Dennis Thankachan, Co-Founder and CEO of Lightyear: Over $18 Million Raised to Power the Future of Enterprise Telecom

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Dennis Thankachan, CEO and Co-Founder of Lightyear, a telecom operating system platform that's raised over $18 Million in funding.

Topics Discussed:

• Dennis’ background in computer science and finance, and starting a bunch of random businesses while in high school and college
• What Dennis learned from his time at Goldman Sachs – and what he had to unlearn, and why
• Why Dennis believes Stoicism is an important philosophy for founders to learn, and what being happy means to him
• How Lightyear helps companies make more efficient decisions about their telecoms providers and equipment
• Attracting clients, finding product-market fit, and what Dennis learned from fundraising

 

Favorite book: 

A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy