Vivek Bajaj is back on the show! He is co-founder of StockEdge & Elearnmarkets.com. He appeared back in August 2016 (EP39) and since then his app has gone from 50K downloads to 1.5million downloads. And has gone from employing 25 staff to over 140 staff. So in this episode he talks about how they have scaled the operation.  Talks about finding great business partners. Thoughts on the current stock market, Common mistakes first time investors make. Shares formulas for investing including the ‘10 10 10’ rule. Talks about his best investments and worst. Why Reliance stock is a ‘buy’. Why he doesn't invest in Bitcoin. Talks about raising finance. Gives great advice for entrepreneurs And finally the most important lesson about money he has learned so far! 

in this conversation we talk about:

• Revenue stats so far
• What problem are they solving
• Which product makes most revenue?
• Are they still a startup?
• Dealing with the big losses
• Never comprising on sleep
• Why you shouldn't just look at the price of a stock
• Using you gut/intuition  picking stocks
• The importance of interest rates on the stock market
• What is going to happen  to the stock market in the next 6 months
• Thoughts on robo advisors
• Why your tech product should always be in 'beta'

And much more!

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If sex sells, why is it so difficult to make money? Well today we are going to find out! I speak to Shakun Sethi  founder of Tickle.life - The world's first community based discovery platform for sexual wellbeing and sexuality.She talks about her desire to build this. She goes in depth about building not one but two MVP and spending a year visiting over 100 sex toy shops for research. She talks about getting user feedback, using the sprint model. What metrics they use and the design issues faced. She talks about what really matters when building a community from scratch. She talks about the Indian market. And finally she talks about how to improve your EQ.

In this episode we talk about:

• What are the users needs
• getting 5k people to download the app with marketing.
• Indian customers being ready but still having reservations
• What she learned from her first startup
• Having a therapist
• why she gets DM's but no RT's! 
• Failure is ok!
• Building a discovery platform not a social network
• Her leadership style
• Idea V Execution
• What she googled before telling her parents!

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I catch up with Dr Siddharth Manvati, co-founder of Clear Meat. He came on the podcast last year (EP125)  And a lot has changed since we last spoke. He finally talks about the magical moment he finally tasted the first product. He talks about the science behind evaluating taste and  smell. The economics of making lab based chicken. Talks about raising finance. Talks about proof of concepts,  having 14 sleepless nights , why they are moving from the Indian market to the global markets.  When will this be available to the general public? And how they plan to scale the company.

In this conversation we talk about:-

• shifting from the lab to industry.
• Plant based v  cell based thoughts
• What does it taste like?
• Why they not ready to start branding yet
• How they hire scientists
• Not being a salesperson
• Thoughts on the China market
• Chicken nuggets chat. 
• What does the law say?
• An update on what we will be eating  & drinking in 100 years time! 

and much More

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Indians don't pay for news! Well they do and today my guest is Abhinandan Sekhri, co-founder of Newslaundry,  a news, current affairs & media analysis organisation. They are building an alternative news model , so in  this episode he talks about building this high risk venture. Old media & new media business models. Not being dependent on eyeballs. Find out which newspaper is worth reading. Dealing with Twitter trolls. Govt interference in the news. Thoughts on  PM Modi, Arnab Goswami and what kept him going in the early days. And why the  'self made man' is a  myth. Finally we talk about his experience of directing/producing  Highway On My plate , the award winning travel and food program. 

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Subscription stats
• How he got started
• Mistakes made
• The culture of paying for news
• Advice on building your own media company
• What questions would he ask PM Modi
• Working on a piece about the Delhi riots
• Great food experiences & not so great food experiences.
• Podcast recommendations

and much more 

links

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Rajeev quits his boring corporate job to start his own venture on comic books with his two friends Veronica and Siddharth. The plot revolves around various issues the entrepreneur faces in starting up - conflicts with girlfriend, family, fundraising, hiring, scaling. Original Scripted Comedy Drama coming soon!

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The Indian e-sport scene is booming. So today I speak to Yash Pariani co-founder of The Indian Gaming League. IGL is India’s most popular competitive gaming and esports league that hosts gaming tournaments online and they are growing fast!  IGL hosts daily online tournaments and battle royales across all your favourite game titles like Call of Duty Mobile, Fortnite, Dota 2, Fifa 20, 8-Ball pool, Clash Royale, Pubg and many more. So in this episode he talks about how he is creating an infrastructure for Indian gamers. Talks about building trust within the community. How demonetisation helped the esports industry in India. Talks about esports as a respectable career.and finally he talks about Steve Jobs, dealing with concerned parents and dealing with cheats!

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Stats so far
• Key learnings as an entrepreneur
• Why Fortnite became a hit game
• What you need to be a top esports player?
• Streaming games
• Esports v traditional sports
• Will it become an Olympic event
• Offline tournaments v online tournaments
• how much can you win?
• Thoughts on starting your own Esports team
• Female E-gamers
• Seeking challenges

links 

https://www.iglnetwork.com/

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W.V. Raman’s vast experience as a player and coach at the top level will provide wonderful learnings on how to achieve one’s potential in all walks of life.  - Sachin Tendulkar.   Today  I speak with Mr W V  Raman - Former test match cricketer ,  and coach of the indian women's team. We talk about his book The Winning Sixer , leadership lessons to master. He talks about how anyone can be a leader. He talks about building credibility. Biggest mistakes leaders make. He talks about  life changing advice from a non-cricketer which led him to break all records in 88-89 season and  scoring one of the best knocks overseas by an indian batsman. Talks about dealing with the pressure of playing for India. Nasser Hussain's perceptions on the Indian touring sides in the 1990's and how S.Ganguly changed it. Thoughts on the winner takes all 'mentality' and finally we talk about his current coaching career .

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Dealing with Sledging
• Getting bowled out for 66 in Durban
• Do you have to be selfish to be a top cricketer?
• Going back to school
• Listening to talking ratios
• Talks about underrated Indian cricket players
• How he got his big break as a top order batsman
• Facing a prime Allan Donald!
• Life in the dressing room

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You Got to Know When to Hold Them, Know When to Fold Them! Today I speak to Nitesh Salvi,  founder and CEO of Pocket52.   He talks about how he went from playing poker in the late nights in his student dorm with friends to building India’s largest poker platform. He talks about how they build trust and loyalty on the platform. Talks about getting rejected over 150 times despite already having a previously successful exit. He talks about creating a white label business as well as a B2C model. Talks about the psychological side of Poker. Dealing with fraud. And we talk about gambling responsibly  and finally he talks about his  biggest wins and losses on the poker table! and much more.

in this conversation we also talk about 

• Growing the user base
• Spending 6/7 researching the market
• Coin dumping
• Building a scalable product
• The importance of using Lava lamps!
• Pitch deck advice
• Creating the right environment for customers
• Advice for first time entrepreneurs
• Playing poker with his family
• Reading people

and much more 

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Having been stuck inside coronavirus lockdown since late March.   I decided to listen back through the archives and put together some of the best interviews. 

Today you will here from 'The Recycle Man of India' Dr Binish Desai Forbes 30 under 30 Asia social entrepreneur & founder of Eco-Eclectic.  We talk about:-

• Being inspired by Captain Planet!
• Building houses, toilets, lamps & other products out of waste - What's next?
• First brick looking like a roti
• Working in slums
• Dealing with negativity & proving people wrong.
• Why he takes 2 bricks with him everywhere he goes!
• Creating a micro social enterprise to help women
• 3D printing houses in the future
• Dreaming of getting on the Forbes list & getting on the list.
• Being cheated by a partner & what kept him going

 Next up is Krishnan Nair -CEO of Geektrust he talks about on creating an online platform that connects talented developers with great opportunities. We talk about :

• Taking the plunge
• Stats so far
• Being a first generation entrepreneur
• Being In it for the long haul.
• Figuring out your core value
• It's time to move on from the outsourcing industry and build kick-ass products for the world from India!
• Marketing strategies - Writing things from the heart! not clickbait.
• Don't drink your own Kool-Aid!
• Business model
• Being mentally prepared. Startup life is a lonely journey.
• Indian VC's, China VC's, American VC's

And finally  I speak to the amazing Pooja Dhingra Celebrity chef, entrepreneur & founder of Le15 Patisserie. We talk about:

• Starting with 3 people and now employing 140+
• Falling in love with Macaroons!
• Bringing a piece of Paris back to Mumbai
• Starting a business being young & female
• Going to events in the early days and getting asked about her husband and father
• Dropping out of law school after 2 weeks.
• Management styles
• Building a brand
• Eating dark chocolate
• Being open to change
• Setting crazy goals.
• Oprah Winfrey chat

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Futurepreneur Grand Challenge winner Radhika Timbadia Owner of Champaca , Campaca is a unique cafe venture around books, food, curation and a strong community. She talks about how it got started. Talks about spotting the gap in the market . Thoughts on building a community. Talks about not being taken seriously by vendors and also challenges of retaining employees. She talks about dealing with Covid19. Advice for first time entrepreneurs. Great book recommendations, why she loves books, Bangalore traffic! Spotting snow leopards and online pub quizzes.

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Creating online voucher system during the shutdown.
• Getting help from fellow cafe owners
• 360 degree personality change
• Was it a difficult concept to sell in the early days
• What will the cafe shop look after Covid19?
• Book recommendations Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities 
  by Harini Nagendra, Seema Mundoli and Exhalation - Ted Chang
• Making tough decisions
• Exploring different niches.
• Bangalore weather.
• Motivating herself in the lockdown.

and much more!

Links

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Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) and Facebook India launched the FUTUREPRENEURS GRAND CHALLENGE for women mass entrepreneurs in the Food and Beverage Sector (F&B) in Bangalore to catalyse women entrepreneurs and recognize and reward the best among them. GAME is a non-profit platform for mission-aligned partners to learn, innovate and collaboratively build a self-sustaining mass entrepreneurship ecosystem. By identifying and scaling breakthroughs with partners, we want to build a movement for creating and sustaining 10 million job-creating ‘mass entrepreneurs’, half of whom will be women. For more information:

https://massentrepreneurship.org/

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Catching up with Raghav Gupta, the co-founder of Nymble labs. He came on the show in November 2017 his team has built a personal cooking assistant called Julia. We talk about his appearance on TV. How they have developed the robot since we last spoke, talks about raising finance ,setting up offices in China and California. Talks about why they are changing market focus from India to US. Gives great advice on customer development and how they qualify customers. Talks about becoming comfortable with uncertainty. He talks about how they demoed the robot at TechCrunch robotics conference without paying $$$$ for a booth. And finally we got some music at the end of the show.

in this conversation we talk about:-

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