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EP 8·1 Oct 2026·1h 11m

From 2,500 Waitlist Signups to $6M Raised: Building AI Startup From Zero

with Lindsey Chrismon

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Show Notes

Lindsey Chrismon was the first female AH-6 Little Bird pilot in US Army history. After a Harvard MBA, she co-founded Oply, an AI-powered home assistant that predicts and automates home maintenance. She shares how she raised $6M as a non-technical first-time founder, what investors really think about veterans, married co-founders and female CEOs, and why imposter syndrome means you've earned the role

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