The Startup Operator

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  • EP 43 : Building in Healthcare | Rekuram Varadharaj (Co-founder, Healthi)

    Rekuram Varadharaj, or RV as he is known to all, is the Co-founder and COO at Healthi, India’s fastest growing preventive healthcare company. At Healthi, RV leads sales, marketing and user experience and delight.  

    Roshan engaged RV in an hour-long conversation to understand the fundamentals of the healthcare industry in India and how the sector is shaping up during this pandemic. Some of the things they discussed are -  

     👉 Gaps in the healthcare sector

     👉Diagnostic vs Prescriptive analytics

     👉 Customer Centricity

     👉Future of healthcare in India

    ...+ more!

    Tune in for another exciting conversation! 

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    Connect with RV: 

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rekuramvaradharaj/ 

    or drop us an email at [email protected] 

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    If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a review. Follow us on -  

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup 

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

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    1 hr 8 min
  • EP 43 : Building in Healthcare | Rekuram Varadharaj (Co-founder, Healthi)

    Rekuram Varadharaj, or RV as he is known to all, is the Co-founder and COO at Healthi, India’s fastest growing preventive healthcare company. At Healthi, RV leads sales, marketing and user experience and delight.  

    Roshan engaged RV in an hour-long conversation to understand the fundamentals of the healthcare industry in India and how the sector is shaping up during this pandemic. Some of the things they discussed are -  

     👉 Gaps in the healthcare sector

     👉Diagnostic vs Prescriptive analytics

     👉 Customer Centricity

     👉Future of healthcare in India

    ...+ more!

    Tune in for another exciting conversation! 

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    Connect with RV: 

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rekuramvaradharaj/ 

    or drop us an email at [email protected] 

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    If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a review. Follow us on -  

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup 

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

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    1 hr 8 min
  • EP 42 : Investing in Insurtech | Shwetank Verma (Co-Founder, Leo Capital)

    An operator turned founder turned investor, Shwetank has lived and experienced the entire spectrum of the startup journey. Based out of Singapore, he is currently an early-stage venture investor in India and South East Asia with Leo Capital focusing on Digital Health, Insurtech and Fintech. Shwetank's portfolio companies include the likes of WayForward, GetRia, CoverGenius, and BeatOApp to name a few. He also co-founded the India Insurtech Association which is a non-profit organization promoting innovation in the Indian insurance sector.

    Previously, Shwetank headed open innovation at MetLife Asia, where he created and led Collab - a platform for matching best of class technology startups to the right problem statement in the enterprise and bringing culture change to the main enterprise. He has also been an adviser on open innovation to Fortune 500 companies.

    In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan talks to Shwetank about his transition from an operator to a founder to an investor, his investment thesis, and his bets in the insurtech sector.

    Tune in for another exciting conversation!

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    Connect with Shwetank - 

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shwetankv

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/shwetankv

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    If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a review. Follow us on -

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup

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


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    1 hr
  • EP 42 : Investing in Insurtech | Shwetank Verma (Co-Founder, Leo Capital)

    An operator turned founder turned investor, Shwetank has lived and experienced the entire spectrum of the startup journey. Based out of Singapore, he is currently an early-stage venture investor in India and South East Asia with Leo Capital focusing on Digital Health, Insurtech and Fintech. Shwetank's portfolio companies include the likes of WayForward, GetRia, CoverGenius, and BeatOApp to name a few. He also co-founded the India Insurtech Association which is a non-profit organization promoting innovation in the Indian insurance sector.

    Previously, Shwetank headed open innovation at MetLife Asia, where he created and led Collab - a platform for matching best of class technology startups to the right problem statement in the enterprise and bringing culture change to the main enterprise. He has also been an adviser on open innovation to Fortune 500 companies.

    In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan talks to Shwetank about his transition from an operator to a founder to an investor, his investment thesis, and his bets in the insurtech sector.

    Tune in for another exciting conversation!

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    Connect with Shwetank - 

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shwetankv

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/shwetankv

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    If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a review. Follow us on -

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup

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


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    1 hr
  • EP 41 : Making Life Better Off-Screen | Lal Chand Bisu (Co-Founder & CEO - KuKu FM)

    People lose countless hours to mundane activities such as commuting, chores, and staring at their phones. What if we could turn these little blocks of unallocated time into memorable and precious moments of joy, learning, and reflection?  


    Forbes Asia 30-under-30, Chand Lal Bisu co-founded KuKu FM to do exactly that. The online podcast platform has one-upped traditional radio with audio content that includes audiobooks, poems, news, jokes, ghost stories, and mythological tales.


    In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Bisu about the platform's outstanding growth and his journey as a second-time founder.  


    Connect with Bisu -  

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lal-chand-bisu-703b4b42/ 

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/lcbisu  


    If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a review. Follow us on -  

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup 

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

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    47 min
  • EP 41 : Making Life Better Off-Screen | Lal Chand Bisu (Co-Founder & CEO - KuKu FM)

    People lose countless hours to mundane activities such as commuting, chores, and staring at their phones. What if we could turn these little blocks of unallocated time into memorable and precious moments of joy, learning, and reflection?  


    Forbes Asia 30-under-30, Chand Lal Bisu co-founded KuKu FM to do exactly that. The online podcast platform has one-upped traditional radio with audio content that includes audiobooks, poems, news, jokes, ghost stories, and mythological tales.


    In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Bisu about the platform's outstanding growth and his journey as a second-time founder.  


    Connect with Bisu -  

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lal-chand-bisu-703b4b42/ 

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/lcbisu  


    If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a review. Follow us on -  

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup 

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

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    47 min
  • EP 40 : Building an App Business | Snehanshu Gandhi (Co-founder, Sorted AI / Kaagaz Scanner)

    The biggest irony about over-night success stories is that they were in years of making. Kaagaz Scanner came under the spotlight after it received a special mention at the AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Challenge. 


    In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, we have with us Snehanshu Gandhi, who co-founded Sorted.AI in July 2019 as a personal assistant that would make you more productive. And as a part of its utility products is Kaagaz Scanner. Roshan talks to Snehanshu about his founding journey and how he plans to scale the app business.


    Connect with Snehanshu - 

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/gandhisnehanshu

    Linkedin - https://in.linkedin.com/in/snehanshugandhi


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    52 min
  • EP 40 : Building an App Business | Snehanshu Gandhi (Co-founder, Sorted AI / Kaagaz Scanner)

    The biggest irony about over-night success stories is that they were in years of making. Kaagaz Scanner came under the spotlight after it received a special mention at the AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Challenge. 


    In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, we have with us Snehanshu Gandhi, who co-founded Sorted.AI in July 2019 as a personal assistant that would make you more productive. And as a part of its utility products is Kaagaz Scanner. Roshan talks to Snehanshu about his founding journey and how he plans to scale the app business.


    Connect with Snehanshu - 

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/gandhisnehanshu

    Linkedin - https://in.linkedin.com/in/snehanshugandhi


    Loved this episode, or have any suggestions for us to improve? Please rate and leave a review!

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    52 min
  • EP 39 : Data Driven Execution | Vedanarayanan Vedantham (SME Business Head, Razorpay)

    Razorpay has been one of India's most prominent fintech businesses that have seen rapid growth since its inception. The company was founded in 2014 as India's first payment gateway for startups & SME businesses.  

    Vedanarayanan, or Veda, manages the SME growth mandate, P&L covering marketing & sales for RazorPay. He has helped build and grow multiple digital products & brands across verticals for almost two decades.   

    Join Roshan Cariappa as he talks to Veda about aligning sales & marketing functions and how to scale functions with a data-driven approach.

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    30 min
  • EP 39 : Data Driven Execution | Vedanarayanan Vedantham (SME Business Head, Razorpay)

    Razorpay has been one of India's most prominent fintech businesses that have seen rapid growth since its inception. The company was founded in 2014 as India's first payment gateway for startups & SME businesses.  

    Vedanarayanan, or Veda, manages the SME growth mandate, P&L covering marketing & sales for RazorPay. He has helped build and grow multiple digital products & brands across verticals for almost two decades.   

    Join Roshan Cariappa as he talks to Veda about aligning sales & marketing functions and how to scale functions with a data-driven approach.

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    30 min

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