Raika Djalali
Allkind, CEO
Career Highlights
Built a Surrogacy and Egg Donor Agency for one of the largest clinics in San Diego from scratch after only having 1 year of experience in the industry
Quit a 6 figure salary job, with an ocean view, to start a company with my cofounder whom I had only met a few months prior
Landed a great lead investor
Reached $3.3M ARR in the first year of operating
First startup was venture-backed
Failures
Trusted a dev shop and lost $150k after receiving a nonviable product
Tried to convince my co-founder B2C was the right way to go LOL
Hobbies
Allkind, Yoga/ meditation, Good books, Movies, Trying new foods
Talk to me about
The fertility field (third-party fertility)
Surviving on a budget (almost 2 years in San Diego without salaries)
I want to talk to you about
How to scale a startup quick
How to hire / fire
How to take time and enjoy success without wanting to run to the next challenge