbhi developed her habit of looking for opportunity – and what she does when she sees one (for herself and for her employees)
- What Surbhi did when she discovered that her relationship and her career could not exist in the same place
- What Surbhi tells friends and family when they don’t support her unconventional choices
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Connect with Surbhi: Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
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