#118: The Intersection of Supply Chain and Insurance with Haytham Elhawary of Kinetic

Hosted by Santosh Sankar on March 2, 2022

Summary

During this episode, Santosh is joined by Haytham Elhawary, co-founder and CEO of KINETIC. KINETIC is a tech company that builds wearable technology to help reduce injuries in the industrial workplace. Santosh and Haytham discuss selling as an IoT-enabled business, monetizing around insurance, and more.

Show Notes

Highlights from their conversation include:

  • KINETIC and how Haytham got there (1:07)
  • The problem KINETIC is trying to solve (4:39)
  • What KINETIC’s device work (8:33)
  • Selling as an IoT enabled business (12:14)
  • Monetizing around insurance (15:08)
  • Adapting as a CEO (18:47)
  • Brokerage, the MGA model, & underwriting (20:30)
  • Rapid-fire round: labor shortages across supply, favorite hardware product, the outlook for the New York City startup ecosystem (23:48)

Dynamo is a VC firm led by supply chain and mobility specialists that focus on seed-stage, enterprise startups. Find out more at: https://www.dynamo.vc/.

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