#41 Ideas to product—navigating the founding journey ft. Sharath Kuruganty (Founder, Guestlab.ai, Podcaster)

00:00 Meet Sharath Kuruganty: The Creative Builder

01:26 Sharath’s Journey into the Creative Space

02:32 Building Muscle: The Key to Founding Success

03:38 Importance of Community in the Creative Process

08:50 ‘Commitment and the No Excuses’ Mindset

14:36 Balancing Creativity and Mistakes

26:00 Power of Sharing and Building in Public

28:59 Understanding Public Accountability

30:14 Qualifying Questions for Self-Reflection

31:46 Managing Self-Doubt as a Founder

34:44 Journaling and Gratitude

38:34 Exploring the Podcasting Landscape

51:03 Giving Back as a Founder

How is it to have ideas constantly bustling inside your mind? The creative spirit is the one that’s so effervescent—one day you want to kickstart a new project and just by the evening, you want to build another idea out. Navigating this path of building things for fun, also aligned with monetization and community goals is definitely a huge challenge. How to get going with this?

Sharath Kuruganty is a seasoned creative builder who loves exploring ideas, shipping things quickly, and iterating and learning from feedback. Sharath’s experiences go so wide—from helping creators launch stuff at Product Hunt, to growing communities with OnDeck, interviewing underdogs on his podcast, and building out products like shoutout.so, GuestLab.ai, he’s a complete creator-product package.

In this episode, Sharath shares personal anecdotes and practical tips for aspiring founders and creators on staying committed, managing self-doubt, and leveraging the growing podcast space.