A startup founder’s journey is often compared to a speedboat in choppy waters, trying to reach a treasure island. Along the way, the founder has to brave gale force winds, cruel weather, choppy sea waters, and the harsh glare of the sun, with no backup rations if they run out before reaching the treasure island.

In this address to startups of Carve Startup Labs (CSL), Nisary talks about her entrepreneurial story, the need for women’s financial empowerment, and her and her co-founder Hemanth’s journey as they set about disrupting the existing financial ecosystem for women consumers through HerMoneyTalks.