April 06, 2018

Ep80: [The Best] of the Indian Startup Show - Part 2

2 hours

Best of The Indian Startup Show Part 2. So Today you will hear from Kavita Kapoor, an Entrepreneur, COO of the Microbit foundation, Technologist & Author. Ryan Chadha, entrepreneur & Co-Founder of Jigyasa School. Naveen Jain - Billionaire, Founder & CEO of Moon Express. Neetal Parekh - Founder & CEO of Innov8social Dev Arora, Founder of 8 Minutes.And finally Charanjeev Salva, Founder of SinghStyled.com So sit back & enjoy some of the best moments

Kavita Kapoor, Entrepreneur, COO of the Microbit Foundation, Technologist & Author.

Sharing her first-hand experience of work/life across India.

Book recommendations

Sports in India.

Advice on writing your own book.

Do your research

Differences working in UK & India. (hierarchy & tea!)

Writing a book helps young professionals answer their questions and navigate the dynamic ever-changing workspace.

We talk about a wide range of subjects from her experiences of leadership and mentorships

What makes a good boss, what happens if your boss is not very good

Side projects, blogging, entrepreneurship, to women in tech.

Ryan Chadha, Entrepreneur & co-founder of Jigyasa school.

Building a state-of-the-art preschool which offers a mixed age environment which encourages children to work and play collaboratively

The early days

The highlights

What was Ryan like at school?

Not spending money on advertising

Tips on starting your own business (don't put a time limit on when you want success to happen)

Being an accomplished sportsperson, having represented the UAE at all age group levels for first-class cricket.

Scoring hundreds & Playing against Monty Panesar, Paul Collingwood Liam Plunkett.

Dealing with screaming kids

The 1000 days rule!

Naveen Jain, billionaire, and founder of World Innovation Institute, Intelius, Moon Express and Infospace. also a trustee of the board at the X Prize Foundation,

Moon Express which plans to send a rocket to the moon as a business venture to collect minerals and resources and bring them back to earth.

Project Blue Dot and his time at the XPRIZE Foundation

What makes a good leader?

Starting with very humble beginnings

How does he keep on top of things?

One thing founders should be focusing

Dream so big that people think your CRAZY! & never be afraid to fail

Best advise he received from his mum ( always spend less than what you earn!)

Is there life on Mars?

Creating your own Moonshot!

Cure ageing

Innovation

Scaling

Changing society

Creating a sustainable profitable business.

Neetal Parekh, Founder & CEO of Innov8social.com

Building an online platform to make it easier for people to engage in the social impact space.

Having over a decade of experience in corporate, education, nonprofit, government, and social enterprise.

How she got started.

How YOU can get started with social enterprise,

Volunteering work in India with her mother.

Inspiring social entrepreneurs at the Startup Tech For Good Week in San Francisco

Dev Arora, founder of 8Minutes

On a mission to revolutionize the solar energy sector by helping homeowners and businesses make the transition to solar energy.

What is clean technology

How he got the idea

The current state of the Indian clean technology scene in 2016 (it's like the 1980’s!)

How big the market is in India

Great marketing advice if you don’t have a budget!

Advice on anyone wanting to start a cleantech company

Charanjeev Salva, Founder of SinghStyled

Building the world's first style store created exclusively for the Sikh community.

handpicking and curates a special subscription box every month with Turbans, styling, grooming and lifestyle products.

How he got the idea

Highlights so far

Plans for the future

What is my identity?

The company is my son!

The importance of the Turban

How he & team go about curating products, to plans for the future.

Since launching they are doing really well

-interesting fact 68% of purchases are actually made by non-Sikhs. So listen in to find out why!

if you want to create your own podcast. Check out my class: Getting Your Podcast Off the Ground!. and Get @Skillshare Premium free for 2 months. http://skl.sh/2kRte3f

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April 06, 2018

Ep80: [The Best] of the Indian Startup Show - Part 2

2 hours

Kavita Kapoor, Entrepreneur, COO of the Microbit Foundation, Technologist & Author.

Sharing her first-hand experience of work/life across India.

Book recommendations

Sports in India.

Advice on writing your own book.

Do your research

Differences working in UK & India. (hierarchy & tea!)

Writing a book helps young professionals answer their questions and navigate the dynamic ever-changing workspace.

We talk about a wide range of subjects from her experiences of leadership and mentorships

What makes a good boss, what happens if your boss is not very good

Side projects, blogging, entrepreneurship, to women in tech.

Ryan Chadha, Entrepreneur & co-founder of Jigyasa school.

Building a state-of-the-art preschool which offers a mixed age environment which encourages children to work and play collaboratively

The early days

The highlights

What was Ryan like at school?

Not spending money on advertising

Tips on starting your own business (don't put a time limit on when you want success to happen)

Being an accomplished sportsperson, having represented the UAE at all age group levels for first-class cricket.

Scoring hundreds & Playing against Monty Panesar, Paul Collingwood Liam Plunkett.

Dealing with screaming kids

The 1000 days rule!

Naveen Jain, billionaire, and founder of World Innovation Institute, Intelius, Moon Express and Infospace. also a trustee of the board at the X Prize Foundation,

Moon Express which plans to send a rocket to the moon as a business venture to collect minerals and resources and bring them back to earth.

Project Blue Dot and his time at the XPRIZE Foundation

What makes a good leader?

Starting with very humble beginnings

How does he keep on top of things?

One thing founders should be focusing

Dream so big that people think your CRAZY! & never be afraid to fail

Best advise he received from his mum ( always spend less than what you earn!)

Is there life on Mars?

Creating your own Moonshot!

Cure ageing

Innovation

Scaling

Changing society

Creating a sustainable profitable business.

Neetal Parekh, Founder & CEO of Innov8social.com

Building an online platform to make it easier for people to engage in the social impact space.

Having over a decade of experience in corporate, education, nonprofit, government, and social enterprise.

How she got started.

How YOU can get started with social enterprise,

Volunteering work in India with her mother.

Inspiring social entrepreneurs at the Startup Tech For Good Week in San Francisco

Dev Arora, founder of 8Minutes

On a mission to revolutionize the solar energy sector by helping homeowners and businesses make the transition to solar energy.

What is clean technology

How he got the idea

The current state of the Indian clean technology scene in 2016 (it's like the 1980’s!)

How big the market is in India

Great marketing advice if you don’t have a budget!

Advice on anyone wanting to start a cleantech company

Charanjeev Salva, Founder of SinghStyled

Building the world's first style store created exclusively for the Sikh community.

handpicking and curates a special subscription box every month with Turbans, styling, grooming and lifestyle products.

How he got the idea

Highlights so far

Plans for the future

What is my identity?

The company is my son!

The importance of the Turban

How he & team go about curating products, to plans for the future.

Since launching they are doing really well

-interesting fact 68% of purchases are actually made by non-Sikhs. So listen in to find out why!

if you want to create your own podcast. Check out my class: Getting Your Podcast Off the Ground!. and Get @Skillshare Premium free for 2 months. http://skl.sh/2kRte3f

latest review

“Great - accessible delivery from Neil. Simple and easy to follow with a colloquial style. Great Introduction to the Podcast world”

How to be a great podcast guest - https://medium.com/@NeilP666/how-to-be-a-great-podcast-guest-995b13b3f4fa

Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel

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