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In this episode of the Startup Operator Roundup, Roshan and Gunjan discuss major headlines in India's startup ecosystem. Key topics include a U.S. federal judge's ruling against Google for antitrust violations, X's (formerly Twitter) legal battle with advertisers, and an innovative SIP-like approach to startup investing introduced by Infinite Club. They also cover Andhra Pradesh's new YouTube Academy announcement, significant IPOs, and various funding news.
Topics
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Headlines
01:29 Olympic Highlights and Reflections
04:54 Celebrating Milestones
06:03 Google's Antitrust Issues
14:28 Twitter's Legal Battle with Advertisers
20:05 Legal Battle Insights
20:25 India's First SIP for Startups
24:07 YouTube Academy in Andhra Pradesh
25:51 IPO Highlights and Market Sentiments
28:01 Fundraising Updates
29:56 Talk of the Town: Tweets and Insights
39:08 Conclusion and Upcoming Episodes
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In this episode of the Startup Operator Roundup, Roshan and Gunjan break down significant updates from India's startup ecosystem, including Karnataka's new job reservation bill, the union budget's key highlights, and notable trends on Twitter. The discussion covers the impact of CrowdStrike's software glitch, and Ola's competitive move against Google Maps. The episode concludes with insights on the importance of education and skilling, the controversial angel tax, and recent fundraising activities within the ecosystem.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:53 Karnataka's New Job Reservation Bill
11:01 Union Budget Highlights for Startups
23:06 The Blue Screen of Death Incident
26:46 Ola Maps Challenges Google's Monopoly
27:42 Challenges with Ola Map Services
28:05 The Evolution of Map Technologies
28:48 The Need for Indigenous Solutions
29:37 Comparing Bhavish Aggarwal to Elon Musk
32:03 WazirX Hack and Cryptocurrency Security
34:14 Blockchain's Real-World Applications
35:18 Bajaj Auto's CNG Two-Wheeler Launch
38:14 CRED's New Feature: CredMoney
41:50 Swiggy's ESOP Buyback Program
43:28 Notable Fundraisers and Investments
44:50 Talk of the Town: Indian Engineers and Google Maps Update
46:58 The Future of the Gig Economy
53:01 Conclusion and Upcoming Episodes
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In this episode of the Startup Operator Roundup, Roshan and Gunjan delve into major headlines in India's startup ecosystem. They discuss BlackBuck's filing of its DHRP papers for a 550 crore rupees IPO with SEBI, and IdeaForge's acquisition of a stake in space tech startup Galaxeye space. The episode also touches on the ongoing Twitter feud between Elon Musk and the European Commission over free speech.
00:00 Introduction
01:23 Attempt on Trump's life
06:12 BlackBuck's IPO Filing
10:26 IdeaForge's Strategic Acquisition
13:29 Elon Musk vs. European Commission
18:45 New York City's Trash Dilemma
23:15 Retired Bureaucrats Entering Venture Capital
26:29 Notable Fundraisers of the Week
27:50 VC Insights on SaaS Growth
32:18 Conclusion
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In this episode of the Startup Operator Roundup, Roshan and Gunjan discuss significant developments in India's startup ecosystem. Topics include SEBI's new regulations affecting brokerage firms, the launch of Narayana Health's game changing insurance product, and the shutdown of the Koo app after failed acquisition talks. The hosts also touch on Reliance Retail's relaunch of the Chinese brand Shein, Swiggy's new feature for food recommendations, and Peak XV Ventures' focus on AI startups.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:26 Headlines and opening banter
03:00 SEBI's 2 new circulars
09:13 Narayana Hospital's New Health Insurance Product
14:27 The Shutdown of Koo
18:59 Unacademy and startup Media
24:55 Reliance's Strategic Move with Shein
25:55 Swiggy's New Recommend Feature
28:49 Peak XV Ventures' Big Bet on AI Startups
32:07 Angel Tax Debate and Startup Fundraising Highlights
34:22 Mark Zuckerberg's Advice on Starting a Company
37:08 Tech-Driven Marriage Optimization
38:52 Listener Feedback and Closing Remarks
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In this episode of the Startup Operator Roundup, Roshan and Gunjan delve into significant headlines shaping India's startup ecosystem. They start with a discussion on Micromax Venture's fund performance and key insights from the Figma Config conference. The hosts also explore Zomato's new Restaurant Service Hub, the rise of regional content with Stage's growth, and OYO's withdrawal of its IPO papers. They touch on Foxconn's alleged hiring discrimination and provide a roundup of notable startup fundraises. The episode concludes with interesting career advice from Chamath and user-centered product insights from Arvind Srinivas.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Cricket Fever: India's Big Win at T20 WC
02:34 Startup Headlines of the Week
03:41 VC Fund Performance Disclosure
05:51 Figma Config Conference Highlights
08:20 Zomato's Restaurant Service Hub
09:45 AI Writing Keynotes for CEOs
11:27 Rise of Regional Content in India
13:44 OYO's IPO Withdrawal
16:26 Foxconn's Hiring Controversy
18:10 Weekly Fundraising Roundup
20:15 Career Advice and User-Centric Philosophy
23:34 Conclusion and Sign-Off
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In this episode of the Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Nivas, a seasoned SaaS marketer, to discuss his journey and insights into SaaS marketing. Nivas shares his accidental entry into the SaaS world, joining Freshworks (then Freshdesk) post-acquisition of his startup in 2015. The conversation highlights the importance of building a world-class product, visionary leadership from Freshworks CEO Girish, and the challenges of educating the market about SaaS in its early days. Nivas also delves into his role at SpendFlo, emphasizing the value of investing in brand from the outset, developing an intimate event strategy for engagement, and managing expectations when expanding into the US market.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Joining FreshWorks: Early Days and Challenges
03:44 Working with Girish: Leadership and Vision
08:59 FreshWorks Marketing Strategies
14:57 The Shift to Mid-Market and Enterprise
17:26 The Zero to One Journey at SpendFlow
23:00 Navigating Founders' Ideas
24:36 Importance of Brand Investment
26:08 Building Trust Through Branding
29:18 Event Strategy and Execution
36:54 Expanding into the US Market
42:01 Advice for Startup Founders on Marketing
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In this episode of the Startup Operator Roundup, Roshan and Gunjan discuss the significant drop in placements and employment of IIT graduates in the country, financial troubles at ThirdWave Coffee and Reshamandi, and the launch of Safe Superintelligence Inc. by Ilya Sutskever. The hosts also touch on notable fundraising rounds for Zepto, Alyve Health, and Bira91, and conclude with an analysis of interesting tweets and market trends.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:28 Topics of the week
01:40 Weekly Highlights: Events and Sports
02:29 IIT placements and Job Market Insights
06:12 Economic Trends: Middle Class Growth and Spending
08:07 ThirdWave Coffee's Financial Struggles
13:16 Ilya's Safe Superintelligence Inc. and AI Concerns
16:32 Reflecting on Tech Bubbles and AI Evolution
17:56 Generative AI: Fancy Wrappers or Core Innovation?
19:18 Reshamandi's Financial Crisis and Challenges
22:14 Fundraising Highlights: Zepto, AliveHealth, and More
28:21 Twitter Highlights: Sarcasm, Valuations, and Immigration
34:56 Conclusion and Upcoming Conversations
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In this episode of the Startup Operator Podcast, host Roshan welcomes Varun from Bounce. Varun shares insights into Bounce’s progression from its origins as Wicked Rides, a bike rental company, to becoming a prominent player in the electric mobility market. He discusses the significant milestones such as the launch of Bounce Infinity, the introduction of the E1 and E1 Plus models, and their burgeoning B2B operations, including a collaboration with Sun Mobility to supply 30,000 bikes. Varun delves into the innovative pivots that guided Bounce’s journey, highlighting the company's transitions driven by customer needs and market gaps. Additionally, he outlines the current state and future of the EV market in India, detailing the challenges and opportunities within the sector, including range anxiety, service concerns, and financing hurdles. Varun also speaks on the technological advancements and the strategic partnerships that are propelling Bounce forward. For aspiring EV entrepreneurs, he offers advice on navigating the complexities of building and scaling an EV product.
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:26 Bounce's Recent Developments
02:46 Innovative Pivots and Evolution
04:13 Challenges and Solutions in Fleet Management
07:55 Transition to Electric Vehicles
10:34 Impact of COVID-19 and Manufacturing Partnership
16:43 Current EV Market Landscape
26:50 The Impact of Mobility on Economic Growth
27:20 Public Transport vs. Personal Mobility
27:58 The Rise of Electric Vehicles
28:36 Battery Swapping and Charging Infrastructure
33:31 Government Initiatives and Challenges
35:10 Innovations in Battery Technology
40:59 Building and Manufacturing EV Bikes
46:19 Customer-Centric Product Development
48:49 Future of EV Technology
50:03 Conclusion and Farewell
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In this episode of the Startup Operator Roundup, Roshan and Gunjan discuss major headlines impacting India's startup ecosystem. Key topics include the newly elected Indian government and its potential impact on the startup environment, particularly in electric vehicles and funding policies. The hosts highlight the inclusion of ten Indian startups, like Pixel and Niramai, in the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers list. The episode wraps up with discussions on recent funding news and trending social media topics.
00:00 Introduction
00:11 Topic readout
02:04 Opening comments
06:10 Startup Ecosystem and Government Policies
10:24 Indian Startups on Global Stage
13:34 SAP Acquires WalkMe
17:09 Leverage Edu Controversy
23:08 TCS's New Generative AI Aggregator Platform
25:45 Byju's Valuation Crisis
27:15 Notable Fundraisers of the Week
30:55 Data Privacy Concerns in India
32:16 Adobe's Controversial Privacy Policy Update
34:10 Elon Musk: A Modern-Day Rockstar
37:00 Closing comments
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In this episode of the Startup Operator Roundup, Roshan and Gunjan discuss Agnikul Cosmos launching Agniban, the world's first 3D-printed rocket engine. The Indian government proposing a Digital Competition Bill to limit the dominance of tech giants such as Google, Amazon, and Apple. Meanwhile, Fintech company Paytm plans significant layoffs to counter its financial losses, and payment processor Stripe goes invite-only in India due to regulatory changes.
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:20 Space Sector Achievements: Agnikul Cosmos
00:43 Digital Competition Bill: Tech Giants vs. Government
00:59 FinTech Industry Updates: Paytm and Stripe
14:12 Weekly Fundraisers and Market Insights
15:45 Talk of the Town: Viral Videos and Comments
19:57 Conclusion and Viewer Engagement
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In this episode of the Startup Operator Roundup, Roshan and Gunjan delve into the hottest headlines from India's burgeoning startup ecosystem. They cover a variety of topics including a feud between Ola and Microsoft, highlights from Microsoft’s Build Developer Conference, and Google’s potential acquisition of HubSpot. The show features insightful views on the strategies and implications of these developments, along with some engaging cricket commentary and industry gossip.
00:00 Introduction
00:34 A Quick Movie Recommendation: Aavesham
00:52 India's Startup Ecosystem: Feuds, Acquisitions, and Innovations
04:00 Microsoft vs. Ola: A Feud Over Cloud Infrastructure
09:08 Microsoft's Build Developer Conference Highlights
11:27 Google's Potential Acquisition of HubSpot
16:53 Celebrating Founders and Big Acquisitions
17:49 Google's Drone Ventures in India
18:10 The Surge of Drone Startups and Policies in India
20:29 The Growing Appeal of Indian IPO Markets for Tech Companies
24:04 The Rise of Tech-Based Insurance Companies in India
27:27 Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Their Impact
28:41 A Week in Fintech Fundraising
29:35 The Debate on Founders' Time Investment in Podcasts and Events
32:56 Closing Remarks and Call to Action
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India's Startup Ecosystem and Global Tech Innovations: A Comprehensive Roundup
In this episode of the Startup Operator Roundup, Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha dive into the latest highlights of India's startup scene and global tech developments. They discuss the intriguing capabilities of GPT 4o, Girish Matrubhutam stepping down as CEO of Freshworks. The discussion wraps with an optimistic outlook on India's potential in brand building and luxury goods on the global stage, suggesting a significant shift in perception towards 'Made in India' products.
00:00 Introduction
03:38 The Fascination with AI: From GPT-4o to Social Consequences
08:32 Girish Matrubhutam's Transition at Freshworks
12:49 Exploring Brand Building and Indian Pride in Global Markets
13:57 The Elusive Quest for a Super App in the West & India
19:43 India's Leap into Semiconductor and Chip Manufacturing
23:24 Uber's Financial Struggles
27:59 Startup Fundraising Highlights: From Misho to GoDigit's IPO
29:55 Eldercare in India: A Lucrative Space for Startups
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In the latest episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan makes sense of the ongoing dispute between WhatsApp and GoI over the new IT rules, Razorpay’s newly launched UPI Switch and its promise for bettering UPI, RBI’s notice to Kotak Mahindra Bank, and much more.
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Divanshu Kumar co-founder and CEO of Solinas, talks about the story of a robotics startup evolving from an education-focused non-profit to tackling water and sanitation challenges in India, highlighting the intricacies of operating a hardware startup, manufacturing strategies, and the significance of B2B and B2G relationships. The discussion further encompasses strategic growth, detailing a technology firm's expansion from India to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, emphasizing cost-effective technology solutions, high-end R&D, and the importance of maintaining culture within growing teams. The episode offers invaluable insights into entrepreneurship, market understanding, and the continuous learning required for innovation and scaling in diverse environments.
Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:53 Introducing Divanshu Kumar and Solinas
03:03 The Power of Peer-Based Learning in Education
15:28 From College Project to Impactful Startup
18:54 Navigating the Challenges of a Hardware Startup
28:56 Building Relationships and Expanding Business Horizons
38:20 Navigating Investment and Risk in Climate and Deep Tech
39:01 Challenges and Solutions in Sewer Line Inspection
40:42 Innovative Approaches to Cleaning and Diagnostics
44:36 Leveraging Software for Predictive Insights
47:32 Balancing Hardware and Software Business Models
50:56 Expanding Government Sales with Strategic Approaches
58:15 Benefiting from Government Schemes and Policies
01:04:58 Exploring International Markets and Future Plans
01:09:40 Entrepreneurial Insights and Recommended Resources
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This episode of the Startup Operator Roundup delves into recent developments within the Indian startup ecosystem, covering topics like GoI's plans to purchase Nvidia GPUs to rent and sublet for Indian startups to use, India SaaS report, Flipkart's attempt to buy Zepto and more!
Topic:
00:00 Intro
05:00 India planning to sign deal with NVIDIA
11:17 India's SaaS report
20:33 Flipkart's failed plans to buy Zepto
26:00 building UPI-like platform for EV users
30:20 Fundraises of the week
32:30 Talk of the town
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This Podcast features deep dives into the burgeoning field of Generative AI (Gen AI), with a particular focus on its application in media and entertainment. The conversation with Subho, a co-founder of Neural Garage, explores the transformative potential of advanced AI technologies, such as attention mechanisms and large language models. It addresses the predictions, capabilities, and limitations of Gen AI, underscoring the journey from domain-specific to generalized models and the critical role of data. The dialogue further navigates the broad impact of AI across various sectors, debunking misconceptions about general intelligence, and providing an outlook on future advancements and regulatory considerations. Notably, the discussion emphasizes AI's prowess in creating multi-language dubbed content seamlessly and its societal implications, alongside offering insights into the life of high-tech AI startup founders in the media realm.
Topics:
00:00 The New Frontier: Data as the Fuel for AI
00:53 Welcome to the Startup Operator Podcast
01:08 Diving Deep into Generative AI with Shubo
02:31 Exploring the Capabilities and Limitations of Generative AI
06:09 The Evolution and Impact of Large Language Models
10:51 Understanding Intelligence and the Future of AI
17:19 The AI Race: Global Investments and Data Battles
21:03 Adopting Gen AI in Business: Strategies and Insights
25:28 Introducing Neural Garage: A Journey from Idea to Impact
27:41 The Birth of Neural Garage and VisualDub
28:25 Technical Nuances of VisualDub's Dubbing Technology
30:13 Choosing a Vertical Focus in AI Development
33:02 Navigating Business Growth and Industry Adoption
34:47 Generative AI's Impact on the Entertainment Industry
36:49 India's Position in the Global AI Landscape
39:44 Navigating AI Policy and Regulation
44:58 Advice for Embracing AI in Professional Development
47:37 The Founder's Journey: Challenges and Learnings
53:10 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
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This episode of the Startup Operator Roundup delves into recent developments within the Indian startup ecosystem, covering topics like Ola's strategic withdrawal from international markets to prioritize Indian expansion ahead of its IPO, Elon Musk's planned visit to India for potential manufacturing collaborations with Reliance Industries, and Apple's increasing iPhone production in India. The episode also highlights Sridhar Vembu's new venture into manufacturing power tools through his company Karuvi, and discusses various fundraising events, including employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) buybacks at The Sleep Company.
Topics:
00:00 Opening Banter: RCB Match
00:24 Welcome to the Startup Operator Roundup
00:49 Major Moves in the Startup Ecosystem
02:03 Prime Minister Modi's Tech Initiatives and Gaming Industry Insights
03:45 Ola's Strategic Shift: Focusing on India
07:46 India as a Manufacturing Hub: Tesla and Apple's Expansion
11:15 The Rise of Manufacturing and Skill Development in India
16:22 Innovations and Ventures: From Software to Hardware
18:52 Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) and Startup Culture
21:35 Startup Fundraising Highlights and Circular Economy Discussion
22:38 Celebrating 20 Years of Khosla Ventures
25:00 Weekly Roundup Wrap-up and Future Episodes Tease
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Siddharth Mehta, co-founder of Kiwi, discusses the disruptive innovation of credit on UPI in India. Siddharth, with a rich 20-year background in the cards and merchants sector, shares insights into his transition from CEO of FreeCharge to co-founding Kiwi, emphasizing the unique challenges and learnings in both roles. The conversation explores the potential for credit card growth in India, poised to jump from 40 million to 100 million users, and how Kiwi aims to facilitate this expansion by targeting a segment of 28 to 40-year-old salaried individuals who are heavy UPI users. Siddharth outlines the journey of Kiwi from its inception to the launch of its product, touching upon the role of NPCI in enabling digital transactions, the future of credit access in India, and the importance of adhering to regulatory compliance for fintechs. The episode highlights Kiwi’s vision to be at the forefront of increasing transaction credit access in India.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:43 Siddharth's Journey from Banking to Startup Ecosystem
05:53 The CEO vs. Founder Perspective
08:45 Understanding the Cards Business and Credit Access
16:49 The Game-Changing Potential of Credit on UPI
24:24 The Evolution of Fintech and Its Relationship with Banks
25:14 The Role of Fintech in Disrupting the Banking Sector
29:25 The Founding Story of Kiwi and Its Journey
39:40 The Impact of Digital Payments and Credit Access in India
45:40 Navigating Compliance and Growth in Fintech
49:04 Looking Ahead: The Future of Kiwi and Fintech Innovations
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This podcast episode brings to light the entrepreneurial journey of Vineeth, the founder of TeleportMe, through a riveting dialogue on the Startup Operator Podcast. It traces the Indian startup ecosystem's evolution from 2012, marking a shift from pure engineering zeal to a more polished, professional approach to building startups. Vineeth opens up about TeleportMe's early days, including turning down a Google acquisition, to mastering the panorama app market, culminating in over 20 million downloads and pivoting towards a B2B model aimed at disrupting the VR and AR spaces with a crowdsourced street view concept. The episode encapsulates the essence of product-led growth, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of solving complex problems. It offers a unique perspective on navigating competition, leveraging user feedback, and the importance of focusing on specific market segments to transform from a pioneer to a market leader in the tech landscape.
Topics:
00:00 The Evolution of Payments in India: A Tech Revolution
01:02 A Journey Through Time
01:07 The Early Days of Indian Startups
19:09 Rejecting Google: A Bold Move in the Startup World
32:36 Building a Sustainable Startup Over a Decade
35:06 Building Websites and Hustling in Noida
35:57 Learning Business the Hard Way
38:10 Building a Team for the Long Haul: Fun, Curiosity, and Eccentricity
40:43 Talent, Salaries, and Vision
46:12 The Secret to Product-Led Growth: Magic, Not Just UI
48:10 Crafting Breakthrough Products: Vision, Team, and Execution
52:40 Overcoming Technical Challenges
57:40 The Power of Passion and Persistence in Product Development
01:06:14 From B2C Success to B2B Pivot: The Evolution of a Startup
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In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down the week's startup news and more!If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!
Topics:
00:00 Intro
02:39 Opening comments - PM Modi & Bill gates conversation
07:20 Amul to sell milk in USA
09:44 Indian fintechs hit with notices
12:24 Zetwork bags order to setup 1,400 EV charging stations
14:37 Swiggy instamart unprofitable
17:51 Fund raises of the week
18:58 Talk of the town
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Rahul is the founder & CEO of Intervue - a hiring tech startup. He was also featured on Shark Tank India Season 3. In this episode he spoke about exploring his entrepreneurial journey, the development of his business 'Intervue', and the pivotal moments and insights gained from his experience on Shark Tank. Rahul discusses the importance of understanding customer needs, staying agile, and the intricacies of scaling in the SaaS industry. The talk also covers the cyclical nature of the recruitment industry, strategies for survival and growth in a changing market, and the impact of effective hiring. Additionally, Rahul shares personal growth strategies, book recommendations for entrepreneurs, and his vision for expanding 'Interview's services.
Topics:
00:00 Sneak peak
00:25 Introduction
01:55 Rahul's Shark Tank Experience
04:31 Behind the Scenes of Shark Tank
05:53 Family Reactions and the Pitch Process
08:36 Solving the Hiring Puzzle with Intervue
12:28 From Software to Marketplace: The Evolution of Intervue
21:39 Challenges and Strategies in the Zero to One Journey
24:41 Navigating the One to Ten Growth Phase
29:59 The Power of High-Performing Functions in Startups
30:36 The Ripple Effect of Sales Success on Engineering Teams
32:08 Global Expansion and Hiring Strategies
35:00 Navigating the Challenges of Employer Branding
37:19 Adapting to a New Era of SaaS and Profitability
44:12 The Founder's Journey: Pivots, Challenges, and Growth
46:10 Strategic Approaches to Recruitment and Expansion
49:31 Book Recommendations and Personal Growth as a Founder
52:41 Closing Thoughts and Future Plans
55:06 Reflecting on the Role of HR in Hiring
58:02 Wrapping Up: Insights and Gratitude
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Topics:
00:00 Intro
05:27 Start-up Mahakumbh
10:47 Import duties cut for EV makers
15:16 AI regulations now flexible
21:55 Paytm gets NPCI nod
23:55 Zomato’s pure veg fleet and it’s roll back
26:51 Nexus Venture's Sameer Brij Verma starts own fund
28:27 The first AI software engineer
31:48 Fund Raises of the week
34:04 Talk of the town
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Solving Last-Mile Mobility (Vivekananda Hallekere): https://youtu.be/zMEG6vVU9o4
Demystifying Venture Capital(Sameer Brij Verma): https://youtu.be/6mLS_nTeD2o
WHAT Is Wrong With The Eduction System?(Bhanu): https://youtu.be/kiemBwD_5EU
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Gaurav Sharma is the founder and CEO of SaaSLabs - a dynamic platform revolutionising productivity and workflow automation for sales and support agents. His entrepreneurial journey began as a passion project where he started from scratch and embarked on a path of innovation and growth.Through his ambition and a distribution-first mindset, Gaurav scaled his SaaSLabs to new heights. In this podcast he talks about building for SMEs, addressing their unique needs and challenges in the market, retaining customers, building a distribution network and so on. Tune in to this episode to unlock the keys to success in the world of SaaS entrepreneurship.
Topics:
00:00 Intro
03:10 Gaurav’s journey
09:02 Raising money for SaaS
13:22 Benchmarks in life
14:13 Current Motivation
20:21 Building a multi-product company
24:16 Hiring the right team
29:57 R&D v/s Scaling Business
33:32 Building around a job function
40:44 Building Distribution
52:19 Building a brand
55:37 Building for SMEs
59:00 Building Culture
1:08:34 What Gaurav is learning
01:09:30 Will AI kill SaaS?
1:14:43 Books and Podcasts Recommendations
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In this captivating interview, Abhinav Das, the Co-founder and CEO of Orangewood labs shares his entrepreneurial journey, spanning multiple startups and groundbreaking innovations. From collaborating with co-founders to revolutionizing Indian manufacturing, Abhinav's insights inspire and inform. He discusses commercialization strategies, staying innovative, and imparts valuable advice for new founders. Join us as we delve into the challenges and triumphs of building startups, navigating complexities of building in the Robotics space.
Topics:
00:00 Intro
01:45 The start of Abhinav's journey
15:14 Post Ahmedabad
20:54 Meeting his co-founders
23:40 Complexities of working with CNC machines
25:40 Building robotic arms
28:05 The 2nd startup
33:12 Going from Idea to product to company
39:02 Improving India's manufacturing
42:04 Commercialising your products
44:29 Staying innovative
49:44 What's next for orangewood?
51:31 Advice for new founders
52:40 Books and podcast recommendations
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Topics:
00:00 Intro
07:21 Indus Valley Report
14:35 Krutim's false claims
18:25 Google play delists Indian apps
24:19 Elon: the most impactful human being
27:47 Elon takes OpenAI to court
30:43 AI Pin to soon launch in India
33:28 Disney and Reliance create media powerhouse
37:08 Fundraises of the week
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Manish is the Founder and CEO of Fello, a fintech startup that is gamifying investments and personal finances. Manish has over 7 years of experience in the fintech ecosystem and prior to founding Fello, he helped scale Koinex and Flobiz. In this conversation he talks about RBI's regulations and compliance, the MASSIVE Unsolved opportunities in fintech and gamifying finances.
Topic:
00:00 Introduction
02:29 Manish's take on Paytm Vs RBI saga
09:15 How RBI regulations are affecting fintech
22:02 Building a legally compliant Business
27:35 Massive Unsolved Opportunities in Fintech
35:29 What is Fello? Its ideation and execution
42:25 Achieving Product Market Fit
43:37 Gamifying your Finances
47:47 Customer Acquisition
53:47 Building Trust with Consumers
57:44 Studying Customer Behaviour
1:01:32 The YC experience
1:07:23 What's next for Fello
1:12:28 Becoming a Generalist
1:17:25 Books and Podcasts recommendation
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00:00 Intro
02:50 Byju's board voted Founder Byju Ravindran and family out from Co.
08:59 Google Gemini sucks
16:35 PhonePe Launched Indus Appstore
20:57 IRTC partnering with Swiggy
23:52 Uber CEO's remark on Indian Consumer
26:21 Fund Raises of the week
28:22 Talk of the town
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Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash the founder of Bhanzu talks about his journey of learning maths after a tragic accident. He also spoke about what is killing curiosity in children today and how to get it back, what approach to take to get students to love maths again. Bhanu also explained the problem with ed-tech space today and positioning new things and learning from his mistakes.
Topics:
00:00 Sneak peak
00:30 Introduction
01:45 Opening comments
05:28 Everyone can learn Maths
11:42 1st maths olympiad
16:39 Making Maths funcan
23:45 making things different as an educator
33:27 Market positioning
37:04 Going from idea to product to company
45:54 Customer acquisition/ scaling
48:03 Learnings to start a business
51:39 Key mistakes to avoid
55:34 What’s wrong with ed-tech
01:00:22 Metrics for improvement
1:01:52 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Topics
00:00 Introduction
04:43 UPI to link with UAE’s instant payment platform AaNI
06:57 Open AI's new Video generation model
11:57 Online gaming tax collection surged to Rs. 3,470cr
13:04 Rapido’s zero commission model
15:21 AURM to provide hi-tech locker services
16:10 Fund raises of the week
17:04 Talk of the town
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Join us as talk to Ranjith Mukundan, the visionary behind Stellapps. From transitioning from tech to dairy, to creating innovative solutions for the dairy ecosystem, Ranjith shares insights on building a successful company, financing strategies, and managing key stakeholders. Tune in to explore the intersection of technology, agriculture, and entrepreneurship!" 🎙️🐄
00:00 intro
02:36 Shifting from tech to dairy
13:02 Choosing the right market
24:12 Common mistakes
32:15 Idea to product to company
38:33 What does Stellapps do
48:26 Stellapps' Innovation
56:38 Team structure for better functioning
01:11:45 Financing cash flows
01:18:02 Launching a brand
01:22:48 Building for value conscious customers
01:24:34 Managing key stakeholders
01:30:19 IPO preparations
01:34:37 Why an IPO
01:49:20 Conclusion
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Topics
00:00 Introduction
01:39 Opening comments - Bharat Ratna winners & Pakistan elections
04:01 Paytm Vs RBI
13:39 Satya Nadella's visit to India
15:17 45X returns from Country Delight
18:04 Broadcasters push for separate OTT regulation
22:01 Karnataka to Ola and Uber surge pricing?
25:55 Delhivery hits profitability
26:55 Fundraises of the week
30:19 Talk of the town
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Neeraj Sagar is the founder and CEO of the Wisdom Circle, the startup helping people do meaningful work post-retirement. He started Wisdom circle to help retirees find meaningful things to do at their pace. He talks about how the wisdom generation, pensions, retirement and politics are all inter-related.
Topics:
00:00 Intro
02:33 His Journey
11:06 advice for entrepreneurs
16:55 picking the right market
22:28 the target audience
30:02 choosing the right job
41:18 growth of the employer and the employee
46:31 Important lessons from this initiative
54:21 must learn things
58:07 hiring the wisdom generation
1:03:45 book recommendation
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00:00 Intro
03:05 Collapse of Sony-Zee merger
08:06 Byju's $1B losses
10:26 Amazon in trouble
14:06 Groww discontinuing US stock offering
15:51 Krutim India's 1st Gen-AI unicorn
18:30 Fund raises of the week
18:49 Talk of the Town
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Matt Abraham is an author of "Think Faster, Talk Smarter". He is also a popular keynote speaker and communication consultant for Fortune 100 businesses. In this podcast he talks about the significance of effective communication, how to improve the way you speak and the best ways to hold the audience' attention while talking.
Topics:
00:00 Intro
02:56 Methodology for good communication
05:49 Tips for startups
13:27 Stop using fillers
17:00 How to restart when someone interrupts
20:07 Delivering bad news
22:56 Best Communicators
26:00 How to be a better Podcaster
27:30 Message for the audience
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00:00- Intro
01:17- Apple’s vision pro 2
04:13- Startup India's performance
12:55- Appraisal season of FY25
17:39- DMI acquires zest money
19:33- Supercomputing Hubs in India
22:01- Pixxel's spacecraft manufacturing facility
24:06- Fundraises of the week
25:34- talk of the town
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Unicorn Report(YourStory): https://yourstory.com/2024/01/indian-tech-unicorn-journey-shortens-orios-report
Indus Valley Report (Blume Ventures): https://blume.vc/reports/indus-valley-annual-report-2023
Goldman Sachs Report: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/5-charts-from-goldman-sachs-that-capture-rapid-rise-of-affluent-india-12043901.html
Roundup where Roshan talks about Zestmoney: https://youtu.be/zNbjDjLFzfo?si=bwE2KFJEqLfjN262&t=546
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00:00- Intro
01:00- India Startup Week
04:05- EaseMyTrip Suspends Flight booking
10:56- Carta leaking information
15:55- Massive lay-offs by US companies
20:06- Upekkha's $15mn new fund
23:20- Fundraises of the week
24:04- Talk of the town
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00:00 Intro
02:18 Startup Wrapped
09:06 Why Adobe-Figma deal failed
13:55 Govt to amend IT act for AI
17:52 India's LLM Race heats up
19:55 26Bn - India's App downloads in 2023
22:05 India’s first AI city
23:45 Fund raises of the week
25:23 Talk of the town
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Karthik Sridharan is the co-founder and CEO of Flexiple, a startup fully focused on tech talent hiring. Karthik champions bootstrapping and talks about the nuances of building a bootstrapped business and the real reasons to raise VC money. He shares amazing insights about the approach to building a business and what entrepreneurship is all about, why it is hard and how working backwards from a certain goal helps you get there.
Topics:
00:00 Intro
02:47 Bootstrapping Vs VC funding
12:55 First step is not funding
25:03 Idea to product to company
37:54 Deciding to be an entrepreneur
46:07 Getting the first 10 customers
48:07 Growing from 10 to 100 customers
57:07 Building content for Business
01:02:50 Extending your brand
01:11:40 Service Vs Products Business
01:17:07 Keeping the team lean/small
01:24:43 Conclusion
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00:00 Intro
02:20 Google's Gemini to take on GPT-4
08:14 Byju's liquidity crisis
12:57 ONDC's new initiative
15:25 RBI's regulatory framework
18:27 Zestmoney shuts down
20:37 Zerodha's insane growth
25:00 Fund Raises of the week
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In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan spoke with Preethy Padmanabhan, the senior director, Platform & AI Marketing at Freshworks. Preethy is a marketer, tech startup advisor and a podcast host and in this podcast she shares her experiences, her journey, tips on staying relevant and building global brands. She delves into her learnings from her failures and successes, working with prior marketers and common marketing mistakes.
Some of the takeaways from this conversation include -
- Personal Branding
- Building global brands
- Common Marketing mistakes
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Preethy’s experience
03:05 Evolution of marketing
07:26 Staying relevant
13:06 Personal branding
18:23 Building global brands
23:05 Lessons from the journey
28:14 Working as a team
30:04 Common marketing mistakes
33:13 Working with prior marketers
37:10 Books and podcast recommendations
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01:10 Charlie Munger’s passing away
05:50 Warren Buffett’s exit from Paytm
08:48 Bike taxi driver’s jobless
12:49 Swiggy’s IPO plans
17:11 Phonepe’s Indus appstore
22:36 Group of Ministries to to decide fate of online gaming
27:45 Upgrad loses more money
32:08 Fund raises of the week
32:50 Talk of the town
36:04 Conclusion
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In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan spoke with Vimal Kumar, the founder of Juspay. Juspay is a fintech startup that provides payment solutions for businesses. They are also the creators of the BHIM UPI app, one of the most popular UPI apps in India. Juspay also developed the Namma Yatri app, an autorickshaw-hailing app that shot to popularity in Bangalore and is giving a serious competition to the likes of Uber and Ola in the city. It is a direct-to-driver app, which means that there is no commission or middle-men. Namma Yatri is also a community-driven app, which means that it is developed and operated by auto rickshaw drivers in the city.
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- Building Namma Yatri as a side project
- Designing solutions for scale
- Relevance of payment companies today
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:35 Importance of first principles
06:52 Choosing software engineering over being a scientist
09:44 Designing solutions for scale
14:51 Choosing payments over other fields
23:17 Relevance of payment companies today
30:40 The best payment infrastructure in the world
42:32 Why they choose to be a payment provider
50:43 Future of payments
53:18 The origin of Namma Yatri
58:22 Difference between network and platform
1:12:22 Building Namma Yatri as a side project
1:18:47 Building an engineering team
1:23:30 Best part of Building Namma Yatri
1:30:00 Taking Namma Yatri to a national level
1:31:16 Localizing Namma Yatri
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In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan spoke with Kaushik Mudda, the co-founder of Ethereal Machines. Ethereal Machines is a Deep-Tech start-up leading the innovation of 5-Axis CNC technology in India. 5-Axis machining solves gaps in manufacturing, for industries extending from plastic to aerospace to drone manufacturing to healthcare industries.
Some of the takeaways from this conversation include -
- Dealing with Rejections
- Future of fully automated facilities in India
- Building future proof capabilities
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:50 63 Rejections/Dealing with Rejections
03:03 Why CNC machines
16:30 Keeping your team motivated
20:54 Understanding your market
28:44 Running 2 business models
30:48 Customer Acquisition
33:08 Customers’ success stories
36:44 Future of fully automated facilities in India
38:00 Path to Atma Nirbhar Bharat
41:16 Building a better manufacturing ecosystem
46:39 Building future proof capabilities
49:55 Book recommendations
52:25 Conclusion
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In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down the week's startup news and more!
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00:00 Introduction
02:36 OpenAI DevDay (Pre Sama Saga)
07:13 Walkme and Whatfix court battle
09:53 TRAI to use blockchain to end spam
14:24 Instamojo is shutting down its core payments business
17:36 The success story of Perfios
20:01 Talk of the town
22:38 Fund raises of the week
26:44 Conclusion
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In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan spoke with Ravi Teja Akondi, the co-founder of iMumz. iMumz is a startup that helps pregnant women make the right choice to choose the right lifestyle and provides actionable activities like meditation, music, yoga, and unique baby bonding exercises for women to be physically and mentally healthy and connect with the baby.
Some of the takeaways from this conversation include -
- The journey from 100 to 1000 customers
- Growth experiments that failed
- Principles for monetization
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:59 The origin of the idea of iMumz
09:47 Putting the founding team together
15:26 The journey from 100 to 1000 customers
21:06 Growth experiments that failed
29:29 Principles for monetization
35:47 Things iMumz is doing on the community front
38:43 Behind the scenes of Shark Tank
54:14 Advice for entrepreneurs
56:15 Conclusion
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00:00 Intro
01:07 Mamaearth’s IPO oversubscribed
11:22 Zomato bounces back above listing price
16:41 Apple's threat alerts
21:33 Wework heading for bankruptcy
22:25 Talk of the town
26:44 Fund raises of the week
28:11 Tamilprenuer's Tamil Sangamam - an exciting meetup for the Tamil Nadu Startup Ecosystem
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In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan spoke with Awais Ahmed, the co-founder of Pixxel Space. Pixxel space is India’s space tech startup building a constellation of satellites that help improve life on earth.
Some of the takeaways from this conversation include -
- Building and creating new markets
- Nuances of building for space
- Why should India invest in Space?
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:28 What does Pixxel really do?
06:35 Early days of Pixxel
09:55 Being first in a market
14:21 Why should India invest in space
19:36 Finding potential customers
23:51 Building with customers
25:14 Pixxel’s team structure
29:33 Future Satellite launches
31:50 Nuances of building for space
35:24 Building a new supply chain
37:55 Awais’ daily schedule
41:56 Advice for founders pitching in deep tech
48:00 When will we colonise space?
49:36 Meeting Elon Musk
50:20 Books and podcasts recommendations
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00:00 Introduction
03:03 Narayana Murthy's comment on work culture
12:45 Jio & Airtel to launch satellite broadband
17:20 Mamaearth IPO breakdown
25:00 Rapido enters cab services
30:45 OneCard and OfBusiness revenues
35:50 Fund Raises of the week
36:55 Talk of the town
43:00 Recommended reading list
45:49 Conclusion
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Article on Zapier: https://www.howtheygrow.co/p/how-zapier-grows
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In this episode of The Startup Operator, we invited members of the Startup Operator Community to join us live for a discussion with Ajay Kumar, Co-Founder & CEO of House Monk, & Anubhav Jain, Co-Founder & CEO of Rupifi. Both are remarkable founders who have built sustainable startups with impressive growth fundamentals, navigating through challenges with relative ease. They spoke about their learnings, insights, and experiences, providing valuable lessons from entrepreneurs focused on doing more with less.
Some of the takeaways from this conversation include -
- Scaling a business from Day 1 with a global perspective.
- Strategies for building customer connections and high margins
- Learning from previous entrepreneurial ventures and translating it into growth
- Assembling a team of talented individuals. Attract and retain top talent to drive innovation and growth.
- The evolving landscape of marketplaces and understanding the unique challenges/opportunities in the B2B payments space.
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Chapters:
- What makes House Monk’s & Rupifi’s journey unique?
- The secrets to scaling a business with a global lens.
- The importance of customer connections and high margins.
- Hiring exceptional talent for your team.
- Evolving dynamics of marketplaces and the B2B payments.
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00:00 Introfuction
01:22 Karnataka's Beyond Bengaluru strategy to solve traffic woes
05:52 India's CBDC completes a year
10:05 Google's DigiKavach to tackle online frauds
13:09 India's first EV charging connector standard
16:29 Perfios creates 62 Millionaires
18:50 Smart Watches in India now super affordable
21:42 Fund raises of the week
23:40 Zomato’s new marketing strategy?
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In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down the week's startup news and more!
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Topics:
00:00 Intro
03:27 INDIA Alliance's letter to Meta & Google
07:18 Rapid AI growth leads to unsustainable GPU demand
11:41 Mastercard's CFO attacks India's UPI
18:53 Dream Sports' venture arm shuts down
23:44 Nikhil Kamath's WTF initiative for young entrepreneurs
25:53 Fundraises of the week
27:30 Talk of the town
29:49 SOP LIVE 2 announcement
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In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down India's week of firsts with 100+ Medals, Non GST sellers finding platforms, Fintech acquiring a bank and more!
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Topics:
00:00 Intro
01:31 India's first 100+ medals in the Asian Games
02:57 New Fintech acquires a Old Bank
07:21 Non-GST sellers can now sell on online platforms
12:12 Dream11’s workaround on Online Gaming Tax
16:31 Bhashini powers RBI's Multilingual Credit Platform
19:16 Fund Raises of the week
22:23 Conclusion
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In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down ChatGPT's new vision and speech features, Amazon's $4Bn AI bet to step up it's Generative AI capabilities , CRED's new Garage, and more!
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Topics:
00:00 Introduction
03:35 ChatGPT can now see, hear and speak
08:36 Amazon to invest upto $4 billion in Anthropic
12:17 CRED launches new Vehicle Management system
17:09 Byju’s to layoff 5000 of its employees
20:05 Saregama acquires Pocket Aces
24:41 Fund Raises of the week
28:54 Nikhil Kamath about Zerodha's valuation
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In this exclusive interview, we dive deep into the journey of Suumit Shah, the visionary founder of the Dukaan App. From understanding the core essence of what Dukaan stands for to the challenges and triumphs faced during and post the Covid era, this video covers it all.
📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro: A brief overview of what to expect.
01:58 - What is Dukaan? Unraveling the concept behind the revolutionary app.
03:02 - Fundings and Valuation of Dukaan: A look into the financial backbone of the venture.
03:57 - Dukaan’s Position in Market After Covid: How the pandemic shaped the trajectory of the app.
10:58 - Indian Customer's Reluctance: Delving into the psyche of the Indian consumer.
18:10 - India Story of Dukaan: The localized journey and impact of the app.
19:12 - Building for Large Enterprises: Scaling and catering to big businesses.
30:04 - Making the Team Faster: Strategies and insights on team efficiency.
32:58 - Why No Product Managers? Suumit's unique approach to product development.
37:35 - Firing the Whole Sales Team: A bold move and the reasons behind it.
40:21 - Building AI Dukaan Assistant: Integrating technology for a seamless user experience.
49:16 - Being a Great Founder in This Era: Suumit's advice for budding entrepreneurs.
53:27 - Thoughts on ONDC: Perspectives on the Open Network for Digital Commerce.
1:04:49 - Key Attributes for Entrepreneurs: What it truly takes to succeed in today's business landscape.
Join us as we uncover the strategies, decisions, and innovations that saved Suumit Shah from spending 50 lakhs a month and positioned Dukaan as a market leader. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a tech enthusiast, or just curious about the startup ecosystem, this video promises a wealth of knowledge.
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In this installation of the Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan discuss:
00:00 Intro
01:20 Impact of India - Canada crisis on Startups
07:40 EV scandals for FAME-II scheme’s subsidy
13:42 The launch of Skill India Digital
16:25 Kuku Fm raises $25 million and other fund raises of the week
17:52 Elon Musk’s Neuralink begins human trials
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In this episode Dr. Pankaj Jethwani, the CEO of 2070 Health and VP of W Health Ventures talks about:
- Explore the transformative impact of technology, including AI and wearables, on India's healthcare landscape.
- Investigate the trust dynamics between people and AI in healthcare, uncovering challenges and opportunities.
- Gain valuable insights into healthcare investment in India, including considerations for startup investments and validation processes.
00:00 Intro
01:05 Healthcare industry
05:19 Future of healthcare with AI
07:40 Expensive healthcare
09:08 Reliability of healthcare wearables
13:03 Innovative tech support in healthcare
14:36 How is investing in healthcare different?
20:30 Raising money for healthcare startups
24:27 How to validate healthcare startups?
29:14 Policies for healthcare system in India
32:03 Podcasts and Books recommendations
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In this Roundup, we explore the G20 Summit's surprising effects on startups, the cross-border evolution of ONDC, Reliance, Tata, and Nvidia's digital revolution in India, GreyOrange's audacious switch to SaaS, and First Cheque's incredible achievements in the jewellery industry.
Learn why NavIC support is crucial and how Nvidia's partnerships are helping India reach new heights in AI.
Watch our episode with Pramod Ghadge(Co-founder & CEO of Unbox Robotics) on building a robotics and automation: https://youtu.be/KVq0JrS5Yvc?si=KT-wE66R1xzBdUSU
Topics:
00:00 Intro
01:24 Apple’s iPhone 15
02:45 G-20’s impact on the startup ecosystem, The Saudi- India startup bridge
07:48 ONDC going global
09:52 NavIC - a major step towards technological self-reliance
13:38 Reliance, Tata and Nvidia collaboration
17:25 GreyOrange to raise $80-million
19:50 GIVA and Firstcheque’s 75X success
20:10 Fundraises of the week
21:41 Talk of the town - “VCs don't value companies”
24:15 New and exciting interviews coming up on The Startup Operator
25:00 Catch us live on 28th september
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This is episode no. 125 of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is a weekly show where Roshan and Gunjan share views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. This week, they discuss -
0:00 - Introduction
1:20- Prime Minister welcomes G20 leaders in Delhi for G20 Summit
3:25- Pharmeasy loses 90% valuation
7:36- Koo struggles to raise capital
12:00- Why fintechs are fighting to dominate the POS machine market share?
18:00- Hero pumps Rs 550 CR into Ather
21:31- Exciting features announced for UPI
24:54- Fundraises of the week
25:33- Kunal Shah speaking at #globalfintechfest
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Welcome to #124th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. Dive into this episode with Gunjan and Roshan! In this captivating discussion:
- Discover the jaw-dropping launch of Aditya-L1 and its audacious mission.
- Uncover the future of e-commerce with ONDC and its potential for conflicts.
- Explore Amazon's $20 billion partnership with Indian Railways and Post
- The incredible success of UP's ODOP scheme and the intriguing transformation of All India Gaming Regulation.
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Arjun has spent over 15 years in the technology and Internet start-up ecosystem in India. The entrepreneurial bug led him to start an edutech startup and also a travel tech startup, Travelyaari. Arjun’s experience spans product development, product management, and digital marketing at growth-stage companies. He is currently a VC at Speciale Invest and invests in Deep Tech ideas, software and hardware.
They talk about:
00:00- Intro
02:49- What is deep tech
06:11- What are the skills required to be in deep tech
08:37- Building with customers
14:04 - The importance of potential customer's review
18:00- The undeniable impact of letter of intent
20:20- The origin of deep tech founders
23:10- What leads to their failure
29:30- Unknown exciting things about deep tech
38:00- The position of India in space tech and its edge over all
40:58- Impact of deep tech on climate change
46:37- How is deep tech investing different
53:58- Getting capital providers
1:00:55- The right way of approaching fundraisers in 2023
1:05:31- Dealing with market forces
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Welcome to #123rd episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. This week Roshan and Gunjan discuss
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Welcome to #122nd episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. This week Roshan and Gunjan discuss
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In this episode Roshan Cariappa dives deep into the world of jobs - how to not get laid off, how to grow, and more in this interview hosted by Manvi Shah and Vamsi Krishna from "Today I Learnt" YouTube channel.
Welcome to #121st episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. This week Roshan and Gunjan discuss
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Import Restriction
05:51 National Deep Tech Policy
09:29 OLA Valuation cuts
12:38 X(Twitter)'s Tussle with GOI
14:38 Other FRAs
14:52 Talk of the Town
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Welcome to #120th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. T
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Advait Kumar is the co-founder and CEO of Boon. He is a graduate Penn State University in US. After rethinking getting an MBA in the US, Advait decided to move to India to make a real difference and started Swajal which later became Boon. Boon is a water-tech startup that aims to make it easier and more sustainable for people to get access to clean drinking water. The company was founded in 2017 by Advait and his mother, Dr. Vibha Tripathi.
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Welcome to #119th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. This week Roshan and Gunjan discuss
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Gaming Tax
02:55 TRAI announces Statutory Body To Regulate AI
07:02 Flipkart ESOPs
08:11 Talk of Town 1 - Chandra R Srikanth
09:18 Talk of Town 2 - Jim Cramer
09:56 Talk of Town 3 - Jason Lemkin
11:20 Quick Commerce Struggling
13:11 Other FRAs
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Kady Srinivasan is the Chief Marketing Officer of Lightspeed Commerce. She previously worked at Klaviyo as a SVP Global Head of Marketing. She is a marketing veteran and Silicon Valley insider who has held senior positions at leading companies such as Owlet, Dropbox and Electronic Arts and more. In this episode she talks about Hiring a CMO, building a brand, making the case for branding. This video is a part of a longer conversation available on audio platforms.
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Welcome to #118th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. This week Roshan and Gunjan discuss
- Flipkart's ESOP creating millionaires
- Taxes on gaming industry
- Other FRA
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Vivek Srivastava, an engineer turned entrepreneur is the co-founder and CEO of HCAH - India's largest out of hospital care services company. In this episode he spoke about what Out of hospital care means, the nuances of operating in the industry, what scale looks like in the healthcare field and what the future of healthcare is. This video is a part of a larger conversation available on audio platforms.
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Pravin Agarwala is the co-founder and CEO of Betterplace, a startup that is working to digitise work and financial records of blue collar workers to help them access better financial and healthcare services.
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Welcome to #117th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Welcome to #116th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Welcome to #115th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Welcome to #114th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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GD Prasad is the founder of VS Mani & Co. a snacks and coffee startup from South India. When he saw a lack availability of authentic south Indian snacks and filter coffee, he decided to startup in the space to fill the gap. In this episode he spoke about building a D2C brand, what it takes to scale it, the nuances of operating in a D2C space, the challenges in distribution of D2C products and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
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Welcome to #113th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Sairam is a founding team marketer at Atomicwork. Prior to joining Atomicwork he was also a founding team member at Freshworks and later headed marketing at Wingify. He is an experienced SaaS marketer with a special focus on branding and content. In this episode Roshan and Sairam talk about what it was like in the early days of Freshworks, how marketing has evolved over the years, brand building, community building, their pet peeves in marketing and more!
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Welcome to #112th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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In this episode Roshan and Gunjan discuss:
00:00 Introduction
02:32 Digital India Act - AI Regulation
06:30 Ola Electric IPO
09:47 Mining startup summit
12:50 Matrix Partners' 4th fund
16:30 Other FRAs
17:00 Talk of the Town
17:53 Closing comments
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Pawan Gupta is the co-founder and CEO of Betterhalf, India's first and only matrimony app without parents. Prior to founding Betterhalf, he was a product manager with an MBA from MIT. In this episode Roshan and Pawan dive deep into the human aspects of building a startup, how focusing on people leads to profits and more!
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Welcome to #111th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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In this episode Roshan and Gunjan discuss:
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Opening comments - Rules rules rules
05:52 Kerala Startup Mission ranked No. 1
07:53 Angel investing taxes eased
09:55 Tesla in India, Yay?
13:00 FRA from the week
15:16 Talk of the town N Chandrasekaran's talk
18:10 Closing comments
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In this episode, we meet the founders of StepChange, a startup with deep expertise in sustainability and enterprise technology. Ankit and Sidhant are obsessed with the idea of a NetZero Society. And they have come together to work on one of the most pressing issues faced by society today: climate change.
In this episode they talk about why it is important for us to become a netzero society, how we can achieve it and how they are helping large enterprises businesses become sustainable through data.
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Welcome to #110th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Ambi Moorthy is the co-founder of Gozen, a B2B SaaS startup that has bootstrapped to $500,000+ in revenue in just over a year. Prior to founding Gozen, Ambi worked at Zoho which has impacted Gozen's culture in a lot of ways. This is an offbeat episode where Roshan Cariappa and Ambi talk about more than just building a startup where they delve into some of the philosophical aspects of the process and more.
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Welcome to #109th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Welcome to #108th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Welcome to #107th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Pawan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fashinza, a startup building the future of fashion manufacturing industry. Previously Pawan co-founded Curofy which got acquired by a large US corporate, Edifecs in 2017. In this episode he spoke about building the last mile supply chain for textiles, the nuances of operating in this market, Tailwinds in Indian Manufacturing and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
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Welcome to #106th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Arindam is a part of the founding team at Atomberg, one of India's fastest largest digital first consumer brands and is its chief business officer. He has scaled revenue from 0-100Crores/Month in under 7 years.
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Welcome to #105th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Achuthanand Ravi is the founder and CEO of Kula, a recruitment automation tool. Prior to founding Kula, Achu was a founding recruiter at startups including Practo, Freshworks, Uber and Stripe. In this episode he spoke about how hiring changes at scale, how startups can differentiate themselves in the hiring market, common mistakes while hiring and so on.
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Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:47 Introduction
01:44 What does it mean to be a founding recruiter
06:01 Hiring in the early days of Freshworks
12:45 How does hiring change with scale?
18:07 Hiring a leadership team
24:55 Differentiating yourself in the hiring market
29:25 Common Hiring mistakes startups do
32:46 Best Employer brand campaign
34:48 Going from recruiter to founder
37:13 Top 2-3 challenges Achu is solving currently
40:12 Operating in a fragmented market
43:44 Kula's journey so far and the next 12-18 months
45:38 Books and podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #104th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Topics:
00:00 Opening Comments
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Ramsri Goutham Golla is an AI researcher and product builder. He is currently building NLP SaaS apps Questgen.ai and Supermeme.ai. Questgen is an edtech startup to generate school quizzes like MCQs etc from any text using AI. Supermeme is a meme marketing tool for individuals and brands to generate original memes with AI. In this episode he talks about how he built businesses completely remotely and without working full time. Catch the full episode on your favorite audio platform.
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:52 Introduction
01:51 Ramsri's early life
05:09 Exploring life as an independent creator
08:06 A Day in the life of Ramsri
14:24 The micro SaaS Business
20:08 Idea to Product to company
29:07 Building Super Translate
33:23 Choosing your stack
37:36 What to keep in mind while choosing your stack
42:21 Process of learning other things
47:30 Building distribution
53:26 Finding Collaborators
57:20 Finding the first few paying users
01:01:57 Top 3 mistakes for beginners to avoid
01:05:13 What have Generative AIs unlocked?
01:10:43 Books and Podcast
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Welcome to #103rd episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Talk of town tweet: https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1636773743413592065?s=20
Topics:
00:00 Opening Comments
03:10 GIFT City supporting startups affected by SVB collapse
06:26 India's milestones in 75 days of 2023
09:16 PM MITRA to boost textiles
11:08 IT rules to remove bloatware on phones
13:14 Karnataka plans to incentivize startups to go beyond Bengaluru
15:30 IIT Madras - a Haven for deep tech startups
18:43 Other Fundraises
19:34 Talk of town
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Sajith and Amal, Investors at Blume Ventures released a report on the Indian Startup ecosystem called "The Indus Valley Report." It takes stock of the rise and evolution of this ecosystem, reviews 2021, and finally looks at what to expect in the future. In this episode they dive deep into the report and discusses various aspects of it in their conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Indus Valley Report : https://blume.vc/reports/understanding-india-the-indus-valley-annual-report-2022
Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:48 Introduction
02:16 The process of making the report
05:30 Understanding & Building for India
08:48 Are Startups gaining in India 2 & 3?
10:15 Current trends impacting startups
14:34 Impact of formalization
18:08 Is this truly India's moment?
22:50 Where does India stand in the global VC Landscape?
25:48 How are Indian founders Unique?
31:53 Aggregated manufacturing space
36:30 Startups' impact on employment
39:18 How can startups build large sustainable businesses?
44:01 Monetizing India 2 & 3 demographic
50:30 Indian SaaS Landscape
58:53 When is VC money moving towards Deep tech?
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Welcome to #102nd episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Topics:
00:00 Opening Comments
01:53 SVB's Collapse
08:50 Startup Layoffs continue
10:51 GoMechanic Sold to CarTrade
12:32 Handicraft + Startups
14:17 Digital India Act 2023
15:36 Koo + ChatGPT 3
17:58 Other Fundraises
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Shruti is the co-founder of Apnaklub, a startup connecting brands to retailers and powering millions of SMEs. Prior to founding Apnaklub Shruti was an associate at Bain & Company. In this episode she talks about what it's like working with SMEs and how to build trust with them and how to keep teams focused on solving problems and more!
Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:02 Intro
02:00 Shruti's Startup Journey
10:10 Going from consultant and investor to founder
17:11 Working with SMEs
21:11 Building trust with SMEs
23:17 Will Apnaklub build inventory?
24:51 101 of identifying product categories
27:51 Keeping teams focused on solving problems
33:02 Counter intuitive insights on consumption in tier 2 & 3 cities
35:26 How is Shruti upskilling?
40:49 Secrets of the trade
44:26 The next 12-18 months at Apnaklub
46:00 Books and podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #101th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Topics:
00:00 Opening Comments
02:34 SEBI vs FinFluencers
06:17 MeiTY's new Grievance redressal portal
08:18 Blinkit's new foray
09:08 Sequoia Surge 8th cohort
11:05 Nexus Venture Partners' new fund
12:56 Ashneer Grover's CrickPe
14:00 Talk of the Town
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Welcome to #100th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Topics:
00:00 The Song of achievement
01:23 Opening Comments
03:51 UPI Goes international
07:41 Crisis at ShareChat
11:38 India's White Gold
13:52 BING chat
15:45 Other FRAs
19:11 Talk of the Town
22:13 Our Experiments
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Soham is a serial entrepreneur and has started up in different sectors over the years. He is currently building India's largest gaming platform, Gamerji, a platform for gamers to participate in tournaments for various games. In this episode he spoke about his journey, what goes into building a gaming platform and more!
Topics:
00:00 Sneak peak
00:42 Introduction
02:04 Soham's learning from his journey as a founder
04:42 Hardest lessons Soham learnt
06:14 Why Soham picked the gaming sector
08:17 Challenges of running a gaming platform
10:00 Gamerji's growth story
11:54 What goes into hosting tournaments
14:05 Economics of Gamerji
15:17 What changes from 100k to a million users scale
16:28 Customer acquisition channels
17:17 Building a moat
18:34 Tools and technologies built by gamerji
20:03 Working with Game publishers
21:24 Operating in different markets
22:28 Staying close to users
23:50 Soham's take on draft gaming regulations
26:09 Nuances of executing in the gaming space
28:25 Executing during a downturn
29:32 Books and podcast recommendations
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CFOs play a critical role in a startup's journey, from ensuring the financial stability and growth to implementing financial strategies, managing the company's budget, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. They also play a key role in securing funding for the company, whether it be through venture capital, angel investing or other sources. In this episode, Jatin spoke about working with other leaders/departments in a startup and what being a CFO entails and more.
Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:53 Introduction
02:31 How did Jatin get into startups?
03:48 Top Priorities as a CFO
08:15 When is a CFO relevant to a startup?
09:29 A day in the life
11:50 Working with a founder
14:02 Challenges around compliance
15:39 How does a CFO's function scale?
18:13 Hiring a CFO for startups
22:35 Learnings from past
24:17 Reflecting the best value of the company
27:18 How does execution change in a downturn
30:17 Dealing with Regulation
31:36 Why should founders hire CFOs?
34:00 Book and podcast recommendations
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Saravana is an entrepreneur, investor and technical enthusiast. He is the founder and CEO of Kovai where he has builting and scaled multiple B2B products that solve the pain point of enterprise customers. In this episode he spoke about balancing customer satisfaction and product vision, building a moat and managing multiple products and more.
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Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:02 Introduction
02:28 Evolution of the startup ecosystem
06:42 Bootstrapping v/s VC funding
10:55 Nuances of selling to enterprises
12:49 How Saravana went from and Idea to Product
17:21 Balancing customer satisfaction and product vision
19:49 Building a Moat
22:23 Advice for founders on thought leadership
24:11 Park Avenue Wrinkle free shirts
24:35 Key insights from Customer success
28:44 Building partnerships
31:26 Nuances of selling to global customers from day 1
35:47 Hiring for sales/customer success
38:32 What are funded startups doing wrong?
41:11 Managing multiple products
43:33 Operating during a slowdown
46:04 Saravana's contribution to the startup ecosystem in Coimbatore
48:35 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #99th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Topics:
00:00 Opening Comments
01:34 PhonePe kicks off $1Bn Fundraise
04:04 GoMechanic Lays off 70% workforce
07:55 Hubilo Lays off 35% workforce
11:50 Byju's Announces affordability test
14:19 Park Avenue Wrinkle free shirts
14:43 FRAs
16:57 Park Avenue Power points
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Ganesh is the Co-founder of Flatheads and a serial entrepreneur. Recently he was featured on Shark Tank India Season 2 where he re-evaluated his options and decided to not take a deal for Flatheads. In this episode we talk to him about what the Shark Tank experience was like and what's next for Ganesh and Flatheads and what the journey so far has been like.
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Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:30 Introduction
01:08 Post Shark Tank life
05:45 Shark Tank Behind the Scenes
09:52 What triggered Ganesh to re-evaluate his options
15:04 Family Support
18:37 Why did Flatheads not work out?
27:06 Shoes are a hard category
30:59 What would Ganesh have done differently
33:21 Where does Flatheads go from here
34:25 Product Design
37:34 Something's off with founders
38:22 What did Ganesh take away from this experience
44:35 Have you hired someone who's been on TV?
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Welcome to #98th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Topics:
00:00 Opening Comments
02:43 G20's Startup20
05:39 UPI for NRIs
07:48 Rapido ban in Maharashtra
09:08 Microsoft's Unlimited Leaves
10:16 Park Avenue Wrinklefree Shirts
10:40 BharatPe's authorized as Payment Aggregator
13:46 Auto Expo - Self Balancing Scooter
15:01 Other Fundraises
17:02 Park Avenue Power Points
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Pramod decided to build Unbox Robotics after spending time on the other side of the table as a customer, evaluating and deploying warehouse robotics/automation solutions at Flipkart. Unbox Robotics is developing a software-defined robotics platform to help logistics players increase their parcel/item sorting and order consolidation productivity using much lesser warehousing area with an AI-driven fleet of vertical sorting robots.
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Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:14 Introduction
02:19 Nuances of building a hardware startup
04:36 Building with the customers
07:17 How did Pramod pick the problem
10:36 Exciting updates in the world of robotics
14:06 101 of building a robot
15:44 Manufacturing and sourcing components
16:57 Challenges of solving in the fulfillment space
21:45 Park Avenue Wrinkle free shirts
22:09 The process of deployment
23:44 Integrating with the ecosystem
26:22 Common use cases for Unbox Robotics
30:02 Unbox Robotics' Customer acquisition
31:21 Unbox Robotics' Product roadmap
32:48 Are they going global?
34:18 Unique insights from the robotics industry
35:47 Fundraising process for hardware startups
38:25 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #97th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Topics:
00:00 Opening comments
01:26 Shark Tank Season 2
05:20 Mamaearth IPO
10:24 OYO IPO delayed
11:39 Microsoft and ISRO sign MOU
13:37 Park Avenue Wrinkle free shirts
14:02 Draft Gaming Rules
16:48 Ola to make rival Google in Maps
18:13 Govt. launches probe into EV makers
20:20 Other news
23:14 Park Avenue Power Points
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Welcome to #96th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Subramanya is the co-founder and CEO of Fisdom, a wealth tech platform. Prior to founding Fisdom, he worked at Bessemer Venture Partner. With over 15 years of experience in finance, Subu is a veteran of the Indian Startup scene. In this episode he spoke about the impact that VC firms have had on startups, the nuances of running a broking business and shared some unique insights from the industry.
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Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:38 Introduction
02:05 Evolution of Indian Startups
05:56 Impact of VC Funding on Startups
11:42 How Investing has changed
16:09 Balancing growth with sustainability
22:43 Park Avenue Wrinkle free shirts
23:07 Nuances of running a broking business
28:33 Can a startup have different subcultures?
33:00 Managing compliance and regulation in fintech
36:20 Unique insights from the Wealth industry
40:20 Building trust with consumers
42:36 Executing during a downturn
45:40 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #95th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Topics:
00:00 Opening comments
04:41 India overtakes China in late-stage funding
06:13 Despite layoffs, Indian start-ups created 230,000 jobs
08:20 BYJU's CEO summoned by child rights body
14:27 Park Avenue Wrinkle free shirts
14:51 Razorpay pauses onboarding new merchants
17:04 Meesho pulls plug on work from anywhere policy
18:37 Other Fundraises
19:19 Park Avenue Power Points
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Anurakt is the Co-founder of Klub, a revenue based financing startup that provides skin-in-the-game financing for loved brands. Prior to starting Klub he was an intrapreneur at InMobi and created two global businesses, Glance and TruFactor, as core growth areas for the group. He was also a venture capitalist, investment banker, and current angel investor helping start-ups scale. In this episode he spoke about the nuances of revenue based financing, how to manage a lending business, how to operate during a down turn and more.
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Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:07 Introduction
02:23 Anurakt's perspective as an investor and a founder
08:12 How an Operator mindset helps with being a founder
12:56 Why did Anurakt pick revenue based financing
19:52 Nuances of revenue based financing
24:38 Advice for other founders on starting up
30:11 Park Avenue Wrinkle free shirts
30:35 Reasons for picking consumer v/s enterprise businesses
33:57 Building a moat as a lender
36:33 Customer acquisition channels
38:12 Nuances of managing a lending business
41:15 Dealing with regulations
46:29 Executing in a downturn
52:15 Books and Podcast recommendations
54:35 Park Avenue Power points
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Welcome to #94th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.
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Startup Operator podcast with Eshwar Vikas : https://youtu.be/f7N0mectDkw
NaaN Curry podcast with Eshwar Vikas : https://omny.fm/shows/naan-curry-with-sadaf-and-archit/can-robots-cook-indian-food-with-eshwar-vikas
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Topics:
00:00 Opening comments
05:53 India gets world’s first gold ATM
07:49 Blume Ventures closes Fund IV
12:12 LegalPay launches fund to invest in legal tech startups
13:45 AWS to invest in Indian Space start ups
15:38 Paytm considering share buyback
18:47 Park Avenue Wrinkle Free Shirts
19:12 RBI rolls out new feature for UPI: Multi debit
21:34 BharatPe seeks Rs 88 crore in damages from Ashneer Grover
27:10 Twitter Blue new prices announced
29:03 Other News
30:45 Park Avenue Power Points
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Pratik Gupta is the Founding partner at Zoo media. At Zoo media, they have built, partnered and acquired some of the most distinct agencies; with differentiated purpose and hyper-specialized skills ; all with a unified purpose. Pratik started building Foxy Moron when he was 19 and has built it into India's largest digital agency network. In this episode he spoke about what mistake the conventional agencies made, how to attract and retain the best talent and the principles of starting an agency.
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Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:12 Introduction
02:23 What is the secret to Foxymoron's longevity?
04:57 How did the Idea for Zoo Media evolve?
09:41 Building a moat in the Agency business
13:13 Choosing clients and doing work that inspires you
16:31 Scaling Creativity
19:34 Attracting and Retaining the best talent
24:01 Park Avenue wrinkle free shirts
24:25 The Innovators dilemma; build current v/s start new
28:58 Aligning different business entities to a common goal
31:38 What did conventional advertisers do wrong
34:22 Evolution of Advertising over the past decade
37:58 Expanding to international markets
41:55 Zoo Media partnerships
45:24 Principles of starting an agency
47:15 Books and Podcast recommendations
49:13 Park Avenue Power Points
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Welcome to #92th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Topics:
00:00 Opening comments
04:08 DigiYatra Launched by Aviation minister
07:17 Agnikul Cosmos Establishes First Private Launch Pad
10:38 Neuralink is about ‘six months’ away from first human trial
13:35 Park Avenue wrinkle free shirts
13:59 BlockFi files for bankruptcy
17:02 Urban Company and PhonePe ESOPs
19:35 Accel India announces second Atoms cohort
21:07 Other headlines
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From sick care to longevity, Dr. Marcus Ranney's career over the past two decades have led him from the patient's bedside to a wider stage as he now creates global impact via systemic change by championing well-being. His passion for extreme physiology has allowed him to conduct field research across the planet. After practicing clinical medicine in London, in 2010, he made the transition to Mumbai where he has worked within the Healthcare and Life-sciences industry as a Strategic advisor and Investor with a range of MNC and national bellwether firms. He is now the Founder and CEO of Human Edge working on bio hacking for better everyday life.
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Topics:
00:00 Sneak peak
01:00 Introduction
02:46 Getting started in healthcare
05:47 What makes Extreme sports/adventurers robust?
09:13 Genetics v/s Nurture
11:10 Moving from Preventive healthcare to optimizing their health
15:42 Going from Idea to Product to Company
21:40 Park Avenue Wrinkle free shirts
22:04 Consumerisation of healthcare
26:58 Fitness for Founders
33:09 How to make up for sleep deficit
38:47 Books and Podcast recommendations
40:00 Park Avenue Power Points
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Welcome to #92th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Building an Electric Sports Bike out of India | Narayan & Niraj | Ultraviolette Automotive : https://youtu.be/RK5y_J0rOJw
How did Khatabook get 1 Cr. MSME clients? | Ved Prakash (VP, Growth & Marketing) : https://youtu.be/jH8wfuw700w
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Topics:
00:00 Opening comments
03:35 Amagi Acquires US-Based Streamwise
05:23 India will be a $40Trn economy by 2047: Mukesh Ambani
07:52 Story of Rasna founder Areez Khambatta
10:22 PhonePe to raise funds at a valuation of $12 billion
12:37 PhonePe may acquire Zestmoney
14:00 Park Avenue Wrinkle free shirts
14:30 Ultraviolette Automotive & Pravaig dynamics release Premium EVs
16:51 Karnataka govt decides 5% app fee for auto rides booked on apps
17:06 Amazon shuts down food delivery and edtech business in India
19:03 Khatabook ends FY22 with 4X growth in revenue
21:24 Other Fundraises
24:06 Park Avenue Power Points
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Ashish Sidhra is the co-founder of Alike.io, a travel startup started before covid. They built the startup through the pandemic and emerged stronger by selling masks to get through the lockdown period. Ashish, primarily a tech guy explained how he made the switch to being a travel entrepreneur, what it was like to be a travel startup during covid, how to build a moat, the nuances of building a two sided marketplace and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Sneak peak
00:59 Introduction
02:29 How did Ashish get started in the travel space?
03:52 Going from idea to product to company
06:29 Advice for aspiring Travel entrepreneurs
08:27 Something Ashish Wishes he knew earlier
10:04 What is Alike and what does Ashish aim to do with it?
15:51 Navigating through Covid
20:01 Change in travellers' attitudes post covid
23:25 Building a moat
29:10 Nuances of building a two sided marketplace
32:21 Park Avenue wrinkle free shirts
32:45 Content creators on Alike
37:14 What are Alike's teams optimizing for?
41:19 Customer acquisition at Alike
46:23 How Ashish thinks about brand building
52:45 Was bootstrapping a strategic decision?
55:23 Running a sustainable business
01:02:13 Park Avenue Power Points
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Pradeep Soundararajan is the founder and CEO of Moolya Testing. He was one of our earliest guests on the podcast where he spoke about how he built Moolya and how the culture he fostered played a big role in building the company. This time, our conversation with him is all about Company culture, what it means, why it is important, how to communicate it to the employees and more.
Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:01 Introduction
02:59 How Pradeep defines culture
05:11 Why is culture important?
08:09 How Work & Life balance factors into Work Culture
11:43 Articulating and communicating culture to employees
14:57 Work culture and Who you are Background
17:06 Is background necessary for culture?
19:57 Who Should drive culture?
22:09 Articulating and scaling culture
25:50 Dealing with situations when culture goes wrong
30:14 Park Avenue
30:38 Dealing with situations when culture goes wrong
34:53 Communicating culture through remote
43:40 Companies that have great culture
49:49 Pradeep's final thoughts on Culture
52:30 Pradeep's recommendations for good culture
55:35 Park Avenue Power Points
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Welcome to #91th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
Mint report on Women Entrepreneurs: https://www-livemint-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.livemint.com/companies/people/the-women-building-and-shaping-india/amp-11668784643442.html
Naan Curry Podcast episode with Roshan: https://youtu.be/oQHneeLHu9I
Building the University of the Future - Abhimanyu Saxena (Co-founder, Scaler Academy)
YouTube: https://youtu.be/hHKM5jQEz68
Apple: https://cutt.ly/EP137Apple
Spotify: https://cutt.ly/EP137Spotify
Google: https://cutt.ly/EP137Google
Amazon: https://cutt.ly/EP137Amazon
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00:00 Openening Comments
03:06 Women Entreprenuership Day
05:39 Bengaluru Tech Summit
08:27 New Draft Personal Data Protection Bill
11:54 Lock-in period expiration for pre-IPO investors
14:37 Park Avenue
15:01 Gaming industry to add 1 lakh new jobs by FY23
17:39 Scaler announces 10-day ‘gratitude leaves’
18:47 FHRAI angry with OYO
24:23 Park Avenue Power Points
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Welcome to #90th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
Topics:
00:00 Opening Comments
03:33 FTX Bankruptcy
11:29 ISRO's reusable rocket test
15:16 Skyroot Aerospace's Private rocket test launch
17:47 Pocket FM's $25Mn ARR Milestone
20:07 Layoffs continue with Meta, Amazon & Unacademy
24:10 UpGrad to expand offline operations
24:58 Zoho Achieves $1Bn Revenue milestone
27:06 Talk of the Town
30:11 Upcoming episodes
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Episode with Lal Chand Bisu (Kuku FM) :
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Episode with Vinay Singhal (Stage) :
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Episode with Ranjeet Pratap Sing (Pratilipi) :
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Episode with Farid Ahsan (ShareChat & Moj) :
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Anand is Co-founder and Chief Product Officer—responsible for CleverTap's strategic direction, including innovation, design, development, project management, and product marketing. Anand has over 25 years of experience as a technologist, entrepreneur, and product builder. His previous leadership roles include CTO at Infomedia18, Head of Engineering & IT at Network18 Media and Investments, and was a co-founder at Burrp, India's first food tech business.
In this episode he spoke about how he transitioned from being a technologist to an entrepreneur,
ignoring conventional wisdom, what the $10-25Mn and what changes at the scale of $100Mn and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:31 Introduction
01:53 Transitioning from a Techie to an Entrepreneur
05:40 Following your curiosity v/s Deliberately up-skilling
09:30 Moving from B2C to B2B
15:11 What is Clevertap
20:12 Building without Customer input
24:04 Product v/s platform
27:43 When to ignore conventional wisdom
29:48 Advantages of beginning from south east Asia
33:34 SaaSifying of the Stack
34:56 Reconciling Range of Diversity in ACV
38:46 Views on Competition
42:11 10-25Mn Journey
46:26 Growth levers used in the 25-50Mn journey
49:44 What changes at a $100Mn ARR scale
54:09 Hiring Senior Leaders
57:24 Recognizing Dynamic leaders
59:58 Scaling Culture
01:03:00 Operating in a downturn
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Welcome to #89th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Bangalore Metro getting QR Tickets through Whatsapp
- Namma Yatri Auto booking app by Auto Union
- Ola becomes biggest EV maker in India
- Byju's Ropes in Messi as Brand Ambassador amid layoffs
- Shark Tank S2 is coming soon
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Varun is a 3x entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in technology, startups and general management. He was selected by the Businessworld magazine as one of India's top 3 youngest entrepreneurs in 2011.
He is Currently Founder at Crofarm / Otipy, a community group buying startup aimed at improving the supply chain for fresh produce. Previously, he was the CTO at Grofers, India's leading on-demand grocery delivery service connecting consumers with their local merchants. Prior to that he co-founded Mygreenbox that was acquired by Grofers. He had previously co-founded Wirkle Technologies that was acquired by Location Labs, a silicon valley company and a leader in location based services.
In this episode he spoke about making the shift from Tech to Agritech and the mindset changes it requires, how to scale an Ops intensive business, the nuances of optimizing operations and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:44 Introduction
02:11 Shifting from Software to Agritech
05:15 Mindset changes needed to go from Tech to agritech
07:09 Going from Idea to Product to Company with Crofarm
09:41 What is Crofarm and its use cases
14:37 Nuances of Optimizing Operations
18:51 Scaling an Ops intensive business
21:25 Working with Farmers
23:20 B2B v/s B2C
25:24 Hiring for this industry
27:02 Policies that can help transform the agri sector
29:55 Advice for aspiring Agri tech entrepreneurs
31:08 Books and podcasts
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Welcome to #88th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Elon Musk Closes Twitter Deal
- BoAt withdraws IPO plans
- Mason Fundraise - Amazon alternative
- Byju's Layoffs and profitability
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Episode with Kaus Manjitha:
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Spotify: https://cutt.ly/KausSpotify
Apple: https://cutt.ly/KausApple
Google: https://cutt.ly/KausGoogle
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Welcome to #87th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- TikTok is top grossing app
- Byju's raises $250mn after layoffs
- Limeroad acquired by VMart
- CCI fines Google
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Ramasubramanian B , fondly known as Subbu, is the founding member of BlackBuck and leads BlackBuck’s corporate business. Subbu has a long history in Supply Chain with extensive experience of over 20 years across geographies and industry sectors. Prior to his journey with BlackBuck, he was the Managing Director at Miebach. In this episode, he spoke about the insights that helped him start blackbuck, streamlining fragmented markets, pioneering app adoption among truckers and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Sneak peak
00:38 Introduction
02:01 Operating in the Logistics market in india
06:36 Insights that helped Subbu start Blackbuck
09:25 Use Cases Blackbuck solves for
19:16 Increasing uptime and economic utilization
24:52 Pioneering app adoption among Truckers
30:49 Advice on streamlining fragmented markets
34:08 National Logistics Policy and other Govt. initiatives
42:19 What's coming up at Blackbuck in the next 18-24 months
44:21 Advice on executing during a downturn
47:54 Books and Podcast Recommendations
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Anubhav is a finance veteran and has worked in several finance companies like American Express, Qbera and Razorpay. In this episode he spoke about what inspired him to quit his job at Razorpay as the head of SME lending and start up on his own with Rupifi, how he found his co-founder and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:59 Lessons from his entrepreneurial journey
02:58 Finding a Tech co-founder and hiring the right tech talent
06:19 Advice for founders trying to find co-founders
08:46 What insights helped Anubhav start Rupifi
12:09 Use cases Rupifi Solves for
14:25 Deciding to be a tech stack between lenders and borrowers
16:58 The nuances of Identifying and picking a certain industry
20:00 Building a moat in Credit
23:32 Advantages of 0 CAC
25:51 Expanding the product
27:13 Balancing growth and profitability
30:42 Lessons from working with SMEs
33:45 Building during a downturn
36:42 Books and Podcasts recommendations
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Welcome to #86th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- PayU- Billdesk Acquisition Falling through
- Hero Entering the EV market with "Vida" branding
- Govt. Banning Ola Uber from offering Auto services
- NRAI campaigning against Zomato and Swiggy's Dineout
- Cred Launching UPI service
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Welcome to #85th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- ONDC launch in Bangalore
- Adobe acquires Figma
- Zomato cracks down on cloud kitchen
- National Logistics Policy
- ED freezes WazirX and Ethereum token
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Welcome to #84th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Smart India Hackathon 2022 comes to an end
- MoHUA has onboarded 76 startups under the ‘India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up Challenge.’
- Zomato unveils intercity food delivery
- Indian central bank is looking to address UPI Duopoly in India
- Samudrayaan Mission launched to explore deep seas
...and more!
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Praval is the VP of marketing at ZOHO. He has held several positions there over the past 10 years where the company has grown nearly 10X. He spoke about Zoho's marketing evolution, How they think of branding, his pet peeves in SaaS marketing and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:42 What changes in the 2-5-10 year journey
06:05 What sets Zoho apart from other companies
09:36 Evolution of Zoho's Marketing over the past decade
13:56 What is a typical day like for Praval
17:51 What does Praval's daily MIS look like
19:08 Bringing marketers closer to customers
23:49 Customer Marketing
28:45 Building a community as a moat
31:48 What does the community team do
34:13 Zoho's field marketing genius
36:39 Branding at Zoho
40:54 Working with Sridhar Vembu
43:05 Praval's Pet Peeves in SaaS marketing
45:46 Quantitative v/s qualitative feedback
47:44 Career advice for Freshers in Marketing
50:44 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Ranjan is a serial entrepreneur and is currently the founder and CEO of Bureau Inc. Bureau is a startup that secures mobile-first enterprises against new age cyber fraud and enables growth. In this episode he spoke about his lessons from being a second time founder, being a non technical founder in Deep tech, his thoughts on data privacy and convenience and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:23 Ranjan's lessons from being a 2x Founder
04:11 How to filter advice
06:11 What led to founding Bureau
14:03 Being a non technical founder in Deep Tech
17:35 Going from Idea to Product to Company
21:15 Use Cases Bureau is solving
26:22 Bureau's partnerships
29:12 Getting enterprises to prioritize fraud prevention
32:33 GTM motion for Bureau
38:54 Ranjan's thoughts on Data privacy and convenience
43:21 Non-obvious insights from the data security domain
45:14 Communicating your mission to stakeholders
48:01 Ranjan's thoughts on the Indian Startup Ecosystem
50:01 Music and Books recommendations
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Welcome to #83rd episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Finance Ministry issues clarification on UPI charges
- Sequoia Surge launches its 7th cohort
- Deeptech accounts for over 12% of Indian Startup Ecosystem
- IRDAI proposes a new platform for insurance sales & services.
- Google harvests the most amount of data among big tech firms.
...and more!
Episodes Mentioned in this Roundup:
Last Roundup:
Youtube: https://youtu.be/WP6GQHCmlMQ
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/R82Apple
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/R82Spotify
Google: https://tinyurl.com/R82Google
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/R82Amazon
Building a Deep Tech Startup | Ashwini Asokan (Founder & CEO, Mad Street Den)
YouTube: https://youtu.be/roejuSfMHpU
Spotify: https://cutt.ly/AshwiniSpotify
Apple: https://cutt.ly/AshwiniApple
Google: https://cutt.ly/AshwiniGoogle
Building Commercial Drones - Vipul Singh (Co-founder & CEO, Aarav Unmanned Systems)
Youtube: https://youtu.be/kbhXDMq2uHs
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Disrupting Insurance | Abhishek Poddar & Saurabh Arora (Founders, Plum)
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ii9wwIQE4HE
Spotify: https://cutt.ly/PlumSpotify
Apple: https://cutt.ly/PlumApple
Google: https://cutt.ly/PlumGoogle
Building a Hub for Data Teams | Prukalpa Sankar (Co-founder, Atlan)
YouTube: https://youtu.be/bs93nW1PMik
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/PrukalpaSpotify
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/PrukalpaApple
Google: https://tinyurl.com/PrukalpaGoogle
Sell Anything Online - Suumit Shah (Founder & CEO - Dukaan)
Youtube: https://youtu.be/mGF1S_I-glw
Apple: https://cutt.ly/EP144Apple
Spotify: https://cutt.ly/EP144Spotify
Google: https://cutt.ly/EP144Google
Amazon: https://cutt.ly/EP144Amazon
Building the University of the Future - Abhimanyu Saxena (Co-founder, Scaler Academy)
Youtube: https://youtu.be/hHKM5jQEz68
Apple: https://cutt.ly/EP137Apple
Spotify: https://cutt.ly/EP137Spotify
Google: https://cutt.ly/EP137Google
Amazon: https://cutt.ly/EP137Amazon
Building a SaaS business with Thiyagarajan | Co-founder - Upekkha | The Startup Operator
Youtube: https://youtu.be/468fr6aw4Ag
Should you fund your SaaS startup with revenue? | Prasanna Krishnamoorthy (Partner - Upekkha)
Youtube: https://youtu.be/Nnh8MSOdh4s
EP 179 : Pioneering the Drone Revolution - Ankit Mehta (Co-founder & CEO, Ideaforge Technology)
Youtube: https://youtu.be/36b5TlarBZQ
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/179Apple
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/179Spotify
Google: https://tinyurl.com/179Google
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/179Amazon
Our Website: https://startupoperator.in/s1e179
Building a Core Science Startup - Ezhil Subbian (Founder & CEO, String Bio)
Youtube: https://youtu.be/edQSsOeJOXI
Apple: https://cutt.ly/EP152Apple
Spotify: https://cutt.ly/EP152Spotify
Google: https://cutt.ly/EP152Google
Amazon: https://cutt.ly/EP152Amazon
Consumerization of Healthcare - Mohit Kumar (Founder & CEO, Ultrahuman)
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Pp-9b5k5wLk
Spotify: https://cutt.ly/MohitSpotify
Apple: https://cutt.ly/MohitApple
Google: https://cutt.ly/MohitGoogle
Amazon: https://cutt.ly/MohitAmazon
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Sreedhar is a serial entrepreneur and has founded 3 startups. He is currently the Co-founder of GTM Buddy, a SaaS startup that enables sales people do better. In this episode he spoke about the core skills that helped him startup thrice, how to sell to large enterprises, creating a new category and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:17 Core Skill sets that helped Sreedhar startup 3 times
06:57 Sreedhar's learnings from his past ventures
09:53 Advice on Selling SaaS to large enterprises
14:13 Importance of getting the right customers
17:43 Competing against the incumbents
23:24 Advice to founders pioneering a new category
26:01 The unique challenges in sales enablement
29:29 What is GTM Buiddy and it's use cases?
37:37 Advice for founders in the $0-1 journey
38:29 Getting people to prioritise buying decisions
40:51 Sreedhar's thoughts on the Indian SaaS ecosystem
43:37 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/SPeddineni100
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Welcome to #82nd episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Paytm holds first AGM since Going Public
- SBM Banks halts onboarding new customers for fintechs
- PhonePe announces e-commerce play with new ONDC app
- Indian restaurants look beyond Swiggy, Zomato for delivery
...and more!
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Welcome to #81st episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- 75K startups in 75 years of independance
- SoftBank cautions longer startup winter
- SEBI’s proposes to regulate fintech run ‘bond trading platforms’
- Fundraise - Upgrad, Clevertap
...and more!
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Welcome to #80 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Elon Musk & Twitter litigation continues; India is mentioned
- WazirX and Binance argue over ownership amid amid ED investigation
- India’s Personal Data Protection Bill withdrawn by the Government
- CCI raids Cloudtail linking it to Amazon
...and more!
Talk of the Town: https://twitter.com/vaibhavbetter/status/1556304021014851584?s=20&t=7RTbBbal0U5farJvCNrJsA
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Sudheer is an engineering leader and the founder & CEO of Insightly Analytics, a SaaS solution to help companies improve their engineering teams productivity. In this episode he spoke about what a developer's day looks like, how to enable a team as an engineering manager, what qualities to look for while hiring an engineer for early stage and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
02:06 A Day in the life of a typical developer
05:11 Building a "Code" culture
09:05 Measuring a developer's productivity
12:58 Org Design at Insightly
15:51 Enabling your team as an Engineering Manager
20:39 Dos and Don'ts for a non technical founder
24:08 Qualities to look for in an early stage engineer
25:26 Idea to Product to Company
30:39 Going from a nice-to-have to a need-to-have
33:33 Transforming data into relevant actionable insights
36:43 What's coming up at Insightly
38:10 Sudheer's insights from the developer productivity space
40:40 The Engineering Leader Persona
41:59 Books and podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #79 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Zomato's Anchor Investors exiting as Lock in period ends
- PM Modi launched India's 1st International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)
- IIT-M launched ‘Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat’ to promote language technology
- Google launching street view in India
...and more!!
Talk of the Town: https://twitter.com/kushalbhagia/status/1553276539852439552?t=Bi1FfdJ40Ua7pREKeBpmww&s=08
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Amit is a finance professional turned founder & CEO with NoBroker. It is a 2 sided Marketplace for real estate and is a pioneer in the space. In this episode Amit spoke about the insights he got into the real estate industry as an outsider that gave him an advantage to operate in the space, what it's like building a 2 sided marketplace, how they nurture core culture and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:29 NoBroker's 0-1 Journey
03:39 What does Amit look for while Hiring someone
05:44 Insights that gave Amit an Advantage
08:43 Building a 2 sided marketplace
11:34 BTL Marketing that helped no broker grow into a premier brand
13:25 Process of Expanding to new geographies
15:08 Managing multiple businesses/verticals
16:57 Prioritizing verticals to add
18:35 Nurturing the core culture
21:39 Principles of Monetization
25:26 Building trust in the ecosystem
26:40 What's coming up at NoBroker?
27:23 Making Frugality a part of your DNA
29:41 What has Amit realised about himself on his journey
31:10 Books and Podcast Recommendations
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Welcome to #78 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Ashok Soota Third Startup at 79 Years
- B Capital, Auxano Capital and First Cheque raised funds
- upGrad and Shiprocket acquired other startups ...and more!!
Talk of the Town: https://twitter.com/jgebbia/status/1550158908898979840?s=20&t=jXGDmToaKtQYwKuwTbgH6Q
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Deepak is a the Chief Data Scientist at BlackBuck. Prior to this he has worked at Citi group, Myntra and Hike as a data scientist. In this episode Roshan and Deepak explore the various aspects of data science, from what skills are necessary to the nature of problems a data scientist solves and when to build a data science function in your start up.
Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:54 Deepak's Journey as a Data Scientist 03:39 Intrinsic skills that make a data scientist good 04:44 Key points in the Evolution of Data Science 06:21 The Nature of problems a Data Scientist solves 09:29 Counter intuitive insights Deepak has got 11:04 Blackbuck's evolution 15:20 Converting data to insights 17:40 The AHA moments Deepak has had 20:00 Building a data science function and when it is relevant 22:20 Hiring and enabling Data Scientists 24:08 Working with various teams 25:20 Books and Podcasts Recommendations
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Welcome to #77 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- 5ire and Onecard turn Unicorns
- Lightspeed becomes 20th VC firm to raise funds this year
- Mfine, upGrad and MediBuddy make acquisitions and more!
Talk of the Town: https://twitter.com/jasonlk/status/1547240060528967680?s=20&t=R5BtTdBSe3NDHKqQgCXrAg
Jo Aggarwal Episode: https://youtu.be/PIVx4rdcJTg
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Anupreet Singh is the GTM leader at 6sense Previously he was the head of GTM at Slintl where he built the team and set up the GTM function from the ground up. In this episode he spoke about the essentials to build a Go To Market function, the dos and don'ts of pitch and positioning and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:24 How has the GTM function evolved over the years 05:45 The Essentials of Building a GTM function 12:02 Hiring for GTM 19:46 Onboarding and Enabling an SDR 25:10 Dos and Don'ts of Pitch and Positioning 31:47 Template for sales execution 39:50 Principles to build a sales tech stack 47:24 Nuances of selling from India to US 51:05 Books and Podcast Recommendations
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Welcome to #76 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- India Tech Stack gets Bigger; adds Language Stack "Bhashini"
- NPCI Takes UPI International; To Be An Alternative To SWIFT
- Axilor Ventures announces 2nd Fund
- Vauld’s Operations Puts Spotlight On Credibility Of Finfluencers
- Zerodha tech team and more!
Talk of the Town: Zerodha: https://twitter.com/pitdesi/status/1544665672147410944?t=e6P8AfSkHlB0Aklu5rA9yg&s=08
Ultrahuman: https://twitter.com/UltrahumanHQ/status/1544267400316522496?t=vIItWZEJICUtKuA7fvO4tw&s=08
Sidu Ponnappa Episode: https://youtu.be/2L1fdNWUYT4
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Pushkar is the CEO & Co-founder of Drip Capital, a startup that enables international trade financing for SMEs through tech innovation. In this episode he spoke about the current landscape of the credit industry, the opportunities it has and challenges it faces, the growth levers used on the journey to $1bn Revenue and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:34 Transitioning from Investor to entrepreneur 06:03 Opportunities & Challenges in the Credit landscape 09:24 Pushkar's Thoughts on account aggregator network 11:06 Validating your hypothesis 14:38 Capital management 16:33 Growth levers used in the 0-$100Mn-$1Bn journey 20:09 Similarities between India and LatAm Markets 22:08 Managing Growth and Compliance 24:15 The Role of Tech in Risk Analysis 26:24 Competition and layering differentiators 28:20 Nurturing core culture across geographies 30:23 Hardest decisions Pushkar has made 32:07 Managing a business through a downturn 35:30 Nuances of operating in this space 37:34 Books and recommendations
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Welcome to #75 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- The current State of EVs
- Hurun's 122 Future India's Unicorns
- Bertelsmann raises new $500M fund
- Account Aggregator and Digital India
- Google Play store’s developer policies and more!
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Mudit is the co-founder and CEO of Dozee, a pioneer in contactless Remote Patient Monitoring and AI-based early warning system. He spoke about the future of healthcare, challenges it faces, the opportunities that are there and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:38 Transitioning from Mechanical Engineering to Healthcare Entrepreneur 03:01 Opportunities and challenges in Healthcare 06:52 How has Covid changed healthcare? 09:16 Working with Various stakeholders 11:49 Idea to product to company with Dozee 14:50 Customer Acquisition process 16:43 Dos and Don'ts of building in Healthcare 19:05 Dealing with Regulation 20:48 What's coming up for Dozee 21:57 The Future of healthcare 24:32 Surviving a downturn 26:30 Books and podcasts recommendations
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Welcome to #74 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Zilingo's management buyout
- Github launches Copilot AI tool
- LeadSquared turns unicorn
- Multiple acquisitions from the week and more!
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Ankit is the co-founder and CEO of Ideaforge, a pioneer in the drone manufacturing space. Founded in 2007, Ideaforge spearheaded the creation of the drone technology space in India. In this episode Ankit spoke about creating a category and building full stack solutions, the future of drones in India and what it will take for the mainstream adoption drones and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:42 Going from Idea to Product to Company with Ideaforge 04:41 How B2B startups differ from consumer startups 07:54 Building a Full stack solution 11:42 Integrating with the ecosystem 13:46 Advice to founders operating in a nascent category 16:54 Ideaforge's Customer Acquisition process 21:11 Building with the customers 24:40 Do's and Don't of working with Govt. agencies 27:13 The Future of Drones in India 31:05 Mainstream adoption of drones 34:39 Fundraising and Developing talent in a hardware startup 40:04 What's next for Ideaforge 42:34 How is Ankit Preparing for the next leap? 44:44 Books and podcast recommendation
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Kalpit is the CEO of Netcore, a pioneer in the customer engagement space in India, started in the late 90s. Kalpit has been with Netcore from the very beginning and he shares the Netcore's journey from it's founding to now, what he thinks about the competition and how they have built a moat, how he makes acquisitions work and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:31 Founding story of Netcore 11:48 Product Strategy @ Netcore 16:22 Growth Levers in the 0-$10-$100M Journey 22:48 Thoughts on Competition and Building a Moat 27:27 Making Acquisitions work 32:01 Getting IPO ready 36:31 Advice to founders on Building to Last 38:32 Advice on managing a downturn 41:46 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #73 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Digital India Act
- PhysicsWallah and Purplle joining the unicorn club
- New committee for Crypto and Edtech ads
- Maharastra's Rs 200-cr Women led start-up fund
- LXME being featured in the Official Platinum Jubilee Pageant Commemorative Album and more!
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Chaitanya is the co-founder of Wakefit, a D2C brand that operates in the home solutions space. In this episode he spoke about the lessons he's learnt from his previous startups, the process of influencing buyer behaviour, the levers or growth he used in Wakefit's journey and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:36 Lessons from Chaitanya's startup failures 05:18 Looking at the Mattress industry with first principles 09:24 Advice for entrepreneurs looking at conventional domains 11:48 The process of going from idea to product to company 15:14 Influencing buyer behavior 18:34 Dos and Don'ts of scaling a D2C business 20:40 Growth levers in the Wakefit journey 22:51 Advice on zero dollar marketing 26:49 Thoughts on Competition 30:24 The next 18 months for Wakefit 31:20 Advice on managing the current slowdown 34:27 How is Chaitanya preparing for the next leap? 37:14 Embedding core culture in DNA while scaling 39:10 Books and Podcast recommendation
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Welcome to #72 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Large Cheque fundraise - ShareChat raised nearly $300 million
- Slice raised $50 million / What is the future of BNPL?
- Jio-bp, MG Motor and Castrol ink partnership to bolster EV adoption in India
- Mensa Brands achieves Rs 1,500 cr net revenue in first 12 months of operations and more!
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Anoj is the co-founder and President of Milaap, India's first crowdfunding platform. In this episode he spoke about the nuances of managing a 2 sided marketplace, dealing with regulation and policies, building trust in a community in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
00:00 Introduction 01:14 Evolution of Crowdsourcing in India 06:26 Founding story of Milaap 14:56 Nuances of managing a 2 sided marketplace 23:28 Dealing with regulation 25:46 Customer/User acquisition 29:58 What keeps donors coming back? 35:21 Building trust in the community 39:18 What's next for Milaap? 46:01 Books and podcast recommendation
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Welcome to #71 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Country Delight raised the largest venture capital funding round this week
- Tiger global leading 50mn round in Jar
- Zoho invests 20cr in Genrobotics
- BluSmart raised $25 million in an extended Series A
- EV financing startup Three Wheels United raised $10 million in a Series and more!
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Akash is the co-founder and CEO of Cashfree Payments, a payments and banking technology company that enables businesses in India to collect payments online and make payouts. In this episode he spoke about the nuances of building the payments infrastructure, what to do and not do while partnering with financial institutions, being developer friendly and balancing growth and profitability in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:28 Akash's thoughts on Fintech space 03:25 Nuances of building the payment infrastructure 06:47 Founding story of Cashfree 09:33 Learnings from the Y Combinator experience 10:54 Team structure at Cashfree 12:32 Cashfree's customer acquisition 14:07 Do's and Don'ts of partnering with financial institutions 15:46 Working with the policymakers and regulators 17:28 Being developer friendly 20:21 Balancing growth and profitability 22:31 Working through the downturns
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Welcome to #70 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
- Delhivery IPO sliding below IPO in Grey Market
- More Startups Laying off Thousands
- Fashinza and 1K Kirana raise funds and more!
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Ameet is a serial entrepreneur and is currently the founder and CEO of First Principles, a holding company that starts, acquires, and scales category leading B2B SaaS Companies. In this episode he spoke about the essentials of a good SaaS business, metrics to look out for, how to run a business during a downturn and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa. Topics: 00:00 Introduction 00:56 Essentials of a Good SaaS Business 04:02 Recruiting a subject matter expert 05:33 Ameet's favourite markets/Ideas 06:44 Funding v/s bootstrapping 09:13 SaaS Metrics to look out for 11:26 Building for the world from India 12:43 Who would Ameet hire for a SaaS business 13:24 Optimizing for growth 15:14 Running a business during a downturn 18:02 Building a good customer success function 19:52 Running multiple businesses 23:29 How do you make acquisitions work? 28:04 Books and podcasts
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Welcome to #69 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
Topics
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Ather Energy raises $128 mn
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GoKwik raises $35 mn deal in Series B
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Razorpay announces $75 mn ESOP buyback
-
Swiggy to acquire Dineout from Times Internet
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Rashi is the founder of Heads Up For Tails, a startup that makes safe and healthy pet care products and offers services like Spas and grooming. In this episode she spoke about the moment she realized this could be a business, what it takes to turn passion into business, what works in the retail industry and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:50 Idea to product to company
03:10 If you're early in a category, do this
04:30 Expanding from a niche
05:26 Who were the believers?
07:12 Turning your passion into a business
08:25 Learning to run a business
09:27 HUFT's hiring Process
11:56 Customer Acquisition Journey
13:49 Advice on succeeding in Retail
15:18 Going from Offline to Online
17:27 Franchises and expanding the business
18:23 Launching new products
20:28 Nurturing your community
22:25 Next 18-24 Months for HUFT
23:38 How is Rashi preparing for the next leap
25:42 Insights from the pet care industry
26:41 Books and podcasts
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April is the Author of Obviously Awesome, a book on Positioning a brand or startup. In this episode she spoke about the problem with positioning, how to position your product and how to position products across different geographies in her conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:40 The problem with positioning
10:39 How to position your product
18:13 Articulating your USP
28:20 Nice to have v/s need to have
44:24 Getting functional heads to prioritize positioning
48:51 Positioning in different geographies
52:17 Listening to customers
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Welcome to #68 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Swiggy begins Drone Delivery Service
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Wakefit wants employees to sleep at work
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Deepinder Goyal donates Rs 700Cr
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Delhivery Going ahead with IPO
-
Open - India’s 100th unicorn
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Chirag Taneja is the co-founder and CEO of GoKwik, a startup that enables e-commerce companies and merchants to convert more. In this episode he spoke about the non-Amazon/Flipkart wave in the ecosystem, the e-commerce enablement catergory, prioritizing product roadmaps and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Evolution of Ecommerce in India
04:31 The non-Amazon/Flipkart wave
06:49 The upcoming ONDC revolution
08:12 The Ecommerce enablement category
11:40 Unique insight that led to GoKwik's founding
15:02 Process of customer validation
17:53 What is GoKwik?
21:16 Prioritizing product roadmap
24:31 How does acquisition work for GoKwik?
27:08 High level challenges Chirag is solving
30:56 Scaling people from 0-1 to 1-10 journey
33:51 Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in the ecommerce space
37:33 Books and Podcast Recommendations
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Welcome to #67 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
Topics
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Govt. asks EV Makers to halt launch of new models
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India launches pilot phase of UPI-type protocol ONDC in 5 cities
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Flipkart opens up logistics arm for other ecomm players
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Swiggy launches career accelerator programme for delivery executives
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Turtlemint raises $120M
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Welcome to #66 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Swiggy invests in Rapido
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Ola enters hyperlocal delivery space
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OfBusiness aiming for largest tech IPO in India
-
Nykaa announced investments in 3 companies
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Abhishek Nayak is a serial entrepreneur and has started up 5 times and currently the Co-founder and CEO of Appsmith, a startup that helps companies build customized applications. In this episode he spoke about how he finds the resolve to startup each time, what tricks he uses to prevent himself from burning out, how to find a remarkable idea to startup on and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:24 Being a Serial Entrepreneur
02:39 Lessons along the way
04:28 Making the decision to exit
07:08 How to prevent burn out
11:23 Building a startup crew
14:57 Why did Abhishek start Appsmith
17:38 Finding a great Idea
19:15 Going from idea to product to company
22:07 What is AppSmith and what are its use cases?
23:51 The low code/no code revolution
26:02 How does Appsmith's customer acquisition work?
27:42 Nuances of selling to developers
29:23 Building a developer community
30:53 Future of AppSmith
32:10 Breaking into the enterprise market
33:07 How is Abhishek preparing for the next leap forward?
34:59 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Arman is a second time entrepreneur and the co-founder of Sleepy Owl, India's first cold brewed coffee brand. In this episode he spoke about the principles to starting up, educating consumers about your product, creating consumer loyalty and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:11 Principles to startup
04:25 Surprises in FnB industry
09:22 The Coffee Value Chain
13:17 Testing a hypothesis
15:33 Educating consumers about the product
18:36 Sleepy Owl's various products
21:57 Working with marketplace platforms
23:54 Creating customer loyalty
26:23 Change in consumer mindset
29:17 Scaling a D2C business
31:27 Venture Studios
32:38 Advice for new entrepreneurs
34:35 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Sunith is the co-founder of Beforest Lifestyle Solutions, a startup that builds and helps maintain sustainable farms and homes as a collective. Sunith, previously a tech veteran transitioned into a sustainable property solutions with Beforest. In this episode he spoke about how he made the transition from thinking about bits and bytes to atoms and molecules, getting people to care about sustainability and the nuances of running a D2C business with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:26 Transitioning from tech to sustainable properties
03:30 Going through the transition
06:37 Going from a bits & bytes to an atoms & molecules mindset
09:24 What is Beforest?
10:45 Principles to operate in a nascent space
13:13 Getting people to care about sustainability
16:03 What is a collective and what goes into building it?
19:55 Bringing together a collective
23:48 Maintaining ecological & economic balance of a farm
28:25 Nuances of running a D2C business
33:10 What's next for Beforest?
36:48 Advice on building a niche community
39:32 Advice on building in the sustainability space
42:34 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #65 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Tata Group officially launches super app Tata Neu
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Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), is all set to launch its beta version in April.
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Zomato, Swiggy to face CCI probe for alleged unfair business practices
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Unacademy lays off 600 employees amid cost-cutting exercise
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Kyle is the co-founder and CEO of MemeChat, a social app made for memers by memers. In this episode Kyle spoke about how he convinced his parents when he started out building MemeChat, how he went from an idea to a product and to a company, their NFT Marketplace, the nuances of building for millennials and GenZ in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:10 How Kyle sold his startup idea to his parents
02:38 Kyle's experience of Meme economy
04:05 Going from idea to product to company with MemeChat
09:56 Are people losing interest in creating for big tech platforms?
11:02 What is MemeChat and who is it for?
13:11 How do you engineer bots to be funny?
14:50 MemeChat's NFT Marketplace
17:13 Nuances of building for the Millennials and GenZ
18:13 Scaling to 100mn+ users
20:03 How do you Scale content
21:17 Customer acquisition strategy
22:38 Working with OTT platforms
23:41 MemeChat in the next 18-24 months
25:07 Developing a mindset for sustainable growth
26:53 Insights for new consumer tech entrepreneurs
28:43 How is Kyle preparing for the next leap at MemeChat
30:55 Creating a category
32:52 Dealing with failure
34:55 Keeping up with evolving audiences
36:03 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #64 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Electric 2-wheeler catches fire in Chennai
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Byju’s launches its subsidiary in Doha after FIFA world cup sponsorship
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LambdaTest raises $45 million to build 'AWS for testers'
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Pixxel Bags $25 million in Series A funding
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Jen Abel is the co-founder of JJELLYFISH. She is a B2B go to market specialist and helps Indian founders expand into the US market. In this episode we dive deep into some of her tweets hiring Salespeople.
Tweets:
00:00 Introduction
00:57 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1433168864439902209
05:18 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1373271691414138882
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Rajamanohar is a serial entrepreneur and is currently the founder and CEO of Aquaconnect. In this episode he spoke about why he decided to startup in this space after having been in the Tech space for several years. He also spoke about what Aquaculture is and where India is globally in this space, the nuances of operating here and several such topics in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
00:00 Introduction
01:45 The Aquaculture Ecosystem
03:29 Insights on operating in the space
05:25 Standardizing fish & shrimp production
07:29 What is Aquaconnect? Use cases
12:48 Being a full stack solution from Day 1
15:22 Raj's background and how he get started
20:53 Building trust with the stakeholders
24:54 Team structure at Aquaconnect
25:54 Raising Debt v/s equity funding
26:35 High level challenges Raj is solving
27:07 Nuances of operating in the space
28:57 Books and podcasts recommendations
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Welcome to #63 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Zomato announces 10-minute delivery service in top cities
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Ola: invests in StoreDot; acquires Avail Finance
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RBI unveils new innovation hub in Bangalore
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Netcore invests $100mn in Unbxd
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Unicorns: CommerceIQ, Oxyzo
and more!
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Jen Abel is the co-founder of JJELLYFISH. She is a B2B go to market specialist and helps Indian founders expand into the US market. In this episode we dive deep into some of her tweets on founder led sales.
Tweets:
00:00 Introduction
00:41 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1496463146214690817
02:59 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1501234114661388294
06:11 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1499091183930421253
07:29 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1500457090762031104
12:06 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1500435161586016256
19:00 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1499418694983823367
23:54 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1473978021916860419
24:38 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1442821711485980677
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Saurabh Saxena is a serial entrepreneur and has co founded startups like Lakshya and Vedantu and is currently the founder of Uable. In this episode he spoke about making the decision to pivot Uable from an edtech to a teens only social app, the nuances of managing such a pivot, how to build for teenagers and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Why Saurabh decided to Pivot
06:28 Selling a pivot to your stakeholders
09:33 Nuances of managing a pivot
13:53 Advice to entrepreneurs on pivoting
16:34 Best advice Saurabh received on Pivoting
18:26 Uable 2.0
21:43 Nuances of building for teenagers
24:53 User acquisition for a teen app
26:57 The "AHA" moment for a Uable user
30:28 Content moderation
33:53 Saurabh's thoughts on Content Community and Commerce
36:20 High level challenges Saurabh is solving
39:20 Saurabh's thoughts on the Indian startup ecosystem
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Welcome to Roundup #62 of The Startup Operator. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Tax reforms on Capital Gains
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IT Raid on startup founders
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Falguni Nayar: Richest self made Woman billionaire
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Manipal hospitals partnering with Connected Life
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Amagi Turning unicorn
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Acquisitions and fundings
and more!
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Jen Abel is the co-founder of JJELLYFISH. She is a B2B go to market specialist and helps Indian founders expand into the US market. In this episode we dive deep into some of her tweets on founder led sales.
00:45 Who is Jen Abel?
01:29 Tweet 1 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1501315384871460865
07:10 Tweet 2 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1500132712241418250
10:30 Tweet 3 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1500093894524117001
12:54 Tweet 4 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1496479701916954625
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Swapan is the co-founder and CTO of Haptik, a conversational AI platform founded in 2013 and was acquired by Reliance in 2019. In this episode he spoke about the founding story of Haptik, the nuances of building a conversational AI, building a good org culture and what being a part of the jio revolution is like and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:59 Founding story of Haptik
08:25 Lessons from the journey
12:28 Building for B2C v/s B2B
17:07 Building for users v/s businesses
17:49 Nuances of building Conversation AI
22:07 Building context aware AI
25:18 How customer expectations evolved
28:29 New use cases for NLP & AI
32:32 Building a good org culture
37:41 Being part of the Jio revolution
42:13 Insights for new entrepreneurs in conversational AI
46:11 Books and podcast
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Welcome to #61 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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RBI's ban on PayTM payments bank
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IPOs: EbixCash and Navi Technologies
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Edtech News: Byju's fundraise & Unacademy opens store
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Ather Energy partners with Foxconn India
and more!
Episodes mentioned:
Atlan: https://youtu.be/bs93nW1PMik
Kuku FM: https://youtu.be/fQ5brqhTT58
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Kirti Jangra is the Co-founder & COO of Animall Technologies, an online platform that facilitates the buying and selling of cattle and empowering farmers to usher in a new era of white revolution. In this episode she spoke about solving a full stack of problems, what it takes to enable the next white revolution, the nuances of scaling a managed marketplace and more in her conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Founding story of Animall
03:21 Solving a full stack of problems
06:10 Lessons from building for the Bharat user
09:38 Enabling the next White Revolution
11:00 Nuances of scaling a managed marketplace
13:55 Nuances of managing a cattle marketplace
15:13 Nuances of onboarding users
16:40 Educating the customer
18:21 North Star Metric for Animall
19:46 The next couple of years for Animall
21:41 Animall: the next Amul?
22:40 High level challenges Kirti is solving
24:55 Importance of having a co-founder
25:46 Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
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Malika is the founder and CEO of The Moms Co., a natural beauty and personal care D2C brand. In this episode she spoke about validating the problem, educating consumers, consumer acquisition and more in her conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Validating the problem and consumer research
07:11 Asking the right questions to your prospects
11:51 Articulating the brand promise
15:55 Educating the customer
18:36 Levers for customer acquisition in the 0-100cr journey
23:11 Going up against larger incumbents
25:37 Building trust in the community
27:56 How do modern buyers make decisions
31:00 What changes post acquisition
33:27 Advice for new entrepreneurs in D2C space
35:45 Best piece of advice Mallika has received
38:40 Books & Podcasts
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Welcome to #60 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Accel launches 7th fund for India
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Radhesh Kanumury launches new SaaS fund
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Hero motocorp announces new EV brand : Vida
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Acquisitions and fundings
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Shreyas is the founder of Micelio, a statup that aims to power innovation and drive long-term, sustainable change in the clean mobility space. In this episode he spoke about what it will take for EV to become mainstream, the competition between the incumbents and startups in this space, what the future of clean mobility looks like in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Making the change to clean mobility
02:19 When will EV become mainstream
04:09 How can govt help improve EV adoption
05:49 Incumbents v/s Startups
07:45 The EV ecosystem in India
09:52 Org structure at Micelio
12:40 Shreyas' favourite problems to solve
14:35 Other use cases for Green mobility
15:31 Balancing different businesses
16:36 Future of green mobility
18:16 How will macro factors impact green mobility?
19:51 Advice for new entrepreneurs in EV
22:52 Shreyas' favourite documentaries
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Kanti Prabha is co-founder of SirionLabs, a startup that offers Customer Lifecycle management in SaaS for enterprise customers. In this episode she spoke about how the SaaS space has evolved over the past decade, what changes when an industry matures, the nuances of building for the enterprise, what to do and what not to do while scaling your team and culture in her conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:59 Evolution of SaaS over the past decade
03:46 101 of contract lifecycle management
07:36 What changes when an industry matures
11:13 Stories and lessons from the early days of SirionLabs
14:55 Nuances of building for large enterprises
20:32 Productising the last mile
23:55 Building with customers v/s innovating
28:06 Closing the loop on information asymmetry
31:22 Building your own Ops playbook
37:03 Building an Ops function
38:25 Do's and Don'ts of scaling your team and culture
41:18 3 point advice on building for enterprise
44:45 Books and podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #59 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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India's ban on Chinese apps
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Zomato incorporates NBFC
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Unicorns of the week - Perfios, Hasura
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Niyo raises $100m
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Acquisitions and fundings
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Jani is co-founder and CEO of Lokal, a hyperlocal community app for the non english speaking population. In this episode he spoke about the founding story of Lokal, what the Y combinator experience was like, team structure at Lokal and monetizing the bharat user in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:16 Founding story of Lokal
10:24 Validating the problem and solution
21:52 The Y Combinator experience
27:52 How are teams structured at Lokal
31:45 Managing the dichotomy of Centralized v/s User generated content
34:20 Sourcing the last mile of listings
35:03 Monetizing the bharat user
40:22 Getting to 50-100mn users
41:22 Making the next leap forward
42:57 Books and Podcasts
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Welcome to #58 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Nasscom Strategic Review Report
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Nepal adopts UPI
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Uniphore turns unicorn
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Unicorns haemorrhaging money
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Acquisitions and fundings
and more!
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Manav is the founder and CEO of Eka Software solutions founded in 2004. More recently, he has authored "The India SaaS Story", a Book for SaaS Founders by SaaS Founders. In this episode we revisit lessons learnt from the pandemic, how to think beyond operational constraints, why Manav decided to write the book and several other interesting topics.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:37 Revisiting lessons from the pandemic
04:13 Combining 'passion with reason'
06:44 Thinking beyond operational constraints
08:56 Why Manav decided to write the book
11:24 What surprised Manav
12:34 Evolution of SaaS over the last 15 years
16:33 Evolution of founders over the last 15 years
18:11 Nuances of being global from day 1
19:30 How fundraising has changed
21:48 Advice to founders on building a SaaS startup
23:44 Where are we lagging behind
25:07 Building Post Sales and Customer Success function
25:55 3 mistakes founders should avoid
27:00 Going from nice to have to need to have
28:44 Manav's thoughts on Category creation
30:12 What do you hope the book will achieve
30:35 The next couple of years for Manav
31:08 Books and Podcasts recommendations
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Vinay is the co-founder & CEO of Stage, a premium OTT platform for the Indian consumers that is focussed on delivering content in each local dialect rather than a blanket language. Founded as Wittyfeed in 2014, Vinay and his co-founders decided to put all their learnings and pivot from written content to video content in 2019. In this episode he spoke about his learnings from, the nuances of building for the bharat user, how to empower artists, what goes into building an OTT platform and more such interesting topics in his conversation with Roshan Carippa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:41 Pivoting from Wittyfeed to Stage
06:24 Learnings from Wittyfeed
10:04 Nuances of Building for the Bharat User
15:38 What goes into building an OTT platform
19:21 Framework to create content
24:31 Working with talent from tier 2-3 cities
26:58 Distribution Strategy
29:01 Nuances of Monetization
32:23 How do you see the business going forward
36:16 The next couple of years for Stage
37:08 How is Vinay preparing himself for the next leap
38:29 Nuances of Operating in this space
40:07 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #57 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Three new unicorns this week: Xpressbees, ElasticRun, Livspace
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Sachin Bansal's NAvi to go IPO
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Companies selected for automotive PLI scheme
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Sequoia India's record funding
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Acquisitions and fundings
and more!
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Farid is a co-founder and COO of one of India's largest homegrown social media apps, ShareChat & it's sister app Moj. In this episode he spoke about what it's like to building for the bharat user, what the bharat user is like, what it means to be socially responsible and how they're empowering creators from the farthest corners of India.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:41 Building for the Bharat user in 2014
12:49 The "Aha" moment
18:03 Importance of having a support network
22:20 Going from 0-100mn users
34:34 Building a growth team
39:21 What is the bharat user like?
42:25 Being socially responsible
46:48 Principles for monetization
50:32 Empowering content creators across India
53:32 How do you think about competition
56:31 High level challenges Farid is solving
58:37 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Varun is a serial entrepreneur and is the Co-founder of FanAnywhere, a platform for utility based NFTs & Fan Tokens for celebrities and their fans. In this episode he spoke about what the Metaverse is, what NFTs are, how they will empower artist and how FanAnywhere is enabling all this in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:16 The nuances of Metaverse
03:08 Building for the Metaverse
05:56 Evolution of the Metaverse
08:47 What are NFTs?
10:30 Adding Utility to NFTs
13:05 How does Fan Anywhere work?
14:06 How does Fan Anywhere empower creators?
15:46 Working with Artisits
18:01 How does Fan Acquisition work?
19:57 Building Trust in the ecosystem
20:57 Competition in this space
22:12 Building a Product Roadmap in a Nascent space
23:22 Advice for entrepreneurs in this space
25:13 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Arjun is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Great Learning. He started and bootstrapped Great Learning to a $600M acquisition by Byju's last year. In this episode he spoke about what the journey has been like since he started nearly a decade ago, what one has to trade for profitability and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:39 Early challenges in Online learning space
10:06 Balancing content between employability & learning
16:59 Advice for founders in a new category
26:27 Trade offs for profitability
29:14 Advantages of Fundraising
34:20 What changes post acquisition
38:51 Thoughts on Consolidation
46:48 Books and podcasts recommendations
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Ezhil is the founder and CEO of String Bio a core science startup that is enabling sustainable solutions in several sectors. In this episode she spoke about the nuances of building a core science startup, going from the lab to market and more in her conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:32 Nuances of building a core science startup
05:53 How does cost of failure affect String
08:28 Going from Lab to market
14:34 String's Go To Market strategy
18:07 Changing people's mindset about sustainability
21:58 Evangelising Deep tech
26:56 Working with policymakers and regulators
31:23 High level challenges Ezhil is solving
34:23 Advice for new entrepreneurs building in deep tech
36:01 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #56 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Public markets turns bearish for recent IPOs
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Delhivery likely to delay IPO
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Swiggy turns decacorn
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Ola Electric valued at $5 Billion
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Unicorns of the week : Dealshare, Darwinbox
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Acquisitions and fundings
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Aman is the co-founder of Cogno AI, an AI powered cloud communication platform. Aman started Cogno right out college and recently got acquired by Exotel. In this episode he spoke about Weighing the opportunity cost of starting up, the nuances of selling to large enterprises, dealing with funded competitors and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
01:15 Founding story of Cogno AI
03:28 Weighing the opportunity cost of starting up
05:47 Transitioning from services to products
08:30 Shift in mindset from services to product
10:13 Nuances of selling to large enterprises
14:13 Cogno's Distribution strategy
18:45 Aligning stakeholder's priorities
21:10 Building with the enterprise v/s innovating
23:35 Advantages of Bootstrapping
26:45 Dealing with funded competitors
29:48 Choice of verticalizing
32:13 Cogno's acquisition by Exotel
38:37 The journey ahead
41:04 Persisting through problems
43:53 The most difficult thing to learn in this journey
46:19 Common mistakes founders should avoid
48:53 Books and Podcasts Recommendations
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Anirudh Singla is the founder and CEO of Pepper, a managed marketplace for various types of content. In this episode he spoke about the nuances of scaling managed marketplaces, solving classical problems in the space and along with other interesting topics in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Founding story of Pepper content
05:14 Productizing your delivery
09:41 Solving classical marketplace problems
14:39 Nuances of scaling a managed marketplace
17:55 Thinking beyond operational constraints
23:23 Balancing various aspects of a business
28:28 Pepper's NorthStar metric
29:21 Building trust with stakeholders
30:50 Working with Creators
34:08 Thinking ahead
35:40 GTM for different countries
37:29 Preparing for the next leap
41:01 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #55 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Are private markets overvalued?
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Tata enters digital payments business with the creation of Tata Payments Ltd.
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Microsoft becomes third-largest gaming company in the world with Activision acquisition
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Exotel's meteoric rise as a silent ecosystem enabler
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IPO bound companies: Delhivery, boAT
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Acquisitions and fundings
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Vishesh is the co-founder of Shiprocket. Prior to this he co-founded Kartrocket and Kraftly and later pivoted to Shiprocket. In this episode he spoke about going through the pivot, what it take to fulfil an order post purchase and how he is preparing for the next leap in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:48 Deciding on the target market
04:18 Pivoting from Kartrocket to Shiprocket
10:19 The nuances of fulfilling an order post purchase
14:07 Streamlining processes through technology
17:53 Building a partner ecosystem
20:06 Aligning consumer, carrier, and merchant interests
23:49 Impact of the pandemic on Shiprocket
28:12 What's next for ShipRocket
29:56 Zomato's investment in Shiprocket
32:08 Advice to new entrepreneurs
34:07 How is Vishesh preparing for the next leap
35:57 Books and Podcasts Recommendations
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Rashid Khan is the co-founder and chief product officer at yellow.ai, a conversational platform that sits on top of existing systems. In this episode he spoke about how he built the country's fastest growing SaaS startup, the nuances of delivering an omnichannel customer experience and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:25 Going from Idea to product to company with Yellow.ai
09:26 Pivoting from B2C to B2B
12:11 Yellow AI's North Star metric
16:57 Nuances of delivering an omnichannel customer experience
23:31 Building with customers v/s innovating
31:32 What's next for Yellow AI?
35:26 Advice for people starting in this space
40:42 Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #54 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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PM's announcement of January 16th as National Startup Day
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2022 Continues Unicorn Trend
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Snapdeal launches RuPay Credit Card
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Acquisitions and fundings
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Jyotsna is founder and CEO of Grow Fit, a health food brand that helps people get fit through their diets. In this episode she spoke about how they navigated through their pivot, the nuances of managing this business, how to build differentiators and more in her conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
00:00 Introduction
01:34 Idea to Product to Company
06:34 Validating your market
12:37 How has being a product person influenced Jo's journey
16:42 The nuances of Supply chain management in the food business
21:07 Building a differentiated brand
23:53 Working with other platforms
28:09 Impact of Covid on the food business
31:10 The next 24 months for Growfit
32:05 Advice for entrepreneurs starting in the food business
34:06 Books and Podcast recommendation
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Welcome to #53 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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First week of 2022 produces 2 unicorns: Mamaearth & Fractal
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Government ministries working together to introduce Edtech regulations
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Ninjacart rolls out ESOP buyback plan
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Acquisitions and fundings
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Welcome to #52 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Was 2021 the best year for Indian Startups yet?
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OfBusiness plans to acquire 20 companies in 2022
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Byju's $48Bn SPAC valuation
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Acquisitions and fundings
and more!
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Sreejith is the co-founder and COO of True Elements, a clean label food brand that makes a select range of Snacks and Supplements. In this episode he spoke about the nuances of building a farm to folk product, the process of reverse engineering, identifying and validating you niche and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
02:05 Evolution of D2C
07:59 Founding Story of True Elements
11:52 Identifying and Validating your niche
16:06 Process of reverse engineering
17:28 Evolution of consumer preferences
20:56 Nuances of building a Farm to fork product
24:39 Differentiating True Elements as a brand
30:02 Scaling a D2C brand
34:01 Advice on building a sustainable business
36:43 Fundamental changes due to covid
39:21 Books and Podcasts recommendation
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Pankaj is the Co-founder of Power Global, a startup delivering EV solutions for two and three-wheeled vehicles, all supported by Power Global's smart battery swapping network. In this episode he spoke about the nuances of building a battery, the impact of EV on the auto industry and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:28 Auto industry evolution over the past 3 decades
04:01 Impact of EV on the Auto industry
04:42 Developing the EV ecosystem in India
14:15 Going from Idea to Product to Company with Power Global
25:50 The nuances of building a battery
28:46 Power Global's products and customers
31:30 Building the distribution network
33:20 Expanding to newer markets
35:15 Impact of Regulatory tailwinds in the EV space
38:10 Advice to entrepreneurs building in EV
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Avlesh Singh is the co-founder and CEO of WebEngage, a decade old SaaS platform that powers user retention. In this episode Avlesh spoke about the multiple pivots the company had to go through, what starting a SaaS company is like and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:33 Founding journey of WebEngage
16:04 Picking the right problem & market
22:12 Starting a SaaS company: 2010 v/s today
25:28 Building in India for the world
31:47 Building a decadal business
36:10 WebEngage Startup Program
43:02 Startups that have scaled
45:35 What's coming up at WebEngage
46:32 Advice to new entrepreneurs
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Suumit is a serial entrepreneur and has founded several startups. He is the founder and CEO of Dukaan, a platform that democratizes e-commerce. In this episode he spoke about pivoting from services to products, picking a problem to solve, building for the the bharat user and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
01:03 Pivoting from services to products
03:44 What are merchants looking for
07:39 Going from Idea to product to company
11:42 Picking a problem
14:31 Working on Discoverability
16:05 SaaS adoption among SMBs
18:27 Building a successful Freemium model
21:17 Principles of building for the bharat user
22:51 Challenges Suumit is solving
24:16 Advice to young entrepreneurs
25:16 Scaling v/s proving business model
26:45 Impact of capital on the ecosystem
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Welcome to #51 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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India's 1st dedicated blockchain fund
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India's growing EV industry
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Mumbai's metaverse of India
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Acquisitions and fundings
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Alok is finance professional turned investor and is a partner at Stellaris Venture Partners. He mostly invests in SaaS startups in the Indian ecosystem and has witnessed the evolution of both the SaaS space and the VC space for the past decade. In this episode Alok spoke about how the VC and SaaS spaces have evolved, how the people in these industries have changed, what new entrepreneurs should keep in mind while raising funds in 2021 and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Alok's thoughts on record fundraising this year
04:40 Raising capital in 2021 as a new entrepreneur
05:57 Raising cash in a remote era
09:25 Evolution of the Venture Capital over the past decade
13:49 Building differentiators as a VC firm
18:02 Industries Alok is looking at
22:52 Evolution of SaaS startups
27:40 Metric/benchmark driven mechanism of SaaS
30:41 What's different with people in SaaS today
32:38 How have exit sizes affected startup valuations?
34:33 Surprises Alok had along the way
36:57 Advice for entrepreneurs
39:21 Books and podcasts
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Raghunandan is a serial entrepreneur and has founded several startups like TaxiForSure and Serendipity Infolabs and more. He is currently the founder of Zolve, a fintech startup solving problems with cross border finance and more. In this episode he spoke about the nuance of the same, building a consumer product for the world and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:13 What is Raghu doing differently with Zolve?
03:46 Raghu's thoughts on raising funds and access to capital
08:18 Downsides of access to capital
12:26 The nuances of solving for cross border finance
15:59 Idea to Product to Company
18:49 Executing on this problem
21:16 Building a sustainable moat
25:19 Advice on building partnerships with incumbents
26:42 Building a consumer product for the world from India
30:10 What's coming up at Zolve
30:53 Being an investor and a founder
33:05 Books and podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #50 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Record Startup Funding in 2021
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FAME II Revisions
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Acquisitions in the ecosystem
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Karnataka's Fintech Taskforce
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Ujjwal is a serial entrepreneur and has founded startups like WealthPack, Privy and Tickertape. He spoke about what he is doing differently this time, what the new age investor is like and building for them and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Learnings from being a serial entrepreneur
02:17 Ujjwal's thoughts on the market
05:12 Competition and collaboration with incumbents
11:36 Building for the new age investor
15:05 Building trust in the community
17:28 Aligning different operations to a single mission
19:34 Customer acquisition
20:55 Building partnerships in the ecosystem
22:08 Dealing with Compliance and regulation
24:08 What's next for TickerTape
26:47 Working with Smallcase team
27:38 How is Ujjwal preparing for the next level
28:48 Books and podcast recommendations
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Shikha is the founder and CEO of AltMat a company that converts agricultural waste into sustainable natural textiles. In this interview she spoke about its use cases, the value proposition for its supply chains and what it takes to make sustainable material mainstream and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:23 Founding journey of AltMat
09:37 What is AltMat and what are it's use cases
13:04 Prioritising use cases
14:12 Managing supply chains and manufacturing
17:33 Working with farmers and paying fair price
20:04 Value proposition to supply chains
24:04 Do enough consumers care about sustainability?
27:30 Making sustainability mainstream
30:02 Working with government
32:31 The nuances of operating in the sustainability space
35:09 What's next for AltMat
37:43 High level challenges Shikha is solving
39:10 Going from idea to product to company
42:03 Books and Podcast recommendation
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Welcome to #49 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Nykaa and PayTM's mega IPOs
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Zomato goes from startup to startup investor with its own fund
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Acquisitions in the ecosystem
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Good Glamm turns unicorn
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Bharatpe launches MSP program so merchants can own company stake
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Vivekananda is a Chartered Accountant turned entrepreneur with Bounce, a smart last mile mobility company. He spoke about the nuances of solving the this problem, building in the EV space and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:18 CA to entrepreneur
03:40 Principles to pivot
06:09 Advice for building from first principles
07:47 Nuances of solving for last mile mobility in India
08:54 Choosing between build v/s buy v/s ignore
10:15 How has Bounce become more efficient
12:51 Dealing with theft/damage
14:55 Building the logistics ecosystem
16:12 How did Covid affect Bounce
18:51 EV landscape in India
21:03 Competition in the EV space
23:35 Regulatory tailwinds in EV
25:26 The next 2-4 years for Bounce
27:13 Next level challenges Vivek is solving
27:53 Giving back to the community
29:42 Books and Podcast recommendations
30:54 Why should someone join Bounce
32:23 Closing remarks
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Welcome to #48 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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UPI crosses $100Bn transaction value in october
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Competition between incumbents and startups in EV space
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Acquisitions in the ecosystem
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CAIT celebrates record high festive sales this season
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New policies for better map innovation
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Abhimanyu Saxena is a software engineer turned founder. He has co-founded InterviewBit and Scaler Academy. In this episode he spoke about how colleges can adapt and evolve to be more relevant, closing the loop between learning and employment, scaling a cohort based learning course to an institution and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:11) Improving employability
(05:04) How can colleges adapt and evolve?
(10:25) Founding journey of Scaler
(17:20) Pivoting from InterviewBit to Scaler
(19:56) What is Scaler?
(26:51) Closing the loop between learning and employment
(30:59) Scaler's typical customers
(31:35) Doing the 0-1-10 in customer acquisition
(35:07) Lessons from running cohort based learning courses
(38:05) Scaling a cohort based course to an institution
(40:32) Moving beyond income sharing agreements
(45:19) How is Abhimanyu evolving as a founder
(48:13) Culture v/s process
(49:48) Books and podcast recommendations
(51:07) Closing remarks
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Vineet is a serial entrepreneur with a background in finance and has founded several startups in the finance space. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of StockEdge and Elearnmarkets. In this episode he spoke about the evolution of investors in India, what financial literacy means, the fundamentals of investing and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:52) Evolution of investors in India
(04:31) What does financial literacy mean
(07:29) Fundamentals of investing and trading
(09:58) Going from idea to product to company with E-learnmarkets
(13:56) Customer acquisition process
(16:24) Working with trainers and influencers
(18:54) Impact of social/community investing
(21:34) High level challenges Vineet is solving
(24:17) Vineet's outlook for Indian markets 2021 and beyond
(26:13) Vineet's Books and podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #47 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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SEBI's nod to Paytm for IPO
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India's place in the global unicorn race
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Acquisitions in the ecosystem
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Funding in local crypto startups
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Google's 15% playstore fee
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Mayank Kale is the co-founder and CEO of loop health, a medical and health insurance provider. In this episode he spoke about partnering with the incumbents in the ecosystem, how they went from idea to product to company with loop health and the nuances of operating in the health insurance space in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:03) Insurance sector today
(02:42) Building in insurance through first principles
(04:41) Problems in adopting group health insurance
(06:01) Going from Idea to product to company
(07:51) Tech intervention in the Insurance life cycle
(09:58) Customer acquisition Process
(11:09) Standing out in the Health insurance space
(13:14) Partnering with the incumbents in the ecosystem
(14:58) Optimizing for better Customer NPS
(17:17) How will regulation impact health insurance?
(19:49) Nuances of operating in the health insurance space
(21:52) High level challenges Mayank is solving
(23:17) Tech ecosystem in Pune
(24:02) Mayank's books and podcast recommendations
(25:02) Closing remarks
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Mayank Tiwari is the CEO of Reshamandi, a Silk supply chain management and marketplace. Prior to founding Reshamandi, Mayank held various positions in various firms. In this episode he spoke about the farm to fabric ecosystem, working on multiple products, the nuances of operating in the sector and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:12) The Farm to Fabric Ecosystem
(03:59) Founding story of Reshamandi
(08:34) Going from Idea to Product to Company
(12:19) Use cases Reshamandi is solving
(16:36) Managed marketplace v/s full stack solutions
(18:33) Working on multiple products
(20:12) Prioritizing problems for product
(21:28) Standardizing yield and controlling quality
(24:47) Making agriculture and farming aspirational
(28:31) Working with the Government
(29:30) Nuances of operating in this sector
(31:00) Reshamandi's future plans
(31:54) High level challenges Mayank is solving
(33:23) Mayank's Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #46 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Policies & Government Push
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Unicorns this week: Mobikwik, Car Dekho
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Tata Motors & EV Tech
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Pine Labs launches Plural
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Deep-dive into India Crypto Landscape
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Varun started started his career as an engineer and later pivoted towards a more business/marketing oriented role and has worked at various firms in various roles. Currently he is the head of Go To Market at Vymo. In this episode he spoke about the nuances of verticalization, brand v/s GTM positioning, building a GTM function and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:07) Varun's Journey to heading GTM
(05:04) How has the GTM function evolved?
(11:12) Building a GTM function
(14:10) What does a GTM team comprise of?
(18:14) The nuances of verticalization
(23:19) Working with Sales, Product, & Marketing
(28:38) How do brand ethos and industry positioning flow together?
(32:16) How does GTM vary across various countries?
(39:54) Levers to add and optimize as you scale
(43:19) Why join GTM at Vymo?
(44:43) Varun's book recommendation
(48:52) Closing Remarks
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Jahan is the co-founder of Bombay Hemp Company (Boheco), an industrial and medical hemp production company. In this episode he spoke about dealing with regulation, leveraging technology, operating in a nascent space and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:26) Going from Idea to Product to Company
(07:31) Being early in a market
(15:57) Customer acquisition at Boheco
(24:11) Logistics of Farm to Future
(31:08) Dealing with Regulation
(38:38) Working with Farmers and Artisans
(45:52) How is Boheco leveraging technology
(51:44) Top 2-3 things to remember while operating in a nascent space
(56:23) Working together with 7 founders
(01:00:25) High level challenges Jahan is solving
(01:03:59) Jahan's Books and Podcasts recommendations
(01:05:28) Closing Remarks
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Welcome to #45 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Drone policy, Indian Space Association
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Unicorns this week: Licious, Mensa
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Bounce's Acquisition of 22 Motors
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Venture funding in startups
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Crypto in India: Chingari, Compound
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Dilip is a serial entrepreneur and has founded multiple companies. He is the founder and CEO of Spicemoney, a fintech firm that is revolutionising the was rural Indians pay and transact. In this episode he spoke about the importance of financial inclusion, the nuances of solving for the last mile and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:18) Importance of Financial inclusion
(03:17) Impact of digitization on rural India
(05:26) Naunces of solving for the last mile
(08:25) Founding Spicemoney + use cases
(16:32) Converting a neighbourhood kirana into a virtual mall
(19:08) Increasing trust in the ecosystem
(22:28) Working with Regulators
(26:45) Journey ahead for Dilip
(29:28) Future plans for Spicemoney
(31:10) Closing remarks
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Roby founded JuneGaming, a mobile gaming startup in 2008, after spending 12 years at multiple product startups as a developer and product manager. With SuperGaming, he combined his lifelong passions of teaching, education and gaming. In 2019, he founded SuperGaming, a social gaming platform. In this episode he spoke about user acquisition, retention, monetizing games and the nuances of operating in the gaming space and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:07 Evolution of Gaming in India
04:08 Nuances of Operating in the Gaming space
11:25 Top 3 things Roby is doing differently this time
18:49 Principles/Frameworks to build a game
30:27 Balancing Qualitative v/s Quantitative
33:29 Engineering user retention
40:20 Dealing with app discovery
46:08 Nuances of monetizing games
51:49 How is Roby preparing for the next leap
55:49 Roby's optimism for the future
58:13 Closing remarks
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Welcome to #44 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Vedantu turning unicorn
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Meesho doubles valuation in 5 months
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CredAvenue bags $90mn in Series A
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Starlink India Appoints Ex-PayPal member as Country head
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Mfine raises funds to build world's largest virtual hospital
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Asheesh Chanda is a fund and portfolio manager turned tech entrepreneur with Kristal.AI, a Digital-First Private Wealth platform that provides both Retail and Accredited Investors access to curated portfolios that are managed by the world’s top portfolio managers. In this episode he spoke about making the mental switch from finance to tech, the nuances of driving personalization at scale, educating and acquiring customers and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:09) Making the mental switch from finance to tech
(04:26) Thinking as a Fund Manager vs Tech Entrepreneur
(05:34) Aspirations of the new age investor
(07:25) Understanding Kristal.AI's business model
(09:34) Building a product portfolio
(10:53) Being a distributor or becoming a bank?
(12:45) Dealing with compliance
(16:47) Kristal.AI's monetization
(18:16) Nuances of driving personalization at scale
(20:09) Standing out in the robo advisory space
(21:41) Humans as the differentiators
(23:56) Educating and Acquiring customers
(27:17) Operating in different markets
(31:31) High level challenges Asheesh is solving
(33:41) Things to keep in mind while building in this space
(35:51) Books and podcast recommendations
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Sonal Singh is a co-founder of Fittr, a healthcare and fitness community startup. In this episode she spoke about turning a community into a company, translating trust into revenue and building a partner ecosystem and more in her interview with Roshan Cariappa.
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(00:00) Introduction
(01:10) Founding journey of Fittr
(03:25) Turning a community into a company
(04:30) Fittr's methodology for Fitness
(05:39) Operating in a crowded space
(07:37) Nuances of running a community
(10:14) Empowering the community
(12:11) Translating trust into revenue
(13:52) Marketing at Fittr
(15:52) Building a partner ecosystem
(17:54) Founder challenges Sonal is solving
(19:11) How has COVID changed Fitness
(21:31) What's coming up at Fittr
(22:28) Sonal's Fitness mantra
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Welcome to #43 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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Freshworks IPO
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Fittr Series A fundraise
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450M fundraise by Cars24
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Wow Momos Series C
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Coding for kids - CuriousJr
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Vipul is the co-founder and CEO of Aarav Unmanned Systems, a Drone design and manufacturing company. In this episode Vipul spoke about developing IP in house, nuances of manufacturing hardware, fundraising for frontier tech and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:15) Idea to product to company
(07:47) Thinking about the Market as an Engineer
(09:26) Trade offs and making difficult decisions
(12:23) Balancing Idealism & Pragmatism
(14:55) Best practices in manufacturing and shipping hardware
(19:08) Customer acquisition
(25:48) Nuances of building an industry software stack
(32:20) Developing a product in a nascent space
(35:52) Choosing your Partners
(37:23) Getting VCs onboard a brand new idea
(42:14) The nuances of Drone Rules Policy 2021
(51:17) How Vipul is preparing for the next leap forward
(56:38) Dealing with failures
(01:01:31) Vipul's Books and Podcast recommendations
(01:03:12) Closing Remarks
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Vasant Sridhar is a Co-founder and Chief Sales Officer at OfBusiness, an SME financing platform. Prior to co-founding OfBusiness, Vasant was the founder of Bloodline labs and later held several positions at ITC. In this episode he spoke about B2B commerce in India, rediscovering finance through first principles, building to last and much more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:13) Vasant's learnings from ITC
(04:10) Excited for B2B Commerce
(07:21) Streamlining Demand and Supply
(10:36) Team Structure at OfBusiness
(15:49) Nuances of Matching Supply and Demand
(19:25) Rediscovering Financing through first principles
(22:53) Tech business vs tech-enabled business
(25:44) Setting up a Sales Org @ OfBusiness
(28:34) Attracting quality talent
(32:07) How 'building to last' translates to everyday decisions
(34:51) OfBusiness' future plans
(36:38) Is IPO on the horizon for OfBusiness?
(37:31) How does Vasanth see Indian Manufacturing space evolving in the future?
(40:06) Vasant's Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #42 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
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MPL turns unicorn with 150Mn funding
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Apna becomes youngest unicorn
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Skyroot signs MoU with ISRO
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Tiger invests in Mensa
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Byju's acquires Tynker
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Gayatri Yadav is a marketing veteran with nearly 3 decades of experience in brand management and marketing at companies like Procter & Gamble, Star TV network and is currently the CMO at Sequoia Capital. She spoke about the 101 of brand building, the common marketing mistakes most startups make and more in her interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:13) Lessons from working with P&G, Pillsbury, & Star
(13:07) What can Tech Startups learn from Retail and Media Businesses
(17:25) Solving a problem from a customer's perspective
(21:47) Founders owning Brand and Culture
(25:53) Building a brand in Software
(31:11) 101 of Brand building
(36:10) Most common marketing problems in startups
(38:55) Building a marketing team, metrics to optimize for
(43:29) Hacks/Principles for working with an early stage founder
(48:15) Principles of marketing for startups
(51:06) Gayathri's Books and Podcast recommendations
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Welcome to #41 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Sarthak Ahuja joining Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha to discuss -
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Amagi $100M fundraise
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Byju's new Acquisition
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Notion's acquisition of Automate.IO
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Delhivery's new investor
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Dukaan's fundraise
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Nitin is a serial entrepreneur and an Angel Investor. He has founded multiple startups like Khojguru Infotech, PayU India and now Uni. In this episode he spoke about the evolution of fintech in India, it's future with banking, personalizing financial services user experience and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:15) Starting at Lehman Brothers in 2008
(04:54) India Fintech over the last ten years
(10:01) Nitin's learnings from founding PayU
(16:02) Going from Idea to Product to Company with Uni
(21:23) Product roadmap for Uni's customers
(23:26) Personalizing financial services user experience
(25:30) Customer segmentation within Financial Services
(29:11) Cross Selling to users
(30:28) Building an ecosystem through partnerships
(32:05) Future of Banking and Fintech
(36:11) Advantages of being an Investor AND a founder
(38:05) Optimism for the future
(40:34) Nitin's Books and Podcasts recommendations
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Jen Abel is a B2B entrepreneur and is the co-founder of JJELLYFISH. She has been featured as a Cohost and speaker engaged by brands including Conde Nast's Glamour, General Assembly etc. In this episode she spoke about Selling to the Enterprise, Expanding to the US, Nuances of the 0-1 journey and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:32) Jen's background
(04:30) Nuances of doing the 0-1 journey
(08:33) Narrowing down on ICPs
(12:17) Moving beyond 'Nice to have' to 'Need to have'
(14:55) The Nuances of Selling to Enterprises
(17:59) Mistakes people make while selling to the Enterprise
(25:50) Competing against larger incumbents
(26:16) Principles of Founder-led Sales
(28:51) 3 Essentials for a good cold email
(32:01) Scaling sales beyond the founder
(33:50) Hiring the first sales person
(36:11) Nuances of expanding to the US
(37:54) Working with Indian Founders
(42:04) What should Indian Founders develop
(43:55) Jen's Books/Podcasts recommendations
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Welcome to #40 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Jivraj Sachar joining Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha to discuss -
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Account Aggregator Network
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Prosus Acquiring BillDesk
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Bikayi's Fundraise
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Zerodha gets approval to launch their Mutual funds
-
Apps for Bharat fundraise
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Mohit is the founder and CEO of Ultrahuman, a healthtech platform. He is a second time founder and had previously found Roadrunnr, a logistics and supply chain startup. In this episode he spoke about the Nuances of Building in healthcare through first principles, Principles for Building an International Brand, Optimizing user Experience and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa!
Key highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:40) Doing things differently with Ultrahuman v/s Runnr
(04:50) Building for the healthcare market
(07:17) Consumerization of healthcare
(08:54) Trends in Adoption of Healthtech
(10:50) Going from Idea to Product to Company with Ultrahuman
(14:40) Making ultrahuman a part of people's lifestyle
(16:52) Future evolution of Ultrahuman
(19:00) Nuances of Building in Healthcare through first principles
(21:25) Optimizing user experience in Healthcare
(24:06) Customer acquisition, retention and monetisation
(27:43) The Ultrahuman ecosystem
(29:45) Hiring globally from day 1
(32:57) Building an International Brand
(35:39) High level challenges Mohith is solving
(39:58) Mohith's workout routine
(42:38) Stories of Cyborg users
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/deeppurpled
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Rohith Bhat is the founder of Robosoft technologies and is the founder and CEO of 99Games. He built Robosoft Technologies from a tier 2 city in India over 2 decades ago with Apple as their first client and recently got acquired by Technopro of Japan. In this episode he spoke about going from startup to getting acquired, how the process of it, what it is like to build a startup from a second tier city and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:35) Highs and Lows of getting acquired
(02:14) That Day After Feeling
(04:21) The Process of Acquisition
(08:52) Building in a tier 2-3 city like Udupi
(13:19) Stories and Anecdotes from the early days of Robosoft
(15:42) Building for the Apple Ecosystem
(19:38) Working with Japanese clients
(21:40) Choosing customers and projects
(23:05) Building customer empathy in your teams
(25:06) Building an engineering culture
(27:26) Genesis of 99 Games
(32:11) Mindset shift required to move from services to products
(35:14) Looking into the future of 99 Games
(38:04) Optimism for the future
(39:49) Advice for new founders
(41:49) Closing remarks
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohithbhat/
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Welcome to #39 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
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Freshworks files for IPO
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Prime Venture Partners Raise $75Mn
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Ola Electric to raise a Billion Dollars
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Delhivery's Acquisition of Bengaluru startup Spoton Logistics
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Khatabook raises $100mn in series C
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Fundraises by indiagold, Bewakoof Curefood and others
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Amrit is the co-founder and CEO of Zetwerk, a B2B marketplace focused on make-to-order custom manufacturing. In this episode Amrit spoke about transforming Indian manufacturing industry as the next go to destination for the world, simplifying complex sales cycles, increasing customers' life time value and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:06) Amrit's journey thus far
(03:12) Controlling last mile delivery
(05:41) Advice on building in the Manufacturing space
(08:49) Zetwerk's value proposition to large enterprises
(12:34) Simplifying complex sales cycles
(15:01) Increasing LTV of customers
(17:18) Managing supply & demand
(19:01) Aligning different offerings to a single mission
(20:29) Scaling an offline business
(23:01) Funding the right experiments
(25:25) Hiring and Enabling people
(27:42) Amrit's mindset shift for Zetwerk to succeed
(30:25) India as the next manufacturing destination of the world
(33:11) Being part of the Indian startup ecosystem
(35:26) Amrit's Books/Podcasts recommendations
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Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/amrit-acharya/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/acharyaamrit?s=20
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Raj is a serial entrepreneur and has founded several startups. He is currently the co-founder and the chief vibe officer at Stoa School, a business school that aims to induct people into startups and help people start their own business. In this episode he spoke about Building an audience before building the product, why setting a vibe is important, nuances of enabling a cohort based learning experience and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:08) Lessons from turning ideas into products and companies
(14:28) Building an Audience before building Product
(17:20) Why is Conventional B-School Education broken
(20:20) Necessary skills for a 21st century B-School Grad
(23:22) Staying Relevant to your TG
(26:46) Designing the Stoa School curriculum
(29:27) Nuances of Enabling a cohort based learning experience
(32:31) Working on a vibe and how they translate into everyday choices
(35:38) Having people pay only for practical stuff
(38:16) Stories from Stoa alums
(40:26) Raj's optimism for the future
(43:22) Raj's Books and Podcasts recommendations
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunksed/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kunksed
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Welcome to #38 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Special guest Digjay Patel joins Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha to discuss -
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Fundraises by Ultrahuman, Rapido, Smallcase, Zupee
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India's most valuable SaaS - Postman
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Mint - Cred's latest lending product
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MSME credit by Facebok
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New Unicorn - Zetwerk
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Behind the scenes of Food Delivery Business
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Ankur is a serial entrepreneur and has founded startups in multiple fields. He is the founder and CEO of Nuclei, a fintech startup. In this episode he spoke about his decision making principles, building with the customer nuances of building for banks and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Ankur's Decision making principles
05:46 Thinking big and building Sustainably
09:58 Delivering Consumer tech DNA to banks
11:55 Nuclei's common Usecases
13:29 Building with the customer
17:54 Choosing your stakeholders
20:57 Nuances of Selling and Building for banks
23:03 Domain knowledge
26:33 How have banks changed post pandemic
29:20 High level challenges Ankur is solving at Nuclei
31:19 Ankur's Go to market strategy
32:28 Optimism for the future
34:36 Key point to remember before stepping into the restaurant business
37:20 Ankur's books and Podcast recommendations
40:34 Closing Remarks
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/1ankurjoshi/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ankurjoshi
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Abhishek Goyal is the co-founder of Tracxn, a startup enabling faster and easier deployment of Venture Capital to startups through their platform. He has also been an investor in several startups like flipkart, delhivery and the like. In this episode he spoke about going from Idea to product to company, the nuaces of building a data and research platform, balancing human intervention and tech innovation and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlight:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:25) What is driving the current fundraising frenzy
(05:55) Are we at peak FOMO?
(09:22) Abhishek's investment thesis
(12:56) Difficult problems that startups CAN solve
(14:08) Founders of 2008 vs Founders of 2021
(15:57) Abhishek's thoughts on SaaS
(17:55) Abhishek's thoughts on Fintech
(19:58) Abhishek's thoughts on Edtech
(22:26) Building Tracxn - going from Idea to product to company
(24:45) Nuances of building a data & research platform
(26:57) Balancing Human Intervention & Tech Innovation
(28:39) How are teams structured at Tracxn
(32:48) SaaS pricing Strategies
(35:08) Nuances of Selling to VCs
(37:07) The skill of Sourcing and Organizing proprietary data
(38:33) High level challenges Abhishek is solving at Tracxn
(39:39) Why should startups partner with tracxn?
(41:17) What's coming up next at Tracxn
(42:16) Books and Podcasts Abhishek recommends
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishekgoyal/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbhishekTracxn
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Welcome to #37 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Special guest Jayadevan PK joins Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha to discuss -
👉🏽 Robosoft Acquisition
👉🏽 Hiring Frenzy in India
👉🏽 CoinDCX & Eruditus turn unicorns
and more..!
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Deepak Abbot is the Co-founder of indiagold, a gold based lending platform that aims to solve credit access in India. Deepak has been a product manager at several companies and has been in charge of growth and has witnessed scale at first hand. In this episode he spoke about the journey of growth, balancing the quantifiable v/s qualitative, what changes at scale and more with Roshan Cariappa!
Key highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:45) Deepak's startup journey so far
(04:14) The Growth journey
(23:13) Getting people to work together
(30:08) Setting up a growth function in the consumer internet sector
(40:52) Balancing the quantifiable v/s qualitative
(45:30) How customer acquisition and retention truly change at scale
(52:03) Idea to product to company
(1:01:44) Nuances of building for these users
(1:08:42) Building trust with customers
(1:13:40) Retaining passion to learn new things
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dabbot/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepakabbot
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Suresh is the co-founder of CoCreate ventures, a microfund for preseed investments. He also participates in building products in the companies. In this episode he spoke about his 2 decade journey in startups, getting customers to adopt innovative tech and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:23 Suresh's 2 decade journey in startups
06:02 Pros and Cons of being early in a space
08:18 Getting Customers to adopt innovative tech
14:03 Making the best of personal biases
16:16 Founding journey of CoCreate
21:45 Talent in engineering colleges
28:42 Harmful startup advice to watch out for
30:19 Impact of alternate financing options
33:32 Advice to young founders
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cocreator
Twitter: https://twitter.com/narasimhasuresh
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Mindtickle turning unicorn
👉🏽 Nykaa files DRHP for IPO
👉🏽 UPI sets new record
and more..!
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Kumar Vembu is a product manager and a serial entrepreneur and has founded multiple startups over the past 3 decades. He founded GoFrugal in 2004 to provide services for the Indian Retail industry with the aim of getting Indian businesses to go digital. In this episode he spoke about Building SaaS for the India market, the nuances of building and selling to Indian retailers, advantages of scaling from India and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:52) Founding Journey of GoFrugal
(06:46) Building with the customer
(12:37) Building SaaS for the India market
(16:48) Advantages of scaling from India
(19:18) Digital Transformation for SMBs
(27:31) Improving customer experience through digital
(34:05) Impact on business with gofrugal
(40:33) Evolution of the retail market & pandemic impact
(45:17) Nuances of building and selling to indian retailers
(48:40) Bootstrapping v/s Fundraising
(51:56) Optimisim for future of B2B SaaS
(55:08) Closing Remarks
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumar-vembu-a0a45710/
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Ajay Kumar is a serial entrepreneur. He founded Cozee Homes and sold it a brokerage firm and then went on to found TheHouseMonk, a service that provides a growth and management platform for the rental real estate industry. In this episode he spoke about the challenges and the opportunities in the real estate market, the nuances of building for this market and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:41) Going from Idea to Product to Company
(05:41) Trends in the real estate space
(09:24) Use cases TheHouseMonk solves
(10:57) Nuances of building for Real Estate
(12:02) Impact of covid on the Real Estate industry
(17:08) Challenges and Opportunities in the Real Estate Market
(21:42) Being relevant to multiple personas
(25:14) Nuances of working with the Real estate industry
(31:30) High Level Challenges & Next stage of evolution
(37:22) Advice for Founders on discovering problems to solve
(43:02) Building a lifestyle business in SaaS
(47:40) Closing Remarks
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajay-kumar-thehousemonk/
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Droom and OfBusiness turning unicorn
👉🏽 Unacademy's new acqusition
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Kaushik is a product leader and has worked at some of the world's largest tech companies. He is also an investor/advisor at several firms. In this episode he spoke about building scalable products, his pet peeves for products and how to influence communities with authority and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:52) Kausik's career journey
(03:00) Moving from B2C to B2B
(06:00) Guiding principles to build scalable products
(09:33) Maintaining holistic end product experience
(14:14) Prioritising less obvious, more realistic things
(17:20) What is the benchmark for a product release?
(20:23) Focussing on the big picture
(23:19) Differences from B2B and B2C
(32:04) Kaushik's favourite products
(36:03) Kaushik's pet product peeves
(38:39) Making products more intelligent
(41:10) Zero to One of product building
(45:21) Influencing without authority
(49:10) Product talent in the ecosystem
(52:30) Hiring Great talent
(53:12) Kaushik's advice to The Startup Operator community
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaushikpsub/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHolyKau
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Suresh is a two time founder, podcaster and more. He first founded RedPill solutions in 2000 and then Crayon Data, a big data and AI company. He also hosts a podcast called "Slaves to the Algo". In this episode he talks about building affinity models, impact of AI and the nuances of building and selling to large enterprises and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:33) Going from idea to product to company
(04:31) The story of the Chinese Bamboo Tree
(09:03) Building Affinity models
(19:19) Working with Data teams
(24:14) How can large enterprises offer a Netflix-like experience?
(36:18) How will Banks and Fintechs partner in the future?
(38:30) Impact of AI
(43:23) Nuances of building and selling to large enterprises
(49:00) Hacks to break into large enterprises
(53:37) What do you do differently as a second-time founder?
(56:58) Closing Remarks
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sureshshankar/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sureshshankar
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Byju's acquisition spree
👉🏽 Policybazaar's IPO plans
👉🏽 Blackbuck turning Unicorn
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Nagraj is a banker turned entrepreneur, he created FSS in 1991, envisaging a phenomenal growth of the payments industry in India. FSS is a one stop entity for payment products, development & support services and third party processing expertise across all payment delivery channels like ATM,PoS,Internet ,Mobile and IVR. In this episode Nagraj spoke about how the payments industry has evolved, working with banks, future of fintech and payments and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:19) Lessons from a 3 decade journey
(05:15) Getting the first customer
(10:30) Journey of building IP
(12:44) Having Banking domain knowledge
(16:00) Lessons from working with banks
(19:19) Evolution of payments
(22:48) Future of fintech & payments
(26:22) Experience with regulators and policymakers
(27:30) Making decisions in a balanced way
(29:49) Future plans for FSS
(32:37) Advice for founders to build a sustainable business
(34:23) Closing Remarks
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nagarajmylandla/
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Mr. Snehil Khanor is a serial tech entrepreneur who has founded startups from early in his career and is currently the Co-Founder & CEO of TrulyMadly. He believes in creating sustainable business practices or as he likes to call it ‘Frugile Methodology’ (Frugal+Agile) for startups. In this episode he spoke about his process of going from Idea to Product to Company and his furgile Methodology, how online dating has changed and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:03) Going from Idea to Product to Company
(02:56) Building a profitable and sustainable startup
(06:16) Snehil's Frugile Methodology for Growth
(08:26) Growth v/s Profitability
(12:48) Doing the 0-1 journey
(14:43) Evolution of Online Dating
(20:26) Challenges and Opportunities of building in a competitive space
(22:39) Validating and building for scale
(26:53) Decoding the match making model
(31:52) User Acquisition
(33:33) User retention and monetization
(35:08) Changes in user behaviour post covid
(37:55) High level challenges Snehil is solving now
(39:31) Advantages of being an investor and a founder
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/snehilkhanor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/snehilkhanor
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Zomato and Paytm's IPOs
👉🏽 Ola Electric's scooter launch
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Sanket is the CEO of InVideo, an online content creation tool. Sanket shah is also a serial entrepreneur and has co-founded other startups like MassBlurb and Visify Books. In this episode he spoke about going from Idea to product to company, building creator tools and the nuances of building an online creator tool and more!
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:08) Lessons from starting multiple companies
(02:21) Mistakes in hiring
(04:44) Hiring people outside your domain
(06:21) What skills don't necessarily translate to success
(10:49) Going from Idea to product to company
(15:18) What changes with Experience
(18:31) Getting to PMF and scaling further
(20:33) Thoughts about the Creator economy
(22:56) Nuances of Building an online creator tool
(26:00) InVideo's Primary Use Cases
(27:17) Building and engaging a community
(28:57) Building creator tools
(31:47) Challenges with video editing online
(33:08) Learnings about Monetization
(35:25) High Level Challenges as a founder
(41:08) InVideo's future plans
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanketsh/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sanket_invideo
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Adith is the founding partner at Gemba Capital and has made seed investments in several startups. In this episode Adith and Roshan talk about
the Dos and Don'ts of startup Investing, Evolution of founders in India and more.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:33 Decoding the current fundraising frenzy
03:29 Evolution of startup investing and the Impact of the Pandemic
05:19 Dos and Don'ts of startup Investing
08:46 Building dealflow
13:26 Options for passive investors
14:33 Principles for Investing
17:52 Easing regulations to encourage startup investments
22:44 Adith's Investment thesis
29:03 Evolution of founders in India
34:26 Trends in D2C space
40:05 Fintech and Insurtech
46:30 Dos and Don'ts of picking a partner/fund
50:54 Optimism for the future
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniket-deb-a2859946/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aniketdeb
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Chiratae's Acceleration of early stage funding
👉🏽 Pinelabs' expansion into the southeast asian market
👉🏽 Ola's Pre-IPO fundraise and more
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Aniket is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bizongo, a company dealing with the Packaging industry. Prior to founding Bizongo, he was business intelligence manager at housing.com. In this episode Aniket spoke about his journey of founding Bizongo, finding product market fit and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:07 Founding Journey of Bizongo
03:54 Principles to Zero in on 1 Problem to Solve
05:28 Finding Product Market Fit
07:12 Deciding to Pivot
08:50 A Peek into the Backend Process of Packaging
11:16 Managing Supply Chains
12:20 Nuances of building a connected platform
14:17 What is Bizongo?
15:22 Organization Structure at Bizongo
16:58 Learning from working with SMBs
18:05 Focussing on Profitability
19:36 High level challenges at Bizongo
20:42 Changes and Challenges at scale
21:48 Bizongo's future plans
23:25 Learnings from operating through covid
25:03 Closing Remarks
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniket-deb-a2859946/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aniketdeb
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Tamanna and Tarun are both Serial entrepreneurs coming from a background in Finance. They first co-founded Baby Destination, a community of 1.3Mn mothers whoa advice and support each other and on everything about babies. They later co-founded Convosight, the world's first community marketing and management platform!. In this episode they spoke about how to build and grow communities, certain dos and don'ts and more in their conversation with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:15 Tamanna & Tarun's Journies so far
03:42 Learnings from a versatile career
08:35 Building and growing a community : 101
17:05 Seeding conversations to evangelise a community
22:20 Dos and Don'ts with early adopters of the Community
26:28 Drafting Guildines for a community
29:00 Platform specific nuances to build a community
32:51 Building a community indepent of platforms
37:49 Dos and Don'ts to Monetize Communities
43:23 Going from Idea to Product to Company for Convosight
49:10 Finding Product Market Fit
55:01 Setting up Customer Acquisition
01:01:02 Evolution of Tech Stack for Creator Economy
01:08:14 Closing Remarks
Connect with Tamanna:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DhamijaTamanna
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamannadhamija/
Connect with Tarun:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tdhamija
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarun-dhamija-cfa-b86a912D
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Grofers turning unicorn
👉🏽 10club's record seed funding
👉🏽 Other fundraises and more
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Abhishek and Saurabh are the co-founders of Plum, an insurtech startup aiming to transform the healthcare experience. Prior to founding Plum, Abhishek held the position of CPO at Hypertrack and Saurabh was the product head at Freshworks. In this episode, they spoke about getting into insurance as product guys, designing use journeys and more in their interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights
00:00 Introduction
01:26 Getting started in Insurance
08:12 Identifying solvable problems
14:20 Designing user journeys
17:54 Designing for new users
22:11 Aligning stakeholders priorities
25:41 Partnerships in the ecosystem
28:56 Plum's Ideal Customer
31:14 Ongoing disruption in Insurance 2
33:28 Tailwinds in National Health Stack
39:04 Nuances of building in the Insurance space 3
43:04 High Level Challenges at Plum
45:53 Plum's Future plan
47:35 Closing Remarks
Connect with Abhishek:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishek24/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesanerguy
Connect with Saurabh:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhplum/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanish2k
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Ajey is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded several startups over the course of his 25 year career and is currently an operating partner at Sequoia. In this episode he spoke about his journey so far, balancing speed versus quality and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa and Augustus D'Souza.
Key highlights:
00:00 Introduction
02:07 Ajey's Journey So far
07:13 High level challenges
16:45 Principles for build v/s buy
23:24 How does visibility factor into the Build v/s Buy decision
26:47 Balancing quality and speed
31:09 Refactoring and technical debt
35:07 Microservices vs Monoliths
40:39 Advice on hiring CTOs
43:43 Downsides of Job Hopping
46:18 Prioritising and building hiring skillset
51:22 Key skills to transition to an Engineering Leader
53:42 What makes a great engineer?
57:00 Closing Remarks
Connect with Ajey:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajeygore/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjeyGore
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Nellie is the founder and CEO of Tigerhall, a mentor media platform for people to learn from the best in their selected fields. In this episode she spoke about cohort based learning, why mentoring is important and high level challenges she is solving and more!
Key Highlights :
00:00 Introduction
01:02 Moving to Singapore
02:06 How is Learning being disrupted
05:02 Cohort based Learning
08:33 Finding a great mentor
12:18 Why mentoring is important
15:07 What is TigerHall
19:23 Making user onboarding interesting
21:16 Choosing non functional topics
23:14 Tigerhall's Power users
26:32 Upskilling for middle managers
32:41 Working with HR Teams
35:25 High level challenges Nellie is solving
37:12 Change in perspective at scale
38:49 Nellie's learning experience
40:18 Optimism for the future
Connect with Nellie:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelliewartoft/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nwartoft
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Jasminder is the co-founder of NowFloats. Along with a number of founders from the ecosystem he created Covid Citizens to provide real time verified data for resources during the second wave of the pandemic. He spoke about building and selling to SMBs, building for the Bharat User and had some advice for founders on the startup journey in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:50 Covid Citizens
04:24 Founders and Startups involved
05:39 Looking back on Jas' Journey so far
07:27 Evolution of Startup ecosystem
09:12 Building and selling to SMBs
11:31 Digital Desh - mission
14:19 Building for the Bharat User
16:40 Working with Reliance Jio
18:11 Evolution of Founders in India
19:51 Advice for founders on the startup journey
21:48 Optimism for the future
24:21 Closing remarks
Connect with Jasminder:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsgulati/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GulatiSinghJ
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Browserstack turning unicorn and what it means for SaaS in India
👉🏽 Pharmeasy & Sharechat ESOP Buybacks
👉🏽 Other fundraises and more
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Yamini is the co-founder and CEO of Vymo. Prior to founding Vymo, Yamini was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company. She spoke about picking the enterprise, creating a category, selling to enterprises and more in her interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:22 Picking the Enterprise
04:16 What makes the Enterprise different?
06:51 Important Self Evaluation Criteria for Enterprise
11:33 Creating a category
15:31 Selling to Enterprises
19:16 The Verticalization journey
22:28 Key learnings about Enterprise Customer Success
25:58 Balancing product vision v/s customer asks
28:48 Managing customer requests
32:16 Building a Service Delivery function
37:18 Building Partnerships
41:14 Defining the North Star metric
44:56 Aligning functions & teams
48:42 Evolution of SaaS
52:12 Advice to Founders
57:21 Closing Remarks
Connect with Yamini:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yamininatti/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/yamini_bhat
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup
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Ram and Smita are the Co-Founders, Director and CEO of Rang De, a Peer-2-Peer lending platform. They started Rang De to solve the problem of low credit access and bring the community together through social entrepreneurship. They spoke about their founding journey, finding product market fit, building a community through trust and communication and more in their interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:44 Founding journey of Rang De
09:24 Estimating size of the problem
11:05 Lessons from solving credit access
13:47 Misconceptions with P2P Lending
16:47 Finding Product Market Fit
21:48 Principles to curate supply and demand
26:35 Building a community
29:14 Learnings from working through covid
34:54 Picking a problem and solving it
37:27 Closing Remarks
Connect with Ram:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramnk/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ram_nk
Connect with Smita:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smita-ram-7095358/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/smitaram
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Tata Digital's Acquisitions of 1MG, Dunzo and Curefit
👉🏽 BharatPe's Acquisition of Payback India
👉🏽 Whatfix's fundraise and more
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Ashwini is the founder and CEO of Mad Street Den, a Computer Vision & Artificial Intelligence Company building the AI architecture of the future. She is also the founder and CEO of Vue.ai. Ashwini spoke about building deep tech startups, finding product market fit and more in her interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights of this episode:
00:00 Introduction
01:02 Founding journey & Key Milestones of Mad Street Den
04:27 Vertical integration vs horizontal integration of services
08:48 Ashwini's work as an interaction designer
13:45 Focussing on 2 different products
17:00 Building an Enterprise Company
21:27 Building a Deep Tech Enterprise Startup
25:15 Finding Product Market Fit
32:04 Importance of storytelling for founders
37:00 Empowering teams to enable customer success
41:16 Hiring in SaaS
44:48 Learning from Working through Covid
47:46 Evolution of SaaS ecosystem and Founders in SaaS
51:12 Advice for founders on their 0-1 Journey
Connect with Ashwini:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwiniasokan/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LadyAshBorg
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
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Kaus is the CEO of Mason, a company with multiple products like Kubric helping remove limits for creators and Mason helping SMBs customize their E-commerce businesses and more! In this episode Kaus spoke about the YC experience, the maker's mindset, being early in a category and more in her interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights: 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Makers Mindset vs Founders Mindset 07:22 Kaus' Journey as a serial entrepreneur 12:36 Lessons from the YC experience 18:21 Advantages of being a second time founder 20:58 What is Mason? 25:38 Understanding buyer personas 27:48 Being Early in a category 31:07 Standing out in e-Commerce market 34:17 Making onboarding seamless 37:49 Working in the Shopify ecosystem 39:36 Operating in a global market 40:58 High Level challenges as a founder 45:06 Advice to founders
Connect with Kaus: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmanjita/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kmanjita
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Urban Company Achieves unicorn status
👉🏽 xto10x's acquisition of Dockabl
👉🏽 Past week's fundraises and more
Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:17 Urban Company achieves unicorn status
05:43 Delhivery fundraise ahead of IPO
09:38 Mensa Brands fundraise
12:55 FarMart fundraise
17:45 LambdaTest fundraise
21:34 xto10x's acquisition of Dockabl
24:54 Vembu's wisdom
26:22 Upcoming episodes
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Murali is a serial entrepreneur and has co-founded Radaptive and PipeCandy and has also founded Ideas2IT, an IT company that turns ideas into products with their IT expertise. In this interview Murali spoke with Roshan about going from an Idea to Product to Company, the evolution of SaaS in India and more!
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:20 Founding journey of Ideas2IT
06:15 Secret sauce to running a services company
08:58 Recruiting the perfect engineer
12:47 Enabling your engineering team
16:23 Going from Idea to Product to Company
21:04 Nuances of pivoting from services to products
27:00 What makes SaaS stand out as a business
32:17 Selling to a global market from day 1
35:05 Lessons from operating during Covid
37:40 Evolution of SaaS in India
41:02 New initiatives at Ideas2IT and Future Plans
Connect with Murali:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/murali-vivekanandan/
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
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Prukalpa Sankar is the Co-founder of Atlan a hub for various data teams to socialise and collaborate on their work. Prior to co-founding Atlan Prukalpa co-founded Socialcops. In this episode she spoke about the nuances of building a collaboration software, the nuances of being a global company from day 1 and more.
Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:14 Founding Story of Atlan
04:54 Building a platform for different personas
08:25 Nuances of building collaboration software
13:38 The Product v/s Platform debate
16:20 Being early in a category
20:22 Popular use cases for Atlan's product
21:35 Buyer persona
23:47 How and When to build a data team
28:08 Nuances of being a global company from day 1
31:54 High level Challenges right now
34:53 Learnings from being a serial entrepreneur
37:27 Optimism for the Future
Connect with Prukalpa:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prukalpa/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/prukalpa
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Zeta Achieves unicorn status
👉🏽 Zerodha's ESOP Buyback
👉🏽 Past week's fundraises and more
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Amit is the founder and CEO of iMocha, a skills assessment solution API platform that helps organizations with their hiring. Previously he was the founder of Radix Business Models, an IT services and outsourcing company. In this interview Amit spoke about his journey as a founder, transitioning from services to products company, the nuances of building an assessment product and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key highlights of this conversation:
00:00 Introduction
00:53 Founding journey and key milestones
11:53 Transitioning from Services to products
18:02 Nuances of achieving product market fit
24:08 Standing out in the crowded recruitment space
29:07 Nuances of building an assessment product
37:58 Closing the loop on quality of hire
41:08 Pros v/s Cons of working with the HR function
44:22 High level Challenges Amit is solving now
48:03 Nuances of going from $1-10M in SaaS
51:01 Improving ACV and Customer Marketing
54:57 The Indian SaaS ecosystem
57:27 Optimism for the future
Connect with Amit:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitdmishra/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amitdmishra
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
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Rahul is the founder and CEO of Flobiz, a company that primarily builds billing and inventory management softwares for Indian SMBs and works towards digitizing the SMB space. Rahul is a serial entrepreneur whose previous startups were Zaaika and Koinex. In this interview he spoke about building for SMBs, building trust with SMBs and more!
Key highlights of this conversation:
00:00 Introduction
01:23 Rahul's entrepreneurial journey so far
03:58 Market to Idea to Company
07:16 Building for SMBs
11:35 SMBs' perception of software
14:20 Flobiz's popular use cases
18:16 Building for the Bharat User
23:49 Pricing a SaaS product
28:27 Building Trust with SMBs
34:13 Digitizing SMBs through covid
37:37 Flobiz's opportunities for expansion
39:28 Rahul's take on Atmanirbhar Bharat
43:08 Learnings from being a serial entrepreneur
48:00 Lessons from Operating through Covid
Connect with Rahul:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/startupkesari/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/startupkesari
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Agnikul Cosmos and Skyroot Aerospace's fundraises
👉🏽 PhonePe and Groww's acquisitions
👉🏽 Pinelabs and Ninjacart's Valuation and more
Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
03:32 Mylab's self test covid test kit
07:00 Pinelabs' Valuation
08:29 Moglix achieves unicorn status
12:17 Wysa's fundraise
15:51 Agnikul Cosmos and Skyroot Aerospace's fundraises
21:35 Ninjacart's fundraise and valuation
25:40 Phonepe's acquisition of Indus OS
28:57 Groww's acquisition of IndiaBulls' Mutual Funds business
30:58 Vembu's wisdom
31:50 Upcoming episodes
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Rishi Agrawal is the CEO of Avantis Regtech, a regulatory technology startup that offers a multi-tenant, SAAS solution on its web and mobile platforms, enabling a transparent, accountable and efficient risk and compliance management. Rishi spoke about Incentivising compliance, Making compliance data accessible through APIs and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Highlights of this conversation:
00:00 Simplifying Compliance
01:23 Building an application for Compliance
05:32 Key milestones in the Avantis journey
10:12 Principles for navigating compliance in India & Building good governance practices
14:50 How has the compliance process changed?
18:41 Incentivising compliance
21:46 Changes needed to improve Compliance in India
30:55 Keeping up with ever changing compliance laws
34:32 What differentiates Avantis from the rest
37:49 Scaling & productising compliance workflows
44:09 Making compliance data accessible through APIs
45:57 How services business has helped Avantis
49:35 Building a culture of compliance
55:30 Advice to founders about compliance
59:52 Lessons from operating during Covid
1:02:14 Compliance structure required to enable a $5T Economy
Connect with Rishi:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agrawal-rishi/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rishiagraw
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
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Utrkarsh Roy(@utkarsh_roy) and Divyaansh Anuj(@divyaanshanuj) are the founders of Introbot(@introbotAI), a WhatsApp chabot providing instant help for verified Oxygen, Hospital Beds, Ambulance and other medical supplies to help fight the second wave of the pandemic. In this episode they spoke with Roshan Cariappa about Introbot's impact, how they verified the data of leads for supplies and the originally intended use case for Introbot and more.
NOTE: Below are the links for more information and contact for Introbot for anyone who may need it.
Introbot Contacts:
WhatsApp ChatBot: https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=12345178991&text=COVID&app_absent=0
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/introbotai/about/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IntrobotAI
Here are a few keyhighlights from the episdoe:
00:00 Introduction
01:01 Fighting Covid with Introbot
03:30 Introbot's impact during the 2nd Wave
05:46 Verifying data of leads and sources
08:18 Introbot's original use case
12:52 Traction for business use cases
17:03 How to run a successful community
21:50 Nuances of Building Conversational AI
27:03 Working with the WhatsApp platform
33:23 What the future holds for Introbot
38:31 Being an Indian founder in 2021
40:50 Lessons from operating during COVID
Connect with Utkarsh
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/utkarshroy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/utkarsh_roy
Connect with Divyaansh:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/divyaansh/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/divyaanshanuj
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator
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Aakriti is the Co-founder and COO at Wizikey, a SaaS-based, data-driven communications suite for PR for startups. Prior to Co-founding Wizikey, she founded Boring Brands, a branding agency. In her early career she has held positions at Info Edge, Naukri.com and the like. In this interview Roshan and Aakriti talk about PR and branding for startups and more:
Highlights
Turning service into product
Founding a startup: 2009 v/s 2018
Data Driven PR
Why startups should prioritise PR early
Steps to invest in PR
How can founders amplify Brand statement
Aligning priorities across different teams
Democratizing reach for brands
Building for bharat
Nuances of being a COO
Opportunities in the Indian SaaS ecosystem
Pivoting from an agency to a product company
Connect with Aakriti:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aakritibhargava/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aakriti
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator
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Ravi is a co-founder and CEO of Qapita, a digital equity management platform. Ravi is an angel investor in several startups. He has previously worked in investment banking and corporate development in Asia Pacific region for nearly 2 decades and has expertise in capital raising, corporate finance advisory, mergers & acquisitions, principal investments and the like. In this interview Ravi and Roshan spoke about managing captables and various stakeholders and more!
Founding story of Qapita
Common misconceptions about Termsheets
Key operational constraints and challenges in fundraising
Managing various stakeholders on your captable
Best practices to issue ESOPs
Prioritising Finance as a function in Startups
How should founders view valuation?
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ravi_Qapita
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Rapido's fundraise
👉🏽 Wayne Burgess joins Ola electric
👉🏽 DRDO & 5C networks' X-Ray Algorithm and more
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Shruti is an engineer and a data and ML enthusiast and is currently a general partner at Array VC. Previously she was an early stage venture capital investor at True Ventures, Samsung Electronics, Lightbank, HighBAR Partners, and the i2A Fund. While at IBM she worked on self learning algorithms that detected user location based on IP addresses, which she later incorporated into the Lotus Sametime product. Later, her company Penseev helped users make better connections with their friends based on social data. Shruti also has an MBA from the University of Chicago, where she polished her finance skills before making the switch from engineer/founder to investor.
Shruti and Roshan spoke about investing in enterprise SaaS and the challenges in the space and more; Key highlights below:
Advantages of being a techie in a world of venture capital
Investing in the enterprise
Challenges in enterprise SaaS space
Balancing Build before market vs build with market
How founders can Iterate to find Product Market Fit
Navigating through changes in enterprise tech deployment 1
What makes great founders great?
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrutigandhi/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/atShruti
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Eshwar is the co-founder and the CEO of Mukunda foods, a cutting edge food tech company with inhouse R&D, that automates kitchens and is used in several cloud kitchens across the country. Eshwar spoke about the nuances of building a food tech company and more in this interview.
Highlights:
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Pivoting from a Quick Serve Restaurant to Kitchen Automation
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Achieving product market fit in Automation
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Nuances of Iterating in food tech
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Calculating ROI and justifying value to customers
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Nuances of Building a food business
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Operating a food business through the pandemic
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eshwarvikas/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/eshwar_mf
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Urban Company's fundraise
👉🏽 Zomato's IPO filing
👉🏽 Elasticrun's fundraise and more.
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Ritu is one of the co-founders at Ankur. She worked on bringing innovation from lab to the market for a decade in Unilever and Philips. She has also worked globally investing in IP led renewable technologies. She has a PhD in physics from University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from INSEAD. In this interview with Roshan Cariappa she spoke about Investing in businesses that focus on the next billion internet users and more!
Some key Highlights:
Story behind Ankur Capital
Taking innovations from labs to market
Seeking out innovation in the market
26:31 Current Trends in Evolution of Healthcare and Agritech Sectors
Building for Bharat
Evolution of the startup ecosystem
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritu-verma
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rituverma01
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Meeta is the founder of The Hard Copy, a resource for building a modern-day, digital-first, design-led brand. She has helped to create some of India’s biggest consumer and financial services brands, from Airtel to Kotak Bank, Bru Coffee to Vistara Airlines. She was one of two partners at Ray+Keshavan, a consultancy that was acquired by media conglomerate WPP. Meeta then co-founded a SaaS enterprise product that was acquired by BMC Software.
In this conversation Meeta talks about branding for startups and more:
Builders to Sellers mindset
Brand Building 1-0-1
Framing a brand statement
Why branding is essetial
Advice for building a category
Going about building a brand
Prioritising traget audience
Dynamics of being a challenger brand
Importance of personal branding
Evolution of the Indian Startup Ecosystem
Connect with Meeta
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meetamalhotra/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/meetamalhotra
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss - 👉🏽 Chargebee's unicorn status 👉🏽 Razorpay's new valuation 👉🏽 Qapita's fundraise and ESOPs and more. Hit the like button if enjoyed this roundup, and do not forget to share among your operator friends! Listen to our interviews and conversations with investors, operators, and founders on your favourite podcast platforms.
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Rory is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, he has co-founded a behavioral science practice within the agency. Prior to becoming the Vice Chairman, Rory was a copywriter and creative director at Ogilvy for over 20 years, having joined as a graduate trainee in 1988. He is a speaker at TED Global. He is the author of two book: The Wiki Man and Alchemy. One of marketing's most original thinkers and influential speakers, Rory is hailed as an advertising guru.
Some highlights from this conversation:
Change in perception about marketing
Making lateral decisions
Importance of Brand
Alchemy's Basic premise
Building a culture of Alchemy
How does Alchemy work in the real world
Creative utilization of fixed assets
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorysutherland/
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Jo Aggarwal is the co-founder and CEO of Wysa, a mental health app improvement app company. Prior to founding Wysa, she was the head of technology and innovation at Silatech and managing director at Pearson learning solutions. In the past she has worked on Employability and youth empowerment during Middle east conflict for which she won a Stevie / Global Telecom Business Innovation Awards for her tech for dev work.
Highlights:
Permissionless impact
What is Wysa
Studying User behaviour
Dealing with Stigma and inspiring confidence in users
Integration with the broader ecosystem
Preparing for the future
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaggarwal/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jo4dev
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In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha recapped last week's episodes with Satya Prabhakar and Kashyap Deorah, and spoke about
Qualcomm ventures' investment in BoAt audio
Amazon India's $250Mn Venture fund to take Indian SMBs online
Byju's Series F fundraise
Swiggy's Fundraise
Cleartrip's Acquisition by Flipkart and
Tiger Global's $100Mn investment in Dealshare
Episodes mentioned in this roundup
Helping Indian SMEs | Satya Prabhakar
Youtube: https://youtu.be/CT0LiLi1I3Y
Anchor : https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/episodes/EP-93--Helping-Indian-SMEs--Satya-Prabhakar-Founder--Sulekha-euql4p
Being a 4x Entrepreneur | Kashyap Deorah
Youtube: https://youtu.be/OONme7zutTY
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/episodes/EP-94--Being-a-4x-Entrepreneur--Kashyap-Deorah-Founder--Hypertrack-eutg4q
Building in EdTech | Pooja Goyal
Youtube: https://youtu.be/Qwrz07FS838
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/episodes/EP-85--Building-in-EdTech--Pooja-Goyal-Co-founder--Avishkaar-eslke9
Being a travel startup during covid | Hari G.
Youtube: https://youtu.be/ez4JRUEYlZw
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/episodes/EP-77--Being-a-travel-startup-during-covid--Hari-Ganapathy-Co-Founder--PickYourTrail-eq4m61
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Kashyap is a serial entrepreneur. He has successfully built and sold 3 companies and is currently the CEO of his fourth startup, Hypertrack. Prior to founding Hypertrack, Kashyap founded righthalf.com, Chaupaati Bazaar and Chalo. In this interview he spoke about his process of going from idea to product to company, what metrics entrepreneurs should chase and more.
Key highlights from this conversation
Idea to product to company
Being a 4x Entrepreneur
Key principles of building a startup
Pivoting from the first failure
Nuances of building a Global company
Building Businesses in India and US
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Connect with Kashyap
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdeorah/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/righthalf
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Satya Prabhakar is the CEO of Sulekha, an Indian firm funded by GIC, Norwest and Mitsui . He worked at Honeywell as an engineer and AT&T as a business manager before founding Sulekha with Sangeeta Kshettry. Having been a founder for over a decade in the Indian Startup Ecosystem, he brings insights about working with SMBs, the secret to a long living business, building for Bharath and more in this episode.
Some Key highlights in this episode are:
Working with SMBs
Building a sustainable business with profits
Evolution of the Indian Startup Ecosystem
Connect with Satya
Linkedin: https://in.linkedin.com/in/satyaprabhakar
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 India's Unicorn Frenzy: Meesho, CRED, Groww....
👉🏽 WazirX's NFT marketplace and more
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Priya Mohan is a banker and founder turned investor. She was co-founder at Vidyartha, an edtech startup that was acquired by BYJU's. In this episode she Priya brings insights from both a founder and an investor's perspective, what she thinks about startups and more!
Some highlights of this episode are:
-The story of Vidyartha
-Choosing between a lifestyle startup and running a VC startup
-Aligning various priorities
-Life of a founder after acquisition
-Priya's recent investments
-Advice to the founders
-How should founders look at valuations?
Connect with Priya:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyamohan246/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/priyavidyartha
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Andrew Stotz is a serial entrepreneur, an active value investor and a podcaster where he talks to people about their worst investments in life. In this episode he talks about the most common mistakes that businesses often make and how to solve for them.
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Anand Agrawal founded Credgenics, a platform working with financial institutions, Banks, NBFCs to improve their collections efficiency using technology in 2018. Prior to founding Credgenics Anand held the position of Senior Data scientist at 1MG and Urban Clap before. In this episode Anand gives insights into building a product in the fintech space, how enterprise customers impact product roadmap and more!
Some highlights of this episode are:
Engineering Innovation at Credgenics
Working with legacy systems
Integrating Multiple systems
Building for the Banking ecosystem
Next level of automation in Banking
Deciding on the product roadmap
Being a founder and CTO simultaneously
Connect with Anand
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandagrawal3/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/anand_iitd
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Abhinav started his career in designing back in 2011. Since then, he has worked with 50+ founders and startups across USA, Europe and India.
Building the design team from scratch & helping build one of the biggest live learning platforms in the world - Unacademy, Abhinav wanted to fix the state of design education. He started 10K Designers - an invite-only masterclass on becoming a UI/UX designer - to enable the next generation of designers and product thinkers.
In this episode, get insights on -
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The 10K Designers community (1:14)
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Collaboration between design & product (5:34)
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Data-driven designing (12:32)
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The design process (15:40)
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Qualitative aspects of design (24:04)
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Brand & design (30:50)
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SaaS design trends (37:07)
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Design overlapping with other functions (43:56)
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10K Design curriculum (47:06)
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Advice for designers (49:29)
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The creator economy (54:18)
Connect with Abhinav -
Linkedin - https://in.linkedin.com/in/abhinavchhikara
Twitter - https://twitter.com/abnux
Check out The Daily Reader: https://www.tinyurl.com/wanttobeadailyreader
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On this episode of the Startup Operator Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussed Startup fundraises in the past week, SEBI's new listing norms and how they impact the startup ecosystem and SPAC opportunities for Indian Startups and more.
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Bitcoin is a new alternative asset class. It has been around for over a decade and withstood two global recessions. In 2017, Nischal Shetty founded WazirX, which today has grown to become India's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Nishcal is a Blockchain influencer on Twitter with over 50K followers. He's on a mission to involve everyone in the blockchain revolution and has been a part of online campaigns like #IndiaWantsCrypto that evangelises the adoption of cryptocurrency in India.
Prior to starting WazirX, he founded Crowdfire after an all-night coding session.
In this conversation, Roshan talks to Nischal to explore more about -
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Nischal's journey thus far (01:16)
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Starting WazirX (3:31)
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Building trust in a new category (07:19)
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Educating customers with the right information (13:30)
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Influencing crypto policies & regulations (16:23)
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Evangelising crypto-community in India (21:41)
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WazirX - The business (24:35)
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Being acquired by Binance in 2019 (32:58)
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Transitioning to decentralised finance (34:48)
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Future for crypto in India (38:25)
Connect with Nischal -
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nischalshetty
Twitter - https://twitter.com/NischalShetty
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Anshu heads the SRE and engineering infrastructure (systems) operations for Grab Financial Group across SE Asia on AWS, Azure, GCP, AzureStack, and bare metal servers. Being the first member of the team and the first few engineering hires in Bangalore, he worked on greenfield project to establish engineering best practices using containers, cloud agnostics stack, IAAC, and CI/CD and grew the SRE team to 10 while helping to grow the engineering team to 200.
Prior to joining Grab in 2017, Anshu worked with Freecharge, Jio, Aerospike, and Yahoo.
Managing exponential scale 25:15 - Balancing innovation & growth 32:27 - How have Dev-Ops evolved? 41:20 - Being an engineering manager 53:14 - Nuances of the 0 to 1 Journey
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Stripe's valuation
👉🏽 Policybazaar & Delhivery's IPOs
👉🏽Google Playstore's new policy and more...
Some Highlights:
Recent startup fundraises
PolicyBazaar & Delhivery Pre IPOs
Stripe's Valuation
Google Play Store Policy
Private pension funds and Startups
ZOHO turns 25
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Deepti Agrawal has been the Director of Engineering at Flipkart for over 9 years and has held multiple roles in the company. She is not only witness to the workings underneath the hood of India's largest e-commerce company but also adding to it's growth and scale. Prior to Flipkart she held the position of Software development lead at Clickable. In this episode Roshan and Augustus talk to Deepti about innovation, building for scale and more!
Some points discussed in this conversation:
How Engineering varies in different company sizes
How to scale an Engineering team?
Engineering teams Structure at Flikpart
Build, Integrate or Acquire?
Fostering Innovation
New initiatives at Flipkart
What makes a great engineer?
Behind the Scenes of the Big Billion Day
Transition from Engineer to Engineering Manager
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Pooja Goyal joined Avishkaar as the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer in September 2020. She brings with her over 20 years of global leadership experience in EdTech and product development with the likes of Adobe, KLAY, and PalmSource Inc.
Avishkaar robotics kits are already used by more than 100,000 students in over 1100 schools across India. As the co-founder at Avishkaar, Pooja is looking to scale the company to the next level of growth and build a worldwide robotics and coding education brand out of India – a 38-billion-dollar market worldwide.
Tune in to get a better understanding of how EdTech companies are changing educational norms with the help of technology.
00:00 - Episode overview
01:04 - Pooja's journey so far
05:18 - Being a serial entrepreneur
08:37 - Learnings from previous startups
12:11 - Avishkaar's founding story
19:27 - Managing stakeholders
30:22 - EdTech and educational institutions
37:19 - Being a VC-investible business
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Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/poojasgoyal
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Nexus Venture Partners (www.nexusvp.com) is India’s leading venture capital fund, with offices in India and Silicon Valley. It has over $1.5B under management across 5 funds and an active portfolio of over 70 companies across technology, internet, media, consumer and business services sectors.
In this episode, Roshan Cariappa hosts Pratik Poddar, who is Principal at Nexus Venture Partners. As an entrepreneur turned VC, Pratik is most passionate about consumer, community/content, education, e-commerce, financial services, and healthcare startups.
(01:37) Transitioning from an associate to principal
(05:17) Competing to work with the best startups
(07:12) Decision-making principles
(15:38) Overcoming covid-19 challenges
(21:20) Healthy market cues
(24:08) Evolution of EdTech
(27:45) Impact of edtech on teachers
(32:53) What makes content business investable?
(38:37) The next 10 years for India VCs
Connect with Pratik:
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pratikpoddar
Twitter - https://twitter.com/pratikpoddar
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Solving big data engineering problems, scaling an engineering team, and building core technology products - that's Pankaj's forte.
With 19+ years of experience, Pankaj co-founded Zendrive with Jonathan Matus and established the R&D centre in Bangalore in 2014. He leads the data science, engineering, and product teams at the centre which has 85 employees at present. With a knack for solving hard problems in computer science and generating valuable IP for the company in the process (16+ patents filed), Pankaj spoke at length about some of the most fundamental engineering questions of a scaling startup.
Tune in!
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Pankaj's journey thus far (01:12)
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The common engineering problem (03:12)
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Application of AI / ML (04:54)
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What makes an ideal engineer? (09:46)
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Building an engineering culture (14:50)
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Problem-solving in Zendrive (25:57)
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Structuring an engineering team (30:01)
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Setting the right expectations (35:26)
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Growing in an engineering role (42:36)
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Working with other stakeholders (45:56)
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Hiring the right person for the role (56:55)
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Advice for founders on working with engineers (01:02:45)
Connect with Pankaj -
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/risbood
Twitter: https://twitter.com/risbood
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Startup fundraise over the past week
👉🏽 Hot takes and news from the week that was in the Startup world
👉🏽 Razorpay's ESOP buyback and more...
Key points discussed in this roundup are:
Roshan's take on Recent episode
GROWW in talks to raise $100Mn with Tiger Global
Pristyn care raises $80-$100Mn from Tiger Global
Cashify raises $15Mn
Razorpay ESOP buyback
RedX Delivery growth story
Flipkart listing: US SPAC or Traditional IPO
Vembu's Wisdom: https://tinyurl.com/fuvvmtm
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Sujay Koduri heads engineering at Vymo which is one of the fastest growing enterprise tech startups in the world. Prior to working at Vymo he was the senior engineering manager at [24]7.AI. In this episode Augustus and Roshan talk to Sujay to find out how he manages engineering in a fast growing startup and more.
Some Key points discussed in this Episode are
What Makes a great engineer?
Importance of facing customers, importance of being a team player
Alignment between engineering and other teams
Solving high level challenges
How WFH has changed the way engineers work
What goes into a large scale deployment to enterprise
Balancing freshers' autonomy
Key skills to transition from engineer to engineering manager
What's special about Vymo?
How do you work with existing systems and scale them later?
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Startup fundraise over the past week
👉🏽 Hot takes and news from the week that was in the Startup world
👉🏽 India's Tech Unicorns
👉🏽 Twitter's new features and more...
Enjoy the week's summary with a cuppa as Roshan & Gunjan talk about,
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Top Fundraise of the week: Zomato, Zetwerk, Doubtnut, Inframarket, Jio & Kalaari
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Orios' Indian Tech Unicorn Report
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Sachin Tendulkar's Appointment as Unacademy's brand ambassador
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Twitter's Super Follow & Spaces features
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IndiaGold's aim to disrupt the national loan market
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Sachin Bansal's take on competition analysis
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Vembu's Wisdom
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To learn more about the nuances of early-stage startup investing, we have with us today Prayank Swaroop, a Partner at Accel, who invests in B2B, Consumer Brands, and Fintech. He has invested in multiple startups solving problems specifically for Indian Businesses across sectors. He focuses on cybersecurity, developer tools, marketplaces, and SaaS investments. Some of the investments led by him are - Aavenir, Bizongo, Maverix, OnsiteGo, Securden, Sintel, Skeps, and Zetwerk.
Prior to Accel, he worked at Adobe and Standard Chartered Bank in India and Singapore. He held positions across engineering, product marketing, pre-sales, and product management.
In this episode, we talk about -
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How has early-stage investing changed? (02:35)
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Entrepreneurship as a career choice (05:45)
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Attracting top entrepreneurs (09:10)
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Mentoring entrepreneurs (12:12)
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Institutionalising knowledge (15:56)
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Identifying the right partners (19:23) - Overcoming challenges (27:53)
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Tackling small market sizes (32:43)
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Prayank's investment thesis (43:15)
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SaaS wave in India (48:44)
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SaaS Valuations (52:12)
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Hot takes and news from the week that was in the Startup world
👉🏽 India’s first satellite from a Startup
👉🏽 PM's message to India's Startup founders and more...
Enjoy the week's summary with a cuppa as Roshan & Gunjan talk about,
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Top funding deals of the week: Zomentum, Ally.io, Zolve, & KreditBee
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Freshworks Co-Founder starts a new venture fund for SaaS
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Unacademy's acquisition of Tapchief to launch Unacademy Pro
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Shaping India's Digital Future: PM's addresses at NASSCOM's Technology & Leadership Forum
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Pixxel's upcoming satellite launch
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Pawri @ Webengage
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Meesho is India's largest social commerce platform, on a mission to enable anyone to start their businesses with zero investment. Our entrepreneurs largely comprise housewives (between 25-45) from middle-income households and/or tier 2+ India.
Chetan leads Meesho’s engineering vertical as the Vice President. A Stanford graduate, Chetan has held multiple engineering roles at the likes of Qualcomm Flipkart, and Circle.ai.
In the first episode of The Startup Operator Manager Series, Roshan is joined by Augustus D’Souza, Founder & CEO of Clergo, to have a chat with Chetan on -
02:20 - His journey so far
04:09 - Engineering at Meesho
10:54 - Product & Engineering overlaps
15:45 - Balancing product roadmap in e-commerce
18:27 - Hiring & onboarding engineers with domain expertise
23:43 - What makes a good engineer?
26:24 - Focusing on quality
31:06 - Evaluating the right-fit engineer
35:19 - Transitioning from an engineer to an engineering leader
40:22 - Biggest challenges
42:57 - Remote operations
Connect with Chetan -
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetan-kalyan
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Indus Khaitan is a serial entreprenuer, he founded one of the earliest startup accelerators in India "The Morpheus Gang", he was the head of growth at ChargeBee and is now the Founder-CEO of Quolum, a company that helps optimize software spend. In this episode Roshan and Indus talk about the founding stories, how businesses and startups in the SaaS space have evolved and more!
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 hot takes on the week that was in the startup world,
👉🏽 what they learned this week from executing hard &
👉🏽 best recommendations of articles & Twitter threads.
What we covered in this week's Roundup-
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Key Takeaways from the week's episodes (01:15)
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Recent Fundings of India Quotient, BharatPe, & Hiver (03:15)
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How Koo is taking India by storm (11:00)
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Swiggy vs Zomato: Who will become India's first startup IPO of 2021? (17:55)
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Vembu's Wisdom on growing as a community (22:13)
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What's next in The Startup Operator (25:30)
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Hitwicket is an AI-powered gaming platform that was launched in 2015. In 2020 the startup won 1st position in the 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovation Challenge' for its immense potential to be a market leader. Hitwicket is on its path to disrupt the Indian mobile gaming market and aims to disrupt the global market as well in the coming years.
In this episode, Roshan talks to Keerti Singh, Co-Founder & VP - Growth, Hitwicket, to find out more about how they are disrupting the market. Some of the things discussed include - (01:02) The founding story (03:23) Learnings from working with Amazon (06:17) Being relevant to your target audience (10:45) Building a brand in a crowded market (14:14) Managing customer retention (18:12) Product-Market fit in mobile gaming (20:02) Enabling the community (22:03) Monetising a mobile game (25:36) Mobile gaming market in India (29:16) Making data-driven decisions (33:58) User engagement for mobile games (36:30) Winning the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovation Challenge (39:10) Capitalising on growth during covid
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Started in 2014, PickYourTrail is India’s biggest online D-I-Y holiday booking platform that empowers users to curate customized holidays. PickYourTrail is also that rare startup whose founders dived into a tech-led venture without any tech background. They even went without a head of engineering for half that time. And yet, the startup has built an enviable technology stack that has helped it scale while remaining profitable.
In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan talks to Hari Ganapathy, Co-Founder of PickYourTrail, about thriving in the tourism industry during the pandemic. Prior to starting PickYourTrail, Hari was responsible for building and scaling the EMEA Inside and Online sales Team at InMobi - one of the world's leading Marketing Clouds. He also managed high-volume / low-margin and low-volume / high-margin sales at Britannia and Reckitt Benckiser respectively.
Tune in for a deep-dive on -
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Translating passion to a business (04:02)
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The founding story (06:12)
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Building the supply & demand (11:17)
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Building a brand in a fragmented space (14:48)
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Managing the ecosystem (17:30)
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Building consistent & predictable customer experiences (19:41)
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Customer acquisition strategies (23:53)
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Key trends among Indian travelers (27:09)
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The covid impact (31:23)
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Permanent changes in the space going forward (39:29)
Connect with Hari -
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hariganapathy/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/haripyt
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 hot takes on the week that was in the startup world,
👉🏽 what they learned this week from executing hard &
👉🏽 best recommendations of articles & twitter threads.
What we covered in this week's Roundup-
- Recent Fundings
-PhonePe Employees Stock Options
-Pinelabs entering neo-banking space
-Byju's acquisition of Aakash Education Services
-Vembu's Wisdom
-Upcoming episodes
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ekincare is a healthcare startup that creates measured and personalized healthcare plans that reduce healthcare costs for employers. The startup also launched a "healthcare marketplace" in 2016, it was also one among 6 startups to be selected by Swiss Re's first Global Accelerator program.
In this episode, we find out how ekincare is making employees healthier.
(00:00) Introduction
(02:23) The founding story
(10:01) Growing importance of employee wellness programs
(14:26) Solving for healthcare
(23:30) Product-Market fit in healthcare
(28:04) Nudging pre-emptive healthcare
(31:05) Customer segmentation in the space
(33:26) Implications of covid
Connect with Kiran -
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirankalakuntla
Twitter - https://twitter.com/Kpowerthree
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Khatabook is a mobile app that facilitates bookkeeping for small businesses or "Kirana" shops. The app was launched in 2018 and has quickly gained more than 10 million businesses and 20 million registered users.
Ved is a stellar operator having worked in multiple hypergrowth startups. Prior to joining Khatabook as its VP - Growth & Marketing, he was spearheading growth initiatives at Rentomojo, and also led the marketing team at ZO Rooms.
In this episode, we try to understand how Khatabook achieved this milestone in such a short period. Here's what we spoke about -
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Getting to 1 crore customers (00:10)
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Use-cases Khatabook is solving for(02:04)
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Customer acquisition & onboarding (04:18)
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Marketing vs. Product-led Growth (06:43)
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Knowing the customer (09:46)
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Acquiring the next billion customers via mass media channels
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(15:56) Measuring effectiveness for TVC campaigns (17:50)
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Building for the Bharat User (20:40)
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Business during covid-19 (23:38)
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Growth plans for 2021 (28:27)
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Propensity to pay for a service (31:05)
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Working in hypergrowth startups (39:42)
Connect with Ved -
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedpy/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/vedpy9
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Staring as an assistant producer with CNBC TV18, India’s largest business television network, Mihir has over a decade in business journalism focusing on startups. He joined Mint as a Staff Writer in 2012. Currently, he is the Chief of Bureau at Mint's Bangalore Office.
In 2019, he published the book 'The Untold Flipkart Story'.
Listen in as Roshan and Mihir engage in a free-flowing conversation around Flipkart's success and how startups & founders have evolved over time.
01:39 - Lesser-known stories of Flipkart's Journey
05:38 - What Flipkart did differently
12:57 - People of Flipkart
14:46 - Three things we can learn from Sachin and Binny
18:38 - Walmart's Acquisition
21:49 - How the nature of startups has changed
34:49 - ESOP buybacks
38:26 - New-age startups & founders
41:46 - Media Coverage for startups
01:02:19 - Things to look forward to in 2021
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihir-dalal-3b602014/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/MihirDTweets
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Farmers rely heavily on traditional cropping calendars and their experiences to maximize their yields. But even experienced farmers have not always been able to escape the perils of climate change, losing their crops to unpredictable weather conditions, soil degradation, and unmitigated pest attacks.
Fasal is an agri-tech platform powered by IoT and A, on the mission to keep the farmers aware of the farm and crop conditions anytime, anywhere on any device.
Founded by Ananda Verma, its goal is to enable farmers to be proactive instead of reacting to crop diseases, weather conditions, and various other critical situations. Fasal empowers farmers and Agri institutions by decreasing the input cost, increasing the quality and quantity of the yield, and optimizing resources like fertilizers, fungicides, pesticides, irrigation management, etc.
In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, join Roshan Cariappa in conversation with Ananda, as we understand more about how the agriculture sector in India has evolved, along with -
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Fasal’s founding story (01:41)
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Making agriculture viable in India(07:32)
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Proving ROI case to farmers (18:42)
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Understanding the business economics (26:07)
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Making contextual insights available to farmers (30:49)
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Building farmer-centric solutions (35:32)
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Making technology economically viable (40:29)
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Recent agricultural reforms (45:15)
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Indian agricultural outlook in 2021 (49:22)
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Are consumer tech & enterprise SaaS really that different?
In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan spoke with Anant Vidur Puri of Bessemer Venture Partners to know more about these different, yet similar domains.
Anant joined Bessemer in 2014 and focuses on high potential opportunities in consumer and mobile technology, along with vertical SaaS in the Bangalore office. He is currently on the boards of Travel Triangle, Cashify, and Remedinet in addition to being involved with UC, Swiggy, and StayGlad.
Listen to this conversation for amazing insights on -
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Consumer tech & Enterprise SaaS (00:57)
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Developing an investment thesis (05:39)
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What does a typical day look like for a partner? (13:56)
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How has the ecosystem evolved? (18:57)
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Balancing an idea with a business plan (22:35)
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Taking a decision to pivot (28:29)
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ESOP buybacks (35:25)
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The VC competitive landscape (38:04)
and a Rapid-fire round on Venture Capital terms (43:38)
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The COVID-19 pandemic was a bolt from the blue. The world never expected it; neither was it prepared. This is a kind of crisis that most of us are unlikely to experience more than once in our lifetimes. Individuals and companies are trying hard to cope and adapt. The truth though is that we constantly deal with crises in our lives.
A crisis can be a great opportunity for innovation. Almost every great innovation has been in response to a crisis of some sort. We have seen this in recent times, and we have seen this throughout history.
Sailing through a Storm, by TN Hari and Sanjay Swamy, brings us this hope. An inspiring read, this comprises beautiful stories of women and men who dealt with adversity, how they emerged strong and successful, and how drawing from their lives we too can turn the storm around to make it work for us.
Join Roshan in conversation with Hari as we try to understand more about the inspiration behind his latest book.
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This is it.
The end of 2020 is almost here.
We have Devaiah Bopanna (ex-AIB) with us again to round up the year that was. In this episode, we dive into the various aspects of 2020 that we want to take forward with us in 2021. Listen to this episode for a peculiar take on how the startup scenes have evolved in India, the grasp social media has on us, and the hits & misses of the year.
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About a billion people in the world suffer from lifestyle diseases. What’s more discomforting is that the numbers are hurtling to a staggering 2 billion in the span of a mere two decades. And, our current medical solutions focus on managing the symptoms but not the actual root causes.
Vivek Subramanyam, Founder & CEO of AltLife, talks to us about how his second startup venture is taking a radically new approach to solving the most prevalent lifestyle diseases.
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/viveksubramanyam/
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In the latest episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan invites Prasanna Krishnamoorthy, who is a partner at Upekkha Catalyst. Upekkha helps founders build value SaaS startups. Prasanna earlier served as the CTO at Microsoft Accelerator for India, the largest effort of its kind felt it in his bones when helping over 100 B2B startups iterate to their product-market fit.
In this episode, we understand some of the alternate ways of growing a startup, along with Bootstrapping vs raising funds, Revenue-based funding, Traditional vs Valuation business, and more
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasannainindia/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/prasanna_says
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What would you do if you never got enough to read in your own language?
Today, we have with us Ranjeet who co-founded Pratilipi to ensure that his regional language content is accessible to more and more people. Featured in Entrepreneur India’s 35Under35 2020 list, Ranjeet started Pratilipi in 2015. Today, the content platform has more than 160,000 writers and 8.5 million monthly active readers on the platform, up from 75,000 writers and 3.3 million readers, in January 2019.
If you want to know more about content creation, running a content business, or simply curious why more and more people are turning to content creation as a source of income, then this episode is for you.
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranjeetpsingh/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/thebmr
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One of the first episodes that we uploaded was back during the first leg of the lockdown. It was a conversation featuring Ashwin SL of MoEngage on how marketers would and should re-align their priorities to suit the times.
In this episode, Roshan and Ashwin deep-dive into how some of those ideas and strategies panned out as we near the end of 2020. If you are a marketing person, then this conversation is definitely for you.
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwinsl
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Sameer Brij Verma, Managing Director of Nexus Venture Partners, started his journey in India’s venture capital ecosystem back in 2007. That year, he joined Reliance Ventures, where he focused on early-stage investments in technology, media and entertainment, and telecommunications. His operational expertise lies in product management, business development, sales acceleration, recruiting, follow-on fundraising, and scaling.
At Nexus, Sameer focuses on consumer internet, enterprise / SaaS, ed-tech, healthcare, and b2b commerce domains. He has invested in over 38 companies including the likes of Roadrunnr (Zomato), Postman, Zolo, Unacademy, and Hasura.io
Join Roshan and Sameer as we breakdown the basics of venture capital, in addition to -
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A day in the life of a VC
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Finding the right startups and founders
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Sameer’s journey with venture capital
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Lessons from investing
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Frameworks for evaluating investing opportunities
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Building differentiators as a VC firm
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What sets the great founders apart
Connect with Sameer -
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbverma/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/s_brij_verma
Know more about Moolya -
https://moolya.com/
Know more about Clergo -
https://www.clergo.com/
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Anup Pai is the founder of eSamudaay, India’s first community commerce platform. eSamudaay aims to enable community commerce across cities and towns of India by leveraging the country’s entrepreneurial strengths. He previously founded Fintellix that developed compliance and risk management software with analytics, for banks and financial institutions. The company served global banks such as BoA, Citibank, BNP Paribas, ICICI, and HDFC, and operated out of India and the U.S.
In 2019, Anup exited Fintellix and has since been investing in and mentoring startups, particularly startups that are building businesses based on decentralisation of digital technologies.
Tune in to this brand new episode of The Startup Operator with Roshan & Anup as they talk about how fintech has evolved over the years and has accelerated last-mile digitization efforts, the notion of circular economies, and empowering communities with digital tools.
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anup-p-395985159/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/paianup
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With more than 15 years of experience, Arijit Chakraborty has been in senior leadership roles with global insurers such as Manulife and Zurich. He is actively involved in the start-up ecosystem and has been building insurtech businesses in Southeast Asia for the past years. He currently serves as the Managing Director, Asia, at Cover Genius.
In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan and Arijit have a conversation on the opportunities and challenges of expanding to the Asia Pacific region along with insights into the insurtech space.
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arijit-chakraborty-07920618/
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Deepa Bachu has had an illustrious career in using technology to revolutionize the lives of millions, globally. Through Pensaar Design, Deepa has taught over 5000 people design thinking in the last 2 years! Throughout her career of 24 years at HP, Merrill Lynch, Kana Communications, Intuit, and Pensaar Design, she has worked on products that millions of customers use across countries.
In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, join Roshan and Deepa as we explore more about design thinking, being customer focussed and design-led.
Connect with Deepa -
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepa-bachu-3b215/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/deepabachu
Know more about the role at Moolya - https://moolya.com/
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A now entrepreneur turned investor and author, Harpreet had co-founded CoCubes, an online assessments firm, in 2007 with his co-founder Vibhore Goyal. CoCubes got acquired by Aon Hewitt in Nov 2016 in an all-cash deal and it became part of Aon’s Assessment Solutions, the world's second-largest assessment company.
At the time of the acquisition, CoCubes had touched 3 million students across India and worked with 1000+ corporates and engineering colleges.
In this episode of the Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Harpreet about his new book, Let's Build a Company, in which Harpreet talks about his learnings at CoCubes.
Connect with Harpreet -
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsgrover/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/hsgrover
Know more about Harpreet's book
Let's Build a Company - https://www.amazon.in/Lets-Build-Company-Start-up-Bullshit/dp/0143449834
Know more about the role at Niveshi - https://angel.co/company/niveshi/jobs/448581-vp-ai-research
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Ashish is the CEO at Mirae Asset Venture Investment (India) with a focus on opportunities in Mobile, Internet, Fintech space. With a fund size of USD 1.5 Billion, his investments at Mirae include the likes of Ola, BigBasket, Zolostays, Shadowfax, and more.
Prior to Mirae, he was involved with Kalaari where he was actively involved in sourcing new opportunities and helping existing portfolio companies. Some of the noted portfolio firms he worked with include Zivame, Vyome, Crowdfire, Cashkaro, Truebil, and RKSV.
Join Ashish in conversation with Roshan to understand more about India's booming startup investment scene.
Connect with Ashish -
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ashishdave
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveash/
Software Testing & Quality with Pradeep Soundararajan | Moolya Testing
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Saurabh is a 3x Ed tech entrepreneur. He was earlier Co-founder at Vedantu, which is valued at $600M as of Nov 2020 and is one of the most successful Ed Tech startups in India. Saurabh founded Uable post his Vedantu journey to help children discover and develop their creative potential.
In this fascinating conversation, we understand the contours of building in the Ed Tech space, how parents and institutions are impacted by current changes, and how one can retain their idealism while also building a sound business. This is a fascinating primer on building in Ed Tech.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/saurabh_learn
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-learn
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There is a lot of talk about "being future ready", but most of this centers around specific technologies or certifications and don't address higher order thinking and behaviors that will improve people's competitiveness at a more fundamental level. Choose to Thinq is an exception. Harish and Ramanand help individuals and teams inculcate systems that can 'uplevel' and transform them for the future. In this episode we talk about some of the programs and interventions that help achieve that and along the way, discuss reading habits and a few favourite recommendations.
As a Startup Operator, you're used to operating at the edge. This is a great episode to help you think about small changes you can make to compound your results.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/quatrainman
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jramanand/.
Connect with Harish :
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bvhk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harish-kumar-bhamidipati-b026881/
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As a startup operator, you would have attended many events and meetups to connect with your counterparts from other startups. HelloMeets is one of the largest and most well-known startup community in India, having conducted over 800+ events in the last 5 years. But what makes a community interactive, engaging, and valuable for its members?
Today, Roshan speaks to Sahiba Sethi, who started HelloMeets in 2015, to know more about the building blocks of an engaged community.
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Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan is an innovator, technologist, entrepreneur, professor, and investor. He has 30+ years of global experience in the software product and services space. He has worked at Hewlett Packard, Informix, his own startup(s) - Pretzel Logic software, and International Decision Systems in the USA.
Prior to joining Ventureast, he was a venture partner at Helion Advisors. He has also served as the CTO of Cognizant & HCL.
Join Roshan as he talks to Srikanth about enterprise technologies and how SaaS has evolved in India.
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Rekuram Varadharaj, or RV as he is known to all, is the Co-founder and COO at Healthi, India’s fastest growing preventive healthcare company. At Healthi, RV leads sales, marketing and user experience and delight.
Roshan engaged RV in an hour-long conversation to understand the fundamentals of the healthcare industry in India and how the sector is shaping up during this pandemic. Some of the things they discussed are -
👉 Gaps in the healthcare sector
👉Diagnostic vs Prescriptive analytics
👉 Customer Centricity
👉Future of healthcare in India
...+ more!
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An operator turned founder turned investor, Shwetank has lived and experienced the entire spectrum of the startup journey. Based out of Singapore, he is currently an early-stage venture investor in India and South East Asia with Leo Capital focusing on Digital Health, Insurtech and Fintech. Shwetank's portfolio companies include the likes of WayForward, GetRia, CoverGenius, and BeatOApp to name a few. He also co-founded the India Insurtech Association which is a non-profit organization promoting innovation in the Indian insurance sector.
Previously, Shwetank headed open innovation at MetLife Asia, where he created and led Collab - a platform for matching best of class technology startups to the right problem statement in the enterprise and bringing culture change to the main enterprise. He has also been an adviser on open innovation to Fortune 500 companies.
In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan talks to Shwetank about his transition from an operator to a founder to an investor, his investment thesis, and his bets in the insurtech sector.
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People lose countless hours to mundane activities such as commuting, chores, and staring at their phones. What if we could turn these little blocks of unallocated time into memorable and precious moments of joy, learning, and reflection?
Forbes Asia 30-under-30, Chand Lal Bisu co-founded KuKu FM to do exactly that. The online podcast platform has one-upped traditional radio with audio content that includes audiobooks, poems, news, jokes, ghost stories, and mythological tales.
In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Bisu about the platform's outstanding growth and his journey as a second-time founder.
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The biggest irony about over-night success stories is that they were in years of making. Kaagaz Scanner came under the spotlight after it received a special mention at the AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Challenge.
In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, we have with us Snehanshu Gandhi, who co-founded Sorted.AI in July 2019 as a personal assistant that would make you more productive. And as a part of its utility products is Kaagaz Scanner. Roshan talks to Snehanshu about his founding journey and how he plans to scale the app business.
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Razorpay has been one of India's most prominent fintech businesses that have seen rapid growth since its inception. The company was founded in 2014 as India's first payment gateway for startups & SME businesses.
Vedanarayanan, or Veda, manages the SME growth mandate, P&L covering marketing & sales for RazorPay. He has helped build and grow multiple digital products & brands across verticals for almost two decades.
Join Roshan Cariappa as he talks to Veda about aligning sales & marketing functions and how to scale functions with a data-driven approach.
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An engineer turned investor, Anurag Ramdasan heads Investments at 3one4 Capital, that recently raised $100 Million to fund early-stage startups. Some of the portfolio companies include such as Yulu, Luscious, PocketAces, and much more. Anurag works extensively on the investment side managing evaluations of new startups and doing diligence on them. Anurag also spends a lot of his time working with portfolio companies and their founding teams across tech, product, business strategy, and fundraising. He also founded Code for India in 2013 to help engineers build tech for social impact. Join Roshan Cariappa in conversation with Anurag as they talk about investing in India's growth story.
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An author, CEO, & an Operator, but firstly, Jessie Paul is a marketer. In her marketing career spanning over 25 years, she has grown from being an account executive at Ogilvy & Mather, to being the Chief Marketing Officer of Wipro where she helped quadruple the giant's revenue. In 2010, Jessie founded Paul Writer, a marketing advisory firm, that works with global and Indian clients to maximise marketing impact. She has also authored the book "No Money Marketing" which is a must-read for any marketer. Listen to this episode as Roshan talks to Jessie about how marketing has evolved with time.
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An explorer, technology enthusiast, and entrepreneur, Amanda is currently heading Buffer's diverse group of product partnerships & integrations. In a career spanning over a decade, she has helped build valuable partnerships for companies such as Shopify & Buffer. In this episode, Roshan speaks with Amanda to understand more about building partner ecosystems.
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After having completed his studies in the US, Narayanan "Nadu" Ramakrishnan returned to India to build assistive technology products that empower mankind. He is currently the CEO of Avaz - a company that creates assistive technology products to empower children and their caregivers. Children with difficulty in communicating use Avaz to select pictures from a vocabulary of 5000+ words, from which the app creates a sentence that is spoken out with a natural-sounding voice. In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan chats with Narayanan about how Avaz is leveraging technology for social good and explores how social entrepreneurs are impacting society.
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After having worked with Deloitte's Identity and Access Management practice in India and later in Australia as a Senior Analyst, Rasima joined BFA in 2017. Currently, she is India Country Manager for BFA's Catalyst Fund, focused on accelerating startups geared towards financial inclusion. In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Rasima about impact investing and how startups are positively impacting communities in emerging markets.
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Welcome to the first ever panel discussion, aka Huddles, of The Startup Operator Podcast! We hosted Rajeev & Rajkumar, Co-Founders of Payagri, and Alekh Sanghera, Co-Founder & CEO of Farmart to understand the rapidly evolving agritech space in India - from adding value across the value chain to mobilizing innovation & initiatives to improve the farming economy. Tonnes of insights & inspiring stories for anyone looking to explore the agritech space in India.
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Aviral is a senior associate at Guild Capital, focusing primarily on early-stage startup investments. He has led Guild's investments into Wink&Nod, MegaExams, Qrius, and NurseryLive. On the side, he also runs a fascinating blog www.ajuniorvc.com focused on startup and investing trends, and regularly posts on Linkedin and Twitter. In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Aviral about his journey from college into the startup world and his unique insights into early-stage startup financing.
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Akshay was one of the first hires from Uber's expansion to India. A lawyer turned operator turned 'Solepreneuer', Akshay currently works with founders of high-growth startups on their external affairs and strategy. In this episode of the Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Akshay about his days from Uber and how the cab aggregator managed to build such a successful business in India.
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Veena Somareddy is pioneering efforts to bring virtual reality to healthcare. She is the co-founder and CTO at NeuroRehabVR, a VR healthcare start-up aimed at building virtual/augmented reality training exercises for patients with neurological disorders. Today, Roshan talks to Veena about how virtual reality can be used for therapy and her journey to inspire women in tech.
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While working with Google India after college, Vargab would write to the exec team at Shopify to express his admiration for the company, Soon later, he went on to become Shopify's first Indian hire. From 2010 to 2014, Vargab has helped hundreds of small and medium scale businesses take their business online and guided them in the digital space. Join Roshan in conversation with Vargab as we unravel the expansion story of one of the world's best known online marketplace platform.
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Ganesh and Utkarsh had earlier started MomoE, a fintech startup, which was acquired by Shopclues in 2016. In 2018, the duo started a D2C brand - Flatheads - poised to revolutionize the footwear industry in India. In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan talks to Ganesh & Utkarsh on how they are bringing Flatheads to the masses, their learnings from a successful exit, and building a D2C brand in India.
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We are back with another great interview with none other than Pradeep Soundararajan of Moolya Testing. An author, evangelist, and founder, Pradeep brings the X-factor to software and quality testing. Today, Roshan talks to Pradeep about his journey as a testing guru over the last 2 decades. Amazing insights for every programmer and tester out there, in this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast.
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Abhishek leads strategic initiatives at India's India's largest Co-Living platform - Zolo Stays. He was a full-time trader with Deutsche Bank for 5+ years before transitioning to become a startup operator. In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan talks to Abhishek regarding this transition and his perspectives on executing at hyper-growth startups.
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In this episode, Roshan invites Thiyagarajan Maruthavanan, or Rajan, to The Startup Operator Podcast. Rajan has been an engineer, CEO of an early-stage startup, product manager & head of product & innovation in multiple successful startups. In 2018, he co-founded Upekkha to help founders build Value SaaS business. Value SaaS means capital-efficient from the start. These businesses get to the first million in revenue with tiny or no investment. Listen to this episode of The Startup Operator to understand more about how Value SaaS differs from Vanity SaaS, relevant metrics for startup journeys, SaaS ecosystem of India, and much more.
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Santosh is the co-founder & CEO of Explara.com - India’s leading experiences marketplace. An operator turned founder, turned mentor - he founded Explara with a shoe-string budget, and now the company serves millions of customers around the globe. Currently, he leads customer success & growth for Thrivly. In this episode of The Startup Operator, we talk to Santosh about his journey from being an operator to a coach, and what startup founders should be mindful of to create a profitable venture.
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Co-founder & CEO of Aim High Consulting, Ravi has led some of the best-known PR campaigns for startups in India, ranging from the likes of Flipkart and Ola, to Blackbuck and Livspace. Seven different industry associations have recognized Aim High Consulting as the ‘Best Communication Consulting Company / PR Agency of the Year’, in just the past five years. In this episode, we talk to him about why should a company prioritize its PR efforts and how to go about building journalist relations.
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We had to talk to Aakash after hearing rave reviews from Sidu Ponappa. He joined Gojek in 2016 as Chief Product Officer with the acquisition of C42 Engineering - a startup he founded in 2010. Aakash oversaw the launch of 18 products in 18 months, each product worth millions of dollars in valuation. Who better to talk to about the key ingredients of building a super-app?
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One of Asia's leading SaaS startups, Capillary Technologies has rapidly expanded its footprint across the Asia Pacific. Abhijeet has assisted the company in achieving 200% YoY growth and establish Capillary as an emerging market leader in the Omnichannel Customer Engagement & Commerce space. In this episode of The Startup Operator, we talk to Abhijeet about scaling sales function.
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Rahul Mathur works as a Startup Lead at Accenture's Fintech Innovation Lab. In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, we talk to Rahul about how the insurtech ecosystem is rapidly evolving. At 22, Rahul also hosts his own show called the Asia InsurTech Podcast. Prior to joining Accenture, he had worked with multiple consulting firms such as Willis Towers Watson, Insuranceblocks, and Laka.
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Sidu Ponnappa spearheads engineering efforts for one of the world's most valuable startup - Gojek. His LinkedIn bio mentions that he is an engineer by training, manager by profession, and a programmer for pleasure. In this brand new episode of The Startup Operator, we talk to him about his transition from being a founder to an operator, powering Gojek's hyper-growth story, building winning products, and much more.
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Chartered Accountant turned entrepreneur, Pradyumna Nag calls himself a growth-focused outsourced CFO helping CxO's achieve their goals in a fast and efficient manner. Prior to starting Prequate, he has worked with the Big-4s, enterprises, and startups alike. In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, we talk to Pradyuma about market entry strategies, new-age business models, fund-raising, and more.
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What makes a winning startup? Having been a founder before becoming a venture capitalist, Anand Datta, Vice President of Nexus Venture Partners, shares his thoughts and insights on what makes a startup successful. Tune in to this episode of the startup operator as we understand more about the current startup ecosystem.
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What is it like to be on the other side of the table while raising funds? We spoke with Dhruv Ranjan and Ajay Anand of Anicut Capital to understand how angel investors decide which companies to invest in. Ajay and Dhruv were earlier a part of the Indian Angel Network and were managing portfolios across the board.
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Varun co-founded Eccentric Engine - a creative tech company, in 2012. Eccentric Engine currently partners with leading Automotive OEMs and their Dealers, across the world. In this episode, we get some amazing insights from Varun about EE's journey from an agency building VR experiences for OEMs to pivoting to a product company.
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Jayadevan PK is an evangelist at Freshworks for startups. He has worked in the media for over 10 years now and has also started his media house - FactorDaily. Jayadevan has witnessed the startup ecosystem from multiple lenses having transitioned from being a journalist to a founder and finally to an Operator. In this episode, we will be talking to him about media, story-telling, and startups.
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How do you build a new market category?
In this episode, we will be taking with Narayan Subramaniam & Niraj Ram, co-founders of Ultraviolette Automotive. Narayan & Niraj are carving out a new market for electric mobility in India by translating engineering principles to build what customers desire - a vehicle that is desirable that also comes with a sense of pride.
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Ravdeep leads the Product Function for Berlin-based startup, HelloFresh. Prior to joining HelloFresh, he has been part of multiple leading consumer-tech brands such as Cleartrip, Myntra, Freecharge, and Bookmyshow. In this episode, we spoke to Ravdeep about how consumer internet & product space is evolving, what are the trends in which consumers adopt new products, and much more.
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Over the weekend, we hosted Hari TN. - Head of Human Resources at Bigbasket. Hari has been a part of the management team at multiple startups and has helped shape four successful exits in different industries. In this episode, Hari talks about his approach to building a winning team, scaling people in high-growth startups, and much more.
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Driving growth for mid-sized businesses via GTM and integrated marketing strategies, Devdutt, or Dev, heads enterprise marketing for cloud communication startup - Exotel. The unique thing about him is that he has both demand gen and branding skills in equal measure.
In this episode, we spoke to him about his tenure at Talisma & then transitioning to Exotel, optimizing marketing campaigns for enterprise businesses, and much more.
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Kushal is the CEO of First Cheque - a venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups. He started his career by founding Nayi Disha to build motion-based educational games for kindergartners. Kushal transitioned from a founder to an operator in 2015 and was then a part of upGrad’s early core team building key corporate partnerships.
In this episode, we talk to Kushal on what it's like to transition from a founder to an operator to an investor, learnings from meeting early-stage startups, and what founders can learn to build a successful company.
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Marketers have had a rough time in this market. It's an understatement to say things have changed! Joining us today is Ashwin S L, who heads Marketing at MoEngage Inc., about how his team is adapting to this new paradigm, what are the strategies to experiment with to generate new leads, and how internal and external communications are changing.
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Co-Founder and CEO of Rocketium - Satej Sirur started his career with the likes of Microsoft and Amazon, and then later transitioned to head product & strategy for Taxi for Sure. He was the youngest member of the executive team until TaxiForSure's $200M acquisition in 2015. In this episode, he talks about his journey of transitioning from enterprise to a startup, modeling consumer behaviors through product, and building a team of out-performers.
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Nikhil Kumar, Co-Founder and Chief Evangelist of Setu, started his career building the partner ecosystem at Tally. Featured in Forbes 30 under 30, he has been instrumental in building the India stack - UPI payment interface that processes over $19 Billion in a month and e-KYC through Aadhaar. In this episode, he talks about how startups can build direct and indirect distribution channels, and what it's like to be in the ground-zero of digital disruptions.
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In today's weekend special, we are in conversation with Harish Vaidyanathan, SVP - Product for Vymo. No matter who is in the room, Harish is always the youngest because of his unmatched enthusiasm and wit. In this episode, Harish shares his stories of what it was like transitioning from a tech-giant such Microsoft to a fast-growing startup - Vymo, building a product function from scratch, negotiating with other functions, and a bunch of different things.
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Welcome to our weekend special, where we interview top startup operators and get first-hand insights on what it takes to execute and innovate, and vice versa! In this weekend special, we have with us Kunaal Majgaonkar, who manages media at Bengaluru FC. In this episode, he takes us behind the scenes at BFC and shares stories of what it was like building a passion-driven community from the scratch, being motivated during hard times, and much more.
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Welcome to our weekend special, where we interview top startup operators and get first-hand insights on what it takes to execute and innovate, and vice versa! Joining us today in conversation is Neil Dave, who leads product at TapChief. In this episode, he shares his stories from the founding days of the startup and what was it like building a company from a college dorm room, how the focus kept evolving, managing supply and demand, driving product-led growth, and much more!
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Most startups bias towards sales and product in the early days. It’s right for leadership to invest most of their time and energy into enabling the first few successful sales reps or working with product teams building product, of course. But, soon enough this isn’t the best use of Leadership time and any additional effort only gives a marginal increase in gains. If you want your sales to extend beyond people and relationships, if you want to add more depth to your product, then you have no other way out than to invest in marketing to increase lead velocity and brand awareness.
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The perfect employee fallacy goes like this - if a person on the team is fantastic at something, but lacking in other areas, we should enable him/her to improve on his/her weaknesses and measure progress on that basis.
But, only a machine capable of producing reliable, quality work through all of those good characteristics. And humans are not machines. They have their natural proclivities and tend to bias one way or another.
In this episode, we'll be talking about why you should avoid this mindset at all costs.
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Something we should beware of as operators and entrepreneurs is being under-leveraged when this crisis passes over eventually. One of the things that happen during these times is an increased focus on conserving capital. You comb through every line item of expense. But if you don’t continue to invest in your growth now, will you be able to capture the opportunities that'll come tomorrow?
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Most people become managers like most people become parents - incidentally. Similarly, as soon as you have a few people reporting to you, you are now a newly minted manager whose responsibility it is to align them into valuable contributors to the enterprise.
It may not be as complicated as parenting, but being a manager does involve well-thought-out, deliberate choices.
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Welcome to our weekend special, where we interview top startup operators and get first-hand insights on what it takes to execute and innovate, and vice versa! Today, we have a special interview with Devaiah Bopanna, who is the former Head Writer at All India Bakchod (AIB), and Co-founder of All Things Small. In this episode, he shares stories on how he got started with AIB, tips on producing creative work consistently, transitioning from an operator to a founder, and more!
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Welcome to our first weekend special, where we interview top startup operators and get first-hand insights on what it takes to execute and innovate, and vice versa! Pritam is currently leading strategic growth for one of India's most well-known fintech startups - Cred. He has been a part of multiple 0 to 1 journeys in his career, both in B2B and B2C side of things. Today, we'll be talking about the fundamental characteristics of operating in a startup, along with challenges and advantages of innovating at scale, and much more.
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The greatest temptation as a leader is to just do it all yourself. And it's an alluring thought - because, you can hold yourself to the expected standards without any dependencies. But, if you have to do something meaningful over a period of time - you have to be the sort of person who can attract the right people and then enable them to do good. In this episode, we talk about how you shouldn’t have to do it all by yourself and you just have to focus on developing your team.
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There are few things as exhilarating as an upward trending graph. Really, sometimes you could just sit back and watch those metrics soar. But, as much fun as that is, you will have to revisit your metrics ever so often. Especially, if you’re growing fast enough. In this episode, we'll be talking about metrics and why you should revise them as often as possible.
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Vinod Khosla is quoted as saying who you seek advice from is perhaps the most important thing for an entrepreneur. It also applies to Operators, too. You’re out there executing - you could use some help. But, it’s important you ask the right person and apply it the right way for it to be really helpful. If you’re not careful, it might actually do you harm. Here are some principles in seeking sound advice.
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Emails are important. Your inbox is a repository for recorded communication. But, it's also someone else's to-do list on your plate. How much time you spend in your inbox a day inversely translates to how much of your time you are spending on your own work. In today's episode, we share a few tips on when, and how to prioritize your emails, and more importantly, when not to.
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We worry too much - even for a lot of things that aren't in our direct control. And if you're a startup operator, it is very easy to get carried away from your goals and start obsessing over what your competitors are doing. But, you shouldn't completely ignore them either. In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about how much you should think about competition.
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A founder’s time is limited. He or she has multiple things to think about. It’s incumbent on you to be as productive as possible and make the most of whatever little time you get. Here are four things you should stop doing right away.
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Execution and strategy need to go hand in hand in a high growth startup. And, you cannot have a bias towards one. The rule of thumb is to constantly iterate on your strategy and execution, till your outcome becomes incidental. But how do you drive predictability in your work? In this episode, I talk about the most important attribute one needs to have to succeed at startups.
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Strategy shouldn't be a 4-letter word in a startup. In this episode, understand how to prioritize strategies and tactics to achieve your short-term, and long-term goals.
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