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The Startup Operator
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The Startup Operator episodes
- Roundup #47: Paytm set for India's biggest IPO, India 2nd in unicorn race, Acquisitions & more!
Welcome to #47 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
1. SEBI's nod to Paytm for IPO
2. India's place in the global unicorn race
3. Acquisitions in the ecosystem
4. Funding in local crypto startups
5. Google's 15% playstore fee
and more!
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---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message35 min - EP 135 : Improving Employee Wellness - Mayank Kale (Co-Founder & CEO, Loop Health) | Building in Insurtech | Zero to One
Mayank Kale is the co-founder and CEO of loop health, a medical and health insurance provider. In this episode he spoke about partnering with the incumbents in the ecosystem, how they went from idea to product to company with loop health and the nuances of operating in the health insurance space in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:03) Insurance sector today
(02:42) Building in insurance through first principles
(04:41) Problems in adopting group health insurance
(06:01) Going from Idea to product to company
(07:51) Tech intervention in the Insurance life cycle
(09:58) Customer acquisition Process
(11:09) Standing out in the Health insurance space
(13:14) Partnering with the incumbents in the ecosystem
(14:58) Optimizing for better Customer NPS
(17:17) How will regulation impact health insurance?
(19:49) Nuances of operating in the health insurance space
(21:52) High level challenges Mayank is solving
(23:17) Tech ecosystem in Pune
(24:02) Mayank's books and podcast recommendations
(25:02) Closing remarks
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---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message26 min - EP 134 : Streamlining Farm to Fashion - Mayank Tiwari (Founder & CEO, Reshamandi) | Sericulture | Optimizing Production & Distribution in a complex ecosystem
Mayank Tiwari is the CEO of Reshamandi, a Silk supply chain management and marketplace. Prior to founding Reshamandi, Mayank held various positions in various firms. In this episode he spoke about the farm to fabric ecosystem, working on multiple products, the nuances of operating in the sector and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:12) The Farm to Fabric Ecosystem
(03:59) Founding story of Reshamandi
(08:34) Going from Idea to Product to Company
(12:19) Use cases Reshamandi is solving
(16:36) Managed marketplace v/s full stack solutions
(18:33) Working on multiple products
(20:12) Prioritizing problems for product
(21:28) Standardizing yield and controlling quality
(24:47) Making agriculture and farming aspirational
(28:31) Working with the Government
(29:30) Nuances of operating in this sector
(31:00) Reshamandi's future plans
(31:54) High level challenges Mayank is solving
(33:23) Mayank's Books and Podcast recommendations
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---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message36 min - Roundup #46: Crypto economy in India, Health insurance for every Indian, Unicorns of the week & more!
Welcome to #46 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
1. Policies & Government Push
2. Unicorns this week: Mobikwik, Car Dekho
3. Tata Motors & EV Tech
4. Pine Labs launches Plural
5. Deep-dive into India Crypto Landscape
and more!
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---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message39 min - EP 133 : Go-To-Market Masterclass - Varun Ravichandran (Head of GTM, Vymo) | Enterprise SaaS | Verticalization | Scaling
Varun started started his career as an engineer and later pivoted towards a more business/marketing oriented role and has worked at various firms in various roles. Currently he is the head of Go To Market at Vymo. In this episode he spoke about the nuances of verticalization, brand v/s GTM positioning, building a GTM function and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:07) Varun's Journey to heading GTM
(05:04) How has the GTM function evolved?
(11:12) Building a GTM function
(14:10) What does a GTM team comprise of?
(18:14) The nuances of verticalization
(23:19) Working with Sales, Product, & Marketing
(28:38) How do brand ethos and industry positioning flow together?
(32:16) How does GTM vary across various countries?
(39:54) Levers to add and optimize as you scale
(43:19) Why join GTM at Vymo?
(44:43) Varun's book recommendation
(48:52) Closing Remarks
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---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message51 min - EP 132 : Transforming Hemp Production - Jahan Peston Jamas (Co-founder, Boheco) | Building a Category | Educating Consumers | Working with Policymakers
Jahan is the co-founder of Bombay Hemp Company (Boheco), an industrial and medical hemp production company. In this episode he spoke about dealing with regulation, leveraging technology, operating in a nascent space and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.
Key highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:26) Going from Idea to Product to Company
(07:31) Being early in a market
(15:57) Customer acquisition at Boheco
(24:11) Logistics of Farm to Future
(31:08) Dealing with Regulation
(38:38) Working with Farmers and Artisans
(45:52) How is Boheco leveraging technology
(51:44) Top 2-3 things to remember while operating in a nascent space
(56:23) Working together with 7 founders
(01:00:25) High level challenges Jahan is solving
(01:03:59) Jahan's Books and Podcasts recommendations
(01:05:28) Closing Remarks
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---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message1 hr 7 min - Roundup #45: This week's Unicorns, Government's new policies, Fundraises and more!
Welcome to #45 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
1. Drone policy, Indian Space Association
2. Unicorns this week: Licious, Mensa
3. Bounce's Acquisition of 22 Motors
4. Venture funding in startups
5. Crypto in India: Chingari, Compound
and more!
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---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message39 min - EP 131 : Pioneering Rural Fintech - Dilip Modi (Founder, Spice Money) | Financial Inclusion | Solving for the Last Mile | Building for Bharat
Dilip is a serial entrepreneur and has founded multiple companies. He is the founder and CEO of Spicemoney, a fintech firm that is revolutionising the was rural Indians pay and transact. In this episode he spoke about the importance of financial inclusion, the nuances of solving for the last mile and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:18) Importance of Financial inclusion
(03:17) Impact of digitization on rural India
(05:26) Naunces of solving for the last mile
(08:25) Founding Spicemoney + use cases
(16:32) Converting a neighbourhood kirana into a virtual mall
(19:08) Increasing trust in the ecosystem
(22:28) Working with Regulators
(26:45) Journey ahead for Dilip
(29:28) Future plans for Spicemoney
(31:10) Closing remarks
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---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message33 min - EP 130 : Building Super Games - Roby John (Co-founder & CEO, SuperGaming) | Acquisition, Retention, & Monetization | Build for the World
Roby founded JuneGaming, a mobile gaming startup in 2008, after spending 12 years at multiple product startups as a developer and product manager. With SuperGaming, he combined his lifelong passions of teaching, education and gaming. In 2019, he founded SuperGaming, a social gaming platform. In this episode he spoke about user acquisition, retention, monetizing games and the nuances of operating in the gaming space and more with Roshan Cariappa.
Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:07 Evolution of Gaming in India
04:08 Nuances of Operating in the Gaming space
11:25 Top 3 things Roby is doing differently this time
18:49 Principles/Frameworks to build a game
30:27 Balancing Qualitative v/s Quantitative
33:29 Engineering user retention
40:20 Dealing with app discovery
46:08 Nuances of monetizing games
51:49 How is Roby preparing for the next leap
55:49 Roby's optimism for the future
58:13 Closing remarks
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---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message1 hr 1 min - Roundup #44: Vedantu turns Unicorn, Meesho doubles its valuation, Starlink India's new CEO and more!
Welcome to #44 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -
1. Vedantu turning unicorn
2. Meesho doubles valuation in 5 months
3. CredAvenue bags $90mn in Series A
4. Starlink India Appoints Ex-PayPal member as Country head
5. Mfine raises funds to build world's largest virtual hospital
and more!
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