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The Startup Operator
By Startup OperatorBusiness
The Startup Operator episodes
- 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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---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message31 min - EP 109 : Snehil Khanor (CEO, Truly Madly) | Building in the Dating Market | Sustainable Growth | Acquisition, Retention & Monetization & more
Mr. Snehil Khanor is a serial tech entrepreneur who has founded startups from early in his career and is currently the Co-Founder & CEO of TrulyMadly. He believes in creating sustainable business practices or as he likes to call it ‘Frugile Methodology’ (Frugal+Agile) for startups. In this episode he spoke about his process of going from Idea to Product to Company and his furgile Methodology, how online dating has changed and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:03) Going from Idea to Product to Company
(02:56) Building a profitable and sustainable startup
(06:16) Snehil's Frugile Methodology for Growth
(08:26) Growth v/s Profitability
(12:48) Doing the 0-1 journey
(14:43) Evolution of Online Dating
(20:26) Challenges and Opportunities of building in a competitive space
(22:39) Validating and building for scale
(26:53) Decoding the match making model
(31:52) User Acquisition
(33:33) User retention and monetization
(35:08) Changes in user behaviour post covid
(37:55) High level challenges Snehil is solving now
(39:31) Advantages of being an investor and a founder
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Connect with Snehil:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/snehilkhanor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/snehilkhanor
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Connect with Us:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
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!
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message42 min - EP 109 : Snehil Khanor (CEO, Truly Madly) | Building in the Dating Market | Sustainable Growth | Acquisition, Retention & Monetization & more
Mr. Snehil Khanor is a serial tech entrepreneur who has founded startups from early in his career and is currently the Co-Founder & CEO of TrulyMadly. He believes in creating sustainable business practices or as he likes to call it ‘Frugile Methodology’ (Frugal+Agile) for startups. In this episode he spoke about his process of going from Idea to Product to Company and his furgile Methodology, how online dating has changed and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:03) Going from Idea to Product to Company
(02:56) Building a profitable and sustainable startup
(06:16) Snehil's Frugile Methodology for Growth
(08:26) Growth v/s Profitability
(12:48) Doing the 0-1 journey
(14:43) Evolution of Online Dating
(20:26) Challenges and Opportunities of building in a competitive space
(22:39) Validating and building for scale
(26:53) Decoding the match making model
(31:52) User Acquisition
(33:33) User retention and monetization
(35:08) Changes in user behaviour post covid
(37:55) High level challenges Snehil is solving now
(39:31) Advantages of being an investor and a founder
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Connect with Snehil:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/snehilkhanor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/snehilkhanor
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Connect with Us:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
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!
---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message42 min - Roundup #33 : Zomato and Paytm's IPOs, Ola Electric's scooter launch and more!
Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Zomato and Paytm's IPOs
👉🏽 Ola Electric's scooter launch
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
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message31 min - Roundup #33 : Zomato and Paytm's IPOs, Ola Electric's scooter launch and more!
Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Zomato and Paytm's IPOs
👉🏽 Ola Electric's scooter launch
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
---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message31 min - EP 108 : Building Creator Tools | Sanket Shah (CEO, InVideo)
Sanket is the CEO of InVideo, an online content creation tool. Sanket shah is also a serial entrepreneur and has co-founded other startups like MassBlurb and Visify Books. In this episode he spoke about going from Idea to product to company, building creator tools and the nuances of building an online creator tool and more!
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:08) Lessons from starting multiple companies
(02:21) Mistakes in hiring
(04:44) Hiring people outside your domain
(06:21) What skills don't necessarily translate to success
(10:49) Going from Idea to product to company
(15:18) What changes with Experience
(18:31) Getting to PMF and scaling further
(20:33) Thoughts about the Creator economy
(22:56) Nuances of Building an online creator tool
(26:00) InVideo's Primary Use Cases
(27:17) Building and engaging a community
(28:57) Building creator tools
(31:47) Challenges with video editing online
(33:08) Learnings about Monetization
(35:25) High Level Challenges as a founder
(41:08) InVideo's future plans
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Connect with Sanket:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanketsh/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sanket_invideo
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Connect with Us:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
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!
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message44 min - EP 108 : Building Creator Tools | Sanket Shah (CEO, InVideo)
Sanket is the CEO of InVideo, an online content creation tool. Sanket shah is also a serial entrepreneur and has co-founded other startups like MassBlurb and Visify Books. In this episode he spoke about going from Idea to product to company, building creator tools and the nuances of building an online creator tool and more!
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:08) Lessons from starting multiple companies
(02:21) Mistakes in hiring
(04:44) Hiring people outside your domain
(06:21) What skills don't necessarily translate to success
(10:49) Going from Idea to product to company
(15:18) What changes with Experience
(18:31) Getting to PMF and scaling further
(20:33) Thoughts about the Creator economy
(22:56) Nuances of Building an online creator tool
(26:00) InVideo's Primary Use Cases
(27:17) Building and engaging a community
(28:57) Building creator tools
(31:47) Challenges with video editing online
(33:08) Learnings about Monetization
(35:25) High Level Challenges as a founder
(41:08) InVideo's future plans
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Connect with Sanket:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanketsh/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sanket_invideo
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Connect with Us:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup-------------------------------------
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!
---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message44 min - EP 107 : Early Stage Financing | Adith Podhar, (Founding Partner, GEMBA Capital)
Adith is the founding partner at Gemba Capital and has made seed investments in several startups. In this episode Adith and Roshan talk about
the Dos and Don'ts of startup Investing, Evolution of founders in India and more.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:33 Decoding the current fundraising frenzy
03:29 Evolution of startup investing and the Impact of the Pandemic
05:19 Dos and Don'ts of startup Investing
08:46 Building dealflow
13:26 Options for passive investors
14:33 Principles for Investing
17:52 Easing regulations to encourage startup investments
22:44 Adith's Investment thesis
29:03 Evolution of founders in India
34:26 Trends in D2C space
40:05 Fintech and Insurtech
46:30 Dos and Don'ts of picking a partner/fund
50:54 Optimism for the future
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Connect with Aniket:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniket-deb-a2859946/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aniketdeb
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Connect with Us:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
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!
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message55 min - EP 107 : Early Stage Financing | Adith Podhar, (Founding Partner, GEMBA Capital)
Adith is the founding partner at Gemba Capital and has made seed investments in several startups. In this episode Adith and Roshan talk about
the Dos and Don'ts of startup Investing, Evolution of founders in India and more.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:33 Decoding the current fundraising frenzy
03:29 Evolution of startup investing and the Impact of the Pandemic
05:19 Dos and Don'ts of startup Investing
08:46 Building dealflow
13:26 Options for passive investors
14:33 Principles for Investing
17:52 Easing regulations to encourage startup investments
22:44 Adith's Investment thesis
29:03 Evolution of founders in India
34:26 Trends in D2C space
40:05 Fintech and Insurtech
46:30 Dos and Don'ts of picking a partner/fund
50:54 Optimism for the future
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Connect with Aniket:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniket-deb-a2859946/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aniketdeb
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Connect with Us:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupoperator
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!
---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message55 min - Roundup #32 : Chiratae Venture's Early stage fund, Pinelabs' Aggressive expansion and more!
Welcome to another episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, where Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discuss -
👉🏽 Chiratae's Acceleration of early stage funding
👉🏽 Pinelabs' expansion into the southeast asian market
👉🏽 Ola's Pre-IPO fundraise 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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