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JasaRodio episodes

  • How to Build a Profitable Unicorn Startup [Part-3]?

    A 3-part podcast series, in partnership with OfBusiness, India's youngest profitable unicorn!

    The Third (and final) part of this series covers:

    • Summary of the journey, and mistakes made by the founders.
    • The importance of customer feedback for startups.
    • Some of the key challenges that startups usually face?
    • How did technology/platform really evolve at OfBusiness?
    • Advice for the B2B founders/startups building a marketplace or a 2-sided platform?
    • How should founders secure funding from Seed to Series A or subsequent rounds?
    • On funding winter and IPO?
      • 22 min
    • How to Build a Profitable Unicorn Startup? [Part-2]

      A 3-part podcast series, in partnership with OfBusiness, India's youngest profitable unicorn!


      This Second part of this series covers:

      1. Advice to the B2B Founders?
      2. Create and track 2-3 relevant KPIs for your startup.
      3. How did OfBusiness achieve Product/Market Fit (PMF)?
      4. Their strategy for customer acquisition and growth.
      5. Their Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy to acquire and retain customers.
      6. How to hire best talent and use ESOPs to create a performance-driven culture?
        7. 21 min
      7. How to Build a Profitable Unicorn Startup? (Part-1)

        A 3-part podcast series, in partnership with OfBusiness, India's youngest profitable unicorn!

        Background:

        • OfBusiness is a B2B procurement and fintech platform, which is the youngest profitable Indian unicorn that has crossed over $2 bn in revenue in FY2022-23.
        • The 7-year-old startup which turned unicorn in July-2021 has leapfrogged with a $6+ Bn valuation, operating across 20+ countries. It has impressive backing from top global investors like TigerGlobal, Norwest, Softbank, etc.
        • Both co-founders, Nitin Jain and Vasant Sridhar will share valuable insights based on their own journey of building OfBusiness into the profitable unicorn that it is today.

          • The first part of this series covers:

          1. How did the idea of OfBusiness evolve?
          2. Key pain areas/challenges that founders observed in the procurement sector?
          3. Composition of their founding team and complementary skill sets?
          4. Some of the challenges founders faced in the early stages, and the way they overcame them?
          5. Advice for the founders/B2B startups that are at the initial stages?
          6. Key milestones in the early growth of OfBusiness, and how did they navigate their first fundraising?
            7. 18 min
          7. How does a VC source a unicorn startup at the early stage?

            Ashish Kumar

            • Partner, The Fundamentum Partnership (growth-focused VC Fund)

              • Sharing his insights on:

              1. As a part of a VC firm, what got you interested in the healthcare sector?

              2. You had assessed several players in the pharma space, what were the 3 key factors that stood out for PharmEasy?
              3. Besides the team, what other factors drove you to commit to PharmEasy?
              4. In general, what makes a team shine over others when it comes to investment?
              5. Coming back to PharmEasy, you tweeted about channel relationships, margins, and supply chain as key differentiators, can you elaborate on that?
              6. So quite a cliche question, did you ever envisage that PharmEasy would turn up as a unicorn someday?
              7. From the founders' perspective, what should they focus on at the early stage, to become a leader in any sector?
              8. Finally, tell us about "Fundamentum Partnership," and what's your investment thesis?

              14 min
            • How Founders and Startups Can Benefit from the Gig Economy?

              Rishav Agarwal

              • Founder & CEO, Picxele (Gig Economy)

                • Sharing his insights on:

                1. What has changed in the Gig Economy, post Covid-19 pandemic?
                2. How large is this Gig Market across the globe?
                3. What are the challenges with Gig Economy?
                4. How are gig platforms like Freelancer, Upwork really differentiating/solving this gap?
                5. How can founders/startups benefit from the opportunities involved?
                6. Journey of Picxele, and what gap does it fulfill?


                  7. 10 min
                7. How We Bootstrapped to a $100+ Mn Acquisition without a VC?

                  Bonus podcast recorded on a recent Twitter thread by Chris Cantino on the same subject.

                  Chris is currently the co-owner of Color Capital. Prior to this, he was CMO of Schmidt's Naturals and helped propel the company to $100M+ acquisition by Unilever alongside wife and partner Jaime Schmidt.

                  Head on to this podcast, to hear 10 pointers recommended by Chris to scale up your venture as a viable/potential acquisition venture!  

                  5 min
                8. How is Good Good Piggy Inculcating Financial Literacy among Kids?

                  Purva Aggarwal

                  • Founder & CEO, Good Good Piggy
                  • Women in Tech ® India Ambassador

                    • Sharing her insights on:

                    1. The story behind building Good Good Piggy?
                    2. How important is financial literacy for kids?
                    3. How should parents teach financial education to their children?
                    4. Is pre-teen the right age to talk about investments?
                    5. What's the market opportunity like for such a sector?
                    6. Finally, how's Good Good Piggy inculcating financial literacy among kids?
                      7. 12 min
                    7. How to Prepare Your Startup as a Potential Acquisition Candidate?

                      Parag Dhol 

                      • Managing Director, Inventus Capital India

                        • Sharing his insights on:

                        1. Why do corporates/startups acquire other companies (key reasons)?
                        2. When should a founder decide to sell his/her startup?
                        3. Once decided to sell, how should an entrepreneur prepare his/her startup for a possible acquisition?
                        4. Why do acquisitions fail at certain times, and how should one prevent it from happening?
                        5. Based on a portfolio company, what's the journey like from growth to IPO?
                        6. Finally, a brief about Inventus Capital and its investment thesis?
                          7. 11 min
                        7. How is the Founder Institute Empowering Startups in GCC?

                          Sameer Sortur

                          • Regional Director GCC, Founder Institute
                          • Founder-CEO, SquareCircle Global

                            • Sharing his insights on:

                            1. How is the Founder Institute enabling startups globally?
                            2. What differentiates Founder Institute from the other accelerators?
                            3. What factors/aspects does Founder Institute look for in a startup to shortlist them in the program?
                            4. How does Founder Institute help those entrepreneurs who don't make it?
                            5. What kind of support do entrepreneurs get when they join the program?
                            6. As a Regional Director, what's your vision for the Founder Institute in GCC?
                            7. Finally, tell us a bit about yourself and your venture SquareCircle Global?


                              8. 15 min

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