The Startup Operator

Rahul Mathur works as a Startup Lead at Accenture's Fintech Innovation Lab. In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, we talk to Rahul about how the insurtech ecosystem is rapidly evolving. At 22, Rahul also hosts his own show called the Asia InsurTech Podcast. Prior to joining Accenture, he had worked with multiple consulting firms such as Willis Towers Watson, Insuranceblocks, and Laka.

Sidu Ponnappa spearheads engineering efforts for one of the world's most valuable startup - Gojek. His LinkedIn bio mentions that he is an engineer by training, manager by profession, and a programmer for pleasure.   In this brand new episode of The Startup Operator, we talk to him about his transition from being a founder to an operator, powering Gojek's hyper-growth story, building winning products, and much more.

Chartered Accountant turned entrepreneur, Pradyumna Nag calls himself a growth-focused outsourced CFO helping CxO's achieve their goals in a fast and efficient manner. Prior to starting Prequate, he has worked with the Big-4s, enterprises, and startups alike.   In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, we talk to Pradyuma about market entry strategies, new-age business models, fund-raising, and more.

What is it like to be on the other side of the table while raising funds?  We spoke with Dhruv Ranjan and Ajay Anand of Anicut Capital to understand how angel investors decide which companies to invest in. Ajay and Dhruv were earlier a part of the Indian Angel Network and were managing portfolios across the board.

Varun co-founded Eccentric Engine - a creative tech company, in 2012. Eccentric Engine currently partners with leading Automotive OEMs and their Dealers, across the world. In this episode, we get some amazing insights from Varun about EE's journey from an agency building VR experiences for OEMs to pivoting to a product company. 

Jayadevan PK is an evangelist at Freshworks for startups. He has worked in the media for over 10 years now and has also started his media house - FactorDaily. Jayadevan has witnessed the startup ecosystem from multiple lenses having transitioned from being a journalist to a founder and finally to an Operator. In this episode, we will be talking to him about media, story-telling, and startups.

How do you build a new market category? 

In this episode, we will be taking with Narayan Subramaniam & Niraj Ram, co-founders of Ultraviolette Automotive. Narayan & Niraj are carving out a new market for electric mobility in India by translating engineering principles to build what customers desire - a vehicle that is desirable that also comes with a sense of pride. 

Ravdeep leads the Product Function for Berlin-based startup, HelloFresh. Prior to joining HelloFresh, he has been part of multiple leading consumer-tech brands such as Cleartrip, Myntra, Freecharge, and Bookmyshow. In this episode, we spoke to Ravdeep about how consumer internet & product space is evolving, what are the trends in which consumers adopt new products, and much more.

Over the weekend, we hosted Hari TN. - Head of Human Resources at Bigbasket. Hari has been a part of the management team at multiple startups and has helped shape four successful exits in different industries.  In this episode, Hari talks about his approach to building a winning team, scaling people in high-growth startups, and much more.