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Indian Silicon Valley with Jivraj Singh Sachar

Indian Silicon Valley with Jivraj Singh Sachar

By Jivraj Singh Sachar

The Indian Silicon Valley Podcast is a series of intricate conversations with Founders, Investors and Domain Experts from India's flourishing startup ecosystem, with the hope to decode the learnings from building legendary institutions.

The mission of this Podcast is to democratise the knowledge to building a truly spectacular Company!

Stay Tuned for an Episode each Sunday as your Host - Jivraj Singh Sachar brings to your some phenomenal conversations!

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Indian Silicon Valley with Jivraj Singh SacharDec 20, 2020

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E166 - The Larges Healthcare Apparel Brand w/Abhijeet & Vanshika, Co-Founders of KNYA Med

E166 - The Larges Healthcare Apparel Brand w/Abhijeet & Vanshika, Co-Founders of KNYA Med

In this episode, we speak with Abhijeet & Vanshika, Co-Founders of KNYA Med - an apparel brand built for medical professional. KNYA is building for healthcare, what Nike is for athletes. They are a very unique brand with a very distinct journey and they are only just getting started. https://knyamed.com/ - you can check them out here. This was one of the most interesting brands we have hosted on the show and definitely a very fascinating duo of founders, who have shared very deep insights about the founder life and building in a very different market. Here are the show notes. Hope you like the episode! Follow KNYA, Vanshika, Abhijeet and Jivraj (the host) for more interesting insights, cheers! 00:00 - Preface 01:24 - How KNYA came to life? 03:40 - How to solve for Doctors? 06:40 - Vanshika's Background 09:10 - Abhijeet's Background 11:45 - What is the Market that KNYA is going after? 15:15 - Market Segmentation in Healthcare Apparel 17:13 - Product Range for Medical Professionals 21:54 - Supply Chain Innovation from KNYA 26:49 - Sustainability in Fashion 30:25 - Trust with Doctors 34:00 - Content Strategy for KNYA 39:30 - What does Scaling for a Consumer Brand mean in India? 43:38 - Building a Consumer Brand from Bomday? 52:04 - Transferring Empathy in the Team 56:35 - Personality Traits of the Founders 59:00 - Challenges of the Founder life 1:00:30 - What matters to you and why? 1:02:45 - Mission with KNYA

Mar 03, 202401:04:50
E165 - The Perfume Man of India w/Aakash Anand, Founder of Bella Vita (INR 600 Cr Annual Revenue)

E165 - The Perfume Man of India w/Aakash Anand, Founder of Bella Vita (INR 600 Cr Annual Revenue)

In this Episode, we host The Perfume Man of India - Aakash Anand, Founder & CEO of Bella Vitta - India's largest new-age perfume brand (INR 600 CR+ in revenue). Aakash is one of the most brilliant founders we have had an opportunity to host on the podcast and this episode is as fire powered as a conversations can possibly be. We understand his journey, his energy and his ingredients of success. You are in for a phenomenal ride, have a super one and keep sharing forward. 00:00 - Preface 01:23 - Introducing the Perfume Man of India 03:35 - The Journey 08:06 - Early days for Aakash 09:48 - Meaning of Wealth 11:31 - Identifying which Business to build 15:23 - Do Not Complicate Business Building 18:14 - Bootstrapped vs Funding 20:48 - Why CAC is stupid? 24:30 - Omnichannel Presence for Brands 26:55 - People Management 29:33 - House of Brands 31:57 - The Founder Energy of Aakash 34:00 - How to become a Great Founder 37:10 - What keeps Aakash going post-success? 39:50 - How do Friends describe Founders? 44:40 - Describe the Indian Consumer 47:01 - The Power of Manifestation 51:02 - Expressing what you want 55:22 - What does Aakash fear? 56:50 - Spaces where Big Companies will be formed 1:01:10 - Final Learnings

Feb 18, 202401:07:29
E164 - Scaling Tribe Capital & Launching Tribe India w/Arjun Sethi, Co-Founder & CIO of Tribe Capital ($1.6Bn AUM)

E164 - Scaling Tribe Capital & Launching Tribe India w/Arjun Sethi, Co-Founder & CIO of Tribe Capital ($1.6Bn AUM)

In this episode, we speak to Arjun Sethi - the Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of Tribe Capital. He has led Tribe to scale to $1.6Bn+ in AUM and has most recently launched an India focused fund to do Series A investments across the geography. Tribe is one of the most successful funds of this generation and they have invested in 13+ Unicorns across the globe with a very differentiated way of investing - quant based Venture Investing. They have a proprietary product Termina, which they use to release their famous 8-Ball reports and share with founders. Through this conversation I understand how Arjun thinks about Venture Capital and how they look at India. This is a great deep dive into one of the most prolific Venture minds of our time. Hope you have a great time listening! 00:00 - Trailer 01:05 - Introduction 03:00 - Data Fascination 05:57 - How to find your North Star? 08:00 - Role of data in Venture Capital 15:03 - Early Stage Investing 19:45 - The value of Tribe 22:35 - Scalability in Venture Capital 28:10 - Qualities of a Great VC Fund Manager 31:18 - How have startups in Emerging Markets evolved? 37:34 - What works in India? 42:07 - How is Tribe building in India? 45:55 - How to back great companies in India? 49:15 - Incubation in Venture Capital 53:18 - Best Investments for Arjun 56:48 - Process of Investing 59:05 - Benefit of Writing in Venture 1:00:34 - How do Founders & Friends define Arjun? 1:02:20 - How to identify great folks? 1:05:05 - Strong Opinions 1:07:25 - What matters to Arjun and Why? 1:08:57 - What works in the US that we can learn from? 1:11:26 - Always forward!

Feb 11, 202401:12:48
E163 - The Smartest Marketer in India w/Varun Duggirala, Founder of The Glitch & EMoMee

E163 - The Smartest Marketer in India w/Varun Duggirala, Founder of The Glitch & EMoMee

Varun Duggirala is the Smartest Marketer of India having built The Glitch (acquired by WPP) as one of the largest creative agencies in the country and is the OG Indian podcaster having paved the way for numerous Indian creators & podcasters. His insights on marketing and company building are precious, combined with his views on life - fitness and so much more! I have been deeply inspired by his journey and persona for a long time and I am so glad to have recored an in-depth podcast to decode his phenomenal insights. Tune in for an incredible conversation. 00:00 - Preview 00:47 - Introduction 01:38 - What matters to Varun & Why? 04:12 - Well rounded Life vs Outlier Life 07:42 - Values 11:35 - Entry into the Media Ecosystem 16:48 - Looking at things in Hindsight 20:50 - Starting The Glitch 27:35 - How not to complicate Decisions? 32:50 - The Glitch Acquisition by WPP 40:50 - How to be successful as an agency Founder? 47:50 - What is Marketing? 55:22 - Becoming a Podcaster? 01:01:39 - Benefits of Podcasting 01:05:10 - Being a great Conversationalist 01:12:50 - Chasing Dopamine Hits 01:21:10 - Learnings via Podcasting 01:29:15 - Being a Founder Coach 01:36:10 - New Founder Journey with EMoMee 01:42:01 - How would Friends define Varun?

Jan 28, 202402:02:54
E162 - The Father of Indian Startups ft. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder of Info Edge Group (Naukri.com, Jeevansaathi.com)

E162 - The Father of Indian Startups ft. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder of Info Edge Group (Naukri.com, Jeevansaathi.com)

Sanjeev Bikhchandani is an Indian Billionaire, the Father of Indian Entrepreneurship. He built the first major digital-first company of our generation - Info Edge Group and successfully listed it into a phenomenal digital conglomerate Naukri.com, Jeevansaathi.com - INR 685.94 Billion. Info Edge is also a major investor in two of India's largest new-age startups - Zomato and PolicyBazar, which are both public companies and huge outcomes for the ecosystem. Through this episode, we uncover a bunch of interesting topics to leverage Sanjeev Sir's generational experiences. Tune in to get all insights from the episode. 00:00 - Preview 00:46 - Introduction 01:52 - Customer Money or Investor Money 05:15 - The India Story 11:00 - Success or Survival? 13:05 - Jugaad since 1990 15:31 - Outlier Founders 19:20 - The Zomato Story 26:28 - What does the Public Market not get about Startups? 30:24 - Operator Investors or Career Investors 33:15 - Governance 41:44 - Long Term? 43:04 - New Age India & Founders 47:39 - The Consumer of India 49:50 - Power of Education 55:00 - Young India 1:01:15 - Mistakes during the 33 years! 1:05:06 - Meaning of Money? 1:07:25 - Interesting Conversations 1:10:56 - Hustle beyond 35 years 1:12:46 - Final Learnings

Jan 14, 202401:14:56
E161 - The #1 Business Creator of India w/Sarthak Ahuja, Founder + Creator + Author

E161 - The #1 Business Creator of India w/Sarthak Ahuja, Founder + Creator + Author

In this episode, we speak to the ultra phenomenal - Sarthak Ahuja.

Dec 31, 202301:39:33
E160 - 15 Years in Indian Venture, Leading B Capital in India & SEA w/Karan Mohla, GP - B Capital

E160 - 15 Years in Indian Venture, Leading B Capital in India & SEA w/Karan Mohla, GP - B Capital

In this episode, we speak to Karan Mohla, General Partner of B Capital India & SEA - leading early stage.

Dec 17, 202301:04:06
E159 - The Healthcare Business of India w/Pristyn Care's Harsh Singh

E159 - The Healthcare Business of India w/Pristyn Care's Harsh Singh

In this Episode, we speak with the Co-Founder of Pristyn Care - Harsimarbir (Harsh Singh) and decode everything about the Healthcare ecosystem of India.

Dec 10, 202301:28:11
E158 - Revolutionising Coffee in India with SleepyOwl's Co-Founder Armaan Sood

E158 - Revolutionising Coffee in India with SleepyOwl's Co-Founder Armaan Sood

In this episode, we speak to Arman Sood, Co-Founder of SleepyOwl Coffee - which has disrupted the Coffee space completely.



Dec 03, 202301:00:15
E157 - Decoding the $25 Million Micro Fund - Riverwalk Holdings w/Satveer & Jai, Co-Founders & Managing Partners

E157 - Decoding the $25 Million Micro Fund - Riverwalk Holdings w/Satveer & Jai, Co-Founders & Managing Partners

In this episode, we speak with Satveer Singh Thakral and Jai Sumer Singh, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Riverwalk Holdings.

Nov 19, 202358:16
E156 - The Airbnb India & SEA journey w/Amanpreet Singh (India & SEA Head, Airbnb)

E156 - The Airbnb India & SEA journey w/Amanpreet Singh (India & SEA Head, Airbnb)

The India head and Southeast Asia head of Airbnb, Amanpreet Singh Bajaj, appeared on the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast, discussing his career journey and the growth of Airbnb in India. Bajaj praised the sharing economy model of Airbnb and mentioned that although initially there were concerns about welcoming strangers into homes, the platform has managed to instill a sense of reliability and trust amongst users. He underlined how the company localized its approach for the Indian market, drawing upon the inherent hospitality and entrepreneurism of Indian culture. He also stressed the unique aspect of connection and experiences that Airbnb offers beyond just hosting, as an integral part of its appeal and success. 00:00 - Introduction 10:26 - Birth Of E-commerce In India 20:20 - Choosing Airbnb 30:06 - Building Trust with Airbnb 39:43 - Learnings In Expanding 49:40 - Unique Strategies For Growth In India 59:44 - Covid-19 Challenges 1:09:53 - Leadership Lessons

Nov 05, 202301:19:27
E155 - Building India's Leading Retail-Led Consumer Brand ($2Bn Exit) w/CaratLane's Avnish Anand

E155 - Building India's Leading Retail-Led Consumer Brand ($2Bn Exit) w/CaratLane's Avnish Anand

The co-founder and CEO of CaratLane, Avnish Anand, discussed the jewelry company's unique approach to store openings and its focus on customer experience in an interview. He explained that CaratLane always invites a loyal customer to inaugurate a new store, rather than a celebrity. Anand also discussed how the company reached a revenue of 2.65 billion INR ($36 million) by focusing on their customers' needs and creating affordable yet beautiful jewelry designs. He shared that despite COVID-19 restrictions, demand for jewelry continued as it is deeply rooted in Indian culture. Furthermore, he also mentioned CaratLane's commitment to omnichannel sales and the increasing importance of internet-savvy customers. KEY TAKEAWAYS - CaratLane is India's largest Omni Channel jewelry brand. The business was started in 2007, at a time when e-commerce was not widely accepted. CaratLane broke the conventional startup wisdom and emerged successful. - The core of CaratLane's business model is technology, affordability, and lean operation. Unlike traditional jewelry businesses that primarily cater to the high-end market, CaratLane offers beautifully crafted jewelry at lower price points. - A major change in customer behavior was noted over time. People started buying jewelry not just for big occasions, but also as an everyday fashion accessory. The category has seen a shift from investment and locker storage oriented purchases to more wear-oriented buys. - A key learning was that their customer base is not just restricted to internet savvy individuals. People across age groups and places are attracted to their affordable, wearable designs. It was also discovered that older customers often acted as home influencers, influencing the buying decisions of younger family members. - To date, CaratLane has 245 stores across India. The company's approach to scaling includes a combination of digital marketing for raising customer awareness, as well as omni-channel growth strategies for increasing order and

Oct 29, 202301:31:46
E154 - India's Largest Private Network for Women Networking & Leadership w/leap.club's Ragini Das

E154 - India's Largest Private Network for Women Networking & Leadership w/leap.club's Ragini Das

Ragini Das is a renowned Indian entrepreneur, celebrated for founding leap.club, a platform dedicated solely to women. This network aims to bolster and empower women to step forward and lead. Driven by her fervent mission to uplift women globally, Ragini has successfully established a platform that encourages women to thrive in all facets of their lives. LinkedIn Profile of Jivraj - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jivrajsin... Instagram Page- https://www.instagram.com/isv_podcast/

Oct 22, 202301:11:31
E153 - India's Largest Homegrown Creative Agency w/Schbang's Harshil Karia

E153 - India's Largest Homegrown Creative Agency w/Schbang's Harshil Karia

We speak to Harshil Karia - Founder & CEO of SCHBANG, which is India's largest Creative Agency!! Through the episode we cover the nuances of how Schbang has scaled a services business successfully, while understanding core learnings of taking an agency business far. Harshil is also the Co-Founder of Level Supermind, a product business building the meditation ecosystem for consumers in India. Thus, we are also able to gauge the product entrepreneur in Harshil, understanding the nuances of building a B2C product business along with a B2B services business. Finally, we learn from his experiences of taking Schbang to the globe, understand his knowledge of the Gita and how it has impacted his life, and finally decode finer nuances of his personal life that shape his professional excellence. This was an absolutely amazing conversation, do watch till the end to find out more! Cheers

Oct 15, 202301:09:50
E152 - Building India's Largest Influencer Marketing Agency w/Monk-E's Viraj Seth

E152 - Building India's Largest Influencer Marketing Agency w/Monk-E's Viraj Seth

Viraj Seth is the Co-Founder and CEO of Monk Entertainment, India’s largest influencer marketing agency. He sits at the intersection of the Creator Economy and Tech Startups, which is exactly what we decode in this episode. We speak at length on the creator business models, the dark sides of being a creator, how agencies succeed and what really works when Tech Solutions are being built for creators. This is one of our best episodes, watch till the end! 00:00 - Coming Up 01:16 - Introduction 01:45 - Where do Startups get Influencer Marketing WRONG? 04:16 - Large Brands vs Startups using Influence Marketing 07:03 - RoI for Influencer Spend? 09:58 - Conversion Ratios for Startups on Influencer Spend 11:42 - How does Monk-E make money? 13:25 - Identifying Breakout Creators 19:35 - What led to the mammoth growth of BeerBiceps (Ranveer Allahbadia)? 23:11 - What should Creators Create? 33:49 - How are local social media apps (Moj, JOSH) doing? 37:35 - How much money do Creators make? 41:25 - The Dark Side of the Creator Life! 45:55 - Global Creators from India 49:40 - How do Creators understand what Brands want? 52:19 - Creators & Brand being directly in touch 54:08 - How did Monk-E get initial clients? 58:26 - The first INR 7,000 Influencer Deal 1:00:25 - Relationships Management 1:03:13 - What is "New Media"? 1:11:01 - Founders becoming Celebrities 1:14:30 - Where did Creator Economy Startups go wrong? 1:20:03 - Which Tech Startups work in this space? 1:21:15 - Creators Investing in Startups! 1:26:29 - Cracking Distribution 1:30:11 - How luck played out in Viraj's life? 1:32:44 - How can we get LUCKIER? 1:38:10 - The business of Dopamine Creation 1:41:55 - Profitability vs Growth in building Businesses 1:47:18 - Any other job in the world except Monk-E (RF) 1:47:39 - One wish to grant everyone (RF) 1:47:58 - One social cause (RF) 1:49:08 - Best Creators out there! (RF) 1:50:08 - Money vs Fame (RF) 1:50:52 - The Social Persona of Viraj (RF) 1:53:39 - Final Learnings!

Oct 08, 202301:55:50
E151 - The Exit to Investor Journey w/Verlinvest's Arjun Vaidya

E151 - The Exit to Investor Journey w/Verlinvest's Arjun Vaidya

Arjun Vaidya, a former founder, current investor, father, educator, and social influencer discusses his career and life journey with podcast host Jivraj. Arjun discusses the challenges of scaling his previous business, Dr Vaidya's, how he uses personal reflection periods, and his transition to venture capital. He reflects on the decision to sell Dr. Vaidya's and the impact on the team and himself. Arjun highlights the importance of honesty, hard work, and humility from his family values. He shares his experience as a minority shareholder and discusses how he balances entrepreneurship and parenting. LinkedIn Profile of Jivraj - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jivrajsin... Instagram Page- https://www.instagram.com/isv_podcast/

Oct 01, 202357:07
E150 - The Truest & Most Loved New-Age Brand in the Country w/The Whole Truth's Shashank Mehta

E150 - The Truest & Most Loved New-Age Brand in the Country w/The Whole Truth's Shashank Mehta

In this episode, we have a conversation with the Founder of the Phenomenal Brand - The Whole Truth - Shashank Mehta. Shashank Mehta, founder of The Whole Truth, reveals how the company creates new products. The process starts by identifying categories where "big food" brands have been misleading consumers, and where The Whole Truth can create a "100% clean" product that still tastes good. This is followed by a product development process which prioritizes maintaining the brand's philosophy and ethos, as well as catering to the unique expectations of each product category. Mehta emphasizes the importance of delivering high-quality experiences across the entire consumer journey – from product proposition, pack design, and price, to distribution and promotion. He attributes the brand's high repeat purchase rate and NPS score to consistently delivering on these elements, and to the brand’s policy of always being transparent and respectful towards consumers.

Sep 24, 202301:09:39
E149 - India's Largest B2B Startup ($5Bn+ Valuation) w/OfBusiness & Oxyzo's Asish Mohapatra

E149 - India's Largest B2B Startup ($5Bn+ Valuation) w/OfBusiness & Oxyzo's Asish Mohapatra

The Indian Silicon Valley Podcast recently did a podcast with Ashish Mohapatra, Co-Founder and CEO of OfBusiness, a platform aimed at making life easier for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by facilitating new business, procurement of raw materials, and financing. Mohapatra discussed his transition from consulting to venture capital to entrepreneurship and shared his journey of building OfBusiness. He stated that the driving factor behind entrepreneurship for him was having the outcomes in his own hands and being able to put his money where his mouth is. OfBusiness follows a people-first approach, recruits mostly freshers, and follows a non-hierarchical working system. The company was also revealed to focus heavily on profitability by leveraging technology and savvy financial planning. LinkedIn Profile of Jivraj - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jivrajsinghsachar/ Instagram Page- https://www.instagram.com/isv_podcast/

Sep 17, 202301:21:27
E148 - India's Largest Consumer Brand w/Mamaearth's Varun Alagh

E148 - India's Largest Consumer Brand w/Mamaearth's Varun Alagh

Varun Alagh is the Co-Founder & CEO of Mamaearth, India’s largest Consumer Brand valued at INR 10,000 Cr+ and more. Honasa is the parent company of Mamaearth, which is the house of brands with renowned consumer names such as Mamaearth, Bblunt, Dr. Sheth’s, Aqualogica, Derma Co. and others. The journey of building Mamaearth to INR 1500 Cr+ revenues successfully across channels, across brands - is one of the most distinct stories in the Indian ecosystem across the last decade. All consumer founders in the country today look upto the journey of Mamaearth. Watch this phenomenal episode to know more about how they’ve gotten here 🚀


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Sep 03, 202350:03
E147 - Global Leadership Learnings w/Panera Brands' Chairman - Niren Chaudhary

E147 - Global Leadership Learnings w/Panera Brands' Chairman - Niren Chaudhary

Niren Chaudhary is the Chairman of Panera Brands. He has previously led some of the best F&B Brands globally, including being the President of KFC Global, COO and International President of Krispy Kreme, President of Yum India, and other leadership positions across the globe. Niren also has one of the most fascinating personal stories with a movie made on his life including the story of his daughter - Aisha. This episode entails a host of very interesting global leadership learnings. Watch till the end to grasp the amazing learnings and tell us how you like it! 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Welcome to the Podcast & Niren 00:58 - Career Trajectory for Niren (Growing up in India to 25 years of Global Exposure) 07:25 - What works in India? 08:51 - Career Growth in the same org (Yum Brands) across 2 decades 12:51 - Being a life-long "Learner" 19:15 - Experience of Leading Panera Brands 22:22 - Global Leadership Learnings 26:19 - Prioritisation Spectrum for Startups 29:55 - Building Generational Brands 33:02 - Personal Principles that guide Niren's Life 40:43 - How to process the loss in the face of it? 47:05 - Embracing Vulnerability as a Leader 50:23 - Understanding the importance of Self-Reflection 52:25 - Happiness Now! 55:24 - Seeking Fulfilment 59:07 - Personal Questions (How do Niren's Friends & Colleagues define him?) 1:00:10 - What is that one thing that you are good at more than 99.9% of the people? 1:01:02 - Don't do these things! 1:03:12 - What is Success?


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Aug 27, 202301:06:41
E146 - Operator (Founder of Cloudnine Hospitals) turned Institutional Investor w/PeerCapital's Rohit M A

E146 - Operator (Founder of Cloudnine Hospitals) turned Institutional Investor w/PeerCapital's Rohit M A

In this episode, we host Rohit M A, Managing Partner of PeerCapital and Co-Founder of Cloudnine Hospitals. Rohit M A is one of the OGs of the Indian Startup ecosystem, having Co-Founded Cloudnine Hospitals in 2006 and transforming maternity care. He is one of the few new age founders to have gone through institutional building, raising large scale capital from the likes of Matrix, Peak XV (previously Sequoia India), Temasek and the likes. Recently, he moved on from his active role at Cloudnine to start his own institutional fund - PeerCapital to invest in early stage founders. Through this detailed conversation, we uncover a bunch of learnings from Rohit's 17 year long journey of being a part of the ecosystem. His experience of having built an institution at scale and starting one now is very unique in many ways. Tune in for a phenomenal experience. LinkedIn Profile of Rohit M A - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohitoncloud9/ LinkedIn Profile of Jivraj - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jivrajsinghsachar/ 00:00 - Introduction 01:45 - Founders turned Investors 05:16 - Why Founders turned Investors win? 07:47 - Founders knowing too much as an Investor 09:30 - How has Healthcare evolved? 18:47 - Tech Enabled Service Business Layers 25:24 - How to align objectives in Healthcare? 33:18 - Angel Investing Excellence 41:30 - What has changed in Angel Investing? 48:25 - Why the Investing Journey? 53:19 - The PeerCapital Story 57:58 - Right to Win for a new Fund 1:02:01 - Value Systems for Rohit 1:04:45 - Proof Points for Outlier Founders 1:07:39 - How do Founders define Rohit as an Investor? 1:10:30 - How do you manage to do the boring bits of your company? 1:14:10 - Learnings from the Journey!

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Aug 13, 202301:23:19
E145 - India's Largest Storytelling Platform w/JOSH Talks' Supriya Paul

E145 - India's Largest Storytelling Platform w/JOSH Talks' Supriya Paul

In this conversation, we speak with the Co-Founder & CEO of JOSH Talks, Supriya Paul. Supriya and Shobhit started JOSH Talks back in 2015 while both of them were still in college, studying in Delhi University. JOSH Talks is now India's leading content platform, with the greatest distribution business there is, followed by millions in the country. Through this conversation we uncover how Distribution Led Businesses are built, how to Crack great Storytelling, How India consumes content and what goes behind building this machinery. This remains to be one of the best conversations on the podcast, check it out! Supriya LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/supriyapaul/ Jivraj LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jivrajsinghsachar/ 00:00 - Introduction 01:52 - Starting JOSH Talks as a 19-year old 05:10 - Day 1 Vision of JOSH 08:48 - Distribution Led Businesses 12:35 - Repeatable Success (11 Channels with Million Subscribers) 14:42 - Learnings for Storytelling 17:01 - What is Bharat? 21:01 - Backend of JOSH 25:35 - Content to Education 29:15 - Avoiding Complacence through a LONG Journey 32:30 - Building Maturity as a Founder 35:28 - Founder Growth 38:27 - Being Vulnerable in Public 42:01 - Capital Raising for a Completely New Journey 44:55 - Building Teams at JOSH 48:09 - Supriya as described by her Friends 48:33 - Future thinking by Supriya 49:31 - Life beyond work for Supriya 50:16 - Thought where Supriya has changed her mind 51:55 - Things to avoid in the Journey 54:06 - Final Learnings


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Jul 30, 202356:04
E144 - Financial Planning Explained w/1Finance's Jeet Marwadi

E144 - Financial Planning Explained w/1Finance's Jeet Marwadi

In this Episode, we speak to the Founder of 1 Finance - Jeet Marwadi, on understanding Financial Planning. Phenomenal episode on decoding Financial Planning and how an organisation is solving from it end to end. Very interesting learnings from a Founder who is building a super fascinating solution in a bootstrapped way.


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Jul 16, 202301:01:08
E143 - India's Biggest Angel Investor w/Utsav Somani of Offline, AngelList India, iSeed, Galaxy

E143 - India's Biggest Angel Investor w/Utsav Somani of Offline, AngelList India, iSeed, Galaxy

In this Episode of the Podcast, we speak to Utsav Somani - India's Biggest Angel Investor and decode how he thinks. Utsav is the Founder of AngelList India, General Partner - iSeed and Founder of Galaxy. Tune in to hear Utsav unfiltered on a host of subjects, lets dive in! 00:00 - Introduction 01:32 - Starting AngelList India via a Cold Email 06:15 - How Utsav started to Angel Invest? 15:23 - Evolution of Angel Investing 21:20 - What is Smart Capital? 25:15 - Mastering New Initiatives (Angel Investing, AngelList India, iSeed, Galaxy) 30:42 - Founder Led Capital in India 33:06 - Substance vs Noise 37:18 - Outlier Traits in Founders 40:28 - Original Thoughts? 43:00 - Priorities 46:44 - Depth vs Breadth 47:55 - Future Lens 50:30 - Health as a Focus 57:07 - Leveraging Naval's learnings 1:00:02 - Most Important Learnings 1:04:15 - The 1% quality for Utsav 1:06:02 - How will founders define Utsav? 1:06:50 - The ONE Learning 1:08:06 - One truth that Utsav knows more than anybody else 1:10:05 - Conclusion


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Jul 02, 202301:12:10
E142 - India's Largest Social Company w/InShorts' Deepit Purkayastha

E142 - India's Largest Social Company w/InShorts' Deepit Purkayastha

In this Episode, we speak with Deepit Purkayastha, Co-Founder of India's leading Social Company. We uncover how to building Indian Social companies in this very eventful conversation, check it out! 00:00 - Introduction 01:57 - Dropping out and starting up InShorts 06:37 - Insights on Consumer Social in India 10:24 - Light bulb Moments for InShorts 16:20 - Deciding the Form Factor of InShorts 19:55 - Insight Management 21:46 - Monetisation in Indian Social is Broken 26:53 - What is the Business Model of InShorts? 30:20 - Advertising to Brands for InShorts 34:05 - Driving Innovation at the InShorts Group 36:12 - Launching Public App! 41:40 - Building for the Existing Audience vs New Platform 43:20 - Strong Fundamentals for Institutions 48:12 - What is the base of a Legendary Company? 54:28 - Scaling journey of Deepit 58:33 - Upskiling as a Founder 1:01:02 - Most distinct stories 1:03:25 - Motivation for Founders 1:07:02 - Building Social in India


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Jun 18, 202301:12:49
E141 - India's Largest Travel Tech Company (500 Cr Revenue, 16+ Years) w/Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai

E141 - India's Largest Travel Tech Company (500 Cr Revenue, 16+ Years) w/Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai

In this Episode, we speak with Aloke Bajpai, Co-Founder & CEO of Ixigo.


Aloke Bajpai is one of the OGs of the Indian Startup Ecosystem, having built Ixigo through the last 16 years, scaling to 500+ Crores in Revenue, becoming India's leading travel company!


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Jun 04, 202301:20:07
E140 - India's Largest Venture Debt Firm w/Stride Ventures' Ishpreet Singh Gandhi

E140 - India's Largest Venture Debt Firm w/Stride Ventures' Ishpreet Singh Gandhi

In this Episode, we host the Founder and Managing Partner of Stride Ventures, India’s leading Venture Debt Fund & Stride One, a leading financial services platform for Startups. Through the Episode, we discuss nuances of Venture Debt, What’s changing in the Global Landscape, Debt vis-a-vis Equity, and leading a debt fund at scale.


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May 21, 202301:04:24
E139 - The Largest (INR 500 Cr) D2C Exit in India /The Moms Co.'s Malika and Mohit Sadani

E139 - The Largest (INR 500 Cr) D2C Exit in India /The Moms Co.'s Malika and Mohit Sadani

In this Episode, we speak with the Co-Founders of The Moms Co. - having built one of India’s leading consumer brands and producing India’s largest Consumer Exit of INR 500 CR!! This is a masterclass of an episode for anybody thinking about running a brand in the future. Dive deep and let us know what you like about it :) 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - The Beginning/ Journey 03:22 - Unveiling the Unknowns/ Figuring Out the Unknowns 06:51 - Assessing Our Own Performance: A Unique Yardstick 11:20 - Vision behind content creation 18:21 - Behind the Scenes of the Podcast Process 30:15 - What is Wealth Generation 40:00 - Balancing Act: Navigating Business and Personal Life 48:30 - The Mega Exit: A 500 Crore Success Story 55:00 - Exit Strategies: Calculated Moves for Success 1:00:00 - Building Teams and Cultivating Startup Culture 1:10:00 - Lessons Learned: Reflections on the Journe 1:16:00 - What's next/ The Next Chapter


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May 07, 202301:19:02
E138 - The Largest Healthcare Platform in India w/Prashant Tandon of Tata 1mg

E138 - The Largest Healthcare Platform in India w/Prashant Tandon of Tata 1mg

In this episode we host Prashant Tandon, CEO & Co-Founder of Tata 1mg, India's largest healthcare platform. We uncover how Prashant has had an early intuition for building in Healthcare in India and subsequently what it means to have a mindset to build a long-lasting institution. Tata is synonymous with Trust and the decision to partner with Tata has shaped the company in interesting ways; which is also something we uncover. Tune in for a super in-depth conversation on building in Healthcare from India! 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - What prompted Prashant to startup? 08:30 - Role of Stanford GSB + McKinsey 09:52 - Recognising the Healthcare Opportunity 16:38 - How Healthcare Stakeholders work? 25:20 - Role of Trust 31:26 - 1mg partnering with Tata 36:16 - 1mg Culture vs Tata 1mg Culture 39:00 - Offline Excellence as a Digital First Company 43:08 - Role of Talent in building 1mg 47:38 - What are A Players? 49:36 - Staying course to achieve the Mission 52:50 - How to stay Mission Oriented? 54:12 - Growth in Prashant's journey through the last 15 years 58:33 - Truths of Entrepreneurship


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Apr 23, 202301:02:33
E137 - India's Largest Battery Swapping Network w/Pulkit Khurana of Battery Smart

E137 - India's Largest Battery Swapping Network w/Pulkit Khurana of Battery Smart

In this episode of the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast, we speak with Pulkit Khurana, Co-Founder of Batter Smart - India's largest battery-swapping network. Battery Smart is a special company building the future of battery swapping in the country. While a lot has been said about Electric Vehicles, we are still split on what happens to be the best approach to building a clean mobility future. Battery Smart has proven that swapping as a solution works and its fascinating how they have been able to scale in the brief span of time they have been around. Tune in to explore the nuances of how they make this happen. Very fascinating conversation with an incredible founder, let's jump in! 00:00 - Introduction 01:53 - Journey of Starting Up 05:28 - EV Landscape 10:50 - Early days with Battery Smart 15:39 - Why Battery Swapping vs Other Possible Solutions? 17:58 - How does Battery Swapping work? 21:55 - Battery Design 24:45 - Customer Use Case of Swapping 30:35 - Use of Data through the process 35:32 - Navigation the Execution Heavy nature of the Business 39:50 - Quality Control during Swapping 45:00 - Business Model & Economics of Battery Smart 50:16 - Getting ready to Scale the business 54:32 - Scaling Culture 58:02 - Challenges during the building journey 1:02:32 - Personal Scaling Journey 1:06:10 - Conclusion


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Apr 09, 202301:09:18
E136 - Building an Institutional Gaming & Media Focused Fund w/Salone Sehgal of Lumikai

E136 - Building an Institutional Gaming & Media Focused Fund w/Salone Sehgal of Lumikai

In this Episode, we host Salone Sehgal - Founding General Partner of Lumikai Fund, India's First Gaming & Interactive Media Fund. This is a very unique conversation with a first time woman GP, breaking the glass ceiling of the VC World.


Salone candidly shares multiple learnings from the first couple of years of building Lumikai, shedding light upon on the Indian Gaming Ecosystem. Tune in for some wonderful insights on building Institutional VC practice in India grounds-up. 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - Early Career: Discover Saloni's journey from her early life to becoming a prominent figure in the venture capital industry. 5:35 - Lumikai's Influential Factors: Uncover the key influences that paved the way for the creation of Lumikai, a vertical sector focus fund. 10:00 - Building a Vertical Sector Focus Fund in India: Explore the essential elements involved in establishing a vertical sector focus fund in the Indian market. 15:08 - Developing Foresight and the Booming Gaming Industry: Gain insights into how Saloni develops foresight and clarity of thought, with a focus on the thriving gaming industry. 19:16 - Parameters for Building Lumikai: Discover the crucial parameters and criteria considered in building Lumikai and shaping its investment decisions. 29:49 - The Importance of Coaching: Understand the significant role coaching plays in personal and professional growth. 34:29 - Managing Short-term and Long-term Problems: Gain valuable guidance on effectively managing short-term and long-term challenges and distinguishing between urgency and importance. 37:20 - The Fabric and Ethos of Lumikai: Explore the core values and guiding principles that define Lumikai as a fund. 39:90 - The Five C Analysis Framework: Discover the framework used by Saloni to evaluate and analyze founders, focusing on the five key criteria. 42:40 - Interactive Media and Disrupting Traditional Industries: Uncover the concept of interactive media and its potential to disrupt traditional industries, with a particular emphasis on gaming. 47:00 - Predicting the Future and Staying Ahead: Explore the tools and mechanisms utilized by Saloni to predict the future and maintain a competitive edge. 50:30 - Saloni's Unique Qualities as an Investor: Discover the distinctive qualities and characteristics that set Saloni apart as an investor in the venture capital landscape. 52:13 - Personal Process and Growth Strategies: Gain insights into Saloni's personal process and strategies for achieving significant growth, drawing from her experience with Myntra. 53:20 - Leadership Learnings and Perspectives: Explore Saloni's leadership insights and learnings, and gain valuable perspectives on defining leadership qualities. 57:45 - Identifying the Path to Success: Understand the importance of identifying one's unique path to success and leveraging individual strengths. 1:00:00 - Core Learnings for Women in VC: Gain valuable advice and core learnings specifically tailored for women navigating the venture capital industry.


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Mar 26, 202301:04:16
E135 - Transforming Education in India (Video Version) w/Pratham Mittal of Masters' Union
Mar 12, 202301:38:49
Update - We're going Video First!

Update - We're going Video First!

Hello Listeners, we are glad to share that we are now a video first podcast :)


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Feb 26, 202301:37
E134 - Building India’s Largest E-Commerce Enabler w/Shiprocket's Saahil Goel

E134 - Building India’s Largest E-Commerce Enabler w/Shiprocket's Saahil Goel

In this episode, I (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Jivraj Singh Sachar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) speak with Saahil Goel, Co-Founder & CEO of Shiprocket.  Shiprocket is building India’s largest E-Commerce Enabler, with the wedge of being the leading player in logistics and now expanding into other ancillary categories that simplify the lives of independent e-commerce merchants.  Shiprocket is a special company and we decode much of their 10+ year journey to get here. I ask Saahil questions around the pivots, the behind the scenes in logistics, the culture and many more aspects that help us understand more around the business model of Shiprocket.  This was a special conversation as Saahil brings a lot of clarity and structure to company building. Tune in for a great one, But before we get started,  here is a quick word on our sponsor for the episode: Stride Ventures, which is one of India’s leading Venture Debt Funds, becoming synonymous with innovative startup financing in India. Stride provides comprehensive solutions, going beyond venture debt, to cater to distinctive challenges faced by high-growth and inherently strong businesses, backed by leading institutions. The fund has a portfolio of over 60+ diversified companies, having deployed more than Rupees 1500 Crore to date. In just over two years, Stride Ventures has emerged as the preferred venture debt lender in the Indian Ecosystem. To know more about this phenomenal fund, visit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://strideventures.in/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hope you liked the 134th Episode on the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast - Building India’s Largest E-Commerce Enabler! That was it from this Episode, thanks again for tuning in! :) If you liked the episode, do share with your friends or drop us a quick review! Also, do follow us on social media to stay updated with all new episodes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/isv_podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indian-silicon-valley-podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indiansiliconvalleypodcast/ Gallery of all Episodes: https://airtable.com/shrTOFf1z5UT0q9p8 You can also subscribe to the YouTube Channel of the Podcast : https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianSiliconValley/ "If you never try, you never know" Stay Tuned, Keep Building.
Feb 12, 202358:55
E133 - Building a Global Consumer Brand from India w/Vahdam’s Bala Sarda

E133 - Building a Global Consumer Brand from India w/Vahdam’s Bala Sarda

In this Episode, I (⁠⁠⁠⁠@Jivraj Singh Sachar⁠⁠⁠⁠) speak with Bala Sarda, Founder & CEO of Vahdam India.

Vahdam is one of India’s first consumer brands to go global from Day 1 and establish an incredible presence across global markets. Almost 90% of Vahdam’s revenues continue to come from international geographies with heavy presence in the US & Europe. With this global presence as the central theme, I chat with Bala, a very illustrious founder with built in Entrepreneurial DNA. His early influences of seeing business within the family and then starting out very early as a student provide a glimpse into what the early founder sparks look like. 

Through the episode, we discuss what it means to build an international supply chain and expand geoprahically, while building trust and confidence with foreign consumers. The story of Vahdam is a playbook for any aspiring founder, looking to someday establish a brand from India for the World. This conversation has been pending for long and I am so glad we could finally get it in! To all consumer brand lovers, you will thoroughly enjoy this one. But before we get started,  here is a quick word on our sponsor for the episode:

Stride Ventures, which is one of India’s leading Venture Debt Funds, becoming synonymous with innovative startup financing in India. Stride provides comprehensive solutions, going beyond venture debt, to cater to distinctive challenges faced by high-growth and inherently strong businesses, backed by leading institutions. The fund has a portfolio of over 60+ diversified companies, having deployed more than Rupees 1500 Crore to date. In just over two years, Stride Ventures has emerged as the preferred venture debt lender in the Indian Ecosystem. To know more about this phenomenal fund, visit - ⁠⁠⁠https://strideventures.in/⁠⁠⁠

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Jan 28, 202356:32
E132 - Building the AWS of Testers w/Lambda Test’s Asad Khan

E132 - Building the AWS of Testers w/Lambda Test’s Asad Khan

In this Episode, I (⁠⁠⁠@Jivraj Singh Sachar⁠⁠⁠) speak with Asad Khan, Co-Founder & CEO of Lambda Test.

Asad is one of the most fascinating founders I’ve had on the show, as he exhibits the founder experience from both a bootstrapped mindset, having built a multi-million dollar services business and the venture mindset, building a global product giant currently. Lambda Test is working towards becoming the AWS of Testers, covering more than a million developers and 500 enterprises currently! They are one of the most disruptive DevTools companies being built from India. 

Considering the innovative nature of what Asad is building and the massic scope ahead, I tried to be mindful of the insights we could derive from his journey. Through the episode, we focus on tactical aspects around hiring senior leaders, looking out for great talent, the importance of storytelling internally at a growth oriented fast-moving company, GTM strategies that worked and that did not, trying to uncover how Lambda Test got here. I thoroughly enjoyed Asad’s insights on the show and strongly recommend sticking around till the end. But before we get started, here is a quick word on our sponsor for the episode:

Stride Ventures, which is one of India’s leading Venture Debt Funds, becoming synonymous with innovative startup financing in India. Stride provides comprehensive solutions, going beyond venture debt, to cater to distinctive challenges faced by high-growth and inherently strong businesses, backed by leading institutions. The fund has a portfolio of over 60+ diversified companies, having deployed more than Rupees 1500 Crore to date. In just over two years, Stride Ventures has emerged as the preferred venture debt lender in the Indian Ecosystem. To know more about this phenomenal fund, visit - ⁠⁠https://strideventures.in/⁠⁠

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Jan 21, 202344:59
E131 - Pioneering Brand Building in India w/WOW Skin Sciences’ Manish Chowdhary

E131 - Pioneering Brand Building in India w/WOW Skin Sciences’ Manish Chowdhary

In this Episode, I (⁠⁠@Jivraj Singh Sachar⁠⁠) speak with Manish Chowdhary , Co-Founder of WOW.

Manish is one of the OG Consumer Founders in the country, having built a very purposeful consumer brand in and from India, pioneering many of the brand building concepts that many Indian companies now follow. WOW has become a leader in the space, not just nationally but also internationally - proving the potential of homegrown consumer brands in global markets. 

Breaking down the journey through this episode was absolutely insightful, we discovered how Manish has built WOW, going deep into the brand building process, including global expansion, new product development and focus areas for brands. This is an absolute gem of an episode, stay tuned till the end for some very actionable learnings. Before we get started, here is a quick word on our sponsor for the episode:

Stride Ventures, which is one of India’s leading Venture Debt Funds, becoming synonymous with innovative startup financing in India. Stride provides comprehensive solutions, going beyond venture debt, to cater to distinctive challenges faced by high-growth and inherently strong businesses, backed by leading institutions. The fund has a portfolio of over 60+ diversified companies, having deployed more than Rupees 1500 Crore to date. In just over two years, Stride Ventures has emerged as the preferred venture debt lender in the Indian Ecosystem. To know more about this phenomenal fund, visit - ⁠https://strideventures.in/⁠

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Jan 14, 202338:58
E130 - Being the CEO of an Indian Public Company w/Five Star Finance’s Rangarajan Krishnan

E130 - Being the CEO of an Indian Public Company w/Five Star Finance’s Rangarajan Krishnan

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Rangarajan Krishanan, CEO of Five Star Finance.

Rangarajan’s persona is a bit beyond the norm on the podcast, as he is not a direct founder nor an investor. Rangarajan is the CEO who joined Five Star Finance as an outsider, but in the 7 years that he has been around he has led the company to a Public Listing on the NSE and is gearing up for a phenomenal run as the CEO of a Public Company in India. His thoughts around starting up, company building, talent & culture are very fascinating in a world of venture funded startups. This conversation is very different from the usual episodes on the show as it displays some very interesting old economy + new economy insights.

Five Star Finance is a MSME lending company with almost 6000 crores in disbursements through a brand led model mostly prevalent in the south of India currently. Interestingly, Five Star holds the unique badge of being the Oldest Unicorn in the country having started almost 34 years back as a traditional business. I chat with Rangarajan on how this journey has unfolded and his learnings along the way. We discuss some very fascinating aspects of company building and lending in FinTech. This mostly revolves around the underwriting, collections and expansion process at Five Star - decoding the business model in depth. Further, we understand how starting up needs to be organic and what alternative ways to blitzscaling, talent curation and founder growth might be. This episode is very interesting to say the least, stick around for some phenomenal insights from the CEO of a Public Company in India! But before we get started, here is a quick word on our sponsor for the episode:

Stride Ventures, which is one of India’s leading Venture Debt Funds, becoming synonymous with innovative startup financing in India. Stride provides comprehensive solutions, going beyond venture debt, to cater to distinctive challenges faced by high-growth and inherently strong businesses, backed by leading institutions. The fund has a portfolio of over 60+ diversified companies, having deployed more than Rupees 1500 Crore to date. In just over two years, Stride Ventures has emerged as the preferred venture debt lender in the Indian Ecosystem. To know more about this phenomenal fund, visit - https://strideventures.in/

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Jan 08, 202355:55
2023 - Happy New Year! & What is in store through the year?

2023 - Happy New Year! & What is in store through the year?

Today is 1st January and I felt it would be best to have a breezy message rather today & continue the series next Sunday onwards.

As we get started with 2023, I am figuring out what I can do differently with the podcast. One exciting bit that I have been working upon is building Indian Silicon Valley Capital, more on that soon!

Beyond ISV Capital, I am convinced that there should be more formats on the podcast. So what we’re going to do very soon is have video content, recorded in great set-ups and re-purposed in a lot of shorter format content. This is a format I’ve been meaning to try out for a while and I am glad to share that hopefully by the end of Q1 this year, we should have something to show for.

I also want to try more vertical series on the podcast, so maybe we do a 4-6 series dedicated to certain themes - Public Company CEOs, C Suite Operators at Indian Unicorns, Angel Investors, etc.

There is lots that can be done, and I would love to implement what you would like to consumer. Do share with me your thoughts on these ideas, and I’ll keep brewing fascinating content from the world of Indian Startups.

This year is probably going to be the bear run, but bull or bear - the Podcast is here to bring some of deepest insights from the Indian Startup Ecosystem.

Stay Tuned & Keep Building!

Wishing you all again, a Very Happy New Year!

Jan 01, 202302:34
2022 - Year Recap, Best Episodes & Gratitude

2022 - Year Recap, Best Episodes & Gratitude

In this Episode, we take a look back at 2022, revisiting the year that it has been and some of the best episodes on the show. 

Wishing everyone listening, Merry Christmas and a great close to the year, 2022. It’s been another year since the podcast has been running and I could not be more thankful to all of you for listening and supporting this journey. As we conclude the year, I figured it would be interesting to try a different format and summarise the year, instead of a new Episode!

And so through the episode, I go ahead and share a brief recap of the year that it has been for the Podcast, along with some very interesting best episodes + learnings through the year. 

We published 51 Episodes through the year before this one, which included 3 masterclasses and 48 episodes as a part of the general series without missing a single week of publishing through the year. 

From covering Gaming to Logistics to FinTech to Real Estate, this year had some of the most mature conversations on the podcast!

Looking back, I have so many favorites - highlighting some is very difficult, but let me try. We had some great Venture Episodes through the year, including the one with Vikram of Matrix, Hemant of General Catalyst, Deven of Insight, Mridul of Elevation, Vaibhav of Better. The common learnings through these episodes around business cycles, sustainably winning, building culture at VC Funds and pattern recognition are a gold mine of insights. If you're looking to understand the Venture World better, this is a great place to dive deeper. 

I hosted some of the best Founders in the ecosystem through the year. Some unforgettable episodes include the ones with Vasanth of smallcase, Rohit of Darwinbox, Sai of MPL, Ankush of ShareChat, Ankit of CureFoods, Shashank of The Whole Truth, Gaurav of Yubi, Awais of Pixxel, Pratham of Masters’ Union and Ruchi of Oxyzo. All of these episodes and the others, highlight distinct founder traits and learnings from journeys’ which exhibit great perseverance, grit and passion for building.

I am so grateful to have started the podcast and I continue to cherish each & every new conversation on the show. I would like to thank you all for supporting us through another very interesting year for the Startup Ecosystem and hope I can add value to your lives via the podcast, with each new Episode.

Thank you, Stay Tuned & Keep Building. Wishing you all a great close to 2022!

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Dec 25, 202205:14
E129 - The Full Circle of Building a Consumer Brand in India w/The Moms Co.'s Mohit Sadaani

E129 - The Full Circle of Building a Consumer Brand in India w/The Moms Co.'s Mohit Sadaani

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Mohit Sadaani, Co-Founder of The Moms Co. 

The Moms Co. is one of India’s OG Consumer Brands, which has now gone through the entire circle of starting up, scaling and now exiting. I speak with Mohit on how this journey has unfolded and what it means to have gone through this roller coaster ride in full. Considering his vantage point, there were a bunch of aspects to touch upon. From Brand Building in the 2017s to what is now. From D2C being a sales channel to realising the need for greater synergies in order for the brand to outlast the founders and team members. From the integration of employees to the role of Luck. We uncover some very fascinating insights from Mohit through the conversation, which are super relevant for consumer founders and operators. Stick around till the end for some very practical and tangible learnings. Here is a quick word about our sponsor for the episode:

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Dec 18, 202250:02
E128 - Transforming Indian Higher Education w/Masters' Union's Pratham Mittal

E128 - Transforming Indian Higher Education w/Masters' Union's Pratham Mittal

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Pratham Mittal, Founder & CEO of Masters' Union. 

Pratham is transforming the face of Indian Higher Education by establishing a premier institution, which is championing the most advanced form of practitioner led education globally. Masters’ Union is an MBA equivalent for candidates who have completed under graduation and some years of corporate experience, and are now looking for the next jump in terms of career advancement, understanding of entrepreneurship by grasping actionable skills taught by professionals who have been there done that.

MU is one of the most disruptive education companies in a long time and Pratham shares his learnings of building an Educational Institution from scratch. The next 90 odd minutes capture some of the most interesting insights on Education at large, as I deeply question the ways in which Pratham is approaching this transformation. We uncover a bunch of topics through the episode, this includes what’s broken in Education, what MU is currently doing, why and how is that method is not scalable, what’s next for MU, how to be outcomes focused, what student obsession and transformation looks like, and how founders can best upskill themselves, amongst a bunch of other fascinating things.

This is one of my favourite episodes on the show, and I strongly hope you stick around till the end to understand why. Here is a quick word about our sponsor for the episode:

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Dec 11, 202201:33:14
Masterclass #8 - Marketing w/Raj Sarkar (Ex-1Password, Atlassian, Google)

Masterclass #8 - Marketing w/Raj Sarkar (Ex-1Password, Atlassian, Google)

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Raj Sarkar, Marketing Legend who has served as the ex-CMO at 1Password, Marketing Head at Atlassian and Google earlier. 

In today’s ecosystem, while there are un-ending trade secrets to the world of B2C Marketing, B2B Marketing remains to be a black box. Raj has had a very interesting journey in the world of Marketing, standing out significantly in Silicon Valley. I chat with him through the episode uncovering his learnings from being an incredible Marketer. In the next couple of minutes, I ask Raj about his journey to break in to Marketing, about his day to day as a CMO and in the process uncover what it means to crack it as a Marketer, what skills are required and can be learned and how to navigate a career in Marketing.

This is an absolute gold mine of lessons when it comes to Enterprise Marketing, and there could be no better person to share insights on the subject. Before we get started, here is a quick word on our sponsor for the episode:

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Dec 04, 202245:51
E127 - Transforming the Indian Restaurant-Tech Ecosystem w/Dineout's Ankit Mehrotra

E127 - Transforming the Indian Restaurant-Tech Ecosystem w/Dineout's Ankit Mehrotra

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Ankit Mehrotra, Co-Founder & CEO of Dineout ($200 Mn exit to Swiggy).

Dineout is of the pioneers of the Indian restaurant industry having digitised multiple aspects of the value chain, uncovering massive restaurant footprint and value add. Ankit along with his co-founders has gone through a very interesting decade long journey to build out Dineout. In 10+ years they have added multiple companies to their business suite, expanded product offering on both the B2C and B2B sides, fought the COVID wave and finally gotten acquired by Swiggy, recently.

The next 60 minutes is an absolute masterclass for anyone fascinated by the restaurant industry. Ankit shares the entire story of Dineout, including the early days, the ups and downs & the eventual acquisition. We also discuss what it means to run a restaurant and understand the components required to scale it. And we decode how Dineout managed inorganic growth both as an acquirer and an acquired org, alongside many other very interesting business lessons. $200 Million Exit after 10 years of Business Brilliance, this episode is a true testament to the building journey and what happens in the background. Stick around for the entire episode for incredible insights, but before we get started here is a quick word about our sponsor:

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Nov 27, 202201:00:25
E126 - Leading the Web3 wave from India for the World w/Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal

E126 - Leading the Web3 wave from India for the World w/Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon.

Sandeep & Team are leading the Web3 wave from India for the World. Polygon is by far the largest protocol built out of India, and it continues to raise the bar by leading many innovative breakthroughs in the Crypto Ecosystem. Through the next 60 minutes, we uncover how Sandeep & team have gotten this far. This journey has been massively challenging, but we are finally at the forefront of leading tech thanks to Polygon.

We discuss the continuous innovation evident at Polygon, understand how to build brilliant teams, decode what it was like earlier and what it is like now, while going deeper into the impacts of incidents like the recent FTX crash. Sandeep has been super candid throughout this conversation, and I can assure you a plethora of brilliant insights through this entire episode. But before we get started, here is a quick word about our sponsor:

Stride Ventures, which is one of India’s leading Venture Debt Funds, becoming synonymous with innovative startup financing in India. Stride provides comprehensive solutions, going beyond venture debt, to cater to distinctive challenges faced by high-growth and inherently strong businesses, backed by leading institutions. The fund has a portfolio of over 60+ diversified companies, having deployed more than Rupees 1500 Crore to date. In just over two years, Stride Ventures has emerged as the preferred venture debt lender in the Indian Ecosystem. To know more about this phenomenal fund, visit - https://strideventures.in/

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Nov 20, 202253:32
E125 - Becoming India's #1 Solo GP w/Better Capital's Vaibhav Domkundwar

E125 - Becoming India's #1 Solo GP w/Better Capital's Vaibhav Domkundwar

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Vaibhav Domkundwar, Founder of Better Capital.

Vaibhav is India’s leading Solo General Partner, having founded Better Capital and leading it to become one of the most promising early stage venture funds in the country. Built on top of fundamentals such as early conviction, phenomenal speed in decision making and compounded network effects, Better has successfully invested in more than 250 companies to date, some of which include the incredible institutions such as Open Bank, Slice, M2P, Rupeek, Teachmint and many more!

Through the next 90 minutes, we uncover how Vaibhav has established Better Capital in the ecosystem and paved the way for the next generation of Solo Capitalists in the country. We discuss his framework of investing, building conviction, process of identifying relevant markets with a forward looking lens, the importance of systems thinking in building scalable mechanisms and understand deeply how he thinks about portfolio construction, portfolio support at scale and building a brand by writing in public.

This episode has Vaibhav share a plethora of compounded learnings in the most candid manner I have heard and I have cherished each part of the conversation. I am certain you will too, but before we get started, here is a quick word about our sponsor:

Stride Ventures, which is one of India’s leading Venture Debt Funds, becoming synonymous with innovative startup financing in India. Stride provides comprehensive solutions, going beyond venture debt, to cater to distinctive challenges faced by high-growth and inherently strong businesses, backed by leading institutions. The fund has a portfolio of over 60+ diversified companies, having deployed more than Rupees 1500 Crore to date. In just over two years, Stride Ventures has emerged as the preferred venture debt lender in the Indian Ecosystem. To know more about this phenomenal fund, visit - https://strideventures.in/

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Nov 13, 202201:20:49
E124 - Building India's Leading Innovation Hub w/T-Hub's MSR

E124 - Building India's Leading Innovation Hub w/T-Hub's MSR

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with MSR, CEO of T-Hub.

T-Hub is India’s leading Innovation Hub paving the way for multiple ecosystems to connect and interact with each other in order to ensure the sustainable growth of startups coming from Hyderabad and around. Srinivas Rao Mahankali, popularly known as MSR has been a serial entrepreneur, having built successful companies in the past. His experience over 3 long decades in the ecosystem is incredibly valuable and we decode much of that and more through this insightful conversation.

Through the episode, we uncover MSR’s journey, the T-Hub fundamentals of startup building, the nature of collaboration T-Hub facilitates and the programs that keep fueling the energy & passion. T-Hub has now completed 7 years since inception and it is exceptional how far it has come. To understand on a deeper note what it stands for and how MSR is leading the team to make it the world’s leading incubator was phenomenally wonderful. I am certain all of you listening will feel the same, but before we get started, here is a quick word about our sponsor:

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Nov 06, 202250:34
E123 - Disrupting the Day to Day Auto Industry w/Park+' Amit Lakhotia

E123 - Disrupting the Day to Day Auto Industry w/Park+' Amit Lakhotia

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Amit Lakhotia, Founder of Park+

Park+ is disrupting the way we interact with the auto industry and lead day to day lives. When owning a 4 wheeler of any kind, there are multiple nuances on an everyday basis like parking, washing, identification, etc. Park+ is building the entire suite that solves for these problems and has soon emerged as a leader in the space. Amit is a career operator, having built incredible products, leading brilliant teams. He was at MakeMyTrip, Paytm and Tokopedia before starting Park+. All of these companies eventually went public and Amit shares with us the learnings from each and the journey to building Park+

We chatted for almost an hour, decoding the very fascinating nature of this problem statement and business. We understand how Amit cracked partnerships initially with the multiple stakeholders Park+ deals with, how they build a strong operational engine with hardware excellence, how they launch new cities and expand, how they structure the organization and how to scale effectively. I absolutely loved the granular practical insights from Amit and I am sure you will too, but before we get started, here is a quick word about our sponsor:

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Oct 30, 202201:01:39
E122 - Enabling Web3 to reach the Masses w/Biconomy's Aniket Jindal

E122 - Enabling Web3 to reach the Masses w/Biconomy's Aniket Jindal

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Aniket Jindal, Co-Founder of Biconomy.

Biconomy is building the infrastructure that shall enable Web3 to reach the masses. It is a cross-chain relayer infrastructure and transaction network that aims to help DApp users avoid complexities of the crypto ecosystem. Aniket started Biconomy with the vision of making crypto accessible by all in a simple, convenient manner. I chat with him and decode his journey of getting entrenched into the ecosystem and building Biconomy.

Through the conversation we understand the turn of events that led him to get where he has, his fascination for the blockchain technology, his vision of the future and how Biconomy is achieving it bit by bit, navigating multiple interesting components including community, talent and partnerships. This was a fantastic conversation and I am sure all of you listening will have a great time. Before we get started, here is quick word about our sponsor:

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Oct 23, 202252:22
E121 -
Building the Leading Logistics Company
w/Pickrr's Gaurav Mangla

E121 - Building the Leading Logistics Company w/Pickrr's Gaurav Mangla

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Gaurav Mangla, Co-Founder & CEO of Pickrr.

Pickrr is one of the largest logistics software companies in the country, having recently been acquired by Shiprocket for a whooping 200 Million Dollars. The Pickrr journey has been filled with a lot of twists and turns. Starting off as a core logistics player owning the fleet, then surviving with very little cash and doing an emergency angel round to stay afloat, pivoting the model and then finally finding scalable PMF, growing at an incredible velocity and eventually being acquired completing the full circle.

I chat with Gaurav, the CEO of Pickrr to decode this phenomenal journey. We discuss his previous stint at company building, along with decoding the nuances of building a logistics business, the culture at Pickrr, as he shares with us his learnings in the most candid way I have witnessed. This has been a brilliant conversation and I am sure all of you listening will take back some very tactical learnings for company building. But before we get started, here is quick word about our sponsor:

Stride Ventures, which is one of India’s leading Venture Debt Funds, becoming synonymous with innovative startup financing in India. Stride provides comprehensive solutions, going beyond venture debt, to cater to distinctive challenges faced by high-growth and inherently strong businesses, backed by leading institutions. The fund has a portfolio of over 60+ diversified companies, having deployed more than Rupees 1500 Crore to date. In just over two years, Stride Ventures has emerged as the preferred venture debt lender in the Indian Ecosystem. To know more about this phenomenal fund, visit - https://strideventures.in/

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Oct 16, 202248:50