Mavericks by YourStory: Recent Episodes
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YourStory’s Mavericks gives you insider access into the lives of some of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs.
Taking a bold bet on the survival & revival of India’s mom & pop stores, an apple farmer & ex-military man set out to digitise kirana stores with their wholesale online marketplace. “There is no question of online grocery & big box retail replacing the Kirana store. The grocery market is small transactions done frequently by people from stores that are located in their neighbourhood, which will continue to cater to essential services and that is the mass market”, believe the founders of Jumbotail.
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This story was originally reported on 27 Jul 2020. Presented by Julius Sharma!
No guts, no glory: In the sixth episode of Season 2 of Mavericks, we talk to Kumar Rangarajan, the Co-Founder of Slang Labs, a fintech startup that provides a platform for adding multi-lingual in-app voice assistance.
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/07/mavericks-apps-voice-slang-labs-kumar
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This story was originally reported by Apoorva Puranik on 13th Jul 2020. Presented by Julius Sharma!
No guts, no glory: In the fifth episode of Season 2 of Mavericks, we talk to Ajeesh Achuthan, CTO, Open Bank, on how their platform helps SMEs automate and effectively run finances
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/06/mavericks-entrepreneur-business-banking-sme
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This story was originally reported by Apoorva Puranik on 26th Jun 2020. Presented by Julius Sharma!
No guts, no glory: In the fourth episode of Season 2 of Mavericks, we talk to Rameswar Misra, Founder & CEO of Turms, Mudasar Mohamed, Co-Founder & COO of Ezyhaul and Dinesh Kumar Kotha, Co-Founder & CEO, ConfirmTkt on the journey from bootstrapping their ventures to capturing the market
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/05/mavericks-founders-ticket-trucking-apparels
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This story was originally reported by Apoorva Puranik on 26th Jun 2020. Presented by Julius Sharma!
Most banks may refuse them loans, but MoneyOnClick offers a unique product of joint-liability family loans for the lower middle class. Armed with a network of micro-entrepreneurs across India’s small towns and cities this startup is building for Bharat. MyPetrolPump is a first-of its kind startup that is solving an everyday problem. By bringing a ‘chalta phirta’ petrol pump to the doorstep, it is not only redefining last-mile delivery of fuel for its consumers, but also serving an environmental cause of reducing air pollution.
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/video/meet-mavericks-vishal-chopra-moneyonclick-ashish-gupta-mypetrolpump
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This story was originally reported on 29 June 2020. Presented by Julius Sharma!
Today’s generation would invest in an experience like skydiving rather than spend on a commodity, like a scooter. There is no emotion involved with vehicle purchase these days, says Vivekananda Hallekere, Co-Founder & CEO of Bounce. The bike rental firm is cashing in on these changing trends to cater to current transport needs. Bounce became the world's fastest-growing bike-sharing startup in 2019 after the company completed 20 million rides since the commencement of its operations.
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This story was originally reported on 29 June 2020. Presented by Julius Sharma!
Meet the Mavericks: The man who went where banks fear to tread - here’s Harshvardhan Lunia’s inspiring story
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This story was originally reported by Ryan Frantz on 26th Jun 2020. Presented by Julius Sharma!
Meet the Mavericks: The tech entrepreneur who quit Silicon Valley to build an AI retail disruptor in Chennai
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This story was originally reported by Team YS on 4th Sep 2019. Presented by Julius Sharma!
Meet the Mavericks: From humble beginnings to billion-dollar dreams – here’s Byju Raveendran’s fascinating success story
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This story was originally reported by Team YS on 14th Aug 2019. Presented by Julius Sharma!
Meet the Mavericks: Rejected by 100 banks, Razorpay Co-founder Harshil Mathur’s story is one of perseverance and speed
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This story was originally reported by Team YS on 24th Jul 2019. Presented by Julius Sharma!
Meet the Mavericks: this Founder-CEO talks about why he bet big on the markets, his love for sports, and retiring to a beach shack
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This story was originally reported by Team YS on 3rd Jul 2019. Presented by Julius Sharma!
Meet the Mavericks: how discipline and focus helped this co-founder make UrbanClap the market leader of an ‘unsexy category’
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This story was originally reported by Team YS on 17th Jun 2019. Presented by Julius Sharma!
Meet the Mavericks: this co-founder and entrepreneur discusses his riskiest bets, handling setbacks, and home decor tips
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This story was originally reported by Team YS on 3rd Jun 2019. Presented by Julius Sharma!
No guts, no glory. YourStory’s brand new video series, Mavericks, gives you insider access into the lives of some of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs. In its season premiere, Mavericks talks to one of India’s best-known entrepreneurs, Naveen Tewari, the CEO of India’s first-ever unicorn.
Meet the Mavericks: the CEO of India’s first unicorn talks entrepreneurship, cricket, and dealing with rejection
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2019/05/mavericks-naveen-tewari-inmobi-first-unicorn-entrepreneurship
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This story was originally reported by Team YS on 15th May 2019. Presented by Julius Sharma!