412 How to Raise $40 Million to Build Robots w/ Jake Loosararian

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jake Loosararian is the CEO and co-founder of Gecko Robotics, a Pittsburgh robotics startup. Gecko recently announced a $40 million Series B round of fundraising led by Drive Capital.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gecko Robotics builds robots that do unassisted inspections of power plant boilers. The robots’ sensors measure key data including temperature, wall thickness, and other system failure indicators.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jake invested his life savings into the company and was named the top startup in Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 cohort.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this podcast, Jake Loosararian and Aaron Watson discuss the business model of Gecko, how he raised $40 million, and the high bar they have when hiring.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><a href="https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pittsburgh’s best conference to Expand your Mind & Fill your Heart</span></em></a> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">happens once a year.</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Jake Loosararian’s Challenge;</em></strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Read a book.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://amzn.to/2R4LqZL"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Peter Thiel </span></p> <p><a href="https://amzn.to/2RvA6oH"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">High Growth Handbook</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Elad Gil </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Connect with Jake Loosararian</em></strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-loosararian-23981350/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Linkedin</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/geckorobotics"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.geckorobotics.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Website</span></a></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 40