In this episode, I learn from Karen Rossouw (CEO Kashing limited) about her entrepreneurial journey and get some tips to be and remain successful in business especially when you have your spouse as your business partner. Karen is co-founder and CEO of Kashing limited, a #fintech #startup addressing the transaction issues with small businesses dealing in coins. Karen discusses how her retrenchment from her job ended up being a lucky escape from corporate and building a successful business. She talks about the challenges and perks of #workingwithyourspouse. She also shares her views about the top skills that are required to achieve success and business growth in the current fast-changing startup ecosystem. 

Timeline of the interview ---------------------------------------- 

01:18 What problem is being solved by Kashing 

03:19 Karen shares the story of her exit from a corporate job and starting a new business with her spouse 

04:43 Explains the branding of the business name and its logo 

06:18 Karen on how to identify the gaps in the market and taking the differential advance and find your niche 

09:28 Explaining the differences between working in a corporate environment vs in your own business 

11:09 Karen sharing the perks and challenges in business with your spouse and what are the benefits and drawbacks while living 24/7 with your business partner 

13:17 Sharing her views about the education systems and how the academic knowledge helped her in her job and business 

16:11 Karen telling about how the childhood learnings from parents helped her deal with the present challenges 

20:24 advises for the final year students and budding entrepreneurs 

22:38 Revealing her future plan for the company 

24:45 Ajay wrapping up the interview Interesting 

quotes came up during the conversation: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

-Education never stops! 

-Your network is your net worth! 

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Guest contacts ---------------------------- 

Kashing Limited http://kashing.co.uk/ 

Ajay Mathur https://www.linkedin.com/in/majay/