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Ep68: Ganesh Shankar, Co-Founder of FluxGen - On Solving India’s Water Shortage Crisis


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"WHO WILL MARRY YOU!" - Ganesh's mother's reaction to him quitting General Electric & starting his own company! This week I chat to Ganesh Shanker. The Co-Founder of FluxGen. A start-up company based in Bangalore they has developed a low-cost and local Internet of Things (IoT) solution for energy and water management (EWM). So in this podcast we talk about - How he got the idea, how it works, the ups and downs of entrepreneurial life to bootstrapping the company.

We also talk about management styles & why the 14th February is an important date! Nothing to do with Valentine's day! Future of Indian Startups. Stats. The cultural advantages of Indian startups. He also talks about an inspirational cycling adventure from Bangalore to Goa. So please enjoy the show, Thank you!

in this podcast we also talk about:

  • Examples of troubles & challenges
  • Stats so far
  • Starting the business without a business plan
  • Can anyone be an Entrepreneur?
  • What problem are they solving?
  • Aims and objectives in the next 2 years
  • How does he keep on top of things
  • His management styles "You focus on your work, I will focus on your career!"
  • Life at General Electric
  • Comparing management styles between Fluxgen & General Electric
  • Cycling chat!
  • and much much more!

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