Hitha Palepu Of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became a CEO

An Interview With Ben Ari

Everything took me longer than I expected — reincorporation and formalizing a lot of legal documents, fundraising, diligence, development activities, dealmaking. Whenever I talk to any new CEO or founder, I tell them all to pad their timelines and to have contingency plans for every issue they (and their team) can think of.

As a part of our series called ‘Five Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became A CEO’ we had the pleasure of interviewing Hitha Palepu.

Hitha Palepu is a consummate multi-hyphenate. She is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. She is the CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, whose lead product was acquired by Hyloris Pharmaceuticals. She is the author of We’re Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris (Little, Brown Spark) and How To Pack: Travel Smart for Any Trip (Clarkson Potter). #5SmartReads is her Webby-honored news curation that reaches over 82,000 accounts. Hitha is a sought-after speaker on the topics of entrepreneurship, investing, parenting-work…