The Startup Operator

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

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00:00 Introduction
02:36 OpenAI DevDay (Pre Sama Saga)
07:13 Walkme and Whatfix court battle
09:53 TRAI to use blockchain to end spam 
14:24 Instamojo is shutting down its core payments business
17:36 The success story of Perfios 
20:01 Talk of the town
22:38 Fund raises of the week 
26:44 Conclusion 

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In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan spoke with Ravi Teja Akondi, the co-founder of iMumz. iMumz is a startup that helps pregnant women make the right choice to choose the right lifestyle and provides actionable activities like meditation, music, yoga, and unique baby bonding exercises for women to be physically and mentally healthy and connect with the baby.

Some of the takeaways from this conversation include -

1. The journey from 100 to 1000 customers 
2. Growth experiments that failed
3. Principles for monetization 

Tune in to this engaging discussion on sustainable business growth and gain valuable lessons that can be applied to your own entrepreneurial journey.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:59 The origin of the idea of iMumz

09:47 Putting the founding team together 

15:26 The journey from 100 to 1000 customers 

21:06 Growth experiments that failed

29:29 Principles for monetization 

35:47 Things iMumz is doing on the community front

38:43 Behind the scenes of Shark Tank 

54:14 Advice for entrepreneurs 

56:15 Conclusion 

Don't miss out on this insightful episode of Startup Operator Podcast, where you'll gain valuable lessons for sustainable business growth.

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

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00:00 Intro
01:07 Mamaearth’s IPO oversubscribed
11:22 Zomato bounces back above listing price
16:41 Apple's threat alerts 
21:33 Wework heading for bankruptcy
22:25 Talk of the town
26:44 Fund raises of the week
28:11 Tamilprenuer's Tamil Sangamam - an exciting meetup for the Tamil Nadu Startup Ecosystem

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Recommended Reading: https://every.to/p/how-freemium-almost-killed-my-business

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In this episode of The Startup Operator, Roshan spoke with Awais Ahmed, the co-founder of Pixxel Space. Pixxel space is India’s space tech startup building a constellation of satellites that help improve life on earth. 

Some of the takeaways from this conversation include -

1. Building and creating new markets
2. Nuances of building for space
3. Why should India invest in Space?

Tune in to this engaging discussion on sustainable business growth and gain valuable lessons that can be applied to your own entrepreneurial journey.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:28 What does Pixxel really do?

06:35 Early days of Pixxel

09:55 Being first in a market

14:21 Why should India invest in space

19:36 Finding potential customers

23:51 Building with customers

25:14 Pixxel’s team structure 

29:33 Future Satellite launches

31:50  Nuances of building for space

35:24 Building a new supply chain

37:55 Awais’ daily schedule 

41:56 Advice for founders pitching in deep tech 

48:00 When will we colonise space?

49:36 Meeting Elon Musk

50:20 Books and podcasts recommendations 

Don't miss out on this insightful episode of Startup Operator Podcast, where you'll gain valuable lessons for sustainable business growth.

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

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00:00 Introduction 
03:03 Narayana Murthy's comment on work culture 
12:45 Jio & Airtel to launch satellite broadband 
17:20 Mamaearth IPO breakdown 
25:00 Rapido enters cab services  
30:45 OneCard and OfBusiness revenues
35:50 Fund Raises of the week
36:55 Talk of the town
43:00 Recommended reading list
45:49 Conclusion 

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Interview with Vasant Sridhar of OfBusiness: https://youtu.be/OvRNDXn8qXw?si=2jFhnMY-0GOBSqc5
Article on Zapier: https://www.howtheygrow.co/p/how-zapier-grows

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This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Koramangala Social in Bangalore. Follow The Startup Operator on social media to stay updated about community engagements.

In this episode of The Startup Operator, we invited members of the Startup Operator Community to join us live for a discussion with Ajay Kumar, Co-Founder & CEO of House Monk, & Anubhav Jain, Co-Founder & CEO of Rupifi. Both are remarkable founders who have built sustainable startups with impressive growth fundamentals, navigating through challenges with relative ease. They spoke about their learnings, insights, and experiences, providing valuable lessons from entrepreneurs focused on doing more with less.

Some of the takeaways from this conversation include -

1. Scaling a business from Day 1 with a global perspective.
2. Strategies for building customer connections and high margins
3. Learning from previous entrepreneurial ventures and translating it into growth
4. Assembling a team of talented individuals. Attract and retain top talent to drive innovation and growth.
5. The evolving landscape of marketplaces and understanding the unique challenges/opportunities in the B2B payments space.

Tune in to this engaging discussion on sustainable business growth and gain valuable lessons that can be applied to your own entrepreneurial journey.

Chapters:

• What makes House Monk’s & Rupifi’s journey unique?
• The secrets to scaling a business with a global lens.
• The importance of customer connections and high margins.
• Hiring exceptional talent for your team.
• Evolving dynamics of marketplaces and the B2B payments.

Don't miss out on this insightful episode of SOP Live, where you'll gain valuable lessons for sustainable business growth.

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

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00:00 Introfuction
01:22 Karnataka's Beyond Bengaluru strategy to solve traffic woes 
05:52 India's CBDC completes a year
10:05 Google's DigiKavach to tackle online frauds
13:09 India's first EV charging connector standard
16:29 Perfios creates 62 Millionaires
18:50 Smart Watches in India now super affordable
21:42 Fund raises of the week
23:40 Zomato’s new marketing strategy?

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

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Topics:
00:00 Intro
03:27 INDIA Alliance's letter to Meta & Google
07:18 Rapid AI growth leads to unsustainable GPU demand
11:41 Mastercard's CFO attacks India's UPI
18:53 Dream Sports' venture arm shuts down
23:44 Nikhil Kamath's WTF initiative for young entrepreneurs 
25:53 Fundraises of the week
27:30 Talk of the town
29:49 SOP LIVE 2 announcement

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In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down India's week of firsts with 100+ Medals, Non GST sellers finding platforms, Fintech acquiring a bank and more!

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Topics:
00:00 Intro
01:31 India's first 100+ medals in the Asian Games
02:57 New Fintech acquires a Old Bank
07:21 Non-GST sellers can now sell on online platforms
12:12 Dream11’s workaround on Online Gaming Tax
16:31 Bhashini powers RBI's Multilingual Credit Platform
19:16 Fund Raises of the week
22:23 Conclusion 

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In this episode of The Startup Operator Roundup, Gunjan and Roshan break down ChatGPT's new vision and speech features, Amazon's $4Bn AI bet to step up it's Generative AI capabilities , CRED's new Garage, and more!

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Topics:
00:00 Introduction
03:35 ChatGPT can now see, hear and speak
08:36 Amazon to invest upto $4 billion in Anthropic 
12:17 CRED launches new Vehicle Management system 
17:09 Byju’s to layoff 5000 of its employees 
20:05 Saregama acquires Pocket Aces
24:41 Fund Raises of the week
28:54 Nikhil Kamath about Zerodha's valuation 

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