PinnedEldar SadikovHow to run an intro call with a VCI used to dread VC calls. After taking 100+ VC intro calls in the last 2 years, I’ve developed a framework for running these intro calls…Aug 28Aug 28
Eldar SadikovNew Beginning: Field MaterialsI’m excited to share with all of you that I’m working on a new startup. My new company is called Field Materials — a Fintech + SaaS play…Feb 18, 2022Feb 18, 2022
Eldar SadikovNext chapter: Why I am joining Verkada.It’s been a few months… Hell, It took me a backyard renovation project, a road trip to Arizona, and a beach trip to Florida to finally…Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020
Eldar SadikovBuilding new products: there is no “new” without “old.”After selling Jetlore, I got asked a few times by different people: what did you learn from your startup experience? To be honest, there…Jul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020
Eldar SadikovWhy having more money requires more moneyWhen I was a Ph.D. student at Stanford (circa 2008–2010), I used to be paid $2,200 per month in monthly stipend. This equates to $26,400…Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020
Eldar SadikovThe gift and the curse of first-time foundersWhen I started Jetlore, I was only 26 years old. I was a Ph.D. student at Stanford. By all standards, I was very young, naive, but…Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
Eldar SadikovWhat does a startup CEO do after selling his company?Jeltore has been my life for almost a decade. I dropped out of the Stanford Ph.D. program in Computer Science to start Jetlore in early…Jun 18, 20202Jun 18, 20202