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August 03, 2021 EP 113 : Building for Real Estate - Ajay Kumar (Co-founder & CEO, TheHouseMonk) | Vertical SaaS | Zero to One | Growth
Ajay Kumar is a serial entrepreneur. He founded Cozee Homes and sold it a brokerage firm and then went on to found TheHouseMonk, a service that provides a growth and management platform for the rental real estate industry. In this episode he spoke about the challenges and the opportunities in the real estate market, the nuances of building for this market and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:41) Going from Idea to Product to Company
(05:41) Trends in the real estate space
(09:24) Use cases TheHouseMonk solves
(10:57) Nuances of building for Real Estate
(12:02) Impact of covid on the Real Estate industry
(17:08) Challenges and Opportunities in the Real Estate Market
(21:42) Being relevant to multiple personas
(25:14) Nuances of working with the Real estate industry
(31:30) High Level Challenges & Next stage of evolution
(37:22) Advice for Founders on discovering problems to solve
(43:02) Building a lifestyle business in SaaS
(47:40) Closing Remarks
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Connect with Ajay:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajay-kumar-thehousemonk/
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Connect with Us:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup
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August 01, 2021 Roundup #35 : Droom and OfBusiness turn unicorns, Unacademy's new acquisition and more!
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Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -

👉🏽 Droom and OfBusiness turning unicorn

👉🏽 Unacademy's new acqusition

and more..!

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31 min
August 01, 2021 Roundup #35 : Droom and OfBusiness turn unicorns, Unacademy's new acquisition and more!
If you're a passionate listener of our podcast, then please do share your feedback with us - https://tinyurl.com/sopfeed (takes 5 mins or less). Help us publish more of your favourite content every week!
Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Droom and OfBusiness turning unicorn
👉🏽 Unacademy's new acqusition
and more..!
Hit the like button if enjoyed this roundup, and do not forget to share among your operator friends!
Listen to our interviews and conversations with investors, operators, and founders on your favourite podcast platforms.
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July 29, 2021 EP 112 : Building Products for Scale - Kaushik Subramanian (Product Leader) | Product Principles for B2B & B2C | Hiring Product Talent
Kaushik is a product leader and has worked at some of the world's largest tech companies. He is also an investor/advisor at several firms. In this episode he spoke about building scalable products, his pet peeves for products and how to influence communities with authority and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.

Key highlights:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:52) Kausik's career journey

(03:00) Moving from B2C to B2B

(06:00) Guiding principles to build scalable products

(09:33) Maintaining holistic end product experience

(14:14) Prioritising less obvious, more realistic things

(17:20) What is the benchmark for a product release?

(20:23) Focussing on the big picture

(23:19) Differences from B2B and B2C

(32:04) Kaushik's favourite products

(36:03) Kaushik's pet product peeves

(38:39) Making products more intelligent

(41:10) Zero to One of product building

(45:21) Influencing without authority

(49:10) Product talent in the ecosystem

(52:30) Hiring Great talent

(53:12) Kaushik's advice to The Startup Operator community

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Connect with Kaushik:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaushikpsub/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHolyKau

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Connect with Us:

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup

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53 min
July 29, 2021 EP 112 : Building Products for Scale - Kaushik Subramanian (Product Leader) | Product Principles for B2B & B2C | Hiring Product Talent
Kaushik is a product leader and has worked at some of the world's largest tech companies. He is also an investor/advisor at several firms. In this episode he spoke about building scalable products, his pet peeves for products and how to influence communities with authority and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:52) Kausik's career journey
(03:00) Moving from B2C to B2B
(06:00) Guiding principles to build scalable products
(09:33) Maintaining holistic end product experience
(14:14) Prioritising less obvious, more realistic things
(17:20) What is the benchmark for a product release?
(20:23) Focussing on the big picture
(23:19) Differences from B2B and B2C
(32:04) Kaushik's favourite products
(36:03) Kaushik's pet product peeves
(38:39) Making products more intelligent
(41:10) Zero to One of product building
(45:21) Influencing without authority
(49:10) Product talent in the ecosystem
(52:30) Hiring Great talent
(53:12) Kaushik's advice to The Startup Operator community
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Connect with Kaushik:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaushikpsub/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHolyKau
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Connect with Us:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup
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53 min
July 27, 2021 EP 111 : Enabling Enterprises with Data - Suresh Shankar (Founder & CEO, Crayon Data) | Selling to large enterprises | Being a 2x founder
Suresh is a two time founder, podcaster and more. He first founded RedPill solutions in 2000 and then Crayon Data, a big data and AI company. He also hosts a podcast called "Slaves to the Algo". In this episode he talks about building affinity models, impact of AI and the nuances of building and selling to large enterprises and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.

Key Highlights:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:33) Going from idea to product to company

(04:31) The story of the Chinese Bamboo Tree

(09:03) Building Affinity models

(19:19) Working with Data teams

(24:14) How can large enterprises offer a Netflix-like experience?

(36:18) How will Banks and Fintechs partner in the future?

(38:30) Impact of AI

(43:23) Nuances of building and selling to large enterprises

(49:00) Hacks to break into large enterprises

(53:37) What do you do differently as a second-time founder?

(56:58) Closing Remarks

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Connect with Nagraj:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sureshshankar/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sureshshankar

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Connect with Us:

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup

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59 min
July 27, 2021 EP 111 : Enabling Enterprises with Data - Suresh Shankar (Founder & CEO, Crayon Data) | Selling to large enterprises | Being a 2x founder
Suresh is a two time founder, podcaster and more. He first founded RedPill solutions in 2000 and then Crayon Data, a big data and AI company. He also hosts a podcast called "Slaves to the Algo". In this episode he talks about building affinity models, impact of AI and the nuances of building and selling to large enterprises and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:33) Going from idea to product to company
(04:31) The story of the Chinese Bamboo Tree
(09:03) Building Affinity models
(19:19) Working with Data teams
(24:14) How can large enterprises offer a Netflix-like experience?
(36:18) How will Banks and Fintechs partner in the future?
(38:30) Impact of AI
(43:23) Nuances of building and selling to large enterprises
(49:00) Hacks to break into large enterprises
(53:37) What do you do differently as a second-time founder?
(56:58) Closing Remarks
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Connect with Nagraj:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sureshshankar/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sureshshankar
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Connect with Us:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup
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If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!
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59 min
July 25, 2021 Roundup #34 : Byju's Acquisition spree, Blackbuck's new unicorn status and more!
Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -

👉🏽 Byju's acquisition spree

👉🏽 Policybazaar's IPO plans

👉🏽 Blackbuck turning Unicorn

and more..!

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#startups #unicorns #technology #roundup #podcast #news
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33 min
July 25, 2021 Roundup #34 : Byju's Acquisition spree, Blackbuck's new unicorn status and more!
Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -

👉🏽 Byju's acquisition spree
👉🏽 Policybazaar's IPO plans
👉🏽 Blackbuck turning Unicorn
and more..!

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

Listen to our interviews and conversations with investors, operators, and founders on your favourite podcast platforms.

#startups #unicorns #technology #roundup #podcast #news
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33 min
July 22, 2021 EP 110 : Nagaraj Mylandla (Chairman & MD, FSS - Financial Software & Systems) | Evolution of Payments | Working with Banks | Growing through Partnerships | Building for Tomorrow
Nagraj is a banker turned entrepreneur, he created FSS in 1991, envisaging a phenomenal growth of the payments industry in India. FSS is a one stop entity for payment products, development & support services and third party processing expertise across all payment delivery channels like ATM,PoS,Internet ,Mobile and IVR. In this episode Nagraj spoke about how the payments industry has evolved, working with banks, future of fintech and payments and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.

Key Highlights:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:19) Lessons from a 3 decade journey

(05:15) Getting the first customer

(10:30) Journey of building IP

(12:44) Having Banking domain knowledge

(16:00) Lessons from working with banks

(19:19) Evolution of payments

(22:48) Future of fintech & payments

(26:22) Experience with regulators and policymakers

(27:30) Making decisions in a balanced way

(29:49) Future plans for FSS

(32:37) Advice for founders to build a sustainable business

(34:23) Closing Remarks

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Connect with Nagraj:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nagarajmylandla/

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Connect with Us:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup

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31 min

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