Indian Startup Stories

Today's guest:Riti Sinha, Leadership coach & Founder (Point Blank 7)Website: https://www.pointblank7.in/ You will learn:01:52Background - childhood, studies, early career days, and stepping on to Journalism03:18PointBlank7 - What is it? It's moto, and the platform serving the community.08:28Mix of engineer, Journalist & Leadership coach. Handling the transition.12:13Initial days of start & grip on Community journalism on election and holding on to an independent way.17:58Without any advertisements on the website, how revenue is generated?26:40Managing hyper-local and handling the content for masses together. 29:04Journalists Or Activists? Very fine line of difference.38:38How analytics gathered. And engagement with people.46:22Marketing and sales strategy which helped to shape the business51:54Mistakes made and the learnings from it.53:15Time boxing and managing work life balance56:04Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ and in other Podcast appsSocial Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Shyam Sundar Nagarajan, Founder & CEO (GoFloaters)Website: https://gofloaters.com/ You will learn:01:47Background - studies,  early career days, and thoughts on entrepreneurship04:09Gofloaters - Who are they?. Office for distributed and remote teams across 21 indian cities since 2017.08:19Idea & Spark moment behind the start of Gofloaters.16:05True believers in remote work; remote management & remote business19:36How pricing models are thought through and experimented with multiple coffee shops.24:20Customer adoption and trends with co-working space & evolutions around31:10Tech ecosystem involved & experiential contribution to the ecosystem33:14Foundation team - pillars behind the business. Combination of Full time and freelancers37:46Decision making challenges and overcoming with “word of mouth” recognitions, and scaling plans44:14Bootstrapping & Fundings managed to see the profit realization47:58Sales and marketing formula worked50:44Thoughts on scaling business with customer expansion55:29Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ and in other Podcast appsSocial Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Sathvik Vishwanath, Co-Founder & CEO (Unocoin)Website: https://www.unocoin.com/ You will learn:01:50On the pursuit of entrepreneurship, preparation and transition from employee07:07Speculations in cryptocurrencies space. How customers and investors saw this fluctuations10:02Funding and convincing investors, challenges in pulling through the valuation.13:12Moment of relief, and the customer testimonial from the ground. Idea of SIP (Systematic investment Plan) in Unocoin - Crypto exchange19:37Vision in crypto currency and blockchain space, and Technology innovations22:07Why transaction fee is higher in Crypto trading. Tech evolution so far & Current Engineering problem26:12Being an Entrepreneur - Merge of Personal & professional life29:04Rapid fire roundUnocoin Coupon code: UNOSS100 (Offer valid till 31st October 2021)Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ and in other Podcast appsSocial Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Sathvik Vishwanath, Co-Founder & CEO (Unocoin)Website: https://www.unocoin.com/ You will learn:02:15Background - studies, early career days to understand corporates, entrepreneurial steps along the journey10:55What is a Crypto currency?, Bitcoin evolution, Etherium and different generations29:28Unocoin - Company & it's services. Co-Founding experience, and establishment. Bitcoin exchange, cryptocurrencies & expanding business.36:57Customer adoptions and trends of cryptocurrencies adoption in India39:05Regulation Vs Deregulation? How decentralization template fits in the Governance in the Country.44:06NFT - “Non Fungible tokens”; what is new & how is it booming? Does India have huge scope for artists & creators?Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ and in other Podcast appsSocial Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:SV Balasubramanyam, Founder & CEO (Durfi.com)Website: https://www.durfi.com/ You will learn:01:56Background - early career days in startups, supermarkets, and big companies. Instances which triggered to take the idea forward08:47Importance of sleep and mattresses business in Indian context; market study & research. Serving across India's geography via e-commerce12:50Self evaluate as an entrepreneur before the start. ZERO-ONE principle to start business.17:13Founding team - What & how was it managed in shaping up the Durfi business. Association with top brands in India. 19:10Standing out from the crowd with investment in Technology and R&D in the sleep business, focusing on Customer needs. GSM foam, anti-bacterial, hemp seed oil infusion, breathable comfort layer..25:46Marketing strategies adopted, and getting Customer adoption. 30K customers and more.35:58You-tubers and social media plans for scaling the business39:49COVID and other shaping challenges - initial days of identifying how to channelise. Raw materials cost impact and revenue46:44Instances of business challenges & turning them into opportunities51:00Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ and in other Podcast appsSocial Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Dr.Vamsi Krishna Palukuru PhD, Founder & CEO (CoreIoT Technologies Ltd)Website: https://www.coreiot.fi/ You will learn:02:15Background - Schooling, early career days in different countries, how Nokia shutdown started the journey of entrepreneurship05:14CoreIoT - Custom designing Antenna solution for varying IoT, Wireless and various industrial needs06:45Microsoft closes Nokia, Finland. What happened next? How entrepreneurship was taught09:58Being in Finland, and handling business in Ongole, AP, India. How global customers are being handled13:11Entrepreneurship - What was the thought process and evaluation before the start. Forming core founding team16:51Different antennas covered - LTE, WIFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 5G low band, Ultra wide, ubiquitous, RFID. All custom design & solution18:56How different streams are focused together, and how challenges are solved with R&D focus and solution simulation20:56Funding, core founding team and experience in building & handling distributed team23:30Sales and marketing effort and generating leads24:46Networking matters a lot in doing business. Building trust brings value.26:41Moment of relief & Customer success stories - building pride 30:53Time spent on R&D, Technology, Team and customer needs should be the key focus for growth. Brining more products out is the formula for scaling the business.37:54What is expected from entrepreneurs? - Master your subject!40:57Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ and in other Podcast appsSocial Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Ravindra Talwai, Founder & CEO (GradientM)Website: https://gradientm.com/You will learn:02:27Background - Education, career days, handling multi million dollar businesses with global leadership during dot com boom06:35GradientM - Pillars of IT Strategy & Consulting, Services, Talent Management for enterprises and Software process for Startups. Gallup certified coach.13:22Starting of own: From senior leadership in Corporate to New track of Entrepreneurship16:42Team building strategy and how you should start small with consistent shaping up of the destiny of Company. Managing funding with a robust structure of strategic investment..20:29Thoughts on GDPR & data protection governance bringing rigour to process & compliant to customers27:05Marketing and sales formula which worked for GradientM, and leveraging network for pitching; Solving burning problem for clients29:52Early day challenges and instances of solving problem for customers in navigating digital transformation33:36Moment of relief in solving customer problem turning into success stories37:10Managing the time boxing and navigating cross functional and strategy in scaling Cloud services39:49New challenges fueling & neutralising the impact due to COVID to businesses42:04Business Scaling: Planning & strategy, a must to tap the untapped potential in Cloud journey44:50Course correction and learning to adapt according to the needs of the business ecosystem, focusing on SaaS platform, Cloud & Consulting.46:36There is always light at the end of the tunnel. Stay put and keep moving forward to achieve the milestone49:39Tips & Suggestion: If you have an idea to start a startup: Take a structured approach leveraging Incubator platforms to bring out the rigour with MVP. Vision in IoT with India and Global perspective53:54Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ and in other Podcast appsSocial Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Gaurav Shrivastava, Founder & CEO (Pensieve)Website: https://www.pensieve.co.in/ You will learn:01:57Background - Schooling, early career days, stepping to entrepreneurship02:35Pensieve - Text analytics and linguistic company with more AI impacts. Spark moment to start07:20Starting from problem statement for opportunities in business08:45How big of manual work involved in bringing any automation in data analytics, machine learning products12:39Incubation platforms and moments which supported & pushed beyond the limits16:38Marketing and sales formula which worked18:05Networking in business, how it played a role in growing the business21:26Core founding team and experience in building within Pensieve24:12Moment of relief and daily long journey with high aspiration in crossing milestones28:10Bootstrapping, further friends and family funding, and Venture capital experience to grow steadily36:44Customer success stories building Alexa system & rewarding moments40:20Plans for scaling in multiple domains and subdomains in financial industries41:25Vision for Data & AI future and opportunities in India44:22Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ and in other Podcast appsSocial Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Naveen Munjal (Hero Electric Vehicles Pvt Ltd)Website: https://heroelectric.in/ You will learn:02:17Background - Schooling, early career days in the US, starting with the By-Cycle industry in India, Lithium-Ion battery research.09:49Origin and Evolution of Hero Electric; prime focus on business plan; and the ecosystem16:57Becoming a leader with high sales & hand holding dealers for growing together22:54Different Hero products targeting niche gaps for varied Indian EV Markets; cost comparison & benefits between IC Engine Vs EV 28:20The pillar team behind this success journey & the strategy in building a winning team, 34:01Moment of relief for Hero Electric, and the absolute clear vision on the path forward.37:25Vision for India in EV bike space for the next 5 years, and the exciting 10x opportunities for entrepreneurs ahead.40:43Passionate photographer - extreme importance of having hobby and passion while in high stress job44:21Managing and balancing work and personal life46:23Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ and in other Podcast appsSocial Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Satendra Vir Singh (ValueShoppe)Website: https://www.valueshoppe.co.in/ You will learn:01:50Background, central Government job, IT work & start of entrepreneurship07:27Valueshoppe - Addressing the needs of Inventory liquidation09:52Founding the business all alone, and benefits of being the only founder12:47Considerations in pricing model for the business14:14Tech ecosystem to manage the business, and decision making challenges18:05Business opportunities and market availability in India for entrepreneurs in Liquidationspace.19:51The Team behind success, and hybrid model for personalized attention for customers.20:55Bootstrapping and handling the funding with profits21:47Sales & marketing principles, and what worked in handling the branded merchandise?24:42Tech platform readiness & time taken for initial moment of relief27:06Customer success & opportunities in pandemic28:46Scaling the business - Small & consistent steps matters30:18Learning from failure - Should a business rely on the sales team for success?31:51Managing work and personal life, and key pillars in support33:52Key qualities of entrepreneurs, what's driving them?37:10Taking the USP of business to mass market37:41Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Vivan Puri, Co-Founder (WorkNetwork)Website: https://worknetwork.in/ You will learn:01:34Background, varied studies & business exposures at startup03:04What is WorkNetwork - Platform for professionals & students to start business06:44Customer adoption & retention - What & how to achieve it gradually10:41Processing the thoughts to change idea into reality, and bringing out the product16:16Starting with co-founders & how are the fundings managed? - Is raising capital at early a mistake?19:40Plan on revenue model - Free; freemium; premium?, and long term thoughts.24:12Customer success stories and pride moments in “Work Network” journey.26:33How much time you should give to your startup to start revenue generation?. Is there a formula to follow?29:26How WorkNetwork is finding the match? How & what AI algorithms plays the crucial role35:15What kind of data is tracked? And what makes sense? Metrics that are important for customers40:43Dynamics to adopt being a virtual platform, and challenges travelled through43:58Mistakes which gave learnings and valuable takeaways to move on quick48:53What qualities should young entrepreneurs posses to be on the entrepreneurial journey50:47Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Rajesh Badger, CEO & Chengappa Chottera, COO (Zopnote)Website: https://www.zopnote.com/ You will learn:02:01Background, studies, prior startups, experience abroad and R&D  04:02What is hyperlocal commerce? And how zopnote is helping local merchants and tapping opportunities07:27Spark moment and reason behind the Start09:56Increasing subscribers, formula adopted for customer adoption and retention; and statistics around13:11Association with Startup Incubation - How they helped & its benefits - Microsoft; Google & more16:43Sales & marketing - hunting on ground and understanding the problem 18:17Why networking is important in a business journey. “Let's do it” attitude.21:19Transition from earlier company to Zopnote. Common goal is the key for consistency and improvements23:07Funding managed - Bootstrapped; idea of scaling & investment fund24:31Moment of relief; initial products for newspaper; general stores and more. Reaching first 50 customers28:54Customer success stories & pride moments in helping local community vendors30:54Impacts of COVID, and change in dynamics for business with local vendors35:18Young talents with great ideas in the market. Students & passion the industry37:39What could go wrong in an entrepreneurial journey? And things to focus41:31Staying calm and working with principles matters - Perseverance & clarity are key to business ideas44:39Instances of mistakes and learnings 39:22Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Sudheesh Narayanan, Founder & CEO (KnowledgeLens)Website: https://www.knowledgelens.com/ You will learn:02:04Background, studies & experience - interest and focus in green field projects & automation03:17KnowledgeLens focus & spark moments - G Lens (Environment and sustainability focus in India) & Industry 4.0 (connected industries and employees)05:44Managing transition from employee to entrepreneur; additional considerations and alternative revenue model09:33Focus on wide spectrum of Industry 4.0; and the challenges which taught the learning while journey13:10Team on the ground and bonding towards the goal and creativeness15:16Funding plan - Initial alternatives and innovative model for consistent fuel internally. Coming out of the Technology role and learning with sales & marketing by adding value to customers. 18:27Business is all about networking in an entrepreneurial journey and being customer focused.21:02First moment of relief and success stories. Convincing regulators and customers for deals & milestones22:29Rolling of national command center for National cleaner program and stable analytics for Indian Government - Proud moment25:27Moment of opportunities and realization during pandemic27:37Scaling the business - Plans and roadmaps in pipelines29:05Instances of young ideas and innovative apps in Agrotech, and potential larger impacts in long term30:26Learnings from the mistakes during early stages and takeaways31:48Work life balance33:23If you are going through failures; learning and opportunities are more - Just learn fastand keep moving ahead.34:13If you are starting your business afresh - You need to have these qualities and finding business model using them.35:14Handling the chaos situation and evolving with maturity36:06Innovation and launching certified hardware and establishing the brand37:00Vision on startups focusing on Industry 4.0 & ecosystem playing major role39:22Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Vasudevan Kidambi, MD, Data Storyteller, Business Transformation Coach  (NavoInc)Website: https://navoinc.com/ You will learn:01:58Background, studies & work - leadership; middle east focus; Data & AI05:30AI adoption in business ecosystem & startup mindset07:22Employee to entrepreneur transition phase & preparation09:20Sales & Marketing formula worked & leveraging existing network; and importance of saying “YES”11:05Early day challenges, conflicts, strengths & the journey taken to cross milestones16:21How the company is bootstrapped and the mindset17:56Preparation to promote customer's business and the plan like never done before with customer & audience focus26:28Learnings from COVID challenges & business health check; moving towards business transformation, data storytelling32:51A watch on Millennials in the space of exposure & future jobs in global scale34:53Finding adjacencies - The prime way & recommendation to scale the business37:35 Things which could go wrong; are you going to be afraid? Or prepared to correct?; Celebrate failures and getting rid of fear 41:50Secret - Are you going through failure?  The prescription is “Inculcate fearlessness”47:14One important quality to be an entrepreneur - No Fear; and ability to imagine future50:15Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Rithika Baruah, Founder, Brand Strategy Advisor (Freebirds)Website: https://www.freebirds.co/ You will learn:02:09Background, studies & work - India & global leadership; and pursuit of entrepreneurship06:05Freebirds - Community of explorers & it's platform for experiential learning in closed group & schools12:30It all started in College days; Facebook group & the idea evolution gradually17:54Global leadership & transitioning to entrepreneurship; leading farming industry; steel industry & more22:38Startup challenges & how the odds are challenged27:12Growing Women Entrepreneurship in India & its rich community - Dhriiti, HER & NOW36:08Moment of Joy - Exploring alone and community acknowledgement in remote areas; and the product reach beyond India44:09Bootstrapping and funding tips; don't run after funding very early47:46Technology and the support for proprietary platform; getting hands dirty & MVP launch51:12 Leader always sees how the future look like - The mindset to handle & How are the days before revenue generation managed54:37 Heart warming customer success stories and the cultural immersion touching daily life62:43Success formula of sales & marketing which worked66:27Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Kaushik Mahapatra, Founder, Chairman, Author (Indian Leadership Academy)Website: https://indianleadershipacademy.com/ You will learn:01:47Personal Background & objective of the academy: individual, corporates & community leadership07:16Reason for the start - meaning & mindfulness10:09Formula for accomplishing aggressive growth & the team behind; Strong in addressing “WHY”14:14East meeting west; Global leadership with Indian knowledge & wisdom17:55Team & simplicity in the unconventional formation 20:16Time taken in realising the profits & the journey24:26Funding considered; first moment of relief; customer success stories27:30COVID dynamics & changes adopted28:53Sales & marketing challenges & what worked for conviction30:40When to consider & pursue entrepreneurship & giving back to society32:30 Learnings from failure; and constant question to one's self; staying original34:56Thoughts & vision on Indian leadership in global forum36:29Failures - What is it? & how you should handle them38:06Staying Calm is a must to grow & lead; quality of an entrepreneur40:47Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Monica Kapadia Mehta, EVP, Advisor, Impact Investor (Wadhwani NEN)Website: https://nen.wfglobal.org/ You will learn:01:55Background - India & abroad; learning & pursuit to give back03:58Must know information about Wadhwani Foundation - Vision & mission to boost startups10:36What qualities investors look for, from startup founders14:22How investors manage time boxing16:52BYJUs & EdTech space; early days experience with them & qualities of Unicorn 20:25Tips on funding & managing Venture Capitalists; Types of funding; idea bank & incubation27:03Wadhwani's team & strategy in building the same.27:42When companies go IPO. Conflicts between Entrepreneurs & Investors; Conflict management36:52Initial challenges & how teaching entrepreneurship was handled39:23Women entrepreneurs in developing economies; and it's statistics42:58 Moment of opportunities in pandemic & dynamics45:22Learnings from mistakes & importance of failure - It's a bend & not an end49:50Managing personal time with loads of responsibility on shoulder52:56If you are holding back your ideas - don't afraid to begin & fail56:55Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Sasank Chilamkurthy, AI Scientist Founding member (Qure)Website: https://qure.ai/ You will learn:01:40Background - College, specialization & focus on AI04:05Qure - Mission to healthcare affordable, AI for radiology, and products for people09:52Regulations in healthcare, challenges faced in establishing & core founding team14:15Committed to vision of the company & serving 30 countries & heavy lifting in health diagnosis16:47Customer success story; exceeding WHO standards; AI helping humans 10X 19:33Customer acceptance; handling COVID & acceleration in telehealth platform25:49Initial challenges & narrowing down to radiology31:33Initial funding & incubation - Fractal.ai; Sequoia Capital35:55Failures & bad examples - AI algorithm learns and shapes better37:36Vision for India in healthcare space42:37 Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Nitin Sisodia, Founder & CEO (Sohum Innovation labs)Website: https://sohumforall.com/ You will learn:01:40Background - Childhood, Academics & career with Innovation focus04:06Sohum Innovation lab - What it is, the team & focus on solving unmet clinical needs05:51Ideation & Strength - Stanford India Bio-design, AIIMS, Impact in society with Newborn screening 07:31Statistics in India - babies born with hearing loss & initial golden moments16:56Employee to Entrepreneur - Managing the transition with mindset20:38First moment of relief - Testing and solving challenges23:20Handling Clinical trials & crossing milestones in Ethics committee 25:27Geographies covered & growing presence27:37Influence of COVID & safety challenges overcome to screen newborn babies30:46Team on the ground & the pillars behind success; global awards & rewards36:51Funding & Incubation - Grand Channel Canada, Carl Zeiss44:35Sales & marketing strategies - Products & Services46:05Failures & learnings from mistakes48:04Vision - Self reliant India & supporting many other countries52:54 Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Aravind S & Rohit Reddy, Founders (Docupilot)Website: https://docupilot.app/ You will learn:01:16Background - Academics & career days at Zoho02:00Docupilot - What it is, Ideation, what problem it solves? & evolution07:05Transition phase - Employees to Entrepreneurs08:07Learning in finding customers, marketing, SEO tips09:04Global customer demographics, & core team15:18Funding - Bootstrapped & growing slow and steady16:45Moment of relief & Customer success stories19:51Handling Marketing & promotion; formula which worked22:07When to start business - Recommendations25:02Things gone wrong & how it was handled27:30Customer support automated - Being small & ability to manage globally33:39Unique Innovations - addressing  specific problems33:59 Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Venkatesh Kothandaraman, CEO & Founder (Collective Minds)Website: https://thecollectiveminds.com/You will learn:01:43Background - Academics, career, early day intra-preneurships13:17Collective minds creations - Robotics process automation17:06The push to start own business24:16Handling the challenges & the mindset28:41Customer success stories & pride moment30:26Change in dynamics - and positivity around34:46Recommendations to handle setbacks in entrepreneurial journey38:24Qualities needed from budding entrepreneurs42:27Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Rajeev Ranjan , Co-Founder (Taomish & Xceler.ai)Websites: https://taomish.com/ ; https://xceler.ai/You will learn:01:26Background - Academics, career, Idea for technology company04:57Curiosity & developer mindset - It all begins there11:00Products addressing the need of developing nations in FinTech & Agri commodity28:02Initial challenges and solving the Tech31:06Bootstrap comfortably & idea of funding33:45Moment of relief - Customer contracts & wins36:27Lessons from pandemic challenges45:39Tips and suggestion for students & budding entrepreneurs28:53Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Vinusha M K, Founder, CBO (Four Seasons Pastry)Website: https://fourseasonspastry.com/ You will learn:02:37Background - Schooling and business passion at young age04:16Four verticals under the brand “Four Seasons Pastry”08:05Awards, recognitions and the list of leaders as Inspirations12:58The actual start in baking, learning & internships16:00Reading habits & books17:25Love for seasons & reason for brand name18:27Environment & acceptance around being Young business person19:25Responsibility to customer concerns20:18COVID time & Website launch22:25Customer responses & feedback handling25:13Learnings from industrial visits26:24Message to fellow students28:53Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Website: https://www.indianstartupstories.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Satish Medapati, CEO, Founder (Intentico)Website: http://intentico.ai/ You will learn:02:12Background - academics & career03:02Intentico: What is a “Cognitive AI” platform?  and it's products05:32Impacts of AI products in - Small businesses & Big Organisations11:48Does AI cut down jobs? Or brings more employment opportunities?15:10Unlearn & Learn mindset - 6 months transition for employee to entrepreneur18:41AWS AI Conclave 2021 award - Mentors & support behind21:26Core Founding team & conflicts to handle26:25Responsibility sharing - Combo of skillset & passion29:53Funding tips: Start bootstrapping, stabilize, then plan raising money from investors36:26Moment of relief - Moving with everyday challenges37:07Stay unique - How make great customer stories41:01How to narrow focus on automotive industry & making big impacts for clients44:40How to scale your business:Vertical focus, resourcing, pivoting49:20Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Divya Madhukar, Founder & Director (TBPS)School website: http://www.trained-brain.in/about.htmlYou will learn:02:15Background on studies & career02:57Preschool, it's uniqueness & the reason to start08:48Transition & challenges: IT employee to entrepreneur10:20Founding team, support & approaches to handle problem16:54Challenges, helping hands and initial funding 21:33First moment of relieve23:10Every child has got their own potential to deal24:26COVID impacts - lonely, anxiety, coming out strong27:20Handling Tech support31:33Parents concern - Increased screen exposure for kids38:28Observation: KG kids now & the same category 5 years before41:02Failures - it's the key & always been stepping stones47:31Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Aquibur Rahman, CEO, Co-Founder (Mailmodo)Company website: https://www.mailmodo.com/ You will learn:01:55Personal background, studies, early day career03:55Products and customers05:12Quitting job and idea evaluation with SaaS07:56Statistics on E-mail marketing & adoption11:36Challenges, helping hands and funding17:02Looking for funding during pandemic18:47Customer success stories21:02COVID impacts - ups and downs22:58Organic plan & thought process for business scaling25:50What could go wrong - experiences28:53Employee to entrepreneur challenges34:50Ongoing innovations in e-mail marketing37:03Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Vijendra Rao, CEO, Co-Founder (Techcanopy software labs)Company website: https://www.techcanopy.com/ You will learn:02:00Personal background, studies, early day interest on Computers03:41The urge and passion to start an own company, while working in IT08:00Company formation, conflicts handling & responsibility sharing14:49Managing the transition - Employee to Entrepreneur18:52Education Vs Qualification: His vision on the future job market23:23Founding team coming to common ground for the start25:52Conflicts handling & responsibility share31:37Funding Managed - VCs or no VCs?36:03Challenges handled & moment of relief38:50What could go wrong in entrepreneurship41:20Sales & Marketing tips47:07External influences in early stages50:55Tips and suggestions in Learning & keeping up to date with market54:12Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Rajendra Vaishampayan, Founder & MD (Sonic Octaves)Company website: https://www.sonicoctaves.com/; www.ipustak.com You will learn:01:58Personal background, studies, music04:54Why (Purpose in life) & How (Using IT experience) leads to formation of Sonic Octaves12:45How it all started? The question to start Entrepreneurship & learning journey18:45Addressing emotional stability & fulfillment - Promoting arts and artists22:40Initial day challenges25:32First moment of relief after the start26:30Principles & mindset change to handle business32:58Audio books & podcast platform in India34:19Driving both B2B services and B2C product & businesses35:31COVID impacts - Changes and adoptions in India37:50How was funding managed?42:24Sales and marketing suggestion - Customer trust, Think 10X 54:04Instance of learning from a failure & plan B58:10Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Karthi Mariappan S, CEO, Co-Founder (Hippo Video)Company website: http://hippovideo.io/You will learn:01:30Personal background02:07What is the product from Hippovideo?03:03How it all started? Idea formation 04:59Challenges in team formation 05:52Funding (Bootstrapping strategy) & family support 07:43First demo experience to friends 08:39Experiences with Venture capitalists on Investor pitch11:53Pre and post COVID - Customer & business adoption changes 14:45Benefits of founder team - Sales & Marketing16:17Failure as stepping stone17:01When to Pivot an organisation18:39Motivation from value of customer success19:21Quality an entrepreneur must have27:02Role of mentors in entrepreneur journey30:03Learning tips for students32:05Advantage of Competition in market32:59Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comThis episode of Hippovideo is also available in channel “Limitless: A Sales and Marketing Podcast” by Hippovideohttps://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/limitless-a-sales-and-marketing-podcast/id1493376502

Today's guest:Rohit Dangayach, CEO, Co-Founder (Wholesalebox)Company website: http://wholesalebox.in/ You will learn:01:28 Background, education, career transition10: 28 What they do in Wholesalebox, first customer, and business momentum 17:01 Customer adoption and challenges with offline stores20:59 Employee to Entrepreneur transition, Intrapreneur Vs Entrepreneur mindset.23:27 Initial challenges in business setup26:54 Moment of confident & investors coming35:20 Handling business during COVID time43:49 Offline business potential to tap50:29 Quality to look for, in a co-founder54:20 Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Podcast hosted @ https://indianstartupstories.buzzsprout.com Social Media handles:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Today's guest:Nitesh Kumar Jangir, Co-Founder (Coeolabs)Company website: https://innaccel.com/(Coeolabs is now part of InnAccel)You will learn:01:35What's Coeolabs, what are they building? 02: 08How it all started?  03:16Products of Coeolabs (VapCare, Saans) & what are they? 07:09COVID impact - Do we have less or over supply of ventilators in India?, and its types. 08:48Equipments in critical care and challenges to access by people in need 11:00Addressing short of ventilator machines during COVID 13:15Vital role of innovations in impacting life in remote locations 17:35Transition from employee to entrepreneur 19:32Challenging days as entrepreneurs, and who helped? 21:38Funding (InnAccel) - how they secured it before starting business? 25:39First time success moments 26:29Sales and marketing opinion 30:45What to handle failures? 32:42How government regulation changes impact business 33:32Considerations in maintaining patents 37:41Rapid fire roundStay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com 

Today's guest:Ravikiran Annaswamy, CEO, Co-Founder, Numocity TechnologiesNumocity website: https://numocity.com/ You will learn:02:00 What's Numocity, what are they building?8:45 Achievements & recognitions of Numocity in IoT space.12:00 How COVID has changed their engagement style with customers, and fueled more businesses.16:00 Challenges we have in EV adoption, and how customer adoption changes19:30 Early day challenges & products21:45 DOs and DON'Ts on funding & getting investments29:40 How he manages time wearing multiple hats34:20 What could go wrong for entrepreneurs as individual41:30 Co-founders and ground team - importance 48:10 Incubation platforms - Which one to approach?54:10 INDIA's now & future adoption in IoT, Drones & related technologies58:15 Tips and suggestions to young entrepreneurs01:01:10: Rapid fire questions :)Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!!Social Media handles:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Music credits: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Trailer of “Indian Startup Stories",  a podcast about entrepreneurs and startups. Social Media handles:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2Credits:Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com