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Startup Operators and Founders Play Different Games

By Lomit Patel September 6, 2026
Startup Myths and Truths series, sharing 40 lessons from 20+ years of building and scaling consumer technology companies, including Roku, IMVU, and Tynker.

Lomit Patel breaks down why operating and founding are not the same job, and what the transition from startup operator to founder actually requires.

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    • Startup Myths and Truths series, sharing 40 lessons from 20+ years of building and scaling consumer technology companies, including Roku, IMVU, and Tynker.
      Startup Operators and Founders Play Different Games
      September 6, 2026

      Lomit Patel breaks down why operating and founding are not the same job, and what the transition from startup operator to founder actually requires.

    • Startup Myths and Truths series, sharing 40 lessons from 20+ years of building and scaling consumer technology companies, including Roku, IMVU, and Tynker.
      Creating Startup Wealth and Keeping It Are Different Skills
      September 6, 2026

      Lomit Patel breaks down why the skills that create startup wealth through an exit are almost entirely different from the skills required to keep it.

    • Startup Myths and Truths series, sharing 40 lessons from 20+ years of building and scaling consumer technology companies, including Roku, IMVU, and Tynker.
      Co-Founder Conflict: Why It’s Inevitable and How to Prevent It
      September 6, 2026

      Lomit Patel breaks down why co-founder conflict is the startup default, not the exception, and what founding teams must build before conflict arrives to survive it

    • Startup Myths and Truths series, sharing 40 lessons from 20+ years of building and scaling consumer technology companies, including Roku, IMVU, and Tynker.
      Startup Myth: Funding Buys Time, Not Product-Market Fit
      September 6, 2026

      Lomit Patel breaks down why startup funding buys time but not product-market fit, and what founders need to understand before scaling with new capital.

    • Startup Myths and Truths series, sharing 40 lessons from 20+ years of building and scaling consumer technology companies, including Roku, IMVU, and Tynker.
      Why Most Startup Equity Never Becomes Life-Changing Wealth
      September 6, 2026

      Lomit Patel breaks down why most startup equity never becomes life-changing wealth and what employees and founders need to know before signing equity compensation.

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Startup Myths and Truths series, sharing 40 lessons from 20+ years of building and scaling consumer technology companies, including Roku, IMVU, and Tynker.

Startup Operators and Founders Play Different Games

By Lomit Patel September 6, 2026

Lomit Patel breaks down why operating and founding are not the same job, and what the transition from startup operator to founder actually requires.

Startup Myths and Truths series, sharing 40 lessons from 20+ years of building and scaling consumer technology companies, including Roku, IMVU, and Tynker.

Creating Startup Wealth and Keeping It Are Different Skills

By Lomit Patel September 6, 2026

Lomit Patel breaks down why the skills that create startup wealth through an exit are almost entirely different from the skills required to keep it.

Startup Myths and Truths series, sharing 40 lessons from 20+ years of building and scaling consumer technology companies, including Roku, IMVU, and Tynker.

Co-Founder Conflict: Why It’s Inevitable and How to Prevent It

By Lomit Patel September 6, 2026

Lomit Patel breaks down why co-founder conflict is the startup default, not the exception, and what founding teams must build before conflict arrives to survive it

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How to market and grow EdTech app products

How to market and grow EdTech app products

By Lomit Patel May 2, 2023

Lomit Patel returns to the Apptivate podcast to share his experiences marketing Tynker, an Edtech product that teaches kids how to code.

How Startups Can Use AI to Grow

By Lomit Patel February 24, 2023

Lomit Patel discusses his book “Lean AI” and how innovative startups can use…

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Growing apps in a recession: 4 keys to building cockroach apps via Tynker

By Lomit Patel February 24, 2023

Finding it tough growing apps in a recession? No wonder: a whole generation of mobile marketers have cut their teeth on app growth in the grand old times of (nearly) free money from venture capitalists.

Revolutionizing Coding Education for Kids

Revolutionizing Coding Education for Kids with Tynker’s Lomit Patel

By Lomit Patel February 24, 2023

Lomit Patel is the Chief Growth Officer of Tynker, part of BYJU’S,…

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UA Performance on iOS 14

UA Performance on iOS 14

By Lomit Patel September 4, 2020

Excited to be one of the experts on this webinar about UA performance on iOS14.

Digital Transformation in Times of COVID-19

Digital Transformation in Times of COVID-19

By Lomit Patel August 4, 2020

In this candid fireside chat learn firsthand how some global mobile brands have conquered life during and after COVID-19.

Gaming Webinar Scaling Your Game and Challenges for H2 2020

Gaming Webinar Scaling Your Game and Challenges for 2020

By Lomit Patel July 17, 2020

Mobile gaming experts from IMVU, Comunix, Winclap, and Facebook discussed ways to grow your gaming app.

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