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  • Dr. Geetha Manjunath CEO & CTO of NIRAMAI on changing the way cancer is detected.

    I catch up with Dr Geetha Manjunath, CEO & CTO of NIRAMAI, a deep-tech startup, offering a radiation-free, non-invasive, non-touch, breast cancer screening solution. I spoke to her back in Sept 2017 (Ep67) when they only had a handful of customers, now they are one of the top deep tech startups in India.  In this episode we talk about their core technology  called Thermalytix. How they have innovated during the pandemic. Talk about how they create AI/ML models and how they test them before production. Talk about scaling issues & being part of Google Launchpad and Phillips accelerators. How they have shortened the B2C sales life cycle from 6 months to 6 weeks. Thoughts on selling to hospitals. A deep dive on how do they train the machine when there is little data.  She also talks about developing (AI)-based computer-aided software for controlling the spread of River Blindness with the help from Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. She takes a trip down memory lane and talks about  being a member of the C-DAC team which built the first commercial indian supercomputer. And finally she gives great advice for first time entrepreneurs.

    In this conversation we also talk about:

    • Talk about patents & IP.
    • Being a thought leader
    • Supervised v Unsupervised learning
    • Launching a new B2C home screening service
    • Working with data augmentation
    • Thermal imaging
    • Taking it to the villages
    • Scaling from 1 to 10 then 10 to 100
    • Using microservices
    • Getting in the shoes of the users
    • Are they still a startup?
    • Major milestones reached
    • Healthcare startups take time!

    and much more!

    Links

    https://www.niramai.com/

    P.S

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    The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

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    57 min
  • Harshdeep Singh CEO of WrapitUp on scaling to 3.5M+ users, refusing $20M acquisition & dealing with mental health issues & how he turned it around in style!

    My first ever guest is back on the show! Harshdeep Singh  Hura founder of WrapItUp - a text summarizer. He appeared on show back in August 2015. We talk about how his app now has 3.5M users. Why he turned down $20 million acquisition for the app. How a anthropology course on apes was a breakthrough moment. Talks why he almost quit tech, what changed and gives us his new fresh perspective on life. He gives us great insights on mobile app design, development &marketing strategies. Talks about going from idea to MVP (starts at 25.19 take notes!) and why does not want a co-founder. Talks about becoming a pastry chef. Thoughts on Clubhouse being the next big thing. And finally we take a trip down memory lane and talk about the embarrassing first ever episode of the indian startup show. 

    in this conversation we talk about:

    • Starting out writing algorithms on paper & not using existing NLP algorithms
    • Being the most successful solo iPhone app developer in India (in my opinion!)
    • Taking risks in your 20’s
    • Reaction to friends and family on turning down $20million
    • Setting up Indoor Hydroponic farming space.
    • Entering the News Summarization space with a new line of products built around the WrapItUp algorithm, L.A.S.T. 5 [Linguistically Advanced Summarization Technique]
    • Is it still a good idea to build an iphone app in 2021
    • Helping salesforce administration to learn to code and then getting angry feedback from Salesforce content creators
    • Being stressed &  receiving  a cold email that got his life back on track
    • Growing an inch since we last spoke (6ft 9 inch)
    • Building a remote first  E-commerce agency
    • Why they don't do regular marketing to create brand awareness.
    • Hiring only fans influencers
    • How he settles arguments with his dad.
    • Why ‘luck can only take you so far!’
    • Why you shouldn't change the world - but change one person’s world
    • Starting WrapitUp because he was too lazy to read

    And much more!

    Links

    http://harshdeephura.com / @kinngh on Clubhouse and Twitter / http://admin2dev.com / http://wrapitupapp.com (both available on http://harshdeephura.com)

     

    P.S

    if you need something to do during these challenging and difficult times and want some inspiration and need some creativity. check out Skillshare. Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

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    The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

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    1 hr 13 min
  • Pankaj Raut CEO & Co-founder of AjnaLens on building Augmenting Human Intelligence with AI-Powered Mixed Reality Glasses

    Building India’s first home-grown AR headset. Today my guest is Pankaj Raut the co-founder & ceo of AjnaLens. AjnaLens designs & manufactures AI-powered mixed-reality glasses for defence , education and enterprise customers. He talks about it all got started by being inspired watching James Bond movies. He talks about how the product helps the Indian armed forces & talks about design and development process.  He talks about VC funding, future trends & opportunities. He gives us his thoughts on the AR/VR startup community in india. Thoughts on Google glasses 10 years on and dealing with the competition.  And finally he talks about leaving India at the age 17 to go study in London.  Meeting his co-founders at Google startup weekend.  Seeing his first hologram and being inside a tank! 

    In this conversation we also talk about:

    • Building the first prototype
    • Challenges in the AR/VR market
    • What will VR/AR devices look like in the future.
    • Getting a scholarship to go London
    • Where the names comes from.
    • Common mistakes AR/VR startups make.
    • Meeting people with the right synergies.
    • How he resolves differences of opinion with his co-founders
    • Advice for first time founders - take 2 steps back!

    and much more!

    Links

    https://www.ajnalens.com/

    P.S

    if you need something to do during these challenging and difficult times and want some inspiration and need some creativity. check out Skillshare. Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

    Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

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    The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

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    35 min
  • Anish Achuthan co-founder & CEO of Open a neo-banking startup disrupting the traditional banks & helping 700,000 + businesses in India automate their finances.

    Building a digital bank to help small businesses in india.  My guest today is Anish Achuthan CEO & co-founder of Open - a new age digital banking platform. In this episode he talks about how they raised $37 million from prominent investors, and shares amazing growth statistics. He talks about how they use customer acquisition channels.  He shares UX strategies when developing the website & mobile app. Talks about being a 5x entrepreneur. Talks about the importance of branding and PR in getting your startup off the ground. Talks about how they evaluate talent. Going from 10 to 250 employees. Thoughts on demonetisation 4 years on. Hiring a sales guy when they couldn't afford one.  Pitching to investors with a live demo instead of a slide deck.And finally you will learn how to deal with corporate companies if you’re a startup.

    In this conversation we also talk about:

    • User testing
    • Creating a pilot
    • Being the first mover in the market
    • Building Culture & Leadership
    • Being persistance
    • Being married to the co-founder
    • is 'Cash still king?'
    • Reaching out to small villages
    • Banks having reservations in the early days
    • Integrating legacy systems

    and much more

    links

    https://open.money/

    P.S

    if you need something to do during these challenging and difficult times and want some inspiration and need some creativity. check out Skillshare. Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

    Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

    https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel

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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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    42 min
  • Where are they now? 'The Recycle Man of India' Dr Binish Desai Forbes 30 under 30 Asia social entrepreneur & founder of Eco-Eclectic on creating environmentally-friendly solutions to various problems.

    Nothing is useless in this world. What can be a waste to you is someone's asset’ - The ‘Recycle man of India’ aka Dr Binish Desai, social entrepreneur & founder of Eco-Eclectic . I spoke to him back in February 2019 (Ep 106) and he is back again to talk about inventing a new type of brick made from recycled PPE material. He talks about creating a female empowerment centre for former sex workers. He then talks about building low cost homes using 3D technology, talks about trust issues after getting ripped off by a business partner. The pillars of success and what we can expect in 2021. And why you should start identifying waste as an asset.

    In this conversation we also talk about:

    • Observe - fail - Learn - Solve  framework.
    • Creating Eco Bins
    • The process of converting PPE into bricks..Brick 2.0!
    • Creating affordable housing in the USA, Philippines & india, & Africa 
    • The Recycle man - the book
    • What did he learn about himself during the pandemic
    • Making jewellery & crockery out of coffee waste
    • Carrying 2 bricks around wherever he goes
    • Stop using single use coffee mugs!
    • Expanding globally
    • Trying to create the world's first recyclable house. 
    • 3D printing of the entire home.
    • Coming from a family of social entrepreneurs.

    and much more

    links

    https://www.binishdesai.com/

    P.S

    if you need something to do during these challenging and difficult times and want some inspiration and need some creativity. check out Skillshare. Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

    Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

    https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel

    music by Punch Deck. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

    The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

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

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    26 min
  • Siddharth Dialani, Co-founder of BharatAgri. On building a farming technology platform , bridging the gap between technology & agriculture in India

    100 million famers are expected to be online in the next 5 years. So today I speak to Siddharth Dialani, co-founder & CEO of BharatAgri a farming technology platform where they work with farmers directly. improving their productivity. Think of it as a digital farming assistant. So in this episode he talks about what inspired him to do this, building the first prototype. The problems farmers face. Time spent working on a farm for a year & being treated like an outsider . He then talks about how they create an algorithm that decreases the cost of production to farmers. Talks about how they use analytics to improve the customer journey. Talks about raising finance , how you should pitch investors. Why 'investors want you to do less not more' How they on-board farmers online.  And finally he talks about his time at housing.com. The current farmers strike and being awarded Forbes 30 under 30!

    In this conversation we also talk about:-

    • Insights gained from talking to over 400 farmers
    • Why agriculture is a complicated business.
    • Farmers  not understanding the share icon & notification icon. And how they changed it
    • Soil/water/weather parameters that go into building an algorithm.
    • Quickly pivoting to a digital strategy during the pandemic
    • Thoughts on product market fit
    • What will farming look like in 20 years time?
    • Pitching & getting $50k from Uber.
    • Book recommendations.

    and  much more

    Links 

    https://bharatagri.com/

    P.S

    if you need something to do during these challenging and difficult times and want some inspiration and need some creativity. check out Skillshare. Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

    Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

    https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel

    music by Punch Deck. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

    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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    37 min
  • Best of The Indian Startup Show

    No 1 Best Business Podcast in india!  Big Thank You to CEO magazine India. I am humbled and honoured. Today you will hear some of the best guests I have spoken to over the past years. You will hear from Shankar Prasad. Founder of Pureplay Skin Sciences. They are Building India's fastest growing new-age, values-driven vegan skin care & beauty brand. Next I speak to  Akriti Khatri The founder of the Venus Detective Agency - India’s leading female private detective agency And finally  I speak to  Naina Hiranandani, COO & Co-Founder of Sirf Coffee.  A Bespoke dating service revolutionising dating for global Indians. So please enjoy the show, and i wish you all the best for the new year!

    Pureplay

    ‘One piece of advice I will give is this - listen to the consumer , listen to the consumer, listen to the consumer , everything flows from that, if that’s not part of you equation then your starting at the wrong place - Shankar Prasad. Today I speak to Shankar Prasad, Founder, Pureplay Skin Sciences.One of indian fastest growing vegan & grooming brands. He has over 20 years of creating and building consumer goods india. So in this podcast we talk about his iterative design process, his research , his pricing strategy , using social media influencers, the Skin care for men market, taking calculated risks, advice on building your own consumer goods brand and learn how to improve your communication skills. And finally some warren Buffett chat as well.

    In this conversation we also talk about:

    • Starting out as a chemical engineer.
    • Leaving corporate life and going it alone.
    • Why vegan?
    • Bring inspired by the goodness of nature, and & doing good
    • Online & offline selling strategies
    • Understanding want goes on in the west ,will likely happen in India
    • Social media advice - Earn your place at the table.
    • Launching skin care products for men & size of market.
    • Favourite brands and why.
    • Thoughts & experiences on using Youtube video for marketing & advertising.

    Sirf Coffee

    What do women want? & how do you deal with those annoying Aunties! Well today your going to find out. My guest is Naina Hiranandani, COO & Co-founder Sirf Coffee. Sirf Coffee is a bespoke dating service revolutionising dating for global Indians. In this exciting episode she talks about servicing clients around the world using an offline approach to dating and why they take this approach. She talks about the operational side of the business and why the business model has not changed over 10 years. She talks about why they don’t spend money on marketing or take investment and finally she shares some great dating advice you can try if your footloose and fancy free!

    In this episode we talk about

    • How many dates have they have setup
    • Walking away from a lucrative career to do this
    • Building a prototype
    • Word of mouth marketing
    • Do opposites attract?
    • What it takes to be a COO
    • The future of dating
    • Being different to the rest of the competition
    • Having courage
    • Book recommendation Sapiens - Yuval Harari & Modern Romance - Aziz Ansari

    Venus Detective Agency

    The explosion of online dating & matchmaking apps in India has led to a huge rise in the number of private investigators tasked with exposing love cheats. Today my guest is Akriti Khatri , the founder of Venus Detective Agency . She is like the female Miss Marple, So in this exciting episode she talks about how she got started and turned this into a very successful business with offices around india. She gives great advice for first time founders and she will also talk about going undercover to check up brides and grooms before they get married , she talks dating, using high technology gadgets, conflicts, emotions. Why business is booming due to soap operas and why spending 30 days in the office doing nothing set her up for big success!

    In this conversation we talk about:

    • Business model
    • Blackmail , honey traps & love affairs
    • Why females make the best detectives
    • Whats in her spy kit?
    • The Long hours
    • Would she recommend this as a career?

    P.S

    if you need something to do during these challenging and difficult times and want some inspiration and need some creativity. check out Skillshare. Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

    Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

    https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel

     

    P.P.S

    Big News I am starting a production company creating Indian based dramas documentaries & animation shows package them up for multicultural audiences around the world. So if you are writer ,scriptwriter, producer animators or know someone who is or has an original and interesting story tell or want to pitch me your concepts then get in touch and we can turn this into the next big Netflix / Amazon Prime show. Please get in touch 

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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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    1 hr 48 min
  • The indian Startup Show - The Best Bits [Part14]

    Today you will hear some of the best guests I have spoken to  over the past 5 years. You will hear from The Tech Witches - A group of 5  Indian high school girls. They have built  an app that connects children at orphanages to senior citizens in nursing homes, allowing them to spend time together. Next up  Dr Siddhant Bhargava co-founder & nutritionist at Food Darzee.He is tackling India's growing obesity problem.by creating a health & nutrition company offering fresh, healthy food delivered daily to your doorstep. And last but not least I speak to  Tanul Mishra CEO of Afthonia labs. Afthonia labs  focuses on early stage startups in Fintech and provides them with a trusted ecosystem to grow and succeed.

    Finally  I would like to pay tribute to everyone listening and subscribing to the show for the past five  years. Without you, this podcast would not have been possible! So I’m very grateful 

    TechWitches

    After losing both grandparents Ananya Grover & her fellow classmates decided to build something in the social sector space. So she and her fellow classmates aka 'The Tech Witches' decided to build an app called Maitri. An app that connects children at orphanages to senior citizens in nursing homes, allowing them to spend time together. In this episode I will talk to two of the ladies. CEO Ananya Grover & CTO Arefa Muzaffar. They talk about how it all works. Flying out to San Francisco and pitching the app to Google Ventures. They talk about how this app can fight depression in two groups. Being the only indian team in the Technovation Girls competition - A global competition featuring 19,000 kids and 170 teams from across 38 countries . They talk about what makes a great entrepreneur, how they work together and finally some Michelle Obama & Malala Yousafzai chat.

    in this conversation we talk about:

    • Sleepless nights!
    • How they dealt with skeptical adults
    • Improving everyone's social and mental well-being.
    • The rise of loneliness in a connected world.
    • Research/design/coding challenges
    • Targeting two sets of users
    • Why they call themselves the TechWitches
    • Getting feedback from Google Ventures.

    Food Darzee

    India has a growing obesity problem! Today I speak with Dr Siddhant Bhargava co-founder and nutritionist at Food Darzee. Food Darzee is a health and nutrition company offering fresh, healthy food delivered daily to your doorstep. So in this episode he talks about his rollercoaster startup journey so far. Overcoming challenges, shares great advice for first time founders. Why obesity is a growing problem in India to dealing with Bollywood celebrities. Helping comedian Tanmay bhatt lose weight. Learn about the practical diet changes for a fit body. Advice on losing weight, nutrition being body positive, and finally his love of butter chicken!

    In this conversation we also talk about:

    • Statistics so far.
    • How does this work
    • Having sleepless nights.
    • Being the Keto expert in India.
    • Educating Indian Mothers!
    • Protein v carbs
    • What keeps him going?
    • the next milestones
    • Siddhant's idea of food heaven & food hell
    • How much protein do you need?
    • Digital marketing advice.
    • Siddhant's advice on what I am eating!

    Afthonia labs

    With over $1.85 Billion invested in the Indian FinTech space so far, I speak with Tanul Mishra CEO of Afthonia labs. Afthonia labs focuses on early stage startups in Fintech and provides them with a trusted ecosystem to grow and succeed. She talks about what startups should be focussing on and what they are looking for . She also reflects on her time as the co-founder of Eatelish, a successful food service that is a bridge between artisan foodmakers from across India and consumers. She talks about surviving the early days, breakthrough moments, having a successful exit and an interesting story about pickles and sorting things out over a cup of hot chocolate!

    In this episode we also talk about:

    • Funding is not the ultimate benchmark of success.
    • Advice on launching startups.
    • What should go in your pitch deck
    • Being excited & emotional after a successful exit.
    • Having an epiphany when trekking
    • Great thoughts on when the right time to sell your startup.
    • Examples of Fintech startups
    • Book recommendation - Calvin and hobbs
    • Partnering with VC's

    and much more!

    P.S

    Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities.

    Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

    https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel

     

    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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    1 hr 28 min
  • Where are they now? Charanjeev Singh, founder of SinghStyled. The world's first Sikh brand that caters to 30 million Sikhs around the world.

    Charanjeev Singh aka CJ aka The Flying Sikh is back on the show! I spoke to CJ on the show 5 years ago  and he is still going strong.  In fact they are now launching in Thailand, Malaysia, Australia and Singapore.  He talks about acquiring 10% Sikh grooming market just through word of mouth. Talks about Product development life cycle and why the weather plays a big role. He talks about building a community centric brand. Talks about product failures Talks about the importance of Sikh culture in 2020. Why the indian hipster phase has died. Launching a streetwear brand. Shopping card abandon rates.  And finally he talks about creating the world's first beard deodorant and much more.

    in this conversation we also talk about:

    • Not burning money on marketing
    • The good & bad of Covid
    • Why it takes 8/9 months to launch a product.
    • Demonetization & implementing GST issues
    • New thoughts on entrepreneurship
    • Being patient
    • Going offline
    • Would  he change anything
    • Being the 'GQ' for Sikhs
    • Why beard textures are different around the world.

    and much more

    https://www.singhstyled.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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    39 min
  • Dr Srimathy Kesan CEO of SpaceKidz India on creating the next generation of scientific thinkers in India & launching the world's smallest satellite

    Making space explorable & economical for the future generation. Today i speak to Dr Srimathy Kesan CEO of SpaceKidz India - SpaceKidz india helps  students to pursue their space dreams regardless of their field of education, social status, and geographic location.   in this episode she talks about how it got started. How under her guidance, students designed Kalamsat - the world’s lightest satellite ever to be placed in orbit!  Her team of students are currently building the world's lightest rover for the moon. She also talks about how they use ‘ the make or break approach.  Using 3D technology.  Being mocked in the early days and people refusing to turn up to the first launch .She talks suborbital launches and trusting yourself. She talks about winning 20+ awards , Great advice for first time founders.  She talks about being a former paratrooper, why she called herself Indira Gandhi as a 5 year to get into a top school. And is there life on other planets?

    In this conversation we also talk about:

    • Taking a 16 year sabbatical
    • The space community in India
    • Vision & redefining space dreams for Indian kids
    • Going to Nasa
    • Her initial dream of joining the army was rejected by her father,
    • Designing & building a satellite from scratch in 6 days
    • Being emotionally  attached to the moon
    • People refusing to turn up to the first launch
    • Why her dad turned up at school  for 15 days in a row at 5am!
    • Turning her kitchen into a  science lab
    • Married at a young age, which put all her dreams and wishes on hold.

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