The Failed Founder
👋 Tashi here. I've been a Biomedical Engineer, Startup Founder ($10M valuation that failed), and currently a Corporate Executive at a Fortune 200 proptech company. I make videos cutting through startup mythology for first-time founders. Real failures, real lessons, real numbers. The transparency the startup world needs more of.
My $10M valued startup turned restaurants closed during the day into a network of coworking spaces. For many years prior to that I worked at an environmental startup that protected rain forests using carbon finance in Asia (featured in a documentary with Hugh Jackman).
I am Tibetan/Nepalese Australian and proud of my roots. My Dad is the first Tibetan to come to Australia and was the Dalai Lama's body guard. My Mum was the Nepalese entrepreneur that originally introduced Chai Tea to Australia. My Grandparents met as child performers in the Great Eastern Circus and built an incredible legacy. Never forget where you came from.
Why I Started Making Videos Isn't Why I Stayed (thank you)
Struggling to Innovate? I Found This Principle That Helps
Finding Cofounders: Why Great Minds Think Unalike (Not Alike)
The Startup Market Sizing Mistake That Killed My First Investor Pitch
6 Non-Startup Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read Instead
It Took Me 37 Years to Realize This (in one spontaneous take)
Give Yourself Permission to Start (First-Time Startup Founders)
First-Time Startup Founders: The One Advice That Actually Matters
How to Build a Community That Sells Itself (A Brewery Owner's Secrets)
4 Startup Mistakes I'd Tell My Younger Self (In One Take for Honesty)
Proptech Startups: How Top Landlords Are Rethinking Office Buildings
Startup Equity Breakdown: From 100% to 17% (What No One Warns You)
Do Things That Don't Scale: The Secret Behind Startup Success
The Most Unimportant Important Thing First-Time Founders Must Do
How to Make Your Startup Employee Experience Not Suck
How to Value Your Startup in 2025: Math First-Time Founders Mess Up
Where Strangers become Stories: The Hidden Art of Hotel Hospitality
The ONE most overlooked lesson in building a Startup
The Future Office: What Experts Say You Need to Know
How I Stay Entrepreneurial in My Corporate Career.
Why I Took Paternity Leave as a Man (And You Should Too)
How to NOT go viral. Creating content for 1 year and 1500 subs.
9 Minutes With My Wife: Why She Started Her First Business
Bounce Back: Why Your Next Move Matters More Than Your Last Mistake
You're NOT as Lazy as you think. Exploring your Work Spirit Animal.
The only piece of startup advice every founder needs.
The Signs that kept us going on our 2 Year Baby Journey
Time management isn't about Productivity - Startup & Career Advice
Seed-Strapping Explained: The Future of Funding for Startup Founders
Startup Buzzword Bingo: The Words I Never Want to Hear Again