Pivot Points podcast
Making your own luck: Huma’s journey to its billion dollar valuation with Founder & CEO, Dan Vahdat
Episode 35
Each conversation you have is a little seed you put in the soil. It might not come to fruition soon, but it’s just a matter of sowing many seeds, and waiting for rain.
Dan Vahdat Founder & CEO, Huma
What does it mean to make your own luck?
Dan Vahdat’s persistence planted the seeds in people’s minds that healthcare can change, and that Huma is the business to lead the revolution.
He saw through his vision until it rained, and those seeds became growth – Huma’s $1bn valuation is driven by a bold embrace of calculated serendipity.
Dan challenges the standard CEO playbook, navigating the pivot points of Huma’s journey without all the answers, leaning on his razor-sharp instinct.
After all, in his eyes, perfect things are made by imperfect people.
If Dan’s leadership style resonates with you, then join us as we explore why he “adores crazy”, how to graduate from being an underdog, and when to follow intuition, rather than information.
‘We adore crazy’, for me, was the foundation of the fact that we want to embrace anybody and everybody. I just wanted to have the safe environment that in this Huma family, people feel they can be who they are.
Dan Vahdat Founder & CEO, Huma
You will learn:
- Why Dan Vahdat thinks of entrepreneurship as planting seeds and waiting for rain.
- How one unexpected email unlocked NHS, pharma, and global growth.
- How Huma’s values shape a culture that embraces unconventional thinkers and intuition‑led decisions.
- Why celebrating mistakes is essential for innovation.
- How promoting people into roles they’re “not ready for” can build a strong internal talent pool.
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Making mistakes looks like a bad thing, but it’s actually a great thing – it should be celebrated. ‘We made a mistake. Great! Let’s learn from it’.
Dan Vahdat Founder & CEO, Huma
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