Her Story
About Samika
Samika Sanghvi serves as Chief Executive Officer of MINRO, where she leads the development of retention infrastructure designed to help prosumer and consumer technology companies make users feel heard, seen, and special. With seven years in the technology industry, Sanghvi has founded three companies. Her first venture was a cloud kitchen in India during the COVID-19 pandemic that connected homemakers with customers and donated all proceeds to breast cancer patients. Her second company focused on AI agents and raised $500,000, including funding from Carnegie Mellon University. After moving to San Francisco, she launched MINRO, which entered Y Combinator and completed a seed round that included investment from Paul Graham. Sanghvi earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Pittsburgh and participated in an entrepreneurship class at Carnegie Mellon, where her team also won the university's venture competition. She attributes her success to the support of her family and emphasizes values of humility, hard work, and making decisions for the greater good.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Samika
01What do you attribute your success to?
My success comes from my mom and dad. My dad is a businessman who has always motivated me to take risks and believed in me. My mom keeps me anchored, reminding me to stay humble, be good, and remember my roots. Their support through my entire life has been key.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best advice is an amalgamation from many people: master yourself, know your limits and strengths, be humble enough to learn but egoistic enough to push when you have potential. Listen to everyone but strengthen your own gut to make decisions, as no one else knows your full context.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
It's a hard profession, but go build if you have a genuine problem you are obsessed with solving for people you love working with, not for money, fame or power. Surround yourself with like-minded people and a purpose you would die for. Enter with the mindset of a true entrepreneur.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Being in San Francisco gives an ultimate advantage as the center of innovation and visionaries. My network of people rooting for my success is a strength. Expertise in the retention market from building and scaling consumer products is our competitive advantage.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Being humble is key - amazing people are always humble and love learning. Good people who make decisions for ultimate good. Hard work is the most important quality that nothing can outbeat.
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