For the 198th episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, I interviewed Eden Full Goh, Founder & CEO of Mobot.
The world needs more risk takers, big thinkers, and problem solvers that are willing to take on the really hard problems that need to be solved. As you’ll hear from this interview, the world needs more Eden’s.
She started her first company in high school which was focused on improving energy and water access in the developing world. She left Princeton to pursue an opportunity as a Theil Fellow as the program was just beginning and Eden is now building a company that is taking an innovative approach to mobile app testing.
Her company is called Mobot and they are using robots (real robots) to test mobile applications. This was a problem that she witnessed firsthand as a Product Manager and decided to build a company around solving this problem. The company is backed by leading investors like Primary Venture Partners, Newark Venture Partners, Bling Capital, RRE Ventures, and Y Combinator.
In this episode of our podcast, we cover:
- Words of encouragement to others on taking risks and starting a company.
- Eden’s background growing up and the creation of her first company, SunSaluter and the progress she made building it.
- The story behind her decision to leave Princeton to become a Thiel Fellow.
- A deep dive into Mobot and how they are taking a much more effective approach to mobile testing.
- Why she decided to build a company as a solo-founder.
- Advice on getting traction from the media.
- And so much more.
Keith Cline is the Founder of VentureFizz. Follow him on Twitter: @kcline6.