CREWcasts

Welcome to CREWcasts.

Get ready for an exciting glimpse of what this channel offers: genuine stories from SKDIV®, unfiltered takes on gaming trends, and valuable insights from the realms of software and AI.

Who this is for: Gamers, developers, founders, designers, and anyone eager to explore the future of gaming + technology.

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About SKDIV®:

SKDIV® Industries Private Limited creates cutting-edge, in-house software and AI products from India for the world—focusing on social gaming (CREW™) and productivity (IRYS©). Our mission? To empower creators, players, and teams with tools that are fast, scalable, and community-driven!

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Is storytelling the most powerful sales skill in 2025? In this CREWcasts episode, Host: Ruchi Kotecha sits down with Saurabh to unpack how he’s using community, events and authentic stories to win in B2B SaaS sales and build LIVEHAUS and Impact Circle in Sydney.

They dive into:
• Why the best ideas (and deals) still happen in-person
• How LIVEHAUS and Impact Circle are reshaping the Sydney startup community
• Using events instead of cold outbound as a demand-gen and sales engine
• How to network without being cringe: coffee chats, walking groups, roundtables
• Personal branding, LinkedIn, and storytelling as real sales leverage
• Handling introversion, awkward moments and embarrassment as a founder or seller
• The psychology of selling, discipline vs motivation, and building a brand online

If you’re a founder, salesperson, HR/people leader or community builder, this episode is a playbook on how to sell, build trust and grow a real network without feeling salesy.

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⏱ Chapters

• 00:00:00 Trailer
• 00:00:21 Intro
• 00:00:42 Guest Introduction
• 00:01:14 Why LIVEHAUS?
• 00:01:49 Best Ideas Happen In-Person
• 00:02:11 Impact Circle Beginnings
• 00:03:08 Sydney’s Community Growth
• 00:03:41 Idea Behind Impact Circle
• 00:04:32 Ambitious People Together
• 00:05:21 Target Audience
• 00:06:03 Sydney Startup Gap
• 00:06:10 Storytelling & Community
• 00:07:24 Walking Groups & Loneliness
• 00:08:24 Founder/VC Culture
• 00:08:35 Journey Into SaaS Sales
• 00:09:55 Coffee Chats Journey
• 00:10:56 Forming Impact Circle
• 00:12:00 Events vs Digital Marketing
• 00:13:08 High-Value Client Story
• 00:14:05 Event Marketing Strategy
• 00:14:51 LIVEHAUS Events
• 00:16:14 Impact Circle Vision
• 00:17:28 Upcoming Roundtables
• 00:18:00 Awkward Coffee Moments
• 00:19:00 LinkedIn Networking
• 00:19:18 Hobbies & Running
• 00:20:24 Walk Community Growth
• 00:21:00 Advice for Founders
• 00:22:14 Overcoming Introversion
• 00:23:10 Handling Embarrassment
• 00:24:00 Personal Branding
• 00:25:15 Building Rapport
• 00:26:02 Psychology of Selling
• 00:27:10 Discipline vs Motivation
• 00:28:00 Building a Brand Online
• 00:29:00 Closing Thoughts
• 00:30:28 Bloopers and Credits

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💬 Tell us in the comments: What’s one story that has helped you close a deal, land a job or build a real connection?

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In Part 2 of this CREWcasts episode, 22-year-old founder & CEO Divyansh Shekhar goes deeper into the realities most young founders ignore — execution, discipline, ethics, and why most startups never make it past the hype stage. No theory. No motivational fluff. Just how it really works when you have no funding, no safety net, and no Plan B.

We break down:
• The brutal reasons most startups fail in their first years
• How AI is changing business (and how founders are getting it wrong)
• The mindset shift that separates real builders from “wannabe founders”
• Using the Double Diamond framework in the real world
• Finding real problems, real customers, and building trust
• Pressure, responsibility, and making decisions when everything is on the line
• Where SKDIV® is headed next

If you’re 18–25 and serious about building a startup, brand, agency, tech product, or media company — this conversation is for the 1% who’ll actually execute.

⏱ TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00:00 Coming up
• 00:00:25 Discussing AI
• 00:02:25 People losing their ability
• 00:03:16 Most students do this
• 00:04:15 The scary thing about business
• 00:06:55 Double Diamond framework
• 00:07:24 Finding real problems
• 00:09:15 Advice for young entrepreneurs
• 00:09:55 Business and AI ethics
• 00:11:01 What approach should founders take?
• 00:14:39 AI vs SI (SKDIV® Intelligence)
• 00:17:41 AI misconceptions
• 00:20:45 Conclusion

About CREWcasts:
CREWcasts is a podcast about founders, creators, business, gaming, and culture. We sit down with entrepreneurs and builders and break down how they’re actually doing it — from idea to execution.

Host: Ruchi Kotecha
Guest: Divyansh Shekhar (Founder & CEO, SKDIV®)

More real conversations on startups, funding, product, leadership, and the side of entrepreneurship you don’t see on Instagram.

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How do you actually start a company in your early 20s — with no funding, no safety net, and no Plan B?

In Part 1 of this CREWcasts episode, 22-year-old founder and CEO Divyansh Shekhar breaks down how he built SKDIV®, a real tech startup with a growing team, clients, and live products. This is not theory. This is the real process of building a startup from scratch at 22.

We talk about:
• How to start a company with no money and no connections
• The mindset you need as a young founder in your early 20s
• How to build a team and get real customers
• Partnerships, pressure, and responsibility
• The next 5 years of SKDIV® and where it’s going
• What SKDIV actually builds (products, platform, audience, market)

If you’re 18–25 and you want to build something (startup, brand, agency, tech product, media company), watch this. This is real founder advice, not motivational fluff.

⏱ TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00:00 Coming up
• 00:00:23 Intro & Guest
• 00:01:11 SKDIV Origin Story
• 00:03:48 Turning Point
• 00:06:03 Key Partnerships
• 00:07:42 Next 5 Years
• 00:10:38 Who SKDIV Serves
• 00:17:56 SKDIV Products
• 00:23:56 SKDIV Community Impact
• 00:25:51 Outro

About CREWcasts:
CREWcasts is a podcast about founders, creators, business, gaming, and culture. We sit down with entrepreneurs and builders and ask them how they’re actually doing it — from idea to execution.

Host: Ruchi Kotecha
Guest: Divyansh Shekhar (Founder & CEO, SKDIV®)

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More conversations on startups, funding, building product, leadership, and the real side of entrepreneurship.

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Barbering Beyond the Cut (Part 2)
Ash and Aras share actionable tactics: reviews that convert, Google Maps best practices, content that drives bookings, and why digital-first branding is now a must-have. Plus a quickfire round on tools, tips, and studio favorites—powered by the SKDIV® partnership.

Guests & Studios
• True Cut Barber Studio (Sydney): https://truecutbarberstudio.com.au/
• Sleight of Hand Barber Studio (Canberra): https://www.sleightofhandbarberstudio.com.au/

SKDIV® Links
• SKDIV® (Studio & Products): https://www.skdiv.com
• CREW™ (site): https://www.crewtm.com
• CREW™ on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skdiv.crew&pcampaignid=web_share
• CREW™ on iOS: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/crew/id6739217561
• CREWcasts™ YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@CREWCasts

Tags: barbershop business, brand strategy, digital marketing, Google Maps, SEO for barbers, SKDIV, CREWcasts

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#crew
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Barbering Beyond the Cut: Craft, Confidence & Community

Host Ruchi talks with Ash (True Cut Barber Studio, Sydney) and Aras (Sleight of Hand, Canberra) about their origins, the evolution of men’s grooming, and how a digital-first brand + local SEO boosted visibility, bookings, and trust via the SKDIV® collaboration for Ash.

Guests & Studios

• True Cut Barber Studio (Sydney): https://truecutbarberstudio.com.au/
• Sleight of Hand Barber Studio (Canberra): https://www.sleightofhandbarberstudio.com.au/

SKDIV® Links
• SKDIV® (Studio & Products): https://www.skdiv.com
• CREW™ (site): https://www.crewtm.com
• CREW™ on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skdiv.crew&pcampaignid=web_share
• CREW™ on iOS: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/crew/id6739217561
• CREWcasts™ YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@CREWCasts

If this helped, like, comment, and subscribe to CREWcasts™ for more founder stories and playbooks.

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#crew #indianbusiness

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