Podcasts about Shradha Sharma

Sandeep Maheshwari is a name among millions who struggled, failed and surged ahead in search of success, happiness and contentment. Just like any middle class guy, he too had a bunch of unclear dreams and a blurred vision of his goals in life. All he had was an undying learning attitude to hold on to. Rowing through ups and downs, it was time that taught him the true meaning of his life. To know more, log on to www.sandeepmaheshwari.com

As your business starts to take off and grow, a whole new set of challenges present themselves. How do you navigate your new leadership position and make sure your vision holds true at scale? Shradha Sharma, Founder and CEO of YourStory, talks about her entrepreneurial journey through the growth stage of her business.Inspiring Progressive Female Entrepreneurs is a podcast miniseries produced by HSBC, in partnership with Allbright, that seeks to empower and support women who are on the journey of growing and scaling their business.To access more resources for female entrepreneurs, visit: https://www.business.hsbc.com/business-banking/female-entrepreneur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether it is raising funds, finding your product-market fit, or striking a work-life balance - being an entrepreneur comes with its own set of challenges. Navigating these tides can be difficult, but also come with many learnings. On our first CXXO Collective session, Ghazal Alagh, Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Mamaearth, Shradha Sharma, Founder & CEO, YourStory Media, & Vani Kola, MD, Kalaari Capital shared their personal experiences and insights on tackling entrepreneurship hurdles.The CXXO Collective is a platform where women leaders share insights and learnings from their exemplary journey as leaders of organizations.For more updates on our sessions, follow CXXO on Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@thecxxo If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us at podcast@kalaari.com. We would love to hear from you.For more podcasts and resources, visit our website- kalaari.com/resources

In this episode, I had the pleasure of connecting with Shradha Sharma (@sharmashradha). Shradha is the founder / CEO of YourStory (India's go-to startup media platform, à la TechCrunch). She has been the startup ecosystem's cheerleader for more than a decade, continues to bring out genuine founder stories to a broad audience, and drives India's longest running startup event 'TechSparks'. She's an eternal optimist and I thoroughly enjoyed this hour long conversation with her on a wide ranging set of topics. Hope you enjoy it too. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro. 02:11 "What you lack, will make you run". 08:11 Journey leading to Yourstory. 11:30 Decoding people and judging less. 16:10 Going from a blog to a company. 18:00 Challenges as a (female) founder. 23:06 Creating a habit of optimism, 'junoon' & self love. 28:00 Growth of Yourstory and the journey of TechSparks. 32:18 Culture of appreciation. 34:56 Favourite startup story. 38:44 Most resilient founder, charismatic founder, under-told story etc. 41:28 Upcoming product launches. 44:08 Entrepreneurship vs working in a company. 48:40 An average day. 51:20 Hiring hacks. 45:10 Quick questions / "Compassion lasts". Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.

For over 40 years, Holocaust survivor Eva Erben has refused to tell her story. But today, with the rise of antisemitism and Holocaust denial, she shares her story to help the fight against antisemitism and for human rights. YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma recently caught up with the 89-year-old holocaust survivor on YourStory Inspirations series to talk about her incredible and moving journey. Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/07/holocaust-survivor-eva-erben-human-rights-antisemitism-inspiration Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yourstorycom Instagram: www.instagram.com/yourstory_com Twitter: www.twitter.com/YourStoryCo YouTube: www.youtube.com/yourstorytv Write to us: podcast@yourstory.com This story was originally interviewed by YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma. Reported by Ryan Frantz on 27th Jan 2021 with edits by Saheli Sen Gupta. Hosted by Julius Sharma!

Byju’s Founder and CEO Byju Raveendran grew up in the coastal village of Azhikode where he studied in a Malayalam-medium government school. “I do business for fun... been very fortunate enough [sic] to have my passion intersect with the real need, and obviously, I had the guts to pursue it, and I’ll pursue it till I get it and there is nothing like (actually ever getting it). The day I think it is successful, the game is over,” Byju says during a chat with YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma. Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/08/byjus-byju-raveendran-profile-village-boy-billionaire Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yourstorycom Instagram: www.instagram.com/yourstory_com Twitter: www.twitter.com/YourStoryCo YouTube: www.youtube.com/yourstorytv Write to us: podcast@yourstory.com This story was originally interviewed by YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma. Reported by Ramarko Sengupta on 26th Aug 2020 with edits by Suman Singh. Hosted by Julius Sharma!

Nexus Power: Founded by twin sisters Nishita and Nikita Baliarsingh in 2019, Nexus Power is building bio-organic and biodegradable batteries for electric vehicles. Initially, Nishita and Nikita wanted to actually build EVs, but after doing some research, they realized that India's EV space was still a really tough market to get into and they started creating batteries that could replace Lithium and were good for the environment. Little Black Book (LBB): Founded by Suchita Salwan in 2011, LBB started as a Tumblr blog and has now evolved into a discovery-led commerce platform. Suchita started building a small team of employees, freelancers, and interns, who would scour Delhi searching for interesting places that people could visit. They later started building their own website and app after Dhruv Mathur joined LBB as a co-founder in 2015. YourStory: Founded by Shradha Sharma in 2008, YourStory started as a platform that would tell stories of entrepreneurs who are not superstars yet but have the spark, drive and hope. After failing to raise funds from investors for her media and news startup, Sharadha Sharma bootstrapped YourStory for seven years before investors eventually realized the potential of her venture. Myelin Foundry: Founded by Aditi Olemann, Ganesh Suryanarayanan and Gopichand Katragadda in 2019, Myelin Foundry's flagship service called Fovea Stream is able to leverage the power of artificial intelligence and deep learning to upscale videos that viewers are watching on OTT platforms up to 4K, irrespective of the video's original quality or network bandwidth limitations. Doubtnut: Founded by husband-wife duo Aditya Shankar and Tanushree Nagori in 2016, Doubtnut provides its users with instant video solutions to doubts in a number of different educational categories like math, physics, chemistry, and biology. Students just plug in their question or even take a photograph of it and Doubtnut provides a solution to that question. SmartVizX: Founded by another husband-wife duo Gautam and Tithi Tewari in 2015, SmartVizX is a virtual reality startup that is changing the way architects communicate. Their flagship product Trezi is India's first VR-based design communication and collaboration product. SmartVizX's customers can use Trezi to seamlessly review, modify, and experience a project design with clients and colleagues. ZestMoney: Founded by Ashish Anantharaman, Lizzie Chapman, and Priya Sharma in 2015, ZestMoney is a fintech startup that partners with NBFCs and banks to offer EMI option to customers who do not have access to credit cards and can't afford to pay for products out of their pockets in full. Rivigo: In 2014, Deep Garg and Geet Kalra set out to make the profession of truckers more humane and address the growing need of truck drivers in the country by starting Rivigo. The company's innovative relay trucking model not only helps its drivers to go home to their families every day but also makes deliveries for their customers much faster. Today, Rivigo has become a unicorn and has raised more than $280 million. MobiKwik: Founded by Bipin Preet Singh and Upasana Taku in 2008, MobiKwik is a digital payments startup that was started before FreeCharge, Paytm and PhonePe. Initially, MobiKwik was a prepaid mobile recharge service but it has now expanded its portfolio to include a host of financial services. Nykaa: Founded by Falguni Nayyar in 2012, sells beauty, wellness, and fashion products for both men and women using an omnichannel channel approach: through their website and 70 offline stores across India.

During a fireside chat with YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma, She charted her journey from being a software engineer to a film star, to her most recent entrepreneurial undertakings. You might remember her as Minal Arora in Pink, Shabana Khan in Baby and more recently, Naina in Badla. But Bollywood actor and National Film Award winner Taapsee Pannu is more than just your average leading lady. Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2019/10/techsparks-2019-actor-taapsee-pannu-acting-entrepreneurship Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yourstorycom Instagram: www.instagram.com/yourstory_com Twitter: www.twitter.com/YourStoryCo YouTube: www.youtube.com/yourstorytv Write to us: podcast@yourstory.com This story was originally interviewed by YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma. Reported by Debolina Biswas & Tenzin Pema on 14th Jul 2020 with edits by Saheli Sen Gupta. Hosted by Julius Sharma!

YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma recently caught up with the critically-acclaimed actor on YourStory Inspirations series to talk about Vidya Balan’s incredible and inspiring journey so far. Nepotism in Bollywood, has been a hotly debated topic for several years, and more so now. There are, of course, exceptions to the rule such as superstar Shah Rukh Khan who transitioned successfully from being a TV star to becoming the ‘Badshah of Bollywood’, without any connections or backing in the industry. However, the general impression is that for an outsider without any Bollywood connections or mentors, it’s difficult to survive, let alone thrive. But Vidya has thrived and how. Vidya started her film career in 2005 at the age of 26 with the Saif Ali Khan-starrer Parineeta based on the Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay novel of the same name, where she essayed an author-backed central character. The film picked up several awards including Vidya bagging the Filmfare award for the best debut. Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/07/vidya-balan-bollywood-outsider-personal-journey Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yourstorycom Instagram: www.instagram.com/yourstory_com Twitter: www.twitter.com/YourStoryCo YouTube: www.youtube.com/yourstorytv Write to us: podcast@yourstory.com This story was originally interviewed by YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma. Reported by Ramarko Sengupta on 14th Jul 2020 with edits by Tenzin Pema. Hosted by Julius Sharma!

InMobi Founder and CEO Naveen Tewari in this exclusive conversation with YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma details the journey of building his second unicorn, Glance. A two-year-old mobile content startup, Glance, is a subsidiary of Bengaluru-based advertising technology unicorn, InMobi.

From the challenges and opportunities of building a wealth-tech company for India to localising offerings for better reach beyond metros, Subramanya SV, Co-Founder and CEO, Fisdom speaks to YourStory Founder & CEO Shradha Sharma in this episode of Money Matters.

India's largest private-sector employer Quess Corp's Chairman and Managing Director Ajit Isaac demystifies the jobs landscape in India, in this exclusive conversation with YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma. From which sectors are actively hiring to the ones that are still reeling under the weight of the pandemic and slow on recruitment, this detailed conversation covers it all.

To ensure that the hefty premium paid by insurance policyholders in India does not put a dent in their present lifestyle, Insurepays, an agnostic digital platform, rewards millions of policyholders for paying premiums on time with 100% value back offers from partner brands. Watch KK Jain, co-founder and CEO of Insurepays explain the idea behind the company and its future outlook in this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

India's largest renewable energy independent power producer (IPP), ReNew Power's Founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Sumant Sinha believes that although India's electricity system is still heavily reliant on coal, with 65 per cent of the power generation being fuelled by the polluting fossil fuel, the future is ‘clean'. He said the system will undergo an imminent change, because all the future growth in the sector is going to happen from renewable energy sources. Watch his full conversation with Shradha Sharma, Founder & CEO of YourStory on this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

In this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we will explore how this pandemic affected the payments sector in India and what can we learn from crises like this with Manoj Adlakha, CEO of American Express Banking Corp, India.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma we will be understanding and taking a deeper look into the rise of telemedicine during this pandemic and how it is shaping the healthcare of the future with Prasad Kompalli, Co-founder & CEO of Mfine.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, Vinod Murali, Managing Partner of Alteria Capital Advisors talks about the future of venture debt in a post-pandemic world.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, Anshu Budhraja, CEO of Amway India shares insights into the accelerated demand for immunity and hygiene products, How entrepreneurship is key in creating a strong economy and much more.

On this episode of Money Matter with Shradha Sharma, Manish Chowdhary, Co-founder of WOW Skincare shares insights into how WOW Skincare became the fastest Growing Made in India Skincare Brand and what are their future plans.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, Tapan Singhel CEO of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance shares how to be empathetic in the business of General Insurance, trends in the sector during crisis and much more.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, George Alexander Muthoot, MD, Muthoot Finance gives us a glimpse into the business of Muthoot Finance and how important gold loans have become during this crisis.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we will how and why Zoom became the most talked-about brand around the world, directly from Aparna Bawa, COO, Zoom and Abe Smith, Head of International Markets, Zoom.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, Vijay Arisetty, Founder & CEO of MyGate talks about the importance of thinking beyond the crisis, the importance of disciplined innovation

With a business spread in 53 countries and about 1.4 million business customers, HSBC's Commercial Banking supports startups in a big way. In India, its commercial banking business offers several services for needs such as working capital and risk management, among others. Watch Rajat Verma, MD & Head, Commercial Banking, HSBC India in this final episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

From challenges of logistics, to driving growth, to expansion plans, watch Amisha Jain, CEO, Zivame in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

From ramping up hygiene checks and helping stranded people to providing food for the needy, watch Stanza Living co-founder Anindya Dutta in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

From pivoting business models to achieving scalability and driving innovation, watch Ambareesh Murty of Pepperfry in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

The edtech space has been buzzing with a surge in demand thanks to Covid-19. Lido Learning's Sahil Sheth talks about this and more on this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

From the right time to invest to making the most of the current growth wave, watch Vamsi Krishna, CEO & Co-founder of Vedantu in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

He built India's largest co-living brands in under 3 years, & revised its growth strategy for financial continuity. Get first-hand build & grow lessons from Nikhil Sikri, CEO & Co-founder, Zolostays in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

From the challenges over meat consumption during the pandemic to breaking into an unorganised market, watch Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta of Licious in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

He built India's leading auto portal, & revised his growth strategy for financial continuity. Get first-hand build & grow lessons from Amit Jain, Founder & CEO of CarDekho in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

From starting a unique unsupervised assets model to being a part of essential services during the COVID-19 lockdown, Vivekananda Hallekere of Bounce shares the startup's story in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

Nikhil Kamath Co-founder, Zerodha, and I discuss markets, luck, greek philosophy, helpers high, renaissance paintings and so much more!Reach Nikhil on Instagram: @nikhilkamath586Links to significant resources mentioned in the interaction:Books:Money: Master the Game - 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders Updated (Indian Reprint)The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happinessMichelangelo: A Life in Six MasterpiecesOn the Shortness of Life (Penguin Great Ideas) By SenecaKochland - The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in AmericaMaverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual WorkshopPS If enough of you buy from these links, Amazon India will treat me with a Thick Chocolate Shake.from Corner House!Other ResourcesBeing ethical is long term greedy- Naval RavikantKasparov's classic quote in this NewYorker articleGod Friended Me episode.Investing advise for beginners by Nikhil on Shradha Sharma's Money MattersCorrection: The quote was not by Barkha Dutt, it was by Shoba De, Link to the article***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit http://galata.meSign up for Puneeth's daily cookie-sized blogs: https://puneethsuraana.comInterested in sponsoring the podcast? Drop a note to puneethsuraana@gmail.comFollow Puneeth: Instagram: instagram.com/puneethsuraanaFacebook: facebook.com/puneethsuraana 

In this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, get the first-hand build & grow lessons from Naiyya Saggi, Founder & CEO of BabyChakra on she built one of the most influential parenting communities in India.

Servify offers the world's most advanced self-learning post-purchase service platform for CX. Watch Sreevathsa Prabhakar Founder of Servify talk about how they make this happen, in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

From product efficiency to overcoming regulatory hurdles, watch Aravind Sanka, Co-founder of Rapido share it's ride to success on this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

From the future of the insurance sector to approaching debt for capex, watch Alok Bansal of Policybazaar in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

With 60K+ Light Commercial Vehicles on its platform LetsTransport is India's largest enterprise urban-logistics provider in India. Hear from Pushkar Singh, Founder & CEO, in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

From app-based customer targeting to scaling strategies and sound advice for early-stage startups, watch Anand Jain of CleverTap in this episode of Build & Grow: Money Matters with Shradha Sharma.

Delivery of essentials has taken centre stage today. In this episode on Build & Grow as part of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, Anant Goel, co-founder & CEO, Milkbasket shares how micro-delivery services are solving unique challenges in real-time.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, William Bissell, Chairman, #Fabindia talks about the impact of COVID-19 on the retail industry and how Fabindia is innovating during this crisis.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, Abhinav Asthana, Co-founder & CEO of Postman shares the multi-billion dollar SaaS growth story of Postman.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, the founder of #BYJU's, Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath talk about the growth of #edtech sector and the future of learning in India.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, Girish Mathrubootham - Founder & CEO of Freshworks talks about the business of SAAS and its Future.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, We will do a deep-dive into the future of cloud & #data security with Jaspreet Singh, Founder & CEO, #Druva.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, Nishith Rastogi, Founder & CEO of Locus will walk us through his journey into locus and how they are optimising logistics amidst a global crisis.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we will understand the journey of building a bootstrapped, profitable SaaS business out of India from Paras Chopra, Founder & Chairman of Wingify.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we will understand how lending works during a crisis from Harshvardhan Lunia, Co-founder & CEO of Lendingkart.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we will take a deep-dive into the world of Investing for Millennials with Pratik Oswal, Head of Passive Funds at Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar shares his insights into the world of banking amidst the COVID-19 crisis and on finding opportunities in crisis.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we will understand the trends in the lending sector during a crisis and what are the best practices while facing the same with Gaurav Hinduja and Sashank Rishyasringa, Co-founder of Capital Float.

"I want to bring back love and heart in business - that you can have emotions and can cry, and still run a heartful, purposeful and successful business. I don't want to build a billion dollar business. I want to build a business that makes an impact." -Shradha Sharma, Founder and CEO, YourStory. It's no secret that Shradha has weathered many obstacles to get to the place she is at now. Hailing from Bihar, often considered a lesser developed state, and being a woman entrepreneur - there were many barriers stacked up against her. But she persevered and YourStory is a testament to that. It is now one of the most prominent digital media companies supporting entrepreneurs and more importantly, building a community for them. Listen on as Shradha shares her most valuable lessons in this episode. You can check out the Maharani Talks on Instagram at www.instagram.com/maharanitalks MUSIC: Lights by Sappheiros https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Show Notes: • Her father's role while growing up [01:38] • Shradha's most profound childhood memory [07:00] • Getting through her mother's death [10:10] . What being kind in the biz world has taught her? [13:28] . Importance of bootstrapping [18:28] . What would she have done differently? [20:06] . Her core strength as a leader [27:22] . What has COVID taught in running her business? [28:02] . Reassessing YourStory priorities [32:24] . Another passion she would've pursued? [36:50] . What's the biggest impact you want to leave in this world? [38:15] . Work-life balance [44:19] . What Shradha would like to share with other women entrepreneurs? [50:15]

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we will be discussing about Indian #economy and how COVID-19 is effecting it? with Manish Sabharwal, Chairman & Co-founder, Teamlease Services & Member Board of Directors, Reserve Bank of India.

On the third episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we have with ourselves Kashyap A Chanchani, Managing Partner, The RainMaker Group (TRMG) to discuss about everything on startup funding.

On the second episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we have Gaurav Dua, Sr VP, Head – Capital Market Strategy & Investments, ShareKhan, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, EVP & Head - Affluent Business (Wealth Management & Private Banking), Axis Bank India and Rohan Arinaya - Co-founder, Merican Consultants to help us decode the personal finance amid coronavirus

On the fourth episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma we are joined by Nitin Singh, MD & CEO of Avendus Wealth Management to help us understand how we can build wealth in the current times.

In the fifth episode, YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma will be joined by Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Aarin Capital and Manipal Global Education, and Siddarth Pai, Founding Partner of 3one4 Capital, to discuss how India can create 100 unicorns to propel it to realise a $5 trillion economy.

On the sixth episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma we have Nikhil Kamath, Co-founder & CIO, Zerodha & True Beacon to help us understand everything first-time investors and traders need to know and much more.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, Paul Alapat, Economist & CPO - Acuity Knowledge Partners will walk us through the good, bad and ugly of how COVID-19 is affecting our economy.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we will take a deep dive into the business of entertainment with Ashish Hemrajani, Founder & CEO of BookMyShow.

On the ninth episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we will decode the money in the movies with Ajay Bijli, Chairman & MD of PVR Limited.

On the tenth episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we have Gaurav Munjal, Co-founder & CEO of Unacademy sharing the learnings from the unprecedented growth of Edtech in India.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we will decode the fast-changing business of Media with Sivakumar Sundaram, CEC & Board Member, BCCL - The Times of India

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, we will 'Decode The General Insurance Sector: Strategy, Risk Management, Technology Progression Curve & Growth Perspective with Gopal Balachandran, CFO & CRO of ICICI Lombard.

On this episode of Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, OYO Rooms joins us for an unfiltered session to talk about his journey, how he built the world's third-largest hotel chain, navigating through the coronavirus crisis and more.

In the first episode of YourStory's new series Money Matters with Shradha Sharma, Kunal Shah of #CRED explained the ethos of money, why you should chase skills, and how you can grow your wealth.

In the first episode of 2020's #InsightsPodcast series, we take a look back to round up the learnings that 2019's series left us with.We kick-start 2020's #InsightsPodcast series with a special episode that offers a quick roundup of our 2019 podcasts and presents the top 12 highly recommended insights for entrepreneurs. Finding the right opportunity The bare essential task of identifying the right opportunity is something that every founding team must go through. 1.Farid Ahsan of Sharechat shares how he and his co-founders went about discovering the idea. “We started observing why people were making WhatsApp groups and sharing content on them.” 2.Ritesh Arora of Browserstack shares the importance of thinking global from early on, helping expand the opportunity set for the startup. 3.Kunal Shah of Cred shares his framework on how startups can validate whether their idea is creating a delta change in consumer behaviour and emphasises the importance of picking a market opportunity with good tailwinds. “Great product-market fits even with mediocre founders create a lot of value while terrible product-market fits with great founders can never create value. Fighting headwinds only burns fuel.” Building a team and culture to go after that idea The team forms the building block of any organisation and is an integral contributor to the success of a startup. A good culture keeps the team motivated to keep going after the problem. 4.Naveen Tewari of Inmobi talks about the importance of having a co-founder in the roller-coaster of a journey that entrepreneurship comprises. “Most of the moments in the journey are low moments. The co-founder's role is to bring you out of these low moments that you're in and vice versa.” 5.Binny Bansal of Flipkart shares about the importance of being willing to ‘let go' and empowering your team. “We realised that only way to scale the company was to hire people like us, to do the things that we do - there were going to be hundreds of things to do and we would need hundreds of people would need to work like we work, every day.” 6.Girish Mathrubootham of Freshworks talks about focusing about culture and building a work environment that motivates and inspires the team. “Anybody can create a happy work environment, but the real happiness is when people really feel that they're playing to their strengths, the job is tapping their potential and giving them an opportunity to learn, and that they have managers who they see as role models.” Raising money and building a sustainable company With a boundless vision comes the need to find the right support, and finding the right investor can really help a startup. 7.Harsh Jain of Dream11 talks about the advantage of meeting investors ahead of fundraising. “Meet VCs six months or a year before raising money and get honest, open feedback. When the journey and progress is shared with VCs, they're much more vested.” 8. Deep Kalra of Makemytrip talks about the importance of unit economics and scaling sustainably. “Irrespective of the kind of business, you should not be losing money on a variable cost basis.” Key lessons for founders' growth In the greater scheme of the startup journey, the founder's individual self often gets ignored. Here are some key insights on keeping a founder's growth on track. 9. Shradha Sharma of YourStory talks about the founder's growth journey being more internal and how entrepreneurship is a journey of patience and perseverance. “You have to internally reflect very deeply on what you want.” 10. Nandan Nilekani of Infosys and the man behind the Aadhaar programme talks about the importance of being execution-focused. 11. Ritesh Agarwal of Oyo talks about the importance of perseverance. 12. Dheeraj Pandey of Nutanix shares his valuable insights on balancing family life along with running a startup.

We continue the #InsightsPodcast series, and on this edition, we have the ever-inspiring and charming Shradha Sharma, Founder & CEO of YourStory. In this podcast, we uncover Shradha's journey from being a young girl from Patna to building the media powerhouse that YourStory has become today, with a team of 93 people, 80,000 stories published, 1 million subscribers and 20 million readers reached. Being on the other side of the hot seat for a change, Shradha reflects on her successes and how she scaled as a founder over the past decade. From starting off as an idea to tell positive stories (something that she saw was lacking, in her experience at established media houses) to reaching a stage where the Prime Minister called out to the nation's youth to read YourStory for inspiration, it has been a long journey for Shradha, where staying true to the vision proved crucial. We get a peek into Shradha's childhood: growing up in a family with four daughters and a son, raised alone by her mother while her father was away on work in the Merchant Navy. Shradha was a go-getter from the start and left no stone unturned to give her mother ample opportunities to be proud. She went on to major in History from St Stephen's in Delhi, where she discovered her love for communication and writing, and also met the love of her life. Shradha did stints with The Times of India and CNBC in Mumbai and climbed the corporate ladder before finding her calling in sharing relatable stories of common people, which she felt needed to be celebrated. Shradha recalls the struggles in the early days – not just to convince investors that she was not building an NGO but also in getting friends to join her. She was ridiculed, everyone said it wasn't going to work, but she always had the conviction. In fact, the constant undermining helped stoke a fire in her belly, she shares. “I chose to be the heroine of my story and not the victim. I used every stone thrown at me. I knew my business was not going to be an overnight success, and that it will take time to build. I wasn't chasing big money or building a unicorn but drew joy from the work, it was what I loved doing.” Talking about lessons learnt on both professional and personal front, Shradha has creative acronyms MNM (Mind, Network, Market) and 3Ms (Meditation, Medication, Mentorship). She says it's important for founders to control their “mind”, invest in building a network with a focus on ‘giving', and for the market to align with you. She illustrates on how increasing digital penetration and the coolness quotient associated with starting up provided tailwinds to YourStory's growth. At a personal level, Shradha has benefitted from both meditation and medication to overcome the agony of personal tragedies. She emphasises the importance of mentors and being open to asking for help from young and old alike. She laughingly points out that entrepreneurs become comfortable with being shameless in asking for help, thanks to the innumerable times they get no as an answer. Things change for the better, though, as one treads along the path to success, “Aaj kal toh mere acche din aaye hue hain (My good days are here!),” she jokes. Shradha adds that the ability to communicate well (storytelling) is extremely crucial while building for success and that the narrative should evolve as stakeholders change. She talks about how investors have been a positive force in her journey, helping her shape into a better CEO by ensuring for discipline, rigour and accountability. Just like any other founder, the journey has not been an easy one for Shradha and has involved making some hard decisions and surviving through tough times including those in personal life such as the unfortunate tragedy of losing her mother, who was a major source of inspiration.

Today I speak to Anirudh Narayan author of an amazing new book called Scale Smart: How To Get Your First 1,000 Customers in India. Scale Smart is an actionable guide to start and scale a startup in India., So in this podcast, we talk about great digital marketing strategies - Facebook, Youtube, Whatsapp, email marketing, etc you can use today to get your startup off the ground. We also talk about his time at Shutterstock with a 250K budget to life as a digital nomad in South America and much more! In this conversation we talk about: Examples of Indian focussed growth stories When should you start the growth hacking process? Product market fit. Focus on consistency, not virality It's your responsibility to build a community and not sell Get smarter using Facebook Life in the US and South America Example growth hacks and experiments at Shutterstock. Email marketing edge case examples. Build relationships offline Youtube marketing examples - create primary, secondary, tertiary content vidIQ is the tool that helps you learn how to get more views and subscribers Social influencers -Still the number one way to push things out and much more links Information for the book: http://bit.ly/book-landing-page Buy the book on Amazon: http://bit.ly/scale-smart A video testimonial for the book from Shradha Sharma: http://bit.ly/yourstory-testimonial learn something new in 2019 - Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes! https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel 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

An effective brand story is an authentic narrative with a strategic message that expresses why a brand exists, what it stands for and why consumers should choose it. Every Company has a story to tell – either the one that incubated it or the one that inspired its growth. Yet until early 2000s, most of these stories of Indian startups never reached an audience. “Every story can be as extraordinary as we choose to see and the role of communication should be the ability to go behind and see that story”, says Shradha Sharma, Founder & CEO of YourStory Media in this episode of Building It up with Bertelsmann. From views on the changing face of content in India to what consumers like when it comes to content across multiple platforms, Shradha shares insights, learning and must-dos for creating the ‘right’ story and a powerful content strategy that can help your brand grow.

YourStory Media Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma talks live from CEIBS’ Shanghai campus about the some of the changes fuelling the rise of India’s startup ecosystem and the potential Indian entrepreneurs represent for the future. She also talks with CEIBS Prof. Shameen Prashantham about the opportunities for Indian startups in China, the importance of consistency and execution, and offers some advice for entrepreneurs seeking happiness and success in both business and life. The event was organised by the CEIBS Alumni International Chapter (CAIC) in partnership with the Indian Association of Shanghai. Shradha Sharma is the Founder and CEO of YourStory Media. She is one of India’s most powerful LinkedIn influencers, has twice been named as one of Fortune India’s ‘40 Under 40’, and is frequently referred to as the “Voice of Indian Startups”.

YourStory Media Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma talks live from CEIBS’ Shanghai campus about the some of the changes fuelling the rise of India’s startup ecosystem and the potential Indian entrepreneurs represent for the future.She also talks with CEIBS Prof. Shameen Prashantham about the opportunities for Indian startups in China, the importance of consistency and execution, and offers some advice for entrepreneurs seeking happiness and success in both business and life.The event was organised by the CEIBS Alumni International Chapter (CAIC) in partnership with the Indian Association of Shanghai.Shradha Sharma is the Founder and CEO of YourStory Media. She is one of India’s most powerful LinkedIn influencers, has twice been named as one of Fortune India’s ‘40 Under 40’, and is frequently referred to as the “Voice of Indian Startups”.You may also visit the video version on YouTube, https://youtu.be/ZV88dYwByFo

In the first of a series of four podcasts, Shradha Sharma and Oracle's Madhukar Uniyal discuss how organisations must evolve cultures and platforms for success at scale. Shradha Sharma is Founder & CEO, YourStory Madhukar Uniyal is Master Principal Consultant, Oracle Marketing Cloud In this 25-minute podcast, you will hear about the milestones and road maps of successful entrepreneurial journeys. They share startup and enterprise frameworks for building out personalised marketing and customer solutions for rapidly growing target audiences. How should strategy meet tools? How should startups customize their offerings on scale without losing out on the precious personal touch? How can costs be managed in a proportionate manner? This podcast shares case studies and lessons learnt from the trenches of local and global companies. Future episodes we will cover metrics, partnership strategies and sustainable innovation. For further resources check out https://yourstory.com/category/cloud

Sara Weber, Shradha Sharma, Niklas Wirminghaus Yourstory is one of the leading digital magazines in India. The platform portrays startups and founders and gives insights into the shapers of India's technology scene.  CEO and chief editor of YourStory Shradha Sharma will be sharing insights of the past ten years on India's entrepreneurship scene. Together with Niklas Wirminghaus, who previously worked for Gründerszene and now for Capital magazine, Shradha will be comparing and discussing the differences in both the startup ecosystem, founders mentalities but also the media landscape in both countries. The panel is being moderated by Sara Weber, Senior News Editor at LinkedIn, who has insights in both the media and the startup side of things.

Shradha Sharma is the founder of YourStory, a leading Indian portal that covers entrepreneurship and Indian Start-Up. Shradha lives her life in stories and believes that every story is unique and every story matters. With degrees from St. Stephen’s College and MICA, Shradha had initially worked with Times of India and CNBC TV18. She founded YourStory with an aim to give people’s stories a voice. Listed among the top 500 LinkedIn Influencers across the world, she has also received the L’Oreal Paris Femina Award for Online Influence. Watch Shradha talk about India and Entrepreneurship in India, and how she set out to create her own company and make herself heard as a startup success story.

Depending on who you ask in the Indian startup ecosystem, Ashish Sinha, an IIT, IIM graduate and a former Yahoo product manager, could have built an AngelList to a TechCrunch equivalent from this part of the world. For his part, he did try attempting doing these. And he failed. Not for any lack of network or the knowhow, but because he did not agree with the rules of the game. Since Sinha quit his Yahoo job in May 2009, Shradha Sharma has built and scaled startup news site www.YourStory.com to be India’s biggest media platform for entrepreneurs, and AngelList has launched its offices in the country. Over the years, I have had several disagreements with Ashish, especially with the way he paints all media with the same brush and for pooh-poohing reporters who say they are at times constrained by media ethics. He’s an Outlier nonetheless. And an admirable one at that. That’s because very few in India have the ability and the required boldness to critique a software or an Internet product, early enough, so course corrections can be made. In this episode of Outliers, I met a new Ashish with his bearded looks. We discussed the underbelly of India’s tech and startup ecosystem and more. Do listen in.

Sanjay Swamy speaks with the effervescent Shradha Sharma, one of Bangalore's star entrepreneurs. She is the founder of YourStory and has followed her passions and dreams to make a stamp in the media industry. Listen to the podcast to find more about what drives her and what brought her to entrepreneurship.

What’s every entrepreneur’s dream? To build a big business, successfully exit and lead a life of autonomy with choice. Our guest today needs no introduction: Carley Roney co-founded The Knot in 1996. Think about where the internet was then. It was AOL chatrooms, dial up modems, and a single photo took five minutes to load. Carley takes us through the roller coaster ride of her entrepreneurial journey - from pitching the “worst idea ever” - according to AOL - to building the first model of an ad supported business, and talks about what it was like working with 3 other co- founders (spoiler alert: one was her husband), to going public, being de-listed and going public again. And while you may not think startup lessons from 1996 are relevant today, guess what folks, they are more relevant than ever! Efficient use of capital has not gone out of style! Knowing your customers has not gone out of style! If you’re the least bit worried about being unconventional in your approach as an entrepreneur, then you will want to listen to this episode where you will get all the permission you need from Carley Roney! Notes Yes Please by Amy Poehler, iBooks Instagram Is Getting So Good at News, It Should Scare Twitter by Jessi Hempel, Wired Meet Seasoned Silicon Valley Investor, Ann Winblad by Shradha Sharma, Your Story Additional Reading The Knot Straightens Out by Emily Maltby, WSJ Wedding Spend Reaches All-Time High, PR Newswire Why is Peter Thiel not a big fan of the lean startup/MVP movement? Quora How To Find A Co-Founder For Your Startup by George Deeb, Forbes Lessons From A Study of Perfect Pitch Decks by Kim-Mai Cutler, TechCrunch The Long Lost Myth of Capital Efficiency by Brad Feld, FeldThoughts 3 Ways Startups Can Accomplish More With Less by David Klein, Inc A Complete History of the Rise and Fall — and Reincarnation! — of the Beloved ’90s Chatroom by Caitlin Dewey, WaPo The 5 Commandments of Running a Successful Business With Your Spouse by David and Carrie McKeegan, Entrepreneur Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.