The spectacular fall of one of the biggest crypto companies FTX, from its $33 billion pedestal to bankruptcy, questions the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency marketplace.  Is investing in cryptocurrency really worth it? As with the case of FTX, customers are now paying the price of making a bad investment.  In our latest Hopefully Marketing podcast, Shashank and Rakshit ask, “Is Crypto Just a Fad?”. Tune in for an interesting conversation between this duo and also if you don’t want your money to burn to ashes.

This week's podcast is FAAD as Rakshit sits with the intern-cum-CEO of The FAAD Network at age 23, Aditya Arora to have a fun-insightful conversation.  Aditya takes us along his professional journey that somehow took a turn from engineering to the startup space (I guess it's not very uncommon now).  They talk about the rise of the startup ecosystem in India, people's outlook towards entrepreneurial education in India, the edtech sector, the growing potential of the creator economy, how the recession is going to impact the startup ecosystem in India, his experiences and key learnings for the future startup founders, and much more.  There's so much to unpack in this podcast. At the end of it, we kinda realised why he's known as the FAAD guy. Tune in for an epic convo between this fun duo.

Who wants to complicate things, right? We need everything to be simple and quick as much as possible with a click of our fingers. Apple, for example, markets its products for their simplicity. But is it really simple or have you gotten used to it?  

In this #HopefullyMarketing podcast, Shashank and Rakshit ponder over the superficiality of simplicity, meaning that sometimes we make things complicated to make them simple. We know it's a twisted concept. But hey! We are here to make things simple (in a real sense).

Simulation is a virtual reality where someone else has control over everything that exists within it. Don’t you think that we all are living in a similar situation where our every movement is being monitored by someone else?

Think about it, you once searched for something on the net or talked to someone about liking a product and suddenly it starts popping up in your ads recommendations, on different websites. Why is that so? Are you being watched and listened to?

Find out more in our latest #HopefullyMarketing podcast where Shashank and Rakshit talk about living in a simulation kind of civilization!

In today’s #HopefullyMarketing podcast, Shashank and Praney discuss the relevance of having too many work meetings. The question is, “are they worth it?”

Are they really productive or lead to a waste of time for both parties? If you are working in corporate agencies, this phenomenon is more common. The frequency of having work meetings increased during the covid era and now people have become quite habitual to it.

Shashank and Praney talk about their own experiences revealing some interesting facts and opinions about the same. Don’t forget to tune in to this interesting conversation!

P.s - Rakshit is, unfortunately, not feeling well, but he’ll be back pretty soon! Stay tuned.

Today we have a very special guest, the CEO and Founder of Pitchground, Udit Goenka. From failing companies to building a $20 million bootstrapped company, Udit shares his life's journey and experiences with Rakshit in this very interactive podcast.  

Tune in to learn what is SAAS, how is the SAAS ecosystem in India different from other parts of the world like the US, some amazing insights for budding startup founders from his experiences, the truth behind the practical side of Indian institutions, and much more.

Designers or creators, in general, often deal with the problem of assessing the correct pricing for their services, and most of the time they start pulling numbers out of thin air.

The title of today’s #HopefullyMarketing podcast is inspired by the book by Michael Janda of the same name. Being the all-time companion of Shashank, he discusses with Rakshit how it has helped him in his creative journey to understand the pricing spectrum of design, marketing, and business.

Tune in to our podcast to know about the factors that you should keep in mind while charging for your service, how to deal with the client’s high expectations, and much more.

Having a full-time job leaves little room to pursue any other stuff simultaneously, but there are some creators out there who manage to do that just right! But how do they manage this work-work-life balance?

In this week’s podcast, Rakshit invited a special guest (who also happens to be his colleague), Aanvi Kamdar, a budding traveling and lifestyle creator.

With her candid personality and positive outlook, she will take you on her creative journey and process. Both Rakshit and Aanvi discuss the ways creators can monetize their content, why metrics really matter, and some amazing content tips to keep in mind.

For everything, there exists some kind of subscription from which you cannot escape. But is the subscription model (monthly) the only solution or are there other companies who are doing better and are still profitable?