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1 Dave Ramsey: 5 Stages to Build and Scale a Business That Lasts | Entrepreneurship | E344 1:03:38
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Too many entrepreneurs get stuck on the business treadmill, hustling nonstop, unable to scale, and unknowingly stalling their growth. That’s where Dave Ramsey began. After crashing into $3 million in debt, he rebuilt from scratch, turning a small radio program into a national show with millions of listeners. With over three decades of experience in entrepreneurship, business growth, and content creation, he knows what it takes to build a lasting business. In this episode, Dave reveals the six drivers of long-term success, the five key stages of startup growth, and how he balances life as an entrepreneur and a content creator. In this episode, Hala and Dave will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (00:23) The Core Principles of Financial Freedom (05:42) Adapting to Change as a Content Creator (09:22) Balancing Content Creation and Entrepreneurship (12:34) How to Create a Clear Path in Business (15:19) The Truth About Starting a Business Today (18:22) The Six Drivers of Business Success (26:20) Shifting From Tactical to Strategic Thinking (29:44) The Five Stages of Business Growth (41:10) Leading with Care, Clarity, and Accountability (47:10) Identifying the Right Leadership Skills (48:35) Starting a Media Business as an Entrepreneur Dave Ramsey is a personal finance expert, radio personality, bestselling author, and the founder and CEO of Ramsey Solutions. Over the past three decades, he has built a legacy of helping millions achieve financial freedom. As the host of The Ramsey Show , Dave reaches more than 18 million listeners each week. He is the author of eight national bestselling books. His latest, Build a Business You Love , helps entrepreneurs navigate growth and overcome challenges at every stage. Sponsored By: Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify OpenPhone: Streamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at openphone.com/profiting Airbnb - Find yourself a co-host at airbnb.com/host Indeed - Get a $75 sponsored job credit at indeed.com/profiting RobinHood - Receive your 3% boost on annual IRA contributions, sign up at robinhood.com/gold Factor - Get 50% off your first box plus free shipping at factormeals.com/factorpodcast Rakuten - Save while shopping at rakuten.com Microsoft Teams - Stop paying for tools. Get everything you need, for free at aka.ms/profiting LinkedIn Marketing Solutions - Get a $100 credit on your next campaign at linkedin.com/profiting Resources Mentioned: Dave’s Book, Build a Business You Love: bit.ly/BuildaBusinessYouLove Dave’s Website: ramseysolutions.com Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap Youtube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Podcast, Business, Business Podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal Development, Starting a Business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side Hustle, Mental Health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth Mindset, Side Hustle, Passive Income, Online Business, Solopreneur, Networking.…
Indian Startup Stories
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"Indian Startup Stories" is a podcast about entrepreneurs and startups. Hear out stories straight from the founders, co-founders & leaders of various startups in India. They talk about how they started with their idea?, the passion which drives them, challenges they’ve faced, their achievements, how they managed bringing in funding and all the insights they have gathered in their journey, making them long runners. And yes! don't miss-out the rapid fire questions, at the end of each episode.
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"Indian Startup Stories" is a podcast about entrepreneurs and startups. Hear out stories straight from the founders, co-founders & leaders of various startups in India. They talk about how they started with their idea?, the passion which drives them, challenges they’ve faced, their achievements, how they managed bringing in funding and all the insights they have gathered in their journey, making them long runners. And yes! don't miss-out the rapid fire questions, at the end of each episode.
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1 Point Blank 7- Hyperlocal Independent Journalism w/ Riti Sinha, Leadership Coach & Founder (Point Blank 7) 1:01:55
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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 Journalism 03:18PointBlank7 - 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 business 51:54Mistakes made and the learnings from it. 53:15Time boxing and managing work life balance 56:04Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 On-demand Office Space for Distributed and Remote Teams w/ Shyam Sundar Nagarajan, Founder & CEO (GoFloaters) 1:11:13
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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 entrepreneurship 04:09Gofloaters - 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 business 19:36How pricing models are thought through and experimented with multiple coffee shops. 24:20Customer adoption and trends with co-working space & evolutions around 31:10Tech ecosystem involved & experiential contribution to the ecosystem 33:14Foundation team - pillars behind the business. Combination of Full time and freelancers 37:46Decision making challenges and overcoming with “word of mouth” recognitions, and scaling plans 44:14Bootstrapping & Fundings managed to see the profit realization 47:58Sales and marketing formula worked 50:44Thoughts on scaling business with customer expansion 55:29Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 India's leading Cryptoassets & Blockchain Company: Part-II w/ Sathvik Vishwanath, Co-Founder & CEO (Unocoin) 40:09
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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 employee 07:07Speculations in cryptocurrencies space. How customers and investors saw this fluctuations 10:02Funding 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 exchange 19:37Vision in crypto currency and blockchain space, and Technology innovations 22:07Why transaction fee is higher in Crypto trading. Tech evolution so far & Current Engineering problem 26:12Being an Entrepreneur - Merge of Personal & professional life 29:04Rapid fire round Unocoin Coupon code: UNOSS100 (Offer valid till 31st October 2021) Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 India's leading Cryptoassets & Blockchain Company: Part-I w/ Sathvik Vishwanath, Co-Founder & CEO (Unocoin) 48:44
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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 journey 10:55What is a Crypto currency?, Bitcoin evolution, Etherium and different generations 29:28Unocoin - Company & it’s services. Co-Founding experience, and establishment. Bitcoin exchange, cryptocurrencies & expanding business. 36:57Customer adoptions and trends of cryptocurrencies adoption in India 39:05Regulation 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!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 On a Mission to Bring Healthy Mattresses across India w/ SV Balasubramanyam, Founder & CEO (Durfi.com) 1:02:58
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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 forward 08:47Importance of sleep and mattresses business in Indian context; market study & research. Serving across India’s geography via e-commerce 12:50Self 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 business 39:49COVID and other shaping challenges - initial days of identifying how to channelise. Raw materials cost impact and revenue 46:44Instances of business challenges & turning them into opportunities 51:00Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 Most valued Wireless Antenna Design partner w/ Vamsi Krishna Palukuru, Founder & CEO (CoreIoT Technologies) 45:46
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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 entrepreneurship 05:14CoreIoT - Custom designing Antenna solution for varying IoT, Wireless and various industrial needs 06:45Microsoft closes Nokia, Finland. What happened next? How entrepreneurship was taught 09:58Being in Finland, and handling business in Ongole, AP, India. How global customers are being handled 13:11Entrepreneurship - What was the thought process and evaluation before the start. Forming core founding team 16:51Different antennas covered - LTE, WIFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 5G low band, Ultra wide, ubiquitous, RFID. All custom design & solution 18:56How different streams are focused together, and how challenges are solved with R&D focus and solution simulation 20:56Funding, core founding team and experience in building & handling distributed team 23:30Sales and marketing effort and generating leads 24:46Networking 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 round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 Building Momentum to Navigate to a Digital World w/ Ravindra Talwai, Founder & CEO (GradientM) 1:03:41
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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 boom 06:35GradientM - 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 Entrepreneurship 16:42Team 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 customers 27:05Marketing and sales formula which worked for GradientM, and leveraging network for pitching; Solving burning problem for clients 29:52Early day challenges and instances of solving problem for customers in navigating digital transformation 33:36Moment of relief in solving customer problem turning into success stories 37:10Managing the time boxing and navigating cross functional and strategy in scaling Cloud services 39:49New challenges fueling & neutralising the impact due to COVID to businesses 42:04Business Scaling: Planning & strategy, a must to tap the untapped potential in Cloud journey 44:50Course 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 milestone 49:39Tips & 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 perspective 53:54Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 Document Analytics for Enterprise using Data & AI w/ Gaurav Shrivastava, Founder & CEO (Pensieve) 48:01
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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 entrepreneurship 02:35Pensieve - Text analytics and linguistic company with more AI impacts. Spark moment to start 07:20Starting from problem statement for opportunities in business 08:45How big of manual work involved in bringing any automation in data analytics, machine learning products 12:39Incubation platforms and moments which supported & pushed beyond the limits 16:38Marketing and sales formula which worked 18:05Networking in business, how it played a role in growing the business 21:26Core founding team and experience in building within Pensieve 24:12Moment of relief and daily long journey with high aspiration in crossing milestones 28:10Bootstrapping, further friends and family funding, and Venture capital experience to grow steadily 36:44Customer success stories building Alexa system & rewarding moments 40:20Plans for scaling in multiple domains and subdomains in financial industries 41:25Vision for Data & AI future and opportunities in India 44:22Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 Journey of India's largest Selling Electric bikes w/ Naveen Munjal, MD (Hero Electric) 55:58
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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 ecosystem 16:57Becoming a leader with high sales & hand holding dealers for growing together 22:54Different 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 job 44:21Managing and balancing work and personal life 46:23Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 Streamlining Unorganised Industry of Inventory Liquidation w/ Satendra Vir Singh (ValueShoppe) 43:35
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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 entrepreneurship 07:27Valueshoppe - Addressing the needs of Inventory liquidation 09:52Founding the business all alone, and benefits of being the only founder 12:47Considerations in pricing model for the business 14:14Tech ecosystem to manage the business, and decision making challenges 18:05Business opportunities and market availability in India for entrepreneurs in Liquidation space. 19:51The Team behind success, and hybrid model for personalized attention for customers. 20:55Bootstrapping and handling the funding with profits 21:47Sales & marketing principles, and what worked in handling the branded merchandise? 24:42Tech platform readiness & time taken for initial moment of relief 27:06Customer success & opportunities in pandemic 28:46Scaling the business - Small & consistent steps matters 30:18Learning from failure - Should a business rely on the sales team for success? 31:51Managing work and personal life, and key pillars in support 33:52Key qualities of entrepreneurs, what’s driving them? 37:10Taking the USP of business to mass market 37:41Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Podcast hosted @ https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indian-startup-stories8 Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 Creating Business opportunities by Curated Networking w/ Vivan Puri, Co-Founder (WorkNetwork) 55:14
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Today’s guest: Vivan Puri, Co-Founder (WorkNetwork) Website: https://worknetwork.in/ You will learn: 01:34Background, varied studies & business exposures at startup 03:04What is WorkNetwork - Platform for professionals & students to start business 06:44Customer adoption & retention - What & how to achieve it gradually 10:41Processing the thoughts to change idea into reality, and bringing out the product 16:16Starting 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 role 35:15What kind of data is tracked? And what makes sense? Metrics that are important for customers 40:43Dynamics to adopt being a virtual platform, and challenges travelled through 43:58Mistakes which gave learnings and valuable takeaways to move on quick 48:53What qualities should young entrepreneurs posses to be on the entrepreneurial journey 50:47Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 Building Hyperlocal Services Platform for Small Merchants w/ Rajesh Badger, CEO & Chengappa Chottera, COO (Zopnote) 57:17
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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 opportunities 07:27Spark moment and reason behind the Start 09:56Increasing subscribers, formula adopted for customer adoption and retention; and statistics around 13:11Association with Startup Incubation - How they helped & its benefits - Microsoft; Google & more 16:43Sales & 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 improvements 23:07Funding managed - Bootstrapped; idea of scaling & investment fund 24:31Moment of relief; initial products for newspaper; general stores and more. Reaching first 50 customers 28:54Customer success stories & pride moments in helping local community vendors 30:54Impacts of COVID, and change in dynamics for business with local vendors 35:18Young talents with great ideas in the market. Students & passion the industry 37:39What could go wrong in an entrepreneurial journey? And things to focus 41:31Staying calm and working with principles matters - Perseverance & clarity are key to business ideas 44:39Instances of mistakes and learnings 39:22Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 Driving state-of-art Technology to meet Industry 4.0 w/ Sudheesh Narayanan, Founder & CEO (KnowledgeLens) 43:31
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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 & automation 03:17KnowledgeLens 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 model 09:33Focus on wide spectrum of Industry 4.0; and the challenges which taught the learning while journey 13:10Team on the ground and bonding towards the goal and creativeness 15:16Funding 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 & milestones 22:29Rolling of national command center for National cleaner program and stable analytics for Indian Government - Proud moment 25:27Moment of opportunities and realization during pandemic 27:37Scaling the business - Plans and roadmaps in pipelines 29:05Instances of young ideas and innovative apps in Agrotech, and potential larger impacts in long term 30:26Learnings from the mistakes during early stages and takeaways 31:48Work life balance 33:23If you are going through failures; learning and opportunities are more - Just learn fast and 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 maturity 36:06Innovation and launching certified hardware and establishing the brand 37:00Vision on startups focusing on Industry 4.0 & ecosystem playing major role 39:22Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 Harnessing New Opportunities in Digital Transformation w/ Vasudevan Kidambi, MD, Data Storyteller (NavoInc) 1:00:02
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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 & AI 05:30AI adoption in business ecosystem & startup mindset 07:22Employee to entrepreneur transition phase & preparation 09:20Sales & Marketing formula worked & leveraging existing network; and importance of saying “YES” 11:05Early day challenges, conflicts, strengths & the journey taken to cross milestones 16:21How the company is bootstrapped and the mindset 17:56Preparation to promote customer’s business and the plan like never done before with customer & audience focus 26:28Learnings from COVID challenges & business health check; moving towards business transformation, data storytelling 32:51A watch on Millennials in the space of exposure & future jobs in global scale 34:53Finding adjacencies - The prime way & recommendation to scale the business 37:35 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 future 50:15Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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1 New way of Experiential learning for sustainable growth w/ Rithika Baruah, Founder (Freebirds.co) 1:10:10
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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 entrepreneurship 06:05Freebirds - Community of explorers & it’s platform for experiential learning in closed group & schools 12:30It all started in College days; Facebook group & the idea evolution gradually 17:54Global leadership & transitioning to entrepreneurship; leading farming industry; steel industry & more 22:38Startup challenges & how the odds are challenged 27:12Growing Women Entrepreneurship in India & its rich community - Dhriiti, HER & NOW 36:08Moment of Joy - Exploring alone and community acknowledgement in remote areas; and the product reach beyond India 44:09Bootstrapping and funding tips; don’t run after funding very early 47:46Technology and the support for proprietary platform; getting hands dirty & MVP launch 51:12 Leader always sees how the future look like - The mindset to handle & How are the days before revenue generation managed 54:37 Heart warming customer success stories and the cultural immersion touching daily life 62:43Success formula of sales & marketing which worked 66:27Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Social Media handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co m…
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