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  • Elon Musk: Open AI is a threat to humanity!| Roundup #145 | The Startup Operator

    In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down the week's startup news and more!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!

    Topics:
    00:00 Intro
    07:21 Indus Valley Report 
    14:35 Krutim's false claims 
    18:25 Google play delists Indian apps
    24:19 Elon: the most impactful human being 
    27:47 Elon takes OpenAI to court 
    30:43 AI Pin to soon launch in India
    33:28 Disney and Reliance create media powerhouse
    37:08 Fundraises of the week

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    41 min
  • 233: You NEED TO know this BEFORE starting a fintech company | Manish Maryada(Founder & CEO, Fello)

    Manish is the Founder and CEO of Fello, a fintech startup that is gamifying investments and personal finances. Manish has over 7 years of experience in the fintech ecosystem and prior to founding Fello, he helped scale Koinex and Flobiz. In this conversation he talks about RBI's regulations and compliance, the MASSIVE Unsolved opportunities in fintech and gamifying finances. 


    Topic:
    00:00 Introduction
    02:29 Manish's take on Paytm Vs RBI saga
    09:15 How RBI regulations are affecting fintech
    22:02 Building a legally compliant Business
    27:35 Massive Unsolved Opportunities in Fintech
    35:29 What is Fello? Its ideation and execution 
    42:25 Achieving Product Market Fit
    43:37 Gamifying your Finances
    47:47 Customer Acquisition 
    53:47 Building Trust with Consumers
    57:44 Studying Customer Behaviour
    1:01:32 The YC experience
    1:07:23 What's next for Fello
    1:12:28 Becoming a Generalist
    1:17:25 Books and Podcasts recommendation

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    1 hr 24 min
  • Google Gemini AI: Diversity & Inclusivity or Bias & Propaganda?| Roundup #144 | The Startup Operator

    In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down the week's startup news and more!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!

    Topics:
    00:00 Intro
    02:50 Byju's board voted Founder Byju Ravindran and family out from Co.
    08:59 Google Gemini sucks
    16:35 PhonePe Launched Indus Appstore
    20:57 IRTC partnering with Swiggy 
    23:52 Uber CEO's remark on Indian Consumer
    26:21 Fund Raises of the week
    28:22 Talk of the town


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    33 min
  • 232: WHAT Is Wrong With The Eduction System? Math Genius Answers | Neelakantha Bhanu (CEO, Bhanzu)

    Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash the founder of Bhanzu talks about his journey of learning maths after a tragic accident. He also spoke about what is killing curiosity in children today and how to get it back, what approach to take to get students to love maths again. Bhanu also explained the problem with ed-tech space today and positioning new things and learning from his mistakes.

    Topics:
    00:00 Sneak peak
    00:30 Introduction
    01:45 Opening comments
    05:28 Everyone can learn Maths
    11:42 1st maths olympiad
    16:39 Making Maths funcan
    23:45 making things different as an educator
    33:27 Market positioning
    37:04 Going from idea to product to company
    45:54 Customer acquisition/ scaling
    48:03 Learnings to start a business
    51:39 Key mistakes to avoid
    55:34 What’s wrong with ed-tech
    01:00:22 Metrics for improvement
    1:01:52 Books and Podcast recommendations


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    1 hr 4 min
  • THIS is how India and UAE are taking ties to the NEXT LEVEL! | Roundup #143 | The Startup Operator

    In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down the week's startup news and more!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!

    Topics 
    00:00 Introduction
    04:43 UPI to link with UAE’s instant payment platform AaNI
    06:57 Open AI's new Video generation model
    11:57 Online gaming tax collection surged to Rs. 3,470cr
    13:04 Rapido’s zero commission model
    15:21 AURM to provide hi-tech locker services
    16:10 Fund raises of the week 
    17:04 Talk of the town

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    23 min
  • 231: Changing the Dairy Industry with Data | Ranjith Mukundan (Founder & CEO, Stellapps)

    Join us as talk to Ranjith Mukundan, the visionary behind Stellapps. From transitioning from tech to dairy, to creating innovative solutions for the dairy ecosystem, Ranjith shares insights on building a successful company, financing strategies, and managing key stakeholders. Tune in to explore the intersection of technology, agriculture, and entrepreneurship!" 🎙️🐄

    00:00 intro
    02:36 Shifting from tech to dairy
    13:02 Choosing the right market
    24:12 Common mistakes
    32:15 Idea to product to company
    38:33 What does Stellapps do
    48:26 Stellapps' Innovation
    56:38 Team structure for better functioning
    01:11:45 Financing cash flows
    01:18:02 Launching a brand
    01:22:48 Building for value conscious customers
    01:24:34 Managing key stakeholders
    01:30:19 IPO preparations
    01:34:37 Why an IPO 
    01:49:20 Conclusion

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    1 hr 51 min
  • RBI v/s PayTM saga: Busting Myths from Reality | Roundup #142 | The Startup Operator

    In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down the week's startup news and more!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!

    Topics 
    00:00 Introduction
    01:39 Opening comments - Bharat Ratna winners & Pakistan elections
    04:01 Paytm Vs RBI 
    13:39 Satya Nadella's visit to India 
    15:17 45X returns from Country Delight
    18:04 Broadcasters push for separate OTT regulation
    22:01 Karnataka to Ola and Uber surge pricing?
    25:55 Delhivery hits profitability 
    26:55 Fundraises of the week 
    30:19 Talk of the town 

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    35 min
  • 230: Changing The Post-retirement Narrative | Neeraj Sagar (Founder & CEO, WisdomCircle)

    Neeraj Sagar is the founder and CEO of the Wisdom Circle, the startup helping people do meaningful work post-retirement. He started Wisdom circle to help retirees find meaningful things to do at their pace. He talks about how the wisdom generation, pensions, retirement and politics are all inter-related.

    Topics: 
    00:00 Intro
    02:33 His Journey 
    11:06 advice for entrepreneurs 
    16:55 picking the right market 
    22:28 the target audience 
    30:02 choosing the right job
    41:18 growth of the employer and the employee 
    46:31 Important lessons from this initiative 
    54:21 must learn things
    58:07 hiring the wisdom generation 
    1:03:45 book recommendation 

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    1 hr 7 min
  • The future of Byju’s is HORRIFYING here's why! | Roundup #141 | The Startup Operator

    In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down the week's startup news and more!

    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!

    Topics:
    00:00 Intro
    03:05 Collapse of Sony-Zee merger
    08:06 Byju's $1B losses 
    10:26 Amazon in trouble
    14:06 Groww discontinuing US stock offering 
    15:51 Krutim India's 1st Gen-AI unicorn 
    18:30 Fund raises of the week
    18:49 Talk of the Town

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    22 min
  • 229 : The ULTIMATE hack to become a BETTER communicator. | Matt Abraham (Author)

    Matt Abraham is an author of "Think Faster, Talk Smarter". He is also a popular keynote speaker and communication consultant for Fortune 100 businesses. In this podcast he talks about the significance of effective communication, how to improve the way you speak and the best ways to hold the audience' attention while talking. 

    Topics:
    00:00 Intro
    02:56 Methodology for good communication 
    05:49 Tips for startups 
    13:27 Stop using fillers
    17:00 How to restart when someone interrupts 
    20:07 Delivering bad news 
    22:56 Best Communicators 
    26:00 How to be a better Podcaster 
    27:30 Message for the audience 

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    30 min

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