Charlotte Angel Connection

Today we are excited to have Aru Anavekar join the podcast.  Aru and her husband, Ramu Pulipati, are the Co-Founders of botsplash – “a software as a service messaging platform aimed at improving communications between consumers and businesses.”  I saw Ramu pitch this as a very early beta in 2016 at 1 Million Cups in Charlotte.  It has come a long way since then with intense work by Ramu and Aru. In today’s podcast, I wanted to get to know Aru and learn more about the backstory.  As an entrepreneur and investor, I think the background is so important.  It helps bring out the character of the person and lets us peak into some of their values. I love her story of discovery and learning.  It plays so well into the heart of being an entrepreneur.  Not to be left out, we dive into several key aspects of botsplash too as we lay the groundwork for a really good discussion next week.  In today’s podcast, we address the following and much more: What brought Aru to where she is today? We learn they have always had a