Anjali Sosale of Waterbridge Ventures chats with Saurabh Pandey, co-founder and CEO of EloElo. EloElo is an app that enables live-social experiences through games and entertainment. it is currently among the top 10 Apps on the Google Play Store in India, with over 2 million downloads in 2021.  Anjali deep dives into Saurabh's journey and explores the series of experiences and events that led to him building EloElo.

(4:32) Discovering himself and his love for studying human behaviour while being a college student at St Xaviers, Mumbai
 

(5:36) Wearing skull ties and shiny shirts at his first sales job

(12:14) Why his co-founder Akshay and him are like yin and yang

(13:00) "Pandey Ji, Bungee Jumping Banta Hai" - the advice he got from Kunal Shah

(14:02) Managing his Mom's Yoga YouTube Channel

(16:30) How and why they quit Flipkart together on the same day

(18:08) Why you need a solid support support around you to start-up and work 16hours a day

(24:00) Pivoting away from beauty recommendation videos to live-gaming and solving for creator fan engagement and monetization

(27:00) Creating the Bharath Metaverse

(28:00) The name EloElo being inspired by the famous "Ole Ole" song from

(34:00) The Creator Economy Landscape in India

(35:11) Why fast-eating Chicken Wings live is actually a popular game on EloElo?

(42:00) What gives him shivers and sleepless nights

(47.40) Keeping up with the Kukrejas! How a family of three live stream their daily life on EloElo

(51:00) Creating a happiness company

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast (“Content”) is solely for educational and information purposes. The content does not reflect the views or opinions of WaterBridge Ventures and/or any of its members. The content is not intended to be legal or other expert advice or services and should not be used in place of consultation with appropriate professionals. The content shall not be reproduced, distributed, shared, or relied upon in any manner whatsoever, in whole or part, without prior written permission of WaterBridge Ventures. In no event shall WaterBridge Ventures and/or any of its members be liable for any liability, loss, injury or risk which is incurred or suffered as a direct or indirect result of the use of the contents.

Anjali Sosale of Waterbridge Ventures chats with Karan Kalia of Legitquest. Legitquest is a data-as-a-service platform, unlocking the huge potential of litigation data in India. With a repository of 80m pages that continues to grow by 1m pages a day, LegitQuest uses deep-tech to bring on-demand insights that allow businesses to proactively take real-time, data driven decisions while engaging with any stakeholder.

We dive deep into Karans's journey getting to this point in his life, from Ram Jethmalani’s law chambers to the University of Pennsylvania and the series of experiences and events that led to him building Legitquest.

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast (“Content”) is solely for educational and information purposes. The content does not reflect the views or opinions of WaterBridge Ventures and/or any of its members. The content is not intended to be legal or other expert advice or services and should not be used in place of consultation with appropriate professionals. The content shall not be reproduced, distributed, shared, or relied upon in any manner whatsoever, in whole or part, without prior written permission of WaterBridge Ventures. In no event shall WaterBridge Ventures and/or any of its members be liable for any liability, loss, injury or risk which is incurred or suffered as a direct or indirect result of the use of the contents.

Nilesh Balakrishnan of Waterbridge Ventures chats with Rohin Malhotra of Nymble. Nymble builds smart kitchen appliances using Robotics, artificial intelligence and IoT that automates the mundane task of daily cooking. Nymble’s innovative home cooking robot Julia has perfected an impressive repertoire of dishes catering to global audiences.

They dive deep into Rohin's journey and explore the series of experiences and events that led to him building Nymble.
 

(0:50) Early childhood in Delhi
 

(3:36) College influences

(6:30) Entrepreneurship origin story

(9:28) Nymble - the official story

(11:40) Nymble - the unofficial story

(12:48) That One Idea: Idea to Business

(14:59) Unique challenges in the hardware businesses

(18:53) Life @ Nymble

(21:15) Rohin's favorite dish(es)

(22:23) Covid supply chain issues and rethinking Nymble

(25:26) Super alpha trials in SF

(26:58) How to demo Nymble today

(28:18) Culture and distributed teams @ Nymble

(30:38) Julia the cooking robot

(36:57) The highs and lows of entrepreneurship

(38:36) Family cooking review

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast (“Content”) is solely for educational and information purposes. The content does not reflect the views or opinions of WaterBridge Ventures and/or any of its members. The content is not intended to be legal or other expert advice or services and should not be used in place of consultation with appropriate professionals. The content shall not be reproduced, distributed, shared, or relied upon in any manner whatsoever, in whole or part, without prior written permission of WaterBridge Ventures. In no event shall WaterBridge Ventures and/or any of its members be liable for any liability, loss, injury or risk which is incurred or suffered as a direct or indirect result of the use of the contents.

Anjali Sosale of Waterbridge Ventures chats with Anand Ramachandran of BigFatPhoenix.

BigFatPhoenix builds first party video games for kids to help them build their social, emotional and life skills. Through their Fairside Stories app, they've built video games that give kids an online social safe space to play games and interact with their friends and peers. 

We dive deep into Anand's journey and explore the series of experiences and events that led to him building BigFatPhoenix:

(3:49) Dropping out of college
 

(6:56) Always wear your passion on your sleeve

(13:05) Why every child is a game designer

(15:07) Breaking into Zynga without formal training

(17:22) College dropout in a pre-internet world

(27:40) BYJU's first game designer for kids

(30:25) Meeting the founding team and conceptualizing BigFatPhoenix

(33:18) Not shying away from love

(36:03) Video games as a positive influence on kids

(37:08) The slow epiphany of BigFatPhoenix

(44:48) Feedback should take you by surprise

(54:46) Creative energy in a remote work environment

(01:00:28) Why we should trust kids more

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast (“Content”) is solely for educational and information purposes. The content does not reflect the views or opinions of WaterBridge Ventures and/or any of its members. The content is not intended to be legal or other expert advice or services and should not be used in place of consultation with appropriate professionals. The content shall not be reproduced, distributed, shared, or relied upon in any manner whatsoever, in whole or part, without prior written permission of WaterBridge Ventures. In no event shall WaterBridge Ventures and/or any of its members be liable for any liability, loss, injury or risk which is incurred or suffered as a direct or indirect result of the use of the contents.