The Major Impact of Mental Health on Startup Success - Sançar Sahin of Oliva

<p>Sançar&apos;s Sahin, Co-founder at Oliva, a B2B2C startup that provides on-demand therapy, coaching, and classes. It has previously worked with employees of companies like HubSpot and Sifted. Oliva focuses on effective process matching to build a value-based platform. </p><p><br/></p><p>In today’s episode, Sançar shares his personal story of experiencing burnout while working in a fast-growing startup and the importance of addressing mental health in the workplace.</p><p><br/></p><p>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS</p><ul><li>[01:26] Sançar&apos;s personal story and getting to work on Oliva.</li><li>[06:19] Maiko&apos;s Mental health journey.</li><li>[07:39] Getting Mental health support, Online Therapy.</li><li>[12:50] How Oliva Works.</li><li>[19:08] Sançar&apos;s Perspective.</li><li>[24:57] Oliva&apos;s differentiation factor.</li><li>[30:09] Achieving wide adoption within a company.</li><li>[35:27] Onboarding solution.</li><li>[36:59] Insight into acquiring the first 10 customers.</li><li>[38:50] Hardest lesson Sancar had to learn.</li><li>[41:09] The future of Oliva.</li></ul><p><br/></p><p>KEY LESSONS &amp; QUOTES</p><ul><li>“There are many bad things about the pandemic, but one of the good things is that it accelerated reducing stigma around talking about mental health and accessing help.” [10:09]</li><li>“Mental health is one of the most important things affecting a business.” [23:05]</li><li>“To make a meaningful impact on your mental well-being, you can&apos;t just focus on preventative  and content-based care.” [25:12]</li><li>“Bad matches in online therapy cause people to opt out completely because they believe it isn&apos;t them.&quot;  [26:17]</li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/impacthustlers">Support the show</a>