After leaving a successful career in financial services, he set out to build a brand with long-term meaning. Inspired by his late grandmother — and a family history that traces back to his great-grandfather becoming a whisky distiller during the British Raj — he brought his Assam roots into the heart of Scotland’s spirits industry. 

The journey, however, was anything but smooth. At one point, the business had just £25 in the bank with major bills due. The stress led to a near-fatal heart attack at just 35. He survived. Rebuilt. And came back stronger.  In this episode, we discuss building a global spirits brand against the odds. Operating in highly regulated markets; India's complicated relationship with alcohol, building a global brand. Great advice for first time founders. Why ignorance can be bliss; raising investment; and even how to drink it — ice or no ice? And finally… if India plays Scotland at cricket, who is he supporting?

We also talk about:

• Growing up in India and moving to Scotland
• First impressions of Scotland: cold, rainy… but kind people
• Working as a waiter, dishwasher and cleaner in Glasgow
• The family whisky connection during the British Raj
• Why he chose spirits
• Spending 4 years perfecting the recipe
• Creating the world’s first oolong white tea infused chai-spice spirit
• Why 2021 failed… and why 2022 failed again
• building without industry experience
• Building a global premium brand in a crowded market
• Expanding into India — why it’s not for the faint-hearted
• The aspirational Indian consumer market

Links

https://rutlandsquare.com/

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In this episode we talk about:

🚀 Building MagickWorld

Creating the world’s first kids-focused lifestyle & travel ecosystem

The problem MagickWorld is solving for parents & families

Launching with a free directory model

Onboarding 100+ local businesses in 2 months

Cracking distribution and early customer acquisition

Managing supply & demand in a two-sided marketplace

👩‍💼 Founder Journey

Going from McKinsey to startup life

Lessons learned from McKinsey: simplifying complexity

Tackling “elephants in the room” in business

Bootstrapping vs investor interest

Managing early-stage pressure

Getting advice from her father

Building a startup while raising an 8-year-old daughter

Her daughter as a mini-entrepreneur (Shark Tank fan, business mindset)

🧠 Strategy & Product Thinking

Top-down vs bottom-up strategy — and why she prefers top-down

Developing the product roadmap

Pricing & discovery challenges for small businesses

Pay-to-play discovery vs affordable visibility

Solving real customer problem statements

🤖 AI, Tech & Future Vision

Being optimistic about AI

Building an AI recommendation bot

The future of kids hospitality & family travel

What hospitality in India looks like in 2026

🌏 Geography, Culture & Hospitality

Running hospitality businesses in Singapore & India

Why Indians are great at hospitality globally

Why Jaipur is the hospitality capital of India

Staying in Jaipur instead of moving to Bangalore

Jaipur’s rise in tech talent & innovation

Predictions for Jaipur in the next 5–10 years

🍽️ Jaipur Recommendations

Best things to see, do, and experience

Weekend itinerary ideas

Food & restaurant recommendations

Why she’s obsessed with Jaipur’s culture and energy

💡 Advice & Takeaways

Advice for people thinking of quitting corporate jobs to start a company

Hiring strategy: young talent & unconventional thinkers

Staying resilient as a founder

Links

https://magickworld.in/

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@magickworldindia

 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magickworldindia

 

Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/magickworld

 

LinkedIn: @magickworld

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In this episode he talks about why India, despite being the second-largest bicycle manufacturer, has no global brand, and how TRU.BIKE is changing that.

Ritesh shares their journey from bootstrapping in year one to raising funds, achieving product–market fit, and growing fast. He talks about building a strong marketing engine.

Being mentally prepared for the startup journey. Why your first hire should be a finance person. He talks about taking Indian products global that comes from a deep sense of patriotism and finally some great book recommendations and much more. 

In this episode he talk about 

• Bootstrapping.
• His Co-founders.
• Competing in a crowded market (and why you shouldn’t overthink it)
• The primitive nature of India’s domestic bicycle market.
• Attending global bicycle exhibitions.
• Maintaining quality standards and pricing correctly.
• Opening retail stores.
• Why bikes aren’t e-commerce friendly and how they overcame that!
• What excites Ritesh most about the future.

And much more 

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With over two decades of experience, Saurabh shares actionable insights on building a thriving startup culture, avoiding common HR mistakes, and hiring the right people at the right time. 

We dive into: Why startups struggle with HR—and how to fix it. The role of AI in recruitment. How to retain top talent and manage toxic high performers. Managing mental wellness in a high-growth startup environment. The three non-negotiables in any startup culture. Red flags that indicate a new hire isn’t working out. The best time to hire your first HR professional and much more.

In this conversation we talk about:

• How Saurabh became a LinkedIn Top Voice and his strategy for success
• Top HR Skills: Why empathy and resilience are key traits for success
• Remote Work: Myths and best practices for building a distributed team
• Giving Tough Feedback: How to deliver criticism without demotivating employees
• Angel Investing in HR Tech: What Saurabh looks for in a startup

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In this episode we talk about:

• The Birth of Pylot Studios – From a coffee-fueled idea in 2019 to a thriving creative platform
• The Problem They’re Solving – Helping artists find space and opportunities to showcase their work
• The Hardest Part of Curation – Reaching out, building trust, and bringing themes to life
• Leia’s Background – From Mumbai to New York, studying photography, and her artistic influences
• Why She Still Shoots on Film – The tactile, immersive experience of analog photography
• Photography Trips & Creative Rituals – Habits that fuel her artistic process
• Mistakes Emerging Artists Make – And how to navigate the art world more effectively
• Art & Technology – Thoughts on AI’s impact on creativity
• Breaking Barriers – Navigating a male-dominated industry and standing up for yourself
• The $6.2M Banana?! – The wild side of the contemporary art world
• Building Community – How to start from scratch, make connections, and find your creative tribe

and much more 

Links

Pylot Studios Website

Pylot Studios Instagram - @pylotstudios 

Leia Tyebjee Instagram - @leiatyebjee 

Yitzhak Franco Instagram - @__ytzk__

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in this conversation we talk:

• Why most people don’t know what indie hacking is, and how the small but vibrant community in India is shaping the space.
• Piyush's step-by-step ideation process for identifying and validating product ideas.
• Building Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and finding your first customers without breaking the bank.
• Common mistakes to avoid when developing and scaling a micro-SaaS product.
• The key strategies Piyush uses to scale his projects while staying bootstrapped.
• Why he prioritizes “selling before building” and “distribution before product” as the foundation for success.
• Navigating tough calls, feature prioritization, and knowing when to pivot or shut down a project.
• His thoughts on the rise of "AI for X" products and how indie developers can leverage AI to innovate.
• Opportunities and threats AI presents for the indie hacking community.
• Learning from failure and building emotional resilience as a bootstrapped founder.
• Tips for indie developers to build their personal brand on YouTube and social media.
• How to prioritize marketing efforts across channels like SEO, Meta, TikTok, and email marketing.
• Why networking is crucial for indie developers and Piyush’s advice for making meaningful connections.
• How public speaking has helped him grow personally and professionally, with tips for beginners.
• Where Piyush sees the micro-SaaS industry heading in the next 5–10 years.
• Advice for aspiring indie hackers: Qualities you need, mistakes to avoid, and how to stay motivated.
• What he would do differently if he had to start over from scratch.

and much more!

Links 

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https://bento.me/whatsuppiyush

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We dive deep into the story of building Naagin Sauce and what it takes to pioneer a brand in an untapped market. Here's what we cover:

• Why India didn’t have a hot sauce brand before Naagin and how they championed Indian Ghost Chillies.
• The challenges of being first movers in the market—and how they overcame the heat, both figuratively and literally.
• Creating and  testing recipes that balanced nostalgia and innovation.
• Mikhel’s insights from 15 years in the F&B industry: branding, marketing, and growing a team from 3 to 50 employees.
• His hiring philosophy: "Loyalty over certificates."
• Overcoming the challenges of Covid, raising funding, and why every business idea should be stress-tested by smarter people who can punch holes in it.

We also touch on fascinating behind-the-scenes stories:

• The quirky inspiration for the brand name, involving cricket and the iconic "Naagin dance."
• Mikhel’s preference for low-key launches instead of flashy events.
• His incredible marketing innovations, including the world’s first pizza delivery by drone in 2012, which was featured on BBC and CNBC.

Mikhel also shares valuable advice for founders:

• Why India is not for beginners, and how to handle 100 rejections without taking them personally.
• How his management style has evolved over the years and why documenting mistakes is crucial for growth.
• Practical tips on working with co-founders and maintaining healthy partnerships.

Finally, Mikhel’s closing advice for first-time founders:
“Don’t accept defeat. There will always be someone willing to help you on your journey.”

Links 

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Adarsh’s journey into fitness began in an unexpected way: he started working out to impress a girl who liked the biceps of a popular MTV VJ. He had no biceps and he wanted biceps and he started lifting weight and he got biceps! Thirteen years later, he’s trained hundreds of clients both in-person and online.

Here’s what you can expect in this episode:

• Adarsh’s Journey: Being an unconventional, anti-institutional kid who dropped out of school.
• Right Place, Right Time: Catching the CrossFit wave in 2008–2010 and building a unique, community-driven gym.
• Word-of-Mouth Success: Why Adarsh spends zero on Google or Facebook ads and still has an 80% client retention rate—higher than most big box gyms.
• The Protein Problem in India: Why Indians often lack protein in their diets, the supply chain issues around whey protein, and what alternatives you can eat.
• Fitness in a Post-COVID World: How the pandemic actually boosted his business and his thoughts on the global obesity crisis.
• Social Media Pressure: The unrealistic expectations to look “jacked” and the common mistakes people make in strength training (like too much volume and variety, and poor goal setting).
• Adarsh shares insights on improving your communication skills 
• Training Myths & Realistic Goals: Why you don’t have to train like a beast,  loving single-leg squats, and why a six-pack is hard. But a  four-pack is good enough!
• The Problem with Corporate Wellness Programs: Why Adarsh isn’t a fan and his thoughts on the most effective exercises.
• Navigating Diet Fads and Fitness Trends: Adarsh’s advice on avoiding the hype around the latest diet crazes, fitness gadgets, and weight-loss drugs.
• The Indian Fitness Market Today: His views on why he’s not interested in scaling his business and how his philosophy on fitness has evolved over the years.

And for a fun finish: we talk about how to handle those family gatherings where well-meaning aunties offer Pepsi and jalebi when you’re trying to stay on track!

Links

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Anushka and her husband started in a small apartment and now operate a warehouse serving over 150,000 customers across 1000+ Indian cities. They've also built a massive community of over 100,000 followers on Instagram and other social media platforms. 

During our conversation, Anushka discusses smashing taboos and disrupting the industry, as well as the different and innovative products offered by MyMuse. She also talks about the pros and cons of being the first to market, funding rounds, and social media marketing including the 3 second rule.  Additionally, she shares valuable insights on building a brand from scratch, utilising email marketing for brand loyalty, conducting customer development and dealing with assumptions. 

Anushka reflects on her journey, from meeting her husband to overcoming conservative mindsets and the role of education in dismantling taboos. She also discusses the future of sexual wellness in India and what has surprised her the most in her entrepreneurial journey with India's leading luxury intimate wellness brand. Finally, we delve into the topic of which city in India is the most friskiest and much much more.

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Prince shares how the idea for MetaShot emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the early days of development, from the initial prototypes—a cricket bat with a sensor and a copy of EA Cricket 2007—to securing significant investments from prominent investors and eventually having a best selling product on Flipkart. 

Throughout our conversation, Prince delves into the intricacies of how MetaShot works, the major challenges faced, and why they chose to launch exclusively in Bangalore initially. He offers insights into their marketing funnel strategies, leveraging social media influencers, and handling both positive and negative feedback. 

We also explore the future of the gaming industry in India, pitching to investors, and using customer feedback to refine the game. Prince shares his experiences working with co-founders, the unwavering support from his wife, and overcoming scepticism from his father in the early years. Additionally, he reveals some fascinating hiring strategies. We talk about the T20 in America, being a cricket nut and finally an interesting tale on the origins of his name. 

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Delve into his innovative financial strategies, including the use of factoring, and gain a deeper understanding of India's burgeoning menswear scene. Discover Karan's pearls of wisdom as he discusses crafting a brand strategy, mastering social media marketing, how he came up with the name and his take on social media influencers. 

He unveils his secrets behind effective Google & Meta ads campaigns and his unique perspective on decision fatigue. Karan talks about his favorite brands, the importance of gut instincts in business, and learning how to navigate competition while staying true to your brand's narrative. 

But that's not all! Karan shares his fashion disasters, reveals the benefits of avoiding the news, discusses whether Indian men are fashionable compared to the rest of the world, and explains why focusing on the constant rather than the changing is key. For aspiring founders, Karan offers invaluable advice, and for fashion enthusiasts, he provides expert tips to elevate your wardrobe game.

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 In this episode, Lalit delves into the journey of launching his venture, shedding light on navigating the competitive Mumbai market, mastering branding, product development, and effective marketing strategies. 

He talks about India's complicated relationship with alcohol. He offers invaluable advice on pitching, discusses the transformative impact of Shark Tank, and reveals insights into the decision-making process behind delaying the launch.  

And finally, Lalit shares enticing cocktail recipes for our enjoyment. Join us for an insightful discussion that not only explores entrepreneurship but also reflects on the significance of reestablishing family legacy as a third-generation entrepreneur, along with its accompanying pros and cons.

In this episode we talk about:

• Thoughts on going global
• Why rum?
• What can go wrong?
• What should first time founders be focussing on?
• Mentorship
• Influencer marketing.
• Dealing with regulations
• Being a 2nd time founder. 
• Spending time in America.

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 She talks about how she got started with a MVP - an Excel spreadsheet, to now working  the ITTF and  multiple international federations on her client list  and a number of global clients. She talks about leaving a well-paying job to figure it all out. 

Talks about working with her husband (pros & cons) She talks about pivoting. Building a B2B AI-based SaaS platform,  enabling end-to-end tournament management with live streaming and building an AI-based video analysis solution. She talks about funding. The two main questions VC’s asked about. Advice for building an MVP . What should a first time entrepreneur be focusing on? Manifesting things, and table tennis tips. So please enjoy the show. 

In this episode we talk about:

• Being in a data driven world
• Matches analysed.
• What excites her most about building this startup
• Digitising sports events.
• Being motivated my money.
• Bring an IT professional turned entrepreneur,
• Video analysis.
• Implementation
• Real time analytics and performances (KPIs)

And much more

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Launched in 2021, Surbhi shares how she started this journey after contracting Covid and struggling with sleep issues. She released the MVP on YouTube, experiencing significant organic growth. Surbhi discusses building a consumer app in the wellness space, addressing topics like traction, funding, her background, dealing with competition, and a referral scheme that didn't work out.

 She also shares insights into investing in startups, revealing what she looks for and her thoughts on the wellness space. Finally, Surbhi talks about handling criticism of her WhatsApp display picture by an unnamed investor and much more!

In this conversation we also talk about:

• How it works
• Her reluctance to seek feedback from friends and family
• Contacting customers first thing in the morning
• Business model.
• General sleep tips
• Thoughts on blue light glasses , do you they work.
• Dealing with biases. 
• Scaling the business. 

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In this enlightening discussion, Gokul takes us on a journey back over a decade, recounting the humble beginnings with his co-founder in a modest office that evolved into a sprawling 13,000 sq ft research space. This state-of-the-art facility boasts robot research cells, cutting-edge electronics, a sophisticated camera and vision laboratory, all meticulously managed by an expert team of engineers and researchers. 

He delves into topics ranging from design, product development, and entrepreneurship. Why does he seek more competition, not less? Gokul discusses the impact of robotics on jobs and elaborates on the intricacies of the design process. The conversation explores high barriers to entry ($30K to buy the robot arm, $250K to adopt the full solution, over 12-24 months) , The robotics scene in India, energy consumption considerations, and the evolution of early prototypes. Gokul sheds light on their business model, detailing the planned volume of robot sales, revenue figures, and the current status of funding.

Gokul shares insights into motivation, the strategic onboarding of new team members, market validation, and adoption strategies. He imparts valuable advice tailored for first-time founders, Real-world applications. in the final stretch, Gokul provides an in-depth answer on the art of securing partnerships for startups.

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Selling to engineers.
• Coconuts!
• Building the ecosystem before building your business.
• Onboarding new team members
• Meeting his co-founder
• Opening an office in Switzerland.
• Dealing with initial feedback

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In this episode he shares insights into launching the agency, recounting the story of securing his first customer by spending 100 Rupees on a super chat. Pratham delves into his unique hiring philosophy and offers perspectives on AI, Chat GPT, and Sora. Additionally, he unveils his distinctive framework for hiring staff and discusses effective cold email strategies.

Pratham provides valuable advice on transitioning from a solo freelancer to starting an agency, reflecting on some mistakes made, such as not trusting his gut. He shares insights for first-time founders and entrepreneurs, discussing his hands-off management style.  Why his first content channel failed and key takeaways and starting your own content channel. Content is not an easy game!

Pratham highlights why Instagram is his most significant marketing channel and explains his reluctance to use freelancer websites. Talks about the startup scene in Chandigarh. Finally, he talks about his venture into creating a KPOP channel in India and much more.

In this conversation we talk about:

• Starting in his parents bedroom. 
• Not having issues with pricing 
• Algorithms 
• Meeting his Co-founder 
• Being consistant.
• The booming creator scene
• Plans for the future.
• Starting young,  did he miss out on social life?
• A great story about using the wifi restaurant password to complete a job.
• Getting referrals. 
• Growing quickly 1. to 45 team 1,000 sqft office 
• Qualities entrepreneurs must have - Communication. 

And much more 

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He shares valuable insights on crafting a compelling CV—what to include and what to avoid. The episode explores the intricacies of salary negotiation, providing tips on answering pivotal questions like "Why should I hire you?", 'Where do you see yourself in 3 years time?’   And his thoughts on software billionaire NR Narayana Murthy 70 hrs comment

In this insightful conversation, Sarabjeet  delves into the question of whether working for a startup is a wise career move. Great advice for first time graduates with no work experience. And how to deal with those gaps in your C.V!

We even touch on some wisdom inspired by Tony Robbins. Sarabjeet also offers practical advice on handling rejection gracefully.

As we wrap up, he generously shares his top recommendations for achieving career growth. This episode is packed with invaluable information, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

In this conversation we also talk about:

• What is the purpose of your CV/Resume
• Work life balance
• Thoughts on moonlighting
• Do people still want careers?
• What about the traditional 9-5 workday
• Which is more important: culture fit or technology fit.
• Don’t do a 13 page resume!
• Are CV’s are still relevant?
• The future of job interviews.
• The importance of soft skills.

And much more

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https://aspirationjobs.com/

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She talks about her own personal journey of being in and out of hospital. She talks about building an MVP without  a CTO or developers. Aruna talks about why they don’t want to go viral and or build landing pages. She talks about the first version of Salad,  a condom company which sold 20,000 in only two months with no paid marketing. 

She talks about her time at the Antler India residency , where they raised a  pre-seed round and met her co-founder. She talks about being a FemTech founder in India and the size of the market.  Every month, nearly 1.8 billion people across the world menstruate, and nearly 85% of this group suffer from hormonal imbalances. 

She talks about hormones , period tracking and finally she talks about her super strength and advice on how to build healthier habits and goals  using behavioural  science and much more!

In this conversation we talk about:

• Keeping it lean
• Stats so far
• Having a bias of action
• Not wanting to be a founder or do a startup in the beginning. 
• First impressions of her co-founder
• The state of the sexual wellness and FemTech industry india. 
• Conducting over 1000 interviews with women across Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities. 
• 6 years of research 
• Her motivations.
• Shaking up the healthcare industry.

and much more

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Without any background in civil engineering he started doing crazy google searches and ended up creating a number of cool products including Gridmats. a revolutionary patented product that’s eco-friendly, durable and crafted entirely from 100% recycled plastic waste to construct pavements/roads. 

He talks about a life changing moment meeting his co-founder. Talks about key learnings in the early days. Thoughts on social entrepreneurship in India some do’s and don’ts  (You can make money!) Why waste is the new gold. Talks about why you must be a risk taker and good at sales. 

Talks about the uncomfortable question he asks people when hiring.  Talks about keeping the faith and business models including franchise models. He talks about growing rapidly (100% growth) He reflects on this past year (2022). Thoughts on building a culture of being open.  And finally he talks about the biggest pothole he has ever seen and explains how filling a pothole is as easy as making 3 min Maggi noodles and much more.

In  this conversation we talk about:

• Why potholes
• Going to Singapore and reflecting on it's infrastructure. 
• The promise he made to himself when quitting
• Becoming a problem solver
• Thoughts on why the government are not doing this despite everyone paying taxes.
• 15000 km road trip checking out the potholes.
• Expanding into different countries.
• Civic tech  helping the government
• What does leadership mean to Sourabh
• Dealing with and the war with waste.
• Just him and his co-founder for the first two years

And much more 

Links

https://www.potholeraja.com/

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They are trying to create the biggest content companies in the world. In this episode he talks about how he got this off the ground by seeing the shift from Blogging to Vlogging 2017/18, realising the power of video and was laser focussed on tiktok in the early days before it was popular.  He explains why you shouldn't plan too much when starting up. 

Talks about dealing with uncertainty in the early days and hiring strategies. Advice for all you budding social media creators (Don’t do it for the $$). Building an AI platform for content creators and why you shouldn't worry about the algorithms. Thoughts on Twitter for content creators. 

Talks about who are the upcoming social media influencers in India.  His favourite content creators. Talks about research, conversation rates and analytics. Talks about how they Influence the influencers and why you cannot learn this at University, it’s all about building relationships. And he gives great advice on building relationships (be transparent) and why they don’t poach clients/creators/staff. 

He talks about what he looks for when choosing social media influencers (it's not just the numbers) And finally we talk about his favourite campaign promoting the movie Bachchhan Paandey  which got a billion organic views which involved kidnapping a bunch of influencers on a train. 

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Running India’s & Asia’s biggest content creator festival in Goa (2023)
• First mover advantage.
• Being down to earth and humble.
• Short video culture. 
• What excites him most about building this company.
• Why he prefers content creators instead of social media influencers. 
• Getting support from Mum and Dad. 
• Bootstrapping
• hiring advice

And much more 

Links 

https://www.madinfluence.com/home

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In this episode he talks about his 15+ year investing experience. He talks about how they help early stage founders. He talks about the differences between American entrepreneurs and Indian entrepreneurs. Talks about the No1 mistake founders make after raising money and how he deals with startup failure. 

He talks about Web3, Metaverse, Fintech and ONDC.  Gives important advice if you want to become an investor.  And finally he talks about the importance of mentorship and gives great startup advice based on Aristotle's persuasion triangle (character,emotion, logic)

In this conversation we also talk about:

• His first year (2008) as a VC
• How many startups they invest in and how much
• How to help founders with the residency program.
• Values, vision and skills.
• Going global from day one
• Pitching advice (why you & why now?)
• The importance of building a global network.
• Validating ideas.
• Dealing with new technologies
• Being passionate but not emotional.

and much more!

links

https://www.antler.co/india

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Rooter is at the perfect intersection of Gaming and Content surge in India. So he talks about how it got this off the ground. He talks about what your MVP should look like. Talks about hiring strategies and philosophies. Mistakes made in the early days. Talks about why the future of social networking is gaming. Talks about the business model & raising $25+Million. 

Talks about finding his co-founder via Twitter and talks about the E-Sports landscape in India including dealing with the parents! Talks about how to build a consumer app and pivoting. Gives some great book recommendations and finally he talks about why everyone should try entrepreneurship at least once in their life and much much more so please enjoy the show.

In this conversation we talk about:

• E-Sports in the Olympic games.
• Being an Esports player is becoming a respectable job.
• Stats
• Influencer marketing 
• Performance marketing
• Research.
• Can anyone be an entrepreneur?
• Book recommendation - How to build a billion dollar app.
• Advice for first time founders.
• Esports tournament. 

Links.

https://web.rooter.gg/

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So today he talks about building a hyper growth sports tech startup, going from the 181st fantasy app to being in the top 5 , amazing stuff. He talks about the USP - focusing on customer delight. Talks about marketing and why they focus on quality not volume. 

A great story about getting  legendary cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle into becoming a brand ambassador and investor with a cold email. Gives advice for first time founders and his primary role as a founder. Nearly giving up , raising finance and finally some fantasy sports do’s and don'ts for first time players.

In this conversation we talk about:

• Why didn't they go for a subpar cricketer to promote the brand.?
• Dealing with customer service calls  on New Year Eve
• Being an ex-Star Sports employee.
• Getting support from friends and family
• Being a very competitive market because of the Low barrier to entry
• Key learnings and customer feedback in the early days.
• What is the business model?
• Having all the skill sets to get this off the ground.
• Raising finance.
• Talks about the team.
• How fast are they growing?
• Stats and engagement so far.

Links

https://www.fantasyakhada.com/

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He talks about what motivated him to get this off the ground and  what problem they are solving . He talks about how they add value to the filmmaker and talks about the business model & revenue streams including variable ticket pricing.  

He talks about being blessed with failure in the early days and keeping the faith.  Talks about the current state of the movie industry in India and the booming regional content in tier 2/3 cities.  And finally he talks about the time he spent working with PM Modi sharing some interesting tales and insights including the Modi masks  and much more .

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Having an interesting background in digital media
• leadership
• Digital consumption trends
• How it works & who owns the copyright. 
• Short film market is booming
• The team and hiring process.
• Huge amount of content not being monetized 
• Wanting to be the Youtube of Movies.
• Being a stepping stone 
• Favorite movies.

and much more

links

https://abctalkies.com/

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He started as an outsider , working in finance but his heart was always in aerospace. In this episode he talks about the crazy amount of networking, cold calling professors and asking himself some existential questions to get this off the ground! 

He talks about going through the Airbus Incubator. Raising $11million in Series A funding. Talks about 3D technology, the business model. Great product milestones. Why India is the best place to build rockets. Talks about the Space Tech community in india. 

Thoughts on Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos endeavours. Talks about dealing with red tape & the government. He gives great advice on networking if you're a bit shy and finally he talks about why he thinks there is life on other planets and why it could be a good thing!

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Making the experience of going into space , like booking an Uber
• Meeting his co-founder playing cricket.
• Advice for first time founders.
• Personalising the building of the rocket.
• Advice on starting your own space tech startup.
• Educating investors using a 3 step process
• Dealing with the doubters. 
• Living close to SpaceX in the early days.
• Building the engine using 3D tech. 
• Why building a rocket company is like running a transportation business. 

And much more 

https://agnikul.in/#/

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Talks about ignoring the experts who told him not to build the product because it wasn't cool enough. But since launching  they have  13.8 million monthly active users, spending in total 74 million minutes on the app and have raised a cool $1million in funding. 

He talks about building the community, gives thoughts on product management. He talks about building a niche product. Why they are  different from other platforms. Talks about the creator economy and scaling too fast in the early days. Pitching & fundraising insights. Declining attention spans. Having a pool of creators & storytellers. And finally he shares his favourite stories (The Battle of Plassey)  and much more.

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Building a culture company
• What problem are they solving?
• Research & customer development
• Having a proven track record in building startups
• First impressions of his co-founder.
• Understanding what the market wants
• Is it pressure off or on after raising $
• Gamification
• Talking to the experts - William Dalrymple
• Business model
• Key metrics they focus on
• Why they invite creators
• Hiring/interview process

And much more 

https://www.ekank.com/

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It all started with a trip to Jaipur the clothing manufacturing capital of India - not to talk about manufacturing but pain points. He will discuss what those pain points are! He talks about how they went from  building the MVP using WhatsApp, AirTable and Excel in 2020 to now being one of the biggest companies in the world in this sector. Amazing stuff!  

He talks about how they use technology (new and old)  to digitise the supply chain. Thoughts on scaling. How they work with brands and how they onboard customers. Talks about building trust in the early days. Dealing with fast fashion and ethical issues. Gives great  advice for first time entrepreneurs, Being 2x entrepreneur. 

Talks about having a successful exit. Talks about his 2 part hiring process. And finally he talks about NFT's  his sporting hero Sourav Ganguly and why you should think BIG!

In this conversation we talk about:

• How they connect customers, buyers and suppliers. 
• Growing 20% each month. 
• Digitising the shop floor.
• Personalised fashion being the next big thing.
• What motivates him?
• It's a data problem. Not tech or people problem
• What was his best day so far. 
• What will this company look like in 10 years time?
• Being a technology first company
• Providing real time data, to save costs and be more efficient. 
• Reducing rejection rate  on an assembly line from 20% to 3%

And much more!

Links

https://fashinza.com/

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So in this episode she talks about how she spotted a gap in the market for pitching solutions. Talks about helping founders and what investors are looking for. She talks about what founders should include in the pitch deck & getting your first 3 slides right. 

She talks about whether you should demo the product and thoughts on Shark Tank pitches. She talks about what founders struggle with when pitching. She talks about the reality of funding and  a 10 second pitch which helped her get a client. She goes on to  talk about branding, building relationships, winning awards  and leadership. and much more!

In this conversation we talk about:

• What inspired her to do this?
• Why her first ever pitch deck flopped and how she turned it all around
• Not everyone gets funding
• Advice on starting your own brand.
• Having no role models or mentors at the start.
• Starting a Facebook group and using Youtube, Instagram, Linkedin.
• Being a top entrepreneur in india
• Getting funded.
• Don't forget the financials!
• Being a solo player and turning into a team player.
• Advice on finding a co-founder
• Make sure you practice and be patient

And much more

links

https://easytopitch.com/

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He talks about his love of classical indian music which  inspired him to build this app.  How the app works. He talks about building a venture-funded, steadily growing music learning app that is used around the world (2million downloads, 4k paid users) Talks about UI & UX design challenges, talks about how they deal with feature requests. 

Talks about pricing and subscription models. Talks technology stacks , how they use data to improve the product. How they get users to download the app.   Dealing with positive and negative feedback. 

Talks about the EdTech scene in india. Building an MVP in 2017. Thoughts on building an edtech and finally he talks about his fav singers, pays tribute to Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's most beloved singers, who passed recently and he gives you some singing tips for the next time your in the shower! & much more!

In this conversation we also talk about:

• organic growth
• What problem they are solving?
• 4,000 paid users
• 18-35 category not being served.
• Killing features
• Keeping track of OKRs
• Being a hands on founder
• how long does it take to be a great singer?

And much more

links

https://riyazapp.com/

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Fundraising advice - be patient!
• Reaching millions of people on a daily basis
• Thoughts on Shark Tank
• Being a entrepreneur at the age of 15
• Getting 50x rejections from VC and then turning down 50 x VC's!
• Getting approached by major brands to do meme marketing
• Setting up 600+ pages on Facebook
• No other company was doing this!
• Bringing technology and memes together.
• Creating value for creators
• Why memes
• Creating a memechat keyboard

and much more

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https://memechat.app/

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In this episode he talks about his amazing journey from not being taken seriously in the early days to his dramatic appearance on  Shark Tank India. He shares brand building strategies and talks about marketing to GenZ &  millennials. He talks about pricing philosophies  -are you playing the brand game or the price game? & spotting a gap in the market . He talks about The mild negative reaction to Shark Tank india on social media

He talks about the business model and building partnerships. Why they use micro-influencers rather then the big social media influencers. Why he used paid marketing at the start to establish the brand. Talks about Falling in love with the business and brand. Hiring challenges in Tier 2 cities.  He talks about spending 2 years on R&D and finally he talks about his life changing trip to America. and much more so please enjoy the show.

In this conversation we also talk about 

• Why underwear?
• Assumptions made in the early days
• Design challenges
• Going on Shark Tank & pitching in front of millions watching.
• Studying entrepreneurship  in California.
• His primary role as a founder.
• Pitching advice
• Whats special about bummer underwear?
• The manufacturing process

and much more!

Links

https://bummer.in/

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Today you will hear some of the best guests I have spoken to over the past 12 months. You will hear from Newslaundry co-founder Abhinandan Sekhri  (2.39m) on building an alternative news model & paying to keep the news free! Next up is Siddharth Manvati (Ph.D) Co-Founder of ClearMeat.  (35.06) He talks about building India’s first cell based meat company. 

Next is ​​Vivek Bajaj co-founder of StockEdge & Elearnmarkets (59.40) he talks about building the Bloomberg ecosystem for retail Investors in India. And last not least Minakshi Singh Co-founder & CEO of Sidecar & Speakeasy  (1hr34m)  She talks about building India’s best bar & being featured in the coveted Asia 50 best bars in 2020. So sit back  & enjoy some of the best moments of The Indian Startup show and I wish you all the very best for 2022!  

Newslaundry co-founder Abhinandan Sekhri on building an alternative news model & paying to keep the news free!(2.39m)

Indians don't pay for news! Well they do and today my guest is Abhinandan Sekhri, co-founder of Newslaundry, a news, current affairs & media analysis organisation. They are building an alternative news model , so in this episode he talks about building this high risk venture. Old media & new media business models. 

Not being dependent on eyeballs. Find out which newspaper is worth reading. Dealing with Twitter trolls. Govt interference in the news. Thoughts on PM Modi, Arnab Goswami and what kept him going in the early days. And why the 'self made man' is a myth. Finally we talk about his experience of directing/producing Highway On My plate , the award winning travel and food program.

Where are they now? Dr Siddharth Manvati (Ph.D) Co-Founder of ClearMeat. On building India’s first cell based meat company. Chicken 2.0

I catch up with Dr Siddharth Manvati, co-founder of Clear Meat. He came on the podcast last year (EP125) And a lot has changed since we last spoke. He finally talks about the magical moment he finally tasted the first product. He talks about the science behind evaluating taste and smell. 

The economics of making lab based chicken. Talks about raising finance. Talks about proof of concepts, having 14 sleepless nights , why they are moving from the Indian market to the global markets. When will this be available to the general public? And how they plan to scale the company.

Vivek Bajaj co-founder of StockEdge & Elearnmarkets on building the Bloomberg ecosystem for retail Investors in India

Vivek Bajaj is back on the show! He is co-founder of StockEdge & Elearnmarkets.com. He appeared back in August 2016 (EP39) and since then his app has gone from 50K downloads to 1.5million downloads. And has gone from employing 25 staff to over 140 staff. So in this episode he talks about how they have scaled the operation. Talks about finding great business partners. Thoughts on the current stock market. 

Common mistakes first time investors make. Shares formulas for investing including the ‘10 10 10’ rule. Talks about his best investments and worst. Why Reliance stock is a ‘buy’. Why he doesn't invest in Bitcoin. Talks about raising finance. Gives great advice for entrepreneurs And finally the most important lesson about money he has learned so far!

Minakshi Singh Co-founder & CEO of Sidecar & Speakeasy on building India’s best bar & being featured in the coveted Asia 50 best bars in 2020

Minakshi started with an Excel spreadsheet back in 2006. And this year has recently been awarded the best bar in India , and in Asia’s 50 best bars list of 2020. Amazing achievement considering women working in bars is extremely uncommon. it's a bit of a taboo subject. So she talks about how she overcame those challenges.

 She talks about finding her passion, Working 14-15 hours a day. She reveals how she got people in India to drink an Old Fashioned & Whisky Sour’s! What she learned about herself during lockdown. We talk about india’s complicated relationship with alcohol. And finally she shares her secrets to making a great cocktail. It's truly an amazing story and one that will inspire you as well.

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Next we have Nitesh Salvi Founder & CEO of Pocket52 (39.11)  on building India’s largest poker platform .He talks about how he went from playing poker in the late nights in his student dorm with friends to building India’s largest poker platform.

 And last but not least we have Yash Pariani  (1h.08m) co-founder of The Indian Gaming League (IGL) . On building India’s most popular e-sports league & the booming indian e-sport scene.

Catching up with Raghav Gupta, the co-founder of Nymble labs.(2.57) 

 He came on the show back in November 2017 and he is back again with an update. His team has built a personal cooking assistant called Julia. We talk about his appearance on TV. How they have developed the robot since we last spoke, talks about raising finance ,setting up offices in China and California. Talks about why they are changing market focus from India to US. Gives great advice on customer development and how they qualify customers. Talks about becoming comfortable with uncertainty. He talks about how they demoed the robot at TechCrunch robotics conference without paying $$$$ for a booth. And finally we got some music at the end of the show.

in this conversation we talk about:-

• Being VC backed & new business model
• How they came up with research goals
• Developing a Customer Development process that helped gather more insights about consumers.
• How they separate feedback from noise
• How they capture the feedback.
• Taking the cooking robot to the houses of people who had signed up in SF, San Diego and LA
• Dealing with the coronavirus
• Thoughts on the b2b and b2c markets
• Dealing with the competition
• Don't fall in love with your product. Fall in live with the problem!

Nitesh Salvi Founder & CEO of Pocket52 (39.11)

You Got to Know When to Hold Them, Know When to Fold Them! Today I speak to Nitesh Salvi,  founder and CEO of Pocket52.   He talks about how he went from playing poker in the late nights in his student dorm with friends to building India’s largest poker platform. He talks about how they build trust and loyalty on the platform. Talks about getting rejected over 150 times despite already having a previously successful exit. He talks about creating a white label business as well as a B2C model. Talks about the psychological side of Poker. Dealing with fraud. And we talk about gambling responsibly  and finally he talks about his  biggest wins and losses on the poker table! and much more.

in this conversation we also talk about 

• Growing the user base
• Spending 6/7 researching the market
• Coin dumping
• Building a scalable product
• The importance of using Lava lamps!
• Pitch deck advice
• Creating the right environment for customers
• Advice for first time entrepreneurs
• Playing poker with his family
• Reading people

Yash Pariani  (1h.08m) co-founder of The Indian Gaming League (IGL) 

The Indian e-sport scene is booming. So today I speak to Yash Pariani co-founder of The Indian Gaming League. IGL is India’s most popular competitive gaming and esports league that hosts gaming tournaments online and they are growing fast!  IGL hosts daily online tournaments and battle royales across all your favourite game titles like Call of Duty Mobile, Fortnite, Dota 2, Fifa 20, 8-Ball pool, Clash Royale, Pubg and many more. So in this episode he talks about how he is creating an infrastructure for Indian gamers. Talks about building trust within the community. How demonetisation helped the esports industry in India. Talks about esports as a respectable career.and finally he talks about Steve Jobs, dealing with concerned parents and dealing with cheats!

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Stats so far
• Key learnings as an entrepreneur
• Why Fortnite became a hit game
• What you need to be a top esports player?
• Streaming games
• Esports v traditional sports
• Will it become an Olympic event
• Offline tournaments v online tournaments
• how much can you win?
• Thoughts on starting your own Esports team
• Female E-gamers
• Seeking challenges

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He talks about how he got this off the ground. Mistakes made in the early days. He talks about why they bootstrap and not raise any capital. He explains why the primary product is the team. He then talks about building partnerships, thoughts on B2C and B2B business models.  Talks about sharing equity with staff. 

Talks about why they think globally from day one & the tech hiring challenges in India. Talks about going fully remote and  building culture. And finally he talks about mental toughness and What he looks for in a co-founder.

In this conversation we talk about:

• Having patience
• Being a serial entrepreneur
• Don't worry about the vanity metrics!
• Onboarding new employees. 
• Choosing attitude over skill set.
• Management style - depends on the maturity of the other person. 
• Building an integrated API platform
• Processing 3 million transactions a month.
• Partnering with 18 banks in India and S.E Asia. 

And much more

Links

https://gonuclei.com/

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So in this episode she talks about her own battles with knee pain that inspired to build a prototype at a hackathon. And since then they not looked back! She talks about how the products work, quitting her job at Ford. Building a MVP. Talks product development. 

She talks about her research in the early days. She went to 50 clinics and spoke to over 110 knee pain patients. She talks about  dealing with feature requests and how they kill products. Getting paying customers and then having to refund them and then getting to pay again! Why they use an Excel spreadsheet when things go wrong. Partnering with one of India's leading physiotherapist.

Talks about an offline marketing campaign that worked really well. Talks about sales forecasts for next year. How they onboard customers. And finally she talks about how the lean business model canvas can help you with your pitch.

In this conversation we also talk about:-

• The wearables market in India
• Having a great team
• Mudra - a motion sensor worn on the upper back. It corrects your spine posture with sensory feedback.
• Sales forecasts for next year
• Creating a reporting system for chronic knee pain
• Getting support from Mum and Dad after quitting Ford.
• Book recommendation - The art of startup fund raising - Alejandro Cremades
• 3 stages of building the first MVP.
• 8/10 patients do not turn up to the clinic after the first session.
• The two business models
• Stress!
• Going through an incubator
• Not having access to high quality physio in the early days

and much more

links 

https://www.ashvaweartech.com/

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It all started due to a freak bus accident which led to him losing his arm.  So in this episode he talks about the huge challenges building a bionic arm. He talks about how he validated the idea by being a human guinea pig. Talks about how they build empathy into the product and the market size. 

Talks technology and the business model. Talks about the key takeaways in building the first prototype  , talks about user experiences and 3D printing. Talks about what makes this bionic arm so special. Why your users should be your first investors. Getting great advice from AssisTech Foundation (ATF). 

Talks about being able to ride a bike again! Predictions for 2022. And finally he talks about advice he would give to his younger self and what first time founders should be focusing on.

In this conversation we also talk about:-

• Using 3D printing customisation and sensors
• Breaking out of the biases.
• Having small breakthroughs 
• 10 million amputees in India. 
• How would he sum up his journey so far?
• Thoughts on recruiting & why you shouldn't always hire the most experienced person. 
• Working with a great team
• Existing solutions did not work
• Building something cooler, functional and cheaper.
• Using it in public and dealing with the reaction.
• Funding
• Creating crowdfunding campaigns
• Working in a niche market
• Feedback loops & dealing with the steep learning curves. 

and much more!

Links 

http://thesymbionic.com/

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He talks about time spent in the Cisco Launchpad Tech accelerator. Talks about dealing with the water crisis. He gives bootstrapping advice. Talks about digitising water structures and how they reduce water consumption by 30%. He talks about bringing water transparency and data to clients.

‘Who will marry you now’ - his mom's reaction to him quitting General Electric to do this (he got married!) He talks about  India being the largest groundwater extractor in the world, bigger than China & USA. He talks about the original MVP back in 2017. Having big clients onboard. Questions you should ask yourself before quitting your 9-5 job to do a startup. and finally we reminisce about his epic bike journey from Bangalore to Goa and getting a proposal on Valentines Day, but not that type of proposal! and much more!

In this conversation we talk about:

• 10 years as an entrepreneur!
• Looking back would he change anything?
• A commencement speech that still motivates him
• New projects in solar using drones
• Bootstrapping is good if you don't have a scalable plan 
• Getting criticism in the early days 
• The true cost of water
• How does he keep on top of things?
• The ongoing climate crisis
• A question you must ask → What is the primary driver for buying your solution? 
• Transitioning from projects/consulting company to a product company. 
• Not getting too worried about not getting sales in the early days. 
• Start with the customer or start with the idea?
• How they de-risk industries and facilities from the water crisis. 
• Dealing with the pandemic
• Building AI & IoT based end to end water management solutions.
• Being the founder and director of the non-profit The Sustainability Mafia (Susmafia.org). 

And much more!

Links 

https://fluxgen.com/

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In this episode we talk about:

• Creating wow boards
• Having more downs then ups
• Patents
• Has india's attitude to waste changed?
• Having no credibility at the start to now working with big corporations & municipalities.
• Having a co-founder who is a chartered accountant &  engineer helps. 
• How they use the technology to separate the waste
• Building a culture & not micromanaging everything
• Having a strong vision.
• Advice for first time founders - Have a clear problem statement.
• Don't look for perfection! The market is not looking for perfection. 
• Going global.

and much more 

Links

https://trashcon.in/

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So in this episode he talks about how they validated the MVP by talking to experts & truck drivers. Talks about being very close to going bankrupt but are now growing fast!  300% in 2 years with $180 million in revenue.  

Talks about how they digitize the trucking process. Talks about how they use data, dashboards and analytics to improve decision making.  Talks about the two reasons why startups fail. Why three is the magic number in founding a startup. 

What to look for in a co-founder and the qualities you need to be a COO. Talks about the golden rule in growing a 2 sided market. Why do they employ data scientists? 

Talks about not getting carried away with valuations & Why is the transport industry still 20 years behind? And finally he talks about whether you!.. YES YOU! should pursue entrepreneurship or stay in your 9-5  job and much more! So please enjoy the show. 

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Ecommerce is booming.
• How they matching supply & demand
• Dealing with resistance to change.
• Beating the competition by entering Tier 2 cities.
• First impressions of his co-founders
• He shares what he looks for in hiring (do something entrepreneurial)
• Books/podcasts recommendations
• Creating a blue ocean & staying away from the red oceans
• Why the focussed initially on Delhi and Bangalore
• How they improve the life of truckers.
• 75K trucks on the platform

and much more!

Links

https://www.ezyhaul.com/

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Streaming 100hrs of content
• The rise and fall and now the rise of theatre in india. 
• Millennials liking the concept
• Who are they targeting?
• Everyone's a critic!
• Could he have made it as a cricketer after staring in Iqbal?
• Dealing with the emotional side of acting. 
• Getting out of the comfort zone & thinking outside the box
• Theatre classics v  new content.
• Not spending any money on marketing
• Advice for first time entrepreneurs
• Why he is not competing with  Netflix and other streaming services? 

And much more!

Links 

https://www.ninerasa.com/portal/

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The company enables the e-rickshaw drivers to join the service without any upfront costs. By subscribing to a daily battery rental plan. Charge-up allows the drivers to visit the swapping station as many as 2-3 times a day to swap the discharged batteries with fully charged batteries. 

In this episode he talks about how he got started by talking to over 500 drivers, finding huge pain points on the way. He will explain what they are. Talks about working backwards to create product market fit , which they did in 12 months. Talks about traction, the business model  and how they use technology and data to grow the business. E.g driver behaviour, patterns, performance analytics and how they leverage the data.   

Talks about missing out on the opportunity in solar and what he  learned. Talks about the positive impact they have on drivers earnings and the environment.  Talks about trying influencer marketing, partnerships with dealers. How fast they are growing. Thoughts on oil/fossil  companies. He talks why reading Bhagavad Gita helps and finally he talks about having a growth mindset and why being a backbencher at school helped!

In this conversation we talk about:

• Battery technology
• Product research
• Helping drivers overcome range anxiety & increase revenue
• Overcoming negative feedback from the battery dealers.
• How they stop the theft of batteries
• How they build trust with drivers and dealers
• Having a co-founder with 'no attitude'
• Pay per use v buying the asset
• 'Imagination is more important than knowledge' - Albert Einstein
• Last mile connectivity/shared mobility
• Thoughts on the indian Government role in the clean tech space.
• Working on B2B deliveries
• The experience of driving an electric vehicle.
• Thoughts on bootstrapping

and much more

Links

https://echargeup.com/

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So they helping people with disabilities to live a more independent life with their products. So in this episode he talks about how the journey started by talking to 200 Wheelchair users in 40 locations around india. Talks about the initial stages product development. You will learn how  he makes decisions around feature requests.

Talks about how they balance creating impactful products, social change while making money at the same time. Talks about the main 5 metrics he checks every morning. Why don't they go after fancy features.  Interesting thoughts on what Wheelchairs will look like in 100 years time . Talks about the donation drive business model, major milestones. And finally talks about the huge impact he is making on people's lives.

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Why they don't want VC funding yet.
• Traction & sales so far
• Customisations -No two wheelchairs are the same. 
• Supply chain management
• Manufacturing / fulfilling orders/ quality control
• Proof of concepts
• Advice on product development 
• Product iterations
• What they are working on right now.
• What went wrong in the early days.
• Enabling wheelchair users to live life to the fullest. 
• Advice for first time founders.
• Using a whiteboard to deal with negative and positive feedback
• Product design advice
• Why you shouldn't get stuck on your idea
• ‘Startup is a systematic risk minimisation’ - Warren Buffet. 
• Solving the problem of Indoor and outdoor mobility

and much more

Links

https://www.neomotion.in/

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They help crypto traders create, test and deploy their trading rules into automated trading algorithms without writing code. Started back in 2011 reading the original white paper while still in college and now they are growing 40% month on month. They have 2.5k paying customers and $10 million of assets under management. 

So today you will find out how he got his first 1k customers. Insights into the crypto scene in india. Talks about the hype/greed/fear/excitement/ in crypto. Are crypto trading bots better than human traders? 

Talks about the best advice he received at YC(19)  & the intense 24 hr demo day. Edul shares his product strategies on how products should be built and should they how they should be killed. The 3 books he gives to all his employees. And finally I talk to Edul about my first week as a crypto trader! So we talk about portfolios & trading advice. 

Please note I am not a financial advisor. So please seek financial advice and if you're interested in buying crypto please see the link on the show notes.

In this conversation we also talk about

• Traction
• The Crypto lightbulb moment
• Indian regulations
• Who are they targeting? 
• Talks about why crypto is so volatile (or is it?) 
• Dealing with user experiences issues in the early days..
• The challenge indian regulations dealing with crypto and what he would change.
• Happy to let his bots trade while sleeping.
• After 10 years finally breaking even and making profit
• Deal making advice (less is more)
• 3 key skills to become a product manager (32.49)
• Whats can do wrong in crypto
• Advice for first time product managers with no experience
• Dealing with stress. 
• Originally building a crypto exchange for India.

Links

https://mudrex.com/

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Vineet Rajan.  Co-founder of Scout My Trip

This is an exciting new feature called Where Are They Now ? I catch up with previous guests who came on the show. I catch up With Vineet Rajan the co-founder of Scout My Trip India’s first subscription-based travel planner powered by local travel experts. He gives us an update on what’s been happening since I last spoke to him over 2 years ago including being recognised as being of the top 50 startups to watch in india. Talks about expanding into SouthEast Asia. He explains why they pivoted and now use virtual scouts, talks about raising $500k, talks about content marketing strategies , talks about hot new destinations in india you should visit , talks about a life changing trip to Ladakh and finally he talks about eating ghost chillies in North East India and his second wife latitia(his bike!)

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Growing 5x since 2018
• A phenomenal 2019 winning 6+ awards
• Offline marketing strategies
• Business Travel market
• Working with Honda
• Climate change & sustainable travel
• Great story how he met his co-founder on the highway
• Great road trips
• Being a startup guy and his co-founder being a corporate guy
• Consumer mindset in india
• Income Tax Exemption granted under Startup India Programme
• How they use virtual scouts
• Using AI in the future
• Being trapped in the snow for 20hrs!

Aayush Jindal Co-founder of Toesmith. (45m.46sec)

'It was his birthday & I thought of customising a shoe and gifting it to him on his birthday' And so Toesmith was born! and they haven't looked back . I speak to Aayush Jindal Co-founder of Toesmith , India’s first tech-driven footwear brand, offering customisation of shoes . In this episode he talks how the 3d customisation works. Talks about customer research , pitching his parents the prototype , how they target customers via Facebook and Instagram, how many orders that get a day, quitting the corporate life, how they plan to scale the operation and finally he gives advice on building an e-commerce business & brand in India.

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Pricing strategies that don't pinch!
• Getting great feedback & design from a tattoo artist
• Walking away from nice job at Bain
• How they deal with copyright issues
• Thoughts on the offline / retail market.
• Is it pressure off or pressure on?
• Launching internationally & scaling
• Experiencing failure on his previous start-up
• Getting advice from parents who work in the shoe manufacturing business.

Vikas Jha CEO & founder of Alore CRM (1h 19m)  

India is emerging as one of the fastest-growing markets for SaaS (software as a service)-based customer relationship management (CRM) firms. So today i speak to Vikas Jha founder & CEO of Alore. Alore offers everything needed to run a sales team at scale - from finding business email addresses to running automated drip campaigns to monitoring the performance of sales teams. So he talks about it all got started , how the product works. How they acquire customers around the world organically without spending money on marketing. Talks about nearly going bankrupt , talks about what makes a great salesperson, being an ex-merchant navy officer turned venture capitalist turned entrepreneur. Gives great book recommendations , talks about burnout , mental health. He talks about bootstrapping strategies what worked and what didn't work and finally he talks about how he transitioned from corporate life to startup life.

in this conversation we also talk about:

• Sales so far
• Early bootstrap strategies using Facebook groups
• Product design process
• Unique pricing models
• 2 business models
• Is email still a good way to sell?
• The 'land & expand' strategy
• Book recommendation - Atomic Habits by James Clear & OKR by John Dorr
• Seeing 800 business plans in a year as a VC and what to put in a pitch deck.
• Great hiring advice and processes.
• How he dealt with mental health & burnout
• Advice on pivoting
• Dealing with rejection

The Startup Guy aka Vijay Anand , Founder of the Startup Centre (1h 54m) 

India is the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, what’s going right, and what needs to be tweaked? I speak to Vijay Anand, AKA The Startup Guy, founder of The Startup Centre in Chennai. He is an entrepreneur and has been mentoring startups in India for the past 10 years. So In this episode we talk about the state of the Indian startup ecosystem. Talk about finding India's identity - China has processes & innovation, Germany does precision machinery, US and Israel drive innovation, Japan has quality. What is India's story?The involvement of India's government - the good & bad. Talks about If someone wants to start a venture today, what areas should they focus on? talks about the 2 kinds of entrepreneur, overvaluation of startups, ethics, blockchain, dogs!, space travel, super human beings and what does he go for - the person or the idea? And much more , so please enjoy the show.

in this conversation we also talk about:

• Differences in the Indian eco-system v Israel eco-system
• Big observation about indian startups
• Indian domestic market v global market
• Bill gates & Mark Zuckerberg chat
• How do you unlearn
• Looking at a person as asset not a liability
• The 3rd wave of startups
• How to find co-founders
• What gets Vijay out of bed?

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Traditional speech therapy is expensive
• Growing 15% every month.
• His Initial assumptions - would people use a self-directed product?
• Honey is not the cure for stammering & other quacky myths! 
• Speech therapy has not changed for the last 100 years.
• Being a 2x entrepreneur
• Why do people stutter?
• Biggest learning from the initial MVP
• Why his first startup failed  (Khan academy for india) 
• Being Inspired by Charlie Munger. 
• App design challenges.
• ‘Getting rich is never easy in a well formed society’
• How they onboard users. 
• Getting help from Prosus,  a global consumer internet group.
• Why do products fail? 
• ‘It's a hard journey , but filled with meaning’
• Product roadmap - expanding into other speech disorders. 

links

https://stamurai.com/

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In this conversation we talk about:

• Helping new/existing pet parents
• Starting this during the pandemic
• Stray dogs in Mumbai
• What problem are they solving?
• Dealing with bureaucracy in corporate life.
• Do dogs have personalities similar to their owners?
• Is india a nation of dog lovers?

and much more

links

https://www.apetterlife.in/

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• The business model
• The startup scene in Lucknow & thoughts on moving to Bangalore.
• Advice for first time founders.
• Paying his own way through college
• Thoughts on paid advertising.
• Being a big fan of Clubhouse
• What problem are they trying to solve?
• Customer discovery & feedback
• What was he like at school?
• Recalling his first pitch!
• Thoughts on going global

and much more

Links

https://www.edunify.in/

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Talk about patents & IP.
• Being a thought leader
• Supervised v Unsupervised learning
• Launching a new B2C home screening service
• Working with data augmentation
• Thermal imaging
• Taking it to the villages
• Scaling from 1 to 10 then 10 to 100
• Using microservices
• Getting in the shoes of the users
• Are they still a startup?
• Major milestones reached
• Healthcare startups take time!

and much more!

Links

https://www.niramai.com/

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in this conversation we talk about:

• Starting out writing algorithms on paper & not using existing NLP algorithms
• Being the most successful solo iPhone app developer in India (in my opinion!)
• Taking risks in your 20’s
• Reaction to friends and family on turning down $20million
• Setting up Indoor Hydroponic farming space.
• Entering the News Summarization space with a new line of products built around the WrapItUp algorithm, L.A.S.T. 5 [Linguistically Advanced Summarization Technique]
• Is it still a good idea to build an iphone app in 2021
• Helping salesforce administration to learn to code and then getting angry feedback from Salesforce content creators
• Being stressed &  receiving  a cold email that got his life back on track
• Growing an inch since we last spoke (6ft 9 inch)
• Building a remote first  E-commerce agency
• Why they don't do regular marketing to create brand awareness.
• Hiring only fans influencers
• How he settles arguments with his dad.
• Why ‘luck can only take you so far!’
• Why you shouldn't change the world - but change one person’s world
• Starting WrapitUp because he was too lazy to read

And much more!

Links

http://harshdeephura.com / @kinngh on Clubhouse and Twitter / http://admin2dev.com / http://wrapitupapp.com (both available on http://harshdeephura.com)

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Building the first prototype
• Challenges in the AR/VR market
• What will VR/AR devices look like in the future.
• Getting a scholarship to go London
• Where the names comes from.
• Common mistakes AR/VR startups make.
• Meeting people with the right synergies.
• How he resolves differences of opinion with his co-founders
• Advice for first time founders - take 2 steps back!

and much more!

Links

https://www.ajnalens.com/

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• User testing
• Creating a pilot
• Being the first mover in the market
• Building Culture & Leadership
• Being persistance
• Being married to the co-founder
• is 'Cash still king?'
• Reaching out to small villages
• Banks having reservations in the early days
• Integrating legacy systems

and much more

links

https://open.money/

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Observe - fail - Learn - Solve  framework.
• Creating Eco Bins
• The process of converting PPE into bricks..Brick 2.0!
• Creating affordable housing in the USA, Philippines & india, & Africa 
• The Recycle man - the book
• What did he learn about himself during the pandemic
• Making jewellery & crockery out of coffee waste
• Carrying 2 bricks around wherever he goes
• Stop using single use coffee mugs!
• Expanding globally
• Trying to create the world's first recyclable house. 
• 3D printing of the entire home.
• Coming from a family of social entrepreneurs.

and much more

links

https://www.binishdesai.com/

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In this conversation we also talk about:-

• Insights gained from talking to over 400 farmers
• Why agriculture is a complicated business.
• Farmers  not understanding the share icon & notification icon. And how they changed it
• Soil/water/weather parameters that go into building an algorithm.
• Quickly pivoting to a digital strategy during the pandemic
• Thoughts on product market fit
• What will farming look like in 20 years time?
• Pitching & getting $50k from Uber.
• Book recommendations.

and  much more

Links 

https://bharatagri.com/

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Pureplay

‘One piece of advice I will give is this - listen to the consumer , listen to the consumer, listen to the consumer , everything flows from that, if that’s not part of you equation then your starting at the wrong place - Shankar Prasad. Today I speak to Shankar Prasad, Founder, Pureplay Skin Sciences.One of indian fastest growing vegan & grooming brands. He has over 20 years of creating and building consumer goods india. So in this podcast we talk about his iterative design process, his research , his pricing strategy , using social media influencers, the Skin care for men market, taking calculated risks, advice on building your own consumer goods brand and learn how to improve your communication skills. And finally some warren Buffett chat as well.

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Starting out as a chemical engineer.
• Leaving corporate life and going it alone.
• Why vegan?
• Bring inspired by the goodness of nature, and & doing good
• Online & offline selling strategies
• Understanding want goes on in the west ,will likely happen in India
• Social media advice - Earn your place at the table.
• Launching skin care products for men & size of market.
• Favourite brands and why.
• Thoughts & experiences on using Youtube video for marketing & advertising.

Sirf Coffee

What do women want? & how do you deal with those annoying Aunties! Well today your going to find out. My guest is Naina Hiranandani, COO & Co-founder Sirf Coffee. Sirf Coffee is a bespoke dating service revolutionising dating for global Indians. In this exciting episode she talks about servicing clients around the world using an offline approach to dating and why they take this approach. She talks about the operational side of the business and why the business model has not changed over 10 years. She talks about why they don’t spend money on marketing or take investment and finally she shares some great dating advice you can try if your footloose and fancy free!

In this episode we talk about

• How many dates have they have setup
• Walking away from a lucrative career to do this
• Building a prototype
• Word of mouth marketing
• Do opposites attract?
• What it takes to be a COO
• The future of dating
• Being different to the rest of the competition
• Having courage
• Book recommendation Sapiens - Yuval Harari & Modern Romance - Aziz Ansari

Venus Detective Agency

The explosion of online dating & matchmaking apps in India has led to a huge rise in the number of private investigators tasked with exposing love cheats. Today my guest is Akriti Khatri , the founder of Venus Detective Agency . She is like the female Miss Marple, So in this exciting episode she talks about how she got started and turned this into a very successful business with offices around india. She gives great advice for first time founders and she will also talk about going undercover to check up brides and grooms before they get married , she talks dating, using high technology gadgets, conflicts, emotions. Why business is booming due to soap operas and why spending 30 days in the office doing nothing set her up for big success!

In this conversation we talk about:

• Business model
• Blackmail , honey traps & love affairs
• Why females make the best detectives
• Whats in her spy kit?
• The Long hours
• Would she recommend this as a career?

P.S

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Big News I am starting a production company creating Indian based dramas documentaries & animation shows package them up for multicultural audiences around the world. So if you are writer ,scriptwriter, producer animators or know someone who is or has an original and interesting story tell or want to pitch me your concepts then get in touch and we can turn this into the next big Netflix / Amazon Prime show. Please get in touch 

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Finally  I would like to pay tribute to everyone listening and subscribing to the show for the past five  years. Without you, this podcast would not have been possible! So I’m very grateful 

TechWitches

After losing both grandparents Ananya Grover & her fellow classmates decided to build something in the social sector space. So she and her fellow classmates aka 'The Tech Witches' decided to build an app called Maitri. An app that connects children at orphanages to senior citizens in nursing homes, allowing them to spend time together. In this episode I will talk to two of the ladies. CEO Ananya Grover & CTO Arefa Muzaffar. They talk about how it all works. Flying out to San Francisco and pitching the app to Google Ventures. They talk about how this app can fight depression in two groups. Being the only indian team in the Technovation Girls competition - A global competition featuring 19,000 kids and 170 teams from across 38 countries . They talk about what makes a great entrepreneur, how they work together and finally some Michelle Obama & Malala Yousafzai chat.

in this conversation we talk about:

• Sleepless nights!
• How they dealt with skeptical adults
• Improving everyone's social and mental well-being.
• The rise of loneliness in a connected world.
• Research/design/coding challenges
• Targeting two sets of users
• Why they call themselves the TechWitches
• Getting feedback from Google Ventures.

Food Darzee

India has a growing obesity problem! Today I speak with Dr Siddhant Bhargava co-founder and nutritionist at Food Darzee. Food Darzee is a health and nutrition company offering fresh, healthy food delivered daily to your doorstep. So in this episode he talks about his rollercoaster startup journey so far. Overcoming challenges, shares great advice for first time founders. Why obesity is a growing problem in India to dealing with Bollywood celebrities. Helping comedian Tanmay bhatt lose weight. Learn about the practical diet changes for a fit body. Advice on losing weight, nutrition being body positive, and finally his love of butter chicken!

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Statistics so far.
• How does this work
• Having sleepless nights.
• Being the Keto expert in India.
• Educating Indian Mothers!
• Protein v carbs
• What keeps him going?
• the next milestones
• Siddhant's idea of food heaven & food hell
• How much protein do you need?
• Digital marketing advice.
• Siddhant's advice on what I am eating!

Afthonia labs

With over $1.85 Billion invested in the Indian FinTech space so far, I speak with Tanul Mishra CEO of Afthonia labs. Afthonia labs focuses on early stage startups in Fintech and provides them with a trusted ecosystem to grow and succeed. She talks about what startups should be focussing on and what they are looking for . She also reflects on her time as the co-founder of Eatelish, a successful food service that is a bridge between artisan foodmakers from across India and consumers. She talks about surviving the early days, breakthrough moments, having a successful exit and an interesting story about pickles and sorting things out over a cup of hot chocolate!

In this episode we also talk about:

• Funding is not the ultimate benchmark of success.
• Advice on launching startups.
• What should go in your pitch deck
• Being excited & emotional after a successful exit.
• Having an epiphany when trekking
• Great thoughts on when the right time to sell your startup.
• Examples of Fintech startups
• Book recommendation - Calvin and hobbs
• Partnering with VC's

and much more!

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in this conversation we also talk about:

• Not burning money on marketing
• The good & bad of Covid
• Why it takes 8/9 months to launch a product.
• Demonetization & implementing GST issues
• New thoughts on entrepreneurship
• Being patient
• Going offline
• Would  he change anything
• Being the 'GQ' for Sikhs
• Why beard textures are different around the world.

and much more

https://www.singhstyled.com/

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Taking a 16 year sabbatical
• The space community in India
• Vision & redefining space dreams for Indian kids
• Going to Nasa
• Her initial dream of joining the army was rejected by her father,
• Designing & building a satellite from scratch in 6 days
• Being emotionally  attached to the moon
• People refusing to turn up to the first launch
• Why her dad turned up at school  for 15 days in a row at 5am!
• Turning her kitchen into a  science lab
• Married at a young age, which put all her dreams and wishes on hold.

and much more

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Teaching engineering graduates at the age of 12 for extra pocket money
• Thoughts on being called a child prodigy/genius
• Completing 40+ projects by the age of 12
• The hardware,  software and design challenges.
• Dropping out of school
• How you can get started with hardware development
• Public perception of drones
• Not having enough drone parts in India.
• Great tips on staying focus
• The problem - 110 active mines buried around the world.
• Developing code in-house v open source
• When will it go live?

and much more

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in this conversation we also talk about:

• Developing the fundamentals of the SasS flywheel
• Growing fast
• What does Upekkha mean?
• Biggest insights do far
• Future of SAAS.
• Advice first time founders
• What are they looking for?
• What is a vanity SaaS business?
• Being a thought leader for SaaS based businesses in India.

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In this episode we also talk about:

• 4.30AM starts!
• Taking fun seriously! Today
• How they went from 0-200,000 in under 6 months
• Future business models
• Indian marketing strategies - what worked, & what didn't work
• Work life balance

Next up I Rajiv Talreja India’s Leading Business Coach and is the author of the International Bestseller called – “Lead or Bleed” So in this episode You will learn how to stand out from the competition. Mistakes entrepreneurs make. Examples of core strategies that you can use in your business. And why the customer is not the king! 

in this conversation we also talk about:

• Having a strict father
• Being in debt
• "If you don't lead in your business you will bleed!" 
• Two failed businesses.
• Anyone who has scaled a business is not the most intelligent person on the team.
• Spirituality.
• Business heroes
• Being a selfish cricketer
• Being a freak of work life balance.
• Living an 'And' life not an 'Or' life
• TedX talk
• Why self employment is a trap.

Next up Akshaara Lalwani founder of Communicate India one of the fastest growing Marketing and PR companies in India. She started this business from her bedroom age 23 and now in the 10th year employs over 100 people has clients around the world and won a number of awards. So in this episode she talks about her amazing journey. Some of her favourite PR campaigns - including flying pizzas. You will learn about client relationships and how she measures success , and dealing with crisis management and finally some chat about Margaret Thatcher , sushi , Will Smith, Tequila, insects and eating pizza 14 days in row!

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Challenging first year
• Growing 150% in the last year
• 'You can't please everyone - Not even chocolate can!'
• Getting a pizza delivered by a drone!
• The dream company she would like to work with.
• Being careful of how you use social influencers
• Establishing a 90:10 gender ratio
• Learning on the job
• What she has learned as a female entrepreneur
• Being called the Margaret Thatcher of the PR industry
• Expecting the worst not the best

And Finally Venk Potula. Venk is an award-winning Indian-American filmmaker and actor, producer & creator of the new Indian-American fiction podcast called Masala Jones. A subversive and daring new comedy about one man's journey to become the world's first Indian-American adult actor. Venk talks about his life in Hollywood as an Indian-American , how he come up with idea. his entrepreneurial spirit. An amazing story of how he got discovered. What fame is really like and what comes with it. His dream role. We go through his IMDB appearing in VEEP and finally a great story about playing a zombie (make sure your not eating anything!)

in this conversation we also talk about

• How much research did he do?
• Working with hall of fame AVN actress Aurora Snow
• Virtual Reality in the theater
• Appearing on Veep was he star struck?
• Time spent at UCLA
• Hollywood parties
• Stay out of L.A!
• Making money in the entertainment business
• Taking acting classes - Running around staring at walls
• Being a hustler

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in this conversation we also talk about:

• How she came up with concepts and themes
• Building a bar from scratch or buying an established business.
• Non alcoholic v alcoholic cocktails
• Favorite cocktails.
• Dealing with the lockdown.
• Getting an adrenaline rush from bartending 
• Why being a bartender is similar to giving a theatre performance .
• Not taking it too seriously
• Dealing with bureaucracy 
• Advice on building your own bar,
• Getting women into the industry

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in this conversation we talk about:

• Revenue stats so far
• What problem are they solving
• Which product makes most revenue?
• Are they still a startup?
• Dealing with the big losses
• Never comprising on sleep
• Why you shouldn't just look at the price of a stock
• Using you gut/intuition  picking stocks
• The importance of interest rates on the stock market
• What is going to happen  to the stock market in the next 6 months
• Thoughts on robo advisors
• Why your tech product should always be in 'beta'

And much more!

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In this episode we talk about:

• What are the users needs
• getting 5k people to download the app with marketing.
• Indian customers being ready but still having reservations
• What she learned from her first startup
• Having a therapist
• why she gets DM's but no RT's! 
• Failure is ok!
• Building a discovery platform not a social network
• Her leadership style
• Idea V Execution
• What she googled before telling her parents!

Links

https://www.tickle.life/

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In this conversation we talk about:-

• shifting from the lab to industry.
• Plant based v  cell based thoughts
• What does it taste like?
• Why they not ready to start branding yet
• How they hire scientists
• Not being a salesperson
• Thoughts on the China market
• Chicken nuggets chat. 
• What does the law say?
• An update on what we will be eating  & drinking in 100 years time! 

and much More

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Subscription stats
• How he got started
• Mistakes made
• The culture of paying for news
• Advice on building your own media company
• What questions would he ask PM Modi
• Working on a piece about the Delhi riots
• Great food experiences & not so great food experiences.
• Podcast recommendations

and much more 

links

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Rajeev quits his boring corporate job to start his own venture on comic books with his two friends Veronica and Siddharth. The plot revolves around various issues the entrepreneur faces in starting up - conflicts with girlfriend, family, fundraising, hiring, scaling. Original Scripted Comedy Drama coming soon!

https://soundcloud.com/indianstartupshow/new-updated-version-the-great-indian-startup-ep1

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Stats so far
• Key learnings as an entrepreneur
• Why Fortnite became a hit game
• What you need to be a top esports player?
• Streaming games
• Esports v traditional sports
• Will it become an Olympic event
• Offline tournaments v online tournaments
• how much can you win?
• Thoughts on starting your own Esports team
• Female E-gamers
• Seeking challenges

links 

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Dealing with Sledging
• Getting bowled out for 66 in Durban
• Do you have to be selfish to be a top cricketer?
• Going back to school
• Listening to talking ratios
• Talks about underrated Indian cricket players
• How he got his big break as a top order batsman
• Facing a prime Allan Donald!
• Life in the dressing room

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in this conversation we also talk about 

• Growing the user base
• Spending 6/7 researching the market
• Coin dumping
• Building a scalable product
• The importance of using Lava lamps!
• Pitch deck advice
• Creating the right environment for customers
• Advice for first time entrepreneurs
• Playing poker with his family
• Reading people

and much more 

links

https://www.pocket52.com/

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Today you will here from 'The Recycle Man of India' Dr Binish Desai Forbes 30 under 30 Asia social entrepreneur & founder of Eco-Eclectic.  We talk about:-

• Being inspired by Captain Planet!
• Building houses, toilets, lamps & other products out of waste - What's next?
• First brick looking like a roti
• Working in slums
• Dealing with negativity & proving people wrong.
• Why he takes 2 bricks with him everywhere he goes!
• Creating a micro social enterprise to help women
• 3D printing houses in the future
• Dreaming of getting on the Forbes list & getting on the list.
• Being cheated by a partner & what kept him going

 Next up is Krishnan Nair -CEO of Geektrust he talks about on creating an online platform that connects talented developers with great opportunities. We talk about :

• Taking the plunge
• Stats so far
• Being a first generation entrepreneur
• Being In it for the long haul.
• Figuring out your core value
• It's time to move on from the outsourcing industry and build kick-ass products for the world from India!
• Marketing strategies - Writing things from the heart! not clickbait.
• Don't drink your own Kool-Aid!
• Business model
• Being mentally prepared. Startup life is a lonely journey.
• Indian VC's, China VC's, American VC's

And finally  I speak to the amazing Pooja Dhingra Celebrity chef, entrepreneur & founder of Le15 Patisserie. We talk about:

• Starting with 3 people and now employing 140+
• Falling in love with Macaroons!
• Bringing a piece of Paris back to Mumbai
• Starting a business being young & female
• Going to events in the early days and getting asked about her husband and father
• Dropping out of law school after 2 weeks.
• Management styles
• Building a brand
• Eating dark chocolate
• Being open to change
• Setting crazy goals.
• Oprah Winfrey chat

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Creating online voucher system during the shutdown.
• Getting help from fellow cafe owners
• 360 degree personality change
• Was it a difficult concept to sell in the early days
• What will the cafe shop look after Covid19?
• Book recommendations Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities 
  by Harini Nagendra, Seema Mundoli and Exhalation - Ted Chang
• Making tough decisions
• Exploring different niches.
• Bangalore weather.
• Motivating herself in the lockdown.

and much more!

Links

https://www.champaca.in

Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) and Facebook India launched the FUTUREPRENEURS GRAND CHALLENGE for women mass entrepreneurs in the Food and Beverage Sector (F&B) in Bangalore to catalyse women entrepreneurs and recognize and reward the best among them. GAME is a non-profit platform for mission-aligned partners to learn, innovate and collaboratively build a self-sustaining mass entrepreneurship ecosystem. By identifying and scaling breakthroughs with partners, we want to build a movement for creating and sustaining 10 million job-creating ‘mass entrepreneurs’, half of whom will be women. For more information:

https://massentrepreneurship.org/

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in this conversation we talk about:-

• Being VC backed & new business model
• How they came up with research goals
• Developing a Customer Development process that helped gather more insights about consumers.
• How they separate feedback from noise
• How they capture the feedback.
• Taking the cooking robot to the houses of people who had signed up in SF, San Diego and LA
• Dealing with the coronavirus
• Thoughts on the b2b and b2c markets
• Dealing with the competition
• Don't fall in love with your product. Fall in live with the problem!

and much more

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in this conversation we also talk about:

• Differences in the Indian eco-system v Israel eco-system
• Big observation about indian startups
• Indian domestic market v global market
• Bill gates & Mark Zuckerberg chat
• How do you unlearn
• Looking at a person as asset not a liability
• The 3rd wave of startups
• How to find co-founders
• What gets Vijay out of bed?

links

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https://twitter.com/vijayanands

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music by Punch Deck. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel 

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Music by Punch Deck.

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Growing fast
• Playbook for launching new cities
• How they scale & deal with logistics
• Meeting Paul Graham
• Expanding to the Middle East
• Why they got rejected 400x
• For every assumption you need validation
• Book recommendation - The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win - Steve Blank
• Furniture rental market v furniture buying market
• Why has there not been a furniture rental unicorn yet?
• Hiring for culture fit rather than skill

and much more

Links

https://cityfurnish.com/

P.S

I am starting a production company creating Indian based dramas documentaries & animation shows package them up for multicultural audiences around the world. So if you are writer ,scriptwriter, producer animators or know someone who is or has an original and interesting story tell or want to pitch me your concepts Then get in touch and we can turn this into the next big Netflix / Amazon Prime show.

P.P.S

Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel

P.P.P.S

You're going to love CreativeLive! Online classes in photography, art, design, craft & DIY, marketing, business, and entrepreneurship. Available on-demand 24-7.

Use my link to take $15 off your first CreativeLive class of $25 or more!

https://refer.creativelive.com/s/Neil108

music by Punch Deck. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel 

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• Going from one village to the next with a suitcase
• A great example of entrepreneurship in Uganda
• The one child one lamp initiative.
• Grandma & Grandpa thoughts!
• Dealing with the knockbacks
• Interesting story where the name comes from
• Growing up in an army family & changing friends every 3 years.
• Don't build product build solution - Former President of India - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Next up is Venkat Iyer - the author of Moong Over Microchips - Adventures of a techie turned farmer! We talk about:

• Unable to sleep
• Dealing with the silence and the darkness
• Depression
• Russels Viper Snake
• Not knowing anything about farming
• Getting ripped off the first time
• The 4 C’s and 2 P’s of success
• How being project manager helped!
• Taking risks
• Someone interested in buying the movie rights
• Realities of living on a rural farm in India (kids not interested!)

Next the 'The Guru of Giggling' Dr Madan Kataria - Founder of Laughter Yoga Clubs- On why laughter really is the best medicine! Including exercises you can try at home helped me a trapped nerve in my shoulder! We talk about:

• The body not being able to differentiate between fake laughter or real laughter.
• His mother being embarrassed when she found out and how he turned it around.
• Milkshake laughter
• Dealing with shy and inhibited people
• The gibberish workshop!
• Skype laughter club.
• Being a social crusader
• Not having a business brain! but reaching 100 + countries.
• Depression is the No1 sickness in the world
• Acting like a happy person

Last but by no means least - Rajeev Tamhankar founder of TBS Planet a comic & animation startup. He is building the next Indian Superhero Universe!. We talk about:

• Leaving the corporate life
• Attending Comic-Con
• Developing superheroes including Karma & Mother Nature
• Writing his first novel - Get corporate before you get fired!
• Joining an accelerator
• Creating an augmented treasure hunt at Comic-Con
• Dads feedback.
• Getting his first sale
• State of the Indian comic market.
• DC/Aquaman chat.
• Experiment - content development takes time!

I would like to pay tribute to everyone listening and subscribing to the show for the past four years. Without you, this podcast would not have been possible! So I’m very grateful.

Links : http://www.indianstartupshow.com/

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Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel

P.P.S

You're going to love CreativeLive! Online classes in photography, art, design, craft & DIY, marketing, business, and entrepreneurship. Available on-demand 24-7.

Use my link to take $15 off your first CreativeLive class of $25 or more!

https://refer.creativelive.com/s/Neil108

music by Punch Deck. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel 

https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2

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Music by Punch Deck.

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In this conversation we also talk about:

• Pricing strategies that don't pinch!
• Getting great feedback & design from a tattoo artist
• Walking away from nice job at Bain
• How they deal with copyright issues
• Thoughts on the offline / retail market.
• Is it pressure off or pressure on?
• Launching internationally & scaling
• Experiencing failure on his previous start-up
• Getting advice from parents who work in the shoe manufacturing business.

and much much more

Links

https://www.toesmith.com/

P.S

Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel

P.P.S

You're going to love CreativeLive! Online classes in photography, art, design, craft & DIY, marketing, business, and entrepreneurship. Available on-demand 24-7.

Use my link to take $15 off your first CreativeLive class of $25 or more!

https://refer.creativelive.com/s/Neil108

music by Punch Deck. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel 

https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2

Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends.

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https://www.indianstartupshow.com/

Music by Punch Deck.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Growing 5x since 2018
• A phenomenal 2019 winning 6+ awards
• Offline marketing strategies
• Business Travel market
• Working with Honda
• Climate change & sustainable travel
• Great story how he met his co-founder on the highway
• Great road trips
• Being a startup guy and his co-founder being a corporate guy
• Consumer mindset in india
• Income Tax Exemption granted under Startup India Programme
• How they use virtual scouts
• Using AI in the future
• Being trapped in the snow for 20hrs!

and much much more!

https://scoutmytrip.com/

P.S

Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel

P.P.S

You're going to love CreativeLive! Online classes in photography, art, design, craft & DIY, marketing, business, and entrepreneurship. Available on-demand 24-7.

Use my link to take $15 off your first CreativeLive class of $25 or more!

https://refer.creativelive.com/s/Neil108

music by Punch Deck. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel 

https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2

Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends.

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https://www.indianstartupshow.com/

Music by Punch Deck.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV