What goes into building a successful product?

With years of experience under his belt, Anshumani Ruddra, Group Product Manager at Google Pay shares his insights on building great products and more on our #BehindTheScenes podcast.

Here are some of the points he touches upon: 

1. What makes great product managers

2. Building product decision-making frameworks that are more data-enabled vs intuition-led

3. The future of the Indian gaming industry

#India #Entrepreneurship #Startups #ProductManagement

When it comes to #startups, there is no fast track to #success. Almost all startup teams go through a variety of crises and challenges Behind The Scenes. Having been a part of many startup journeys over the last decade at Kalaari, we believe that there are valuable lessons to be gained from the journeys of others. These episodes from Kalaari come from our continued commitment to empower and encourage #entrepreneurship.

If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.

For more podcasts, visit our website- https://www.kalaari.com/podcast 

Does having the right board matter to a startup’s success?

Anand Deshpande, Founder and Chairman of Persistent Systems, answers this question and some more on our latest episode of #BehindTheScenes podcast.

Here are some of the key points we cover:
1. Role of a board member in a startup
2. Tips on structuring board meetings
3. Learning to handle complex board dynamics

#India #Entrepreneurship

When it comes to #startups, there is no fast track to #success. Almost all startup teams go through a variety of crises and challenges Behind The Scenes. Having been a part of many startup journeys over the last decade at Kalaari, we believe that there are valuable lessons to be gained from the journeys of others. These episodes from Kalaari come from our continued commitment to empower and encourage #entrepreneurship.

If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.

For more podcasts, visit our website- https://www.kalaari.com/podcast

A great product and #design​ are not only integral to a company’s success but also help in bringing the larger vision to life.

Joining us on our latest episode of #BehindTheScenes​, we have Harish Sivaramakrishnan, head of design at CRED. He shares his insights on how great products are designed and the process that goes behind them.

Here are some of the key points we cover:
1. Translating vision and philosophy into building a product
2. Building a design-centric organization
3. Keeping abreast with technology and design trends

#India​ #Entrepreneurship​

When it comes to #startups​​, there is no fast track to #success​. Almost all startup teams go through a variety of crises and challenges Behind The Scenes. Having been a part of many startup journeys over the last decade at Kalaari, we believe that there are valuable lessons to be gained from the journeys of others. These episodes from Kalaari come from our continued commitment to empower and encourage entrepreneurship.

If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.

For more podcasts, visit our website- https://www.kalaari.com/podcast

A #finance partner is the most critical hire for any startup, yet most founders falter when it comes to hiring the right finance team.

In our latest episode of #BehindTheScenes, Raghava Rao, VP and CFO, Amazon India, shares his thoughts on the vital role a finance team can play in early-stage startups and in building the business vision.

Here are some of the key points we cover:
1. Impact of #digitalization for a financial professional
2. Advice to founders on key finance KPI’s and business metrics
3. Attributes that make a great leader and a team
4. Potential conflicts that can arise for a CFO

#India #Entrepreneurship

When it comes to #startups, there is no fast track to #success. Almost all startup teams go through a variety of crises and challenges Behind The Scenes. Having been a part of many startup journeys over the last decade at Kalaari, we believe that there are valuable lessons to be gained from the journeys of others. These episodes from Kalaari come from our continued commitment to empower and encourage #entrepreneurship.

If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.

For more podcasts, visit our website- https://www.kalaari.com/podcast

Media and PR are understated tools that can propel a startup to build a good brand if used constructively.

On our latest episode of #BehindTheScenes, Madan Bahal, co-founder of Adfactors PR, shares his insights on how founders can craft effective PR and communication strategies. We also cover the following points:

1. Managing communication during Crisis
2. Importance of Internal communication
3. Hiring the right media agency
4. Leveraging new-age platforms to build distribution

#AdvertisingAndMarketing #Startups

When it comes to #startups​, there is no fast track to #success​. Almost all startup teams go through a variety of crises and challenges Behind The Scenes. Having been a part of many startup journeys over the last decade at Kalaari, we believe that there are valuable lessons to be gained from the journeys of others. These episodes from Kalaari come from our continued commitment to empower and encourage #entrepreneurship​.

If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.

For more podcasts, visit our website- https://www.kalaari.com/podcast​

When you think of career planning, do you think in terms of 5-year goals or 10-year goals?

Anshuman Bapna, Ex-CPO of MakeMyTrip and Founder of Terra.do, likes to think in terms of lifetime goals.

In this Behind the Scenes Kalaari Podcast he discusses best practices to build a business, why combatting climate change is his lifetime goal and also the need of the hour for the world. Other topics include:

1. Finding founder-problem fit
2. Balancing intuition & data-driven decision making
3. Creating guidelines to unlock innovation within a company
4. Setting up a framework to solve problems that others deem unsolvable

#Entrepreneurship #future

When it comes to #startups, there is no fast track to #success. Almost all startup teams go through a variety of crises and challenges Behind The Scenes. Having been a part of many startup journeys over the last decade at Kalaari, we believe that there are valuable lessons to be gained from the journeys of others. These episodes from Kalaari come from our continued commitment to empower and encourage #entrepreneurship.

If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us, [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.

For more podcasts, visit our website- https://www.kalaari.com/podcast

Ever wondered why some products have viral adoption and succeed immensely.

Nir Eyal, the best-selling author, and entrepreneur talks about this and other topics in this Behind the Scenes episode of the #KalaariPodcast

1. How to incorporate consumer psychology into product building
2. How to capture the monopoly of the mind
3. Breaking bad habits and building 'indistractable' teams
4. Balancing reactive and reflective work

#Productivity #Management

When it comes to #startups, there is no fast track to #success. Almost all startup teams go through a variety of crises and challenges Behind The Scenes. Having been a part of many startup journeys over the last decade at Kalaari, we believe that there are valuable lessons to be gained from the journeys of others. These episodes from Kalaari come from our continued commitment to empower and encourage #entrepreneurship.

If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us, [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.

For more podcasts, visit our website- https://www.kalaari.com/podcast

Kuldeep Dhankar brings immense experience in scaling sales for B2B Companies.
It is one of the most important discussions in a startup that is not often addressed.

In this edition of the #KalaariPodcast we bring his insights and learnings:                                                                                                         
1.  Establish a repeatable GTM & Product-market engine that can enable scale
2. Hire a VP of marketing before a VP of Sales
3. Founders- Get your hands dirty- Do the first sales yourself, next build a sales team

When it comes to #startups, there is no fast track to #success. Almost all startup teams go through a variety of crises and challenges Behind The Scenes. Having been a part of many startup journeys over the last decade at Kalaari, we believe that there are valuable lessons to be gained from the journeys of others. These episodes from Kalaari come from our continued commitment to empower and encourage #entrepreneurship.

If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us, [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.

For more podcasts, visit our website- https://www.kalaari.com/podcast

Dale Vaz has spent the last decade building products Swiggy & Amazon India. In this edition of #KalaariPodcast, he shares learnings from his journey. 

1. Leveraging personalization to deliver customized experiences  
2. Building data science capabilities for early-stage #startups 
3. Importance of building tools to "AI Enable" #leadership teams 
4. Career planning for #technology professionals 

He also shares with us how he upskills himself in a rapidly changing world. His customer obsession mindset, observations on food habits in #India along with other idiosyncrasies he uncovers makes it for an insightful episode.

When it comes to #startups, there is no fast track to #success. Almost all startup teams go through a variety of crises and challenges Behind The Scenes. Having been a part of many startup journeys over the last decade at Kalaari, we believe that there are valuable lessons to be gained from the journeys of others. These episodes from Kalaari come from our continued commitment to empower and encourage #entrepreneurship.

If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us, [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.

For more podcasts, visit our website- https://www.kalaari.com/podcast

Nischal Shetty, Co-Founder and CEO of WazirX, on how to take a product-first approach to build a startup 

1. Get feedback from users early on- even at the idea stage 

2. Understand the core problem deeply 

3. Play to the strengths of the founding team  

Getting founder-product-market fit right provides a real advantage for #success in the #future. #KalaariPodcast

When it comes to #startups, there is no fast track to #success. Almost all startup teams go through a variety of crises and challenges Behind The Scenes. Having been a part of many startup journeys over the last decade at Kalaari, we believe that there are valuable lessons to be gained from the journeys of others. These episodes from Kalaari come from our continued commitment to empower and encourage #entrepreneurship.

If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us, [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.

For more podcasts, visit our website- https://www.kalaari.com/podcast