Design Grid

In 2017, PayTM became the first ever Payments App to cross 100 million downloads in India, starting a revolution in the Fintech sector. This episode welcomes the Head of Product at PayTM, Rahul Saini.

The pandemic put a halt to many things: travel and hospitality being one of the worst-hit. With the pandemic here to stay, comfort and pricing isn’t the deciding factor for travel companies anymore. This episode welcomes Kapil Verma, Head of Product at one of India's biggest travel portals, MakeMyTrip.

Digital payments have dominated the payments market in India: even more during the pandemic. From hawkers and tea-sellers to college students, the digital payment sector is booming massively. This episode, we welcome Vishal Gupta, Product Head at PhonePe.

This episode welcomes the founder of Trndsttrs Media, Jake Bjorseth, an agency that has cracked the code of selling to Gen Z. He’s worked with brands like McDonalds, L’oreal and North Face to help them understand how to connect with this generation.

How does Meesho, an India-based social commerce startup, make a product for such a culturally nuanced audience like India? This and much more in my conversation with Kirti Avasarala, Chief Product Officer at Meesho.

This episode, we welcome Anirban Das, the head of Product at Dunzo: one of the few Indian early-age startups that bagged Google’s investment.

This episode welcomes Neer Sharma, previously co-founder at HaikuJam: a community of over one million collaborative writers from around the world. This one’s for those who believe in exploring the true potential of the internet.

As more brands try to ace the online channel to make sales, even more struggle to crack the code of DTC marketing. If you are one of them or have any inclination towards powerful business built entirely on the internet, then this episode is the right fit for you.

Have you ever wished you had the ability to hack into an investor's mind? Well, this episode, you are in for a treat. From figuring the right product-market fit for a product to learning about the future of customer-centric startups, we cover all of this in a conversation with Shashank Randev, the founder VC at 100X.VC. An alumnus of IMI, Shashank’s firm promises to invest in 100 startups in just twelve months. It also is the first VC in India to invest in early age startups with India SAFE Notes. Here’s where the idea of launching your startup idea gets demystified.

Rakshit Sinha, Senior Product Manager at Spotify speaks to Saksham Mendiratta about how does Spotify exactly ace design humane experiences, how does it understand its users so well and how can designers choose the right work culture.