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April 18, 2016Ep29: Sarthak Jain, Co-Founder & CEO of Cubeit
Today I chat to Sarthak Jain , The Co-Founder & CEO of Cubeit (@cubeitdotio). Based in Bangalore - Cubeit is a mobile application which lets you collect content from any source in one place and makes it easy to organise and share. The team raised seed funding from Accel Partners & Helion Venture Partners with a product demo and not an actual product. So we talk about how he got started , launching & marketing apps to useful advice on dealing with those negative app store reviews!
in this conversation we also talk about
What excites him most about this startup
Statistics / Metrics / Downloads so far
App store optimisation.
Issues that keep him up at night
Plans on monetisation
Critical big milestones for the next year
Business heroes
And much more!
Links
Website: http://www.cubeit.io
Twitter: @cubeitdotio
Download the app today: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gridants.cubedroidbeta
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16 min
April 07, 2016Ep28: Vinay Mathews, Co-Founder & COO of Faircent on building India's Largest Peer To Peer Lending Marketplace.
The future of banking in India is changing! and in this week’s episode I chat to Vinay Mathews , Co-founder & COO of Faircent (@faircent1) - India's Largest Peer To Peer Lending Marketplace. This is a virtual marketplace that allows you to borrow and lend money directly, without having to go through the traditional financial intermediaries like banks, and with the estimated 50% of Indian population without bank accounts it's a credit starved market so it's no surprise they are doing really well!
We talk about what inspired him to do this , overcoming obstacles and current challenges . the current state of the lending marketplace in India to what the banks think of the concept. Vinay has over 20 years experience building online marketplaces, so shares his top tips on what first time founders should be focussing on and much more ..please enjoy the show!
in this conversation we also talk about
The rules and regulations of the lending market
What excites him most about this startup
Overall vision of the company.
Hiring & firing tips (Don’t get emotional!)
Business heroes. He named his son after one of his heroes!
His leadership style
Critical milestones for the company.
And more!
Links
Website: http://www.faircent.com/
Twitter: @faircent1
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27 min
March 19, 2016Ep27: Neha Motwani, founder & CEO of Fitternity
Today I chat to Neha Motwani , the founder & CEO of Fitternity. Fitternity, is a discovery platform for workout classes and other fitness services based in Mumbai. The platform allows users to book free trials with exercise classes, personal trainers, and nutritionists.
We talk about a number of topics including how she got started to raising $1Million in VC funding . Neha also talks about the vision of the company & Fitternity’s interesting hiring process!.
In this conversation we also talk about:
What’s it like being a CEO?
What most excites her most at Fitternity
The fitness market in India.
SEO
Sitters ,seekers & hunters!
Overcoming obstacles in the early days.
Neha's top pitching tips for startups looking to raise money.
and much much more...
Links
Website: https://www.fitternity.com/
Twitter: @FitternityIndia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitternity/
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24 min
March 12, 2016Ep26: Vamsi Krishna, Co-founder & CEO of Vedantu
Today I talk to Vamsi Krishna, co-founder & CEO of Vedantu (@vedantu_learn)
Based in Bangalore, Vedantu are a Live Online Tutoring platform that aims to ‘personalize’ and ‘democratize’ learning in India. Vedantu is one of the pioneers of LIVE online personalized tutoring in India and operates on the
‘marketplace of teachers’ model. And they are doing an amazing job so far!
Vamsi started his career teaching kids, whose parents worked at a sulphuric processing plant. in Barnala, Punjab
We talk about a number of topics including how he got started to raising $5m dollars in funding .The vision of the company , what excites him most about Vedantu. We also talk about the fundraising process. What VCs are looking for. And core challenges the company is facing
In this conversation we also talk about:
The online tutoring marketplace in India
Mentorship
Advice for students entering higher education
Stats so far
The hiring process
Advice for startups
Vamsi has several years teaching experience, so he gave us his revision tips :)
The 3 main things VCs look for when investing in startups (v.important!)
And much much more.... Please enjoy the show!
Links
Website : http://www.vedantu.com
Twitter : @vedantu_learn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VedantuInnovations
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30 min
March 05, 2016Ep25: Faheem Gill - Founder of Dashroad
Today I talk to Faheem Gill the founder of Dashroad. (@dashroad)
Based in UAE, Dashroad focuses on bringing out the data from cars to help build a platform of connected car applications. This is done with a plug-and-play dashroad dongle that captures trip data and turns into valuable insights for the car owner.
We talk about how he got started, his time spent working for Honda, Toyota and Silicon Valley, The startup scene in the UAE. In this conversation we also talk about:
The experience of going through the Flat 6 labs tech accelerator.
How to do a design sprint for a mobile app in under 60secs!
Driver behavior analytics
Awesome Opportunities in auto industry
Tesla
Advice for startups
Driving in UAE ;-)
And much much more.... Please enjoy the show!
Links
Website : http://www.dashroad.com
Twitter : @dashroad
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27 min
February 27, 2016Ep24: Shilpi Kapoor - Founder of BarrierBreak
We talk tech for people with disabilities, with our guest Shilpi Kapoor, founder of Barrierbreak. Barrierbreak provides accessibility and assistive technology solutions for people with disabilities.
We talk about how she got started , her brand new app called newzhook
NewzHook is the first mobile news app that is accessible to blind & visually impaired users, deaf users and senior citizens.
We also talk about wearables, recent innovations ,her frustrations and her upcoming conference Techshare a national-level conference that focuses on creating a digitally-inclusive society In this conversation, we talk about:
The early days
Section 508
Global Elevate - The first virtual award in the accessibility space.
Advice on how to get started in the Tech for Good space
Inspirational stories of people Shilpi has helped
Favorite books
Examples of how technology can be used give people with disabilities an opportunity
Her tech heroes and much more…
Links
Website: http://barrierbreak.com/
Twitter: @Barrierbreak / @Shilpi_Kapoor
Mobile app - Newzhook - http://www.newzhook.com
Status of disability in India.
According to Census 2011, approximately 2.21 per cent or 26.8 million people in India are disabled. Of these, 5.4 million are physically disabled, while there are 5.07 million people with hearing disabilities, and vision issues are faced by 5.05 million people. At the bottom are speech disability, affecting around two million, and mental illness, which also affects another two million.
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20 min
February 21, 2016Ep23: Varun Sheth - Co-Founder of Ketto
Today we are going to talk about crowdfunding with my guest Varun Sheth, the co-founder of Ketto (@ketto). Ketto is an online crowdfunding website for individuals, NGOs & businesses to raise money for their favorite causes and creative projects. In this conversation, we talk about:
How he met his co-founder Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor.
The crowdfunding scene in India.
The vision of the company.
Current opportunities & challenges.
Tips on crowdfunding campaigns.
His tech heroes and much more…
Links
Website: www.ketto.org
Twitter: @ketto
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15 min
February 06, 2016Ep22: Swaathi Kakarla - Co-Founder of Skcript
Swaathi Kakarla (@imswaathik) is the Co-founder of Skcript , a company based in Chennai. Skcript develops a product called Shrink which uses machine learning and compression algorithms to minimize files to the smallest possible size for enterprise customers around the world.
Swaathi talks about her roller coaster journey from running the company in a car to launching the product at Gitex in Dubai. She also talks about working on a video streaming product that can handle 8K video resolution, with real time compression.
In this conversation, we also talk about:
How she got started
Favorite web tools
Her tech heroes
The startup scene in Chennai
Hobbies and interests
and much more…
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Links
Website: https://www.skcript.com
Contact: @imswaathik
Shrink product page: https://www.skcript.com/shrink/
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13 min
January 29, 2016Ep21: Intro to UX: Raveesh Bhalla, Founder Partner of AppsCulture.
Today we are going to talk about UX (User experience) with my guest Raveesh Bhalla (@raveeshbhalla) Raveesh is the founder partner of AppsCulture (@Appsculture). Which is a brand new design consultancy.
In this conversation, we talk about:
What is UX?
His own process
Current challenges
The next big trend in the UX design industry
Interesting projects he has worked on
His favorite UX tools, websites & apps and much more…
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Links
Blog https://medium.com/@raveeshbhalla
Contact: @raveeshbhalla
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20 min
January 16, 2016Ep20: Dev Arora , Founder of 8Minutes.
Today we are going to talk about Clean Technology with my guest Dev Arora who is the founder of 8Minutes (@8MinutesSolar)
8Minutes is on a mission to revolutionize the solar energy sector by helping homeowners and businesses make the transition to solar energy.
We cover a lot of ground, including:
What is clean technology
How he got the idea
The current state of the Indian clean technology scene in 2016 (its 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 clean tech company
And much more…
Links
Twitter - @8MinutesSolar
Website - http://www.eightmins.com
Contact - [email protected]
Dev's favorite book - The FountainHead by Ayn Rand
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Fountainhead-Ayn-Rand/dp/0141188626
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14 min