Zachary Hamed - How using AI and design thinking made Clay the next generation rolodex!

The Undefeated Underdogs
👉🏼 About the Guest:
Zach Hamed is a design-focused engineer who enjoys designing, building, and selling software. He is currently co-founder and co-CEO of Clay, a beautiful and private home for your personal and professional relationships. Previously, he helped build the product team at Goldman Sachs, co-founded a startup in the enterprise developer tools space, and writes blog posts.
👉🏼 About the Host:
Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 24,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. He recently sold his second SaaS product, GuestLab, and he is working on a startup idea while hosting this show.
👉🏼 Sponsor Corner:
Shoutout to Acquire.com for sponsoring The Undefeated Underdogs podcast! They’re the best online marketplace to buy/sell startups and I know many founders who have sold their businesses there. If you're looking to wind down your business and cash in some of your founder chips, check them out - https://try.acquire.com/sharath/
👉🏼 Description:
Listen in as Sharath and Zach discuss going from a startup to corporate and back to startups, identifying A players, design thinking, and more!
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👉🏼 Resources:
Link to Acquire.com: https://try.acquire.com/sharath/Sparrow: https://sparrow.en.softonic.com/macMailbox: https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9873268/why-dropbox-mailbox-shutdownThiel Fellowship: https://thielfellowship.org/👉🏼 Where to find Zachary:
Website: https://zmh.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/zmhLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharyhamedClay: https://clay.earth/👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harathYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harathWebsite: https://5harath.com/Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/Founder Gigs: https://foundergigs.com/