The Startup Operator

Welcome to #44 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing - 

1. Vedantu turning unicorn

2. Meesho doubles valuation in 5 months

3. CredAvenue bags $90mn in Series A

4. Starlink India Appoints Ex-PayPal member as Country head

5. Mfine raises funds to build world's largest virtual hospital

and more!

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Asheesh Chanda is a fund and portfolio manager turned tech entrepreneur with Kristal.AI, a Digital-First Private Wealth platform that provides both Retail and Accredited Investors access to curated portfolios that are managed by the world’s top portfolio managers. In this episode he spoke about making the mental switch from finance to tech, the nuances of driving personalization at scale, educating and acquiring customers and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.

Key Highlights: 

(00:00) Introduction

(01:09) Making the mental switch from finance to tech

(04:26) Thinking as a Fund Manager vs Tech Entrepreneur 

(05:34) Aspirations of the new age investor

(07:25) Understanding Kristal.AI's business model

(09:34) Building a product portfolio

(10:53) Being a distributor or becoming a bank?

(12:45) Dealing with compliance

(16:47) Kristal.AI's monetization 

(18:16) Nuances of driving personalization at scale

(20:09) Standing out in the robo advisory space

(21:41) Humans as the differentiators

(23:56) Educating and Acquiring customers

(27:17) Operating in different markets

(31:31) High level challenges Asheesh is solving

(33:41) Things to keep in mind while building in this space

(35:51) Books and podcast recommendations

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/asheeshchanda

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Asheesh Chanda is a fund and portfolio manager turned tech entrepreneur with Kristal.AI, a Digital-First Private Wealth platform that provides both Retail and Accredited Investors access to curated portfolios that are managed by the world’s top portfolio managers. In this episode he spoke about making the mental switch from finance to tech, the nuances of driving personalization at scale, educating and acquiring customers and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.

Key Highlights: 

(00:00) Introduction

(01:09) Making the mental switch from finance to tech

(04:26) Thinking as a Fund Manager vs Tech Entrepreneur 

(05:34) Aspirations of the new age investor

(07:25) Understanding Kristal.AI's business model

(09:34) Building a product portfolio

(10:53) Being a distributor or becoming a bank?

(12:45) Dealing with compliance

(16:47) Kristal.AI's monetization 

(18:16) Nuances of driving personalization at scale

(20:09) Standing out in the robo advisory space

(21:41) Humans as the differentiators

(23:56) Educating and Acquiring customers

(27:17) Operating in different markets

(31:31) High level challenges Asheesh is solving

(33:41) Things to keep in mind while building in this space

(35:51) Books and podcast recommendations

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asheesh-chanda-171a51/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/asheeshchanda

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator

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Sonal Singh is a co-founder of Fittr, a healthcare and fitness community startup. In this episode she spoke about turning a community into a company, translating trust into revenue and building a partner ecosystem and more in her interview with Roshan Cariappa.

Key episode highlights:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:10) Founding journey of Fittr

(03:25) Turning a community into a company

(04:30) Fittr's methodology for Fitness

(05:39) Operating in a crowded space

(07:37) Nuances of running a community

(10:14) Empowering the community

(12:11) Translating trust into revenue

(13:52) Marketing at Fittr 

(15:52) Building a partner ecosystem

(17:54) Founder challenges Sonal is solving

(19:11) How has COVID changed Fitness

(21:31) What's coming up at Fittr

(22:28) Sonal's Fitness mantra

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/sonalsofficial

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​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​

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Sonal Singh is a co-founder of Fittr, a healthcare and fitness community startup. In this episode she spoke about turning a community into a company, translating trust into revenue and building a partner ecosystem and more in her interview with Roshan Cariappa.

Key episode highlights:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:10) Founding journey of Fittr

(03:25) Turning a community into a company

(04:30) Fittr's methodology for Fitness

(05:39) Operating in a crowded space

(07:37) Nuances of running a community

(10:14) Empowering the community

(12:11) Translating trust into revenue

(13:52) Marketing at Fittr 

(15:52) Building a partner ecosystem

(17:54) Founder challenges Sonal is solving

(19:11) How has COVID changed Fitness

(21:31) What's coming up at Fittr

(22:28) Sonal's Fitness mantra

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Connect with Sonal:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonal-singh-661a583/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sonalsofficial

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Connect with Us: 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator

​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​

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Welcome to #43 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing - 

1. Freshworks IPO

2. Fittr Series A fundraise

3. 450M fundraise by Cars24

4. Wow Momos Series C

5. Coding for kids - CuriousJr

and more!

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Welcome to #43 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing - 

1. Freshworks IPO

2. Fittr Series A fundraise

3. 450M fundraise by Cars24

4. Wow Momos Series C

5. Coding for kids - CuriousJr

and more!

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Hit the like button if enjoyed this roundup, and do not forget to share among your operator friends! 

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#startups #unicorns  #technology #roundup #podcast #news

Vipul is the co-founder and CEO of Aarav Unmanned Systems, a Drone design and manufacturing company. In this episode Vipul spoke about developing IP in house, nuances of manufacturing hardware, fundraising for frontier tech and more with Roshan Cariappa. 

Key Highlights:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:15) Idea to product to company

(07:47) Thinking about the Market as an Engineer

(09:26) Trade offs and making difficult decisions

(12:23) Balancing Idealism & Pragmatism

(14:55) Best practices in manufacturing and shipping hardware

(19:08) Customer acquisition

(25:48) Nuances of building an industry software stack

(32:20) Developing a product in a nascent space

(35:52) Choosing your Partners

(37:23) Getting VCs onboard a brand new idea 

(42:14) The nuances of Drone Rules Policy 2021 

(51:17) How Vipul is preparing for the next leap forward

(56:38) Dealing with failures

(01:01:31) Vipul's Books and Podcast recommendations

(01:03:12) Closing Remarks

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vipul-singh-aa38992a/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vipul_sing

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Vipul is the co-founder and CEO of Aarav Unmanned Systems, a Drone design and manufacturing company. In this episode Vipul spoke about developing IP in house, nuances of manufacturing hardware, fundraising for frontier tech and more with Roshan Cariappa. 

Key Highlights:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:15) Idea to product to company

(07:47) Thinking about the Market as an Engineer

(09:26) Trade offs and making difficult decisions

(12:23) Balancing Idealism & Pragmatism

(14:55) Best practices in manufacturing and shipping hardware

(19:08) Customer acquisition

(25:48) Nuances of building an industry software stack

(32:20) Developing a product in a nascent space

(35:52) Choosing your Partners

(37:23) Getting VCs onboard a brand new idea 

(42:14) The nuances of Drone Rules Policy 2021 

(51:17) How Vipul is preparing for the next leap forward

(56:38) Dealing with failures

(01:01:31) Vipul's Books and Podcast recommendations

(01:03:12) Closing Remarks

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vipul-singh-aa38992a/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vipul_sing

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator

​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​

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Vasant Sridhar is a Co-founder and Chief Sales Officer at OfBusiness, an SME financing platform. Prior to co-founding OfBusiness, Vasant was the founder of Bloodline labs and later held several positions at ITC. In this episode he spoke about B2B commerce in India, rediscovering finance through first principles, building to last and much more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa. 

Key Highlights:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:13) Vasant's learnings from ITC

(04:10) Excited for B2B Commerce

(07:21) Streamlining Demand and Supply

(10:36) Team Structure at OfBusiness

(15:49) Nuances of Matching Supply and Demand

(19:25) Rediscovering Financing through first principles

(22:53) Tech business vs tech-enabled business

(25:44) Setting up a Sales Org @ OfBusiness

(28:34) Attracting quality talent

(32:07) How 'building to last' translates to everyday decisions

(34:51) OfBusiness' future plans

(36:38) Is IPO on the horizon for OfBusiness?

(37:31) How does Vasanth see Indian Manufacturing space evolving in the future?

(40:06) Vasant's Books and Podcast recommendations

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasant-sridhar-44b9202b

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VasantSridhar

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