Samiha Tahsin built her tech startup Bonton Connect while she was still a university student. At 22 she raised 2 crore taka in funding, and the service went on to reach 30,000 customers. Despite that strong start, Bonton Connect eventually shut down.
In this episode Ahmed Fahad talks with Samiha about how she and her co-founder managed a growing team while keeping up with their studies, how they raised money across two rounds, and how they reached 30,000 customers. She also talks about the challenges and obstacles the team faced while running the startup, why it closed, and the lessons she took from the experience.
What the conversation covers
- The startup idea behind Bonton Connect
- Securing early funding
- Building the team and the MVP
- Early traction and challenges
- The second fundraising round
- Scaling and product growth
- Closing the business
- Lessons and reflection
- Advice for entrepreneurs
The conversation is in Bangla.