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  • Ep59: Sudeepta Sanyal , Co-founder of The Blueberry Trails - On India's booming travel industry!

    Summer is just around the corner! which means that it’s time to start making plans for your epic summer vacation. So today I speak to Sudeepta Sanyal the co-founder of The Blueberry Trails. The Blueberry Trails specializes in personalized holidays to locations within India and around the world. She left her day job at 26 to commit to her travel bug and cater to group travelers to exotic destinations.

    So in this podcast we talk about how the platform works, favorite holiday destinations, the booming Indian travel industry , best flight/holiday websites to use. We talk about female entrepreneurship and what she is like as a boss and much much more so please enjoy the show!!

    In this conversation we also talk about:

    • How she got started
    • Hardest part about building this business
    • New and upcoming destinations in India
    • Traveling solo
    • India's billion dollar travel industry
    • Tips for first time visitors to India
    • Business heroes
    • Plans for the future
    • Advice for first time founders
    • What will travel look like in the future
    • Hobbies and interests
    • Where does the name come from?
    • links

      https://www.theblueberrytrails.com/

      The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

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      Music by Punch Deck.

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      29 min
    • Ep58: Suresh Shanker, Co-founder of Crayon Data on simplying the worlds choices!

      Today I chat to Suresh Shanker, co-founder of Crayon Data (@CrayonBigData). Crayon Data enables consumers to make more satisfying choices and helps traditional enterprises engage their customers. Currently, the three year old company’s clients span sectors such as hospitality, retail, banking, telecommunication and media and advertising sectors in the United States, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

      In this podcast - We talk about how he got started, How the platform works. The roller coaster ride as a entrepreneur, how big do they want to go with this. What’s left for Suresh to achieve? What has surprised him during his long entrepreneurial journey? We also talk about climbing mountains, writing a book and an interesting story about a Chinese bamboo tree!

      in this conversation we also talk about:

      • Plans for the future
      • Latest stats
      • Suresh's core skill set
      • Being an "in-between spaces guy!"
      • Suresh's background
      • How the choice engine works
      • Life as a second time founder
      • Finding time to help startups
      • What he is working on right now
      • What he learned for his first startup
      • Hobbies and interests
      • Business heroes
      • What should first time founders should be focusing on?
      • and much much more!

        Links

        http://crayondata.com/

        The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

        Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilpatel2/

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        Music by Punch Deck.

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        34 min
      • Ep57: Joydeep Sen Sarma, Cofounder & CTO of Qubole on Big data & why it matters!

        90% of all data we have ever created has been generated in the last 2 years! So what do we do with it? Today my guest is Joydeep Sen Sarma, Cofounder, CTO of Qubole. Qubole is a $50 million Series C funded company helping enterprises take full advantage of the cloud to make processing more accessible in an enterprise setting while reducing complexity and cost. Joydeep is ex-Facebook data scientist and led the data infrastructure project at Facebook. So he is the right person to talk to on big data!

        In this podcast - we talk about what inspired him to get started. , How the platform works, a deep dive into what big data is , life at Facebook , advice for first time founders and how you can get into the big data industry and some Mark Zuckerberg chat as well and much much more

        in this conversation we also talk about:

        • Early days
        • What they are working right now
        • With all the new technologies , how does Joydeep keep on top of things?
        • What would Facebook look like in future?
        • and much much more!

          Links

          https://www.qubole.com/

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          The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

          Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilpatel2/

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          Music by Punch Deck.

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          37 min
        • Ep56: Yuvraj Krishan Sharma - Co-founder of KOMPANIONS - On bringing back the joy of learning using Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality

          I chat to Yuvraj Krishan Sharma. Co-founder of KOMPANIONS (@your_kompanions) KOMPANIONS is an ed-tech company. creating innovative educational products using augmented reality & virtual reality, exciting stuff. So in this episode we talk about how he got started. How it’s going so far, how it works. Why they are doing this. targets for next year , how to get into the VR space. He also shares a great story about taking 800 students on a VR trip into space. and finally some Rahul Dravid chat as well.

          in this conversation we also talk about,

          • What Yuvraj looks for when hiring staff
          • Plans for expansion
          • Building an educational game box for kids
          • Vision of the company
          • What first time founder should be focusing on
          • What’s like being a founder - (everyone's problem is your problem!)
          • Hobbies and interests - Google walking!
          • Making a movie
          • How to get into VR, AR industry
          • Feedback from kids
          • Yuvraj 's Background
          • Links

            https://kompanions.com/

            The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

            Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilpatel2/

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            Music by Punch Deck.

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            29 min
          • Ep55: Carlos Fernandes, Founder & CEO of Blaze - On building India's biggest Bot!

            We are talking about bots with My guest Carlos Fernandes. founder & CEO of Blaze. Blaze is an exciting chat bot that delivers trending information through your cellphone. In this podcast Carlos talks how he came up with the idea, we discuss Why bots? , Who its for, how big do they want to go and qualities an entrepreneur must have if they are going to succeed. Some chat about Singapore , and finally very useful information on product market fit.

            in this conversation we also talk about:

            • Watch time v search time (v.interesting)
            • Plans for the future
            • How millennial's get their news from - interesting stuff
            • Hobbies and interests
            • How to get started in the bots industry
            • What problem are they solving?
            • How do they make money
            • Tech scene in Singapore
            • the evolution of apps to bots
            • Why are they focussed on bots
            • What takes up most of his time
            • and much more!

              links

              https://blaze.im/

              The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

              Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilpatel2/

              If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it.

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              Music by Punch Deck.

              https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

              29 min
            • Ep54: Ravi Trivedi - Top Angel Investor & founder of Push Engage & CouponRani

              My guest today is Ravi Trivedi. founder of Push Engage & CouponRani. He is also a successful angel investor. Push Engage is a push notification platform for browsers . And CouponRani is one of india’s top Coupon Site. So in this podcast Ravi talks about he got started , advice on how you can grow your user base. , pricing strategies, We also talk about his angel investing. What he looks for when investing in companies, Favorite startups in India. What he likes and dislikes about startups. And Playing the piano and his ideal dinner guests.

              In this conversation we also talk about:

              • Time spent working and studying in America
              • The future of coupons in India
              • What is the best selling coupon at the moment?
              • State of the startup scene in India.
              • What first time founders should be focusing on
              • Everest base camp!
              • MBA.
              • Whats left for Ravi to achieve!
              • Hobbies / interests
              • and much much more!

                Links

                https://www.pushengage.com/

                http://www.couponrani.com/

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                33 min
              • Ep53: Rahul Chovva - CEO of LetzChange.org - A non-profit organization helping people raise money for Indian NGO projects online.

                My guest is Rahul Chovva. The CEO of LetzChange.org LetzChange is an online giving website helping you leverage your social network to raise funds for the causes you believe in. Since launching they are doing really well partnering with 200 nonprofits across India. In this episode we talk about how the platform works, examples of really interesting crowdfunding campaigns in rural India. How much Money they have raised. The State of the crowdfunding industry in India. An exciting initiative called Giving Premier League

                He talks about plans for the future . The hardest part about building this business. And Rahul share his tips on creating your own crowdfunding campaign. And we have some Meryl Streep, painting & food chat as well!

                In this conversation we also talk about:

                • Teaching rural India the power of digital media
                • Highlight so far at Letzchange (great story!)
                • The effects of Demonetisation affecting non profits
                • How big they want to go with this.
                • Fav charities.
                • Growing the user base.
                • Advice on getting into the crowdfunding scene
                • Fund raising challenge called the Premier league! (India's Biggest Fundraising Festival)
                • go support your state -> https://givingpremierleague.com/

                  here’s presenting the teams for this year!!

                  Bengaluru Bravehearts

                  Telugu Titans

                  Chennai Changemakers

                  Empathetic East

                  Northern Knights

                  Heartland Heroes

                  Magnanimous Maharashtra

                  links

                  https://letzchange.org/

                  The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

                  Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilpatel2/

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                  31 min
                • Ep52: Mansi Zaveri - Founder of Kidsstoppress , on creating India's most trusted, award winning parenting website.

                  Today I chat to Mansi Zaveri founder of Kidsstoppress. Kidsstoppress is India’s leading parenting website this is an amazing site that has its pulse on everything today’s parents want to know. We talk about what inspired her to do this, the early days. Mansi reflects on what she has learned on her roller-coaster journey so far! And discusses the top 3 priorities in their life - its very interesting!

                  Mansi shares her 15 experience in branding , content and all things digital marketing she talks about her life as a solo founder and a full time mother , and some Oprah Winfrey and food chat as well

                  in this conversation we also talk about:

                  • Advice for mothers wanting to start a business
                  • Quitting her job
                  • Branding tips
                  • Hobbies and interests
                  • The moment she thought it would work
                  • Favorite food and least favorite food.
                  • Favorite Indian startups
                  • Recommended Books and blogs
                  • Tips on building a branding for startups
                  • Content strategy advice
                  • Advice on digital marketing
                  • Business heroes.
                  • What excites her most about the startup
                  • and much much more!

                    links

                    Twitter @Kidsstoppress

                    http://www.kidsstoppress.com/

                    The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

                    Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilpatel2/

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                    Music by Punch Deck.

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                    45 min
                  • Ep51: Satanik Roy : Co-founder & CPO of Yibeal -On creating India's first Online 2 Offline Marketplace for pre-owned phones and tablets,

                    In this week’s episode I chat to Satanik Roy. Co-founder and Chief product officer at Yibeal , Yibeal stands for Yes its’ a big deal and they are an Online-2-Offline marketplace to buy/sell pre-owned smartphones with warranty and insurance based in Calcutta. Since launching The have gone through a tech accelerator and have a won a number of awards. So they are doing really well!

                    We talk about what inspired him to start this journey, How it works, plans for the future, and his day to day role , what he learned from his first startup ,plans for the next 2 years. We also talk about his interest in poetry and some Steve jobs chat … please enjoy the show!

                    in this conversation we also talk about:

                    • Revenue model
                    • Trying to get buyers and sellers.
                    • Cashless society.
                    • Startup scene in Calcutta
                    • Awards
                    • Hobbies and interests
                    • Books and blogs
                    • The Classic Retreat of Anarchy!
                    • Advice on building a startup.
                    • links

                      http://www.yibeal.com/

                      The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

                      Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilpatel2/

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                      21 min
                    • Ep50: Deepak Srinivasan : Co-founder of Crofters , on tackling the water crisis in India with IOT based farming!

                      Today we talking about IOT (Internet of things) based farming with my guest Deepak Srinivasan.(@thisis_ads) the co-founder of Crofters. Crofters's have created a flagship ecosystem which is an integrated aqua gardening system which helps you with fresh food farmed in the convenience of your very living room. Amazing stuff.

                      So in this episode we talk about how he and his co-fcunder got started. how it works. State of the IOT industry at the moment in Indian . Production plans , nice example of senior citizens using the product ,Partnering with Teach for India. And Deepak shares his advice on getting early adopters. And some Elon musk chat.

                      In this conversation we also talk about:

                      And much more more

                      • Vision of the company.
                      • Plans for the next 12-24 months
                      • How big do they want to go?
                      • Who is this for?
                      • What type of food can you grow.
                      • Hardest part about building this business.
                      • Links

                        www.crofters.in

                        50th Episode!! Thanks for listening and subscribing. If you like the show please leaving a comment in ITUNES. Thank you for supporting the podcast.and i shall be back next week. Want to come om the show or you have a question you would like to ask our guests. Please send me an email [email protected] or tweet @indianstartupsh or go to facebook.com/indianstartupshow would love to connect.

                        The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

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                        24 min

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