Indian Silicon Valley with Jivraj Singh Sachar
187 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -The Indian Silicon Valley Podcast is a series of intricate conversations with Founders, Investors and Domain Experts from India's flourishing startup ecosystem, with the hope to decode the learnings from building legendary institutions.
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E166 - The Larges Healthcare Apparel Brand w/Abhijeet & Vanshika, Co-Founders of KNYA Med
March 03, 2024 04:32 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBIn this episode, we speak with Abhijeet & Vanshika, Co-Founders of KNYA Med - an apparel brand built for medical professional. KNYA is building for healthcare, what Nike is for athletes. They are a very unique brand with a very distinct journey and they are only just getting started. https://knyamed.com/ - you can check them out here. This was one of the most interesting brands we have hosted on the show and definitely a very fascinating duo of founders, who have shared very deep insights ...
E165 - The Perfume Man of India w/Aakash Anand, Founder of Bella Vita (INR 600 Cr Annual Revenue)
February 18, 2024 04:29 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBIn this Episode, we host The Perfume Man of India - Aakash Anand, Founder & CEO of Bella Vitta - India's largest new-age perfume brand (INR 600 CR+ in revenue). Aakash is one of the most brilliant founders we have had an opportunity to host on the podcast and this episode is as fire powered as a conversations can possibly be. We understand his journey, his energy and his ingredients of success. You are in for a phenomenal ride, have a super one and keep sharing forward. 00:00 - Preface...
E164 - Scaling Tribe Capital & Launching Tribe India w/Arjun Sethi, Co-Founder & CIO of Tribe Capital ($1.6Bn AUM)
February 11, 2024 04:26 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBIn this episode, we speak to Arjun Sethi - the Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of Tribe Capital. He has led Tribe to scale to $1.6Bn+ in AUM and has most recently launched an India focused fund to do Series A investments across the geography. Tribe is one of the most successful funds of this generation and they have invested in 13+ Unicorns across the globe with a very differentiated way of investing - quant based Venture Investing. They have a proprietary product Termina, which th...
E163 - The Smartest Marketer in India w/Varun Duggirala, Founder of The Glitch & EMoMee
January 28, 2024 04:20 - 2 hours - 113 MBVarun Duggirala is the Smartest Marketer of India having built The Glitch (acquired by WPP) as one of the largest creative agencies in the country and is the OG Indian podcaster having paved the way for numerous Indian creators & podcasters. His insights on marketing and company building are precious, combined with his views on life - fitness and so much more! I have been deeply inspired by his journey and persona for a long time and I am so glad to have recored an in-depth podcast to decod...
E162 - The Father of Indian Startups ft. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder of Info Edge Group (Naukri.com, Jeevansaathi.com)
January 14, 2024 04:16 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBSanjeev Bikhchandani is an Indian Billionaire, the Father of Indian Entrepreneurship. He built the first major digital-first company of our generation - Info Edge Group and successfully listed it into a phenomenal digital conglomerate Naukri.com, Jeevansaathi.com - INR 685.94 Billion. Info Edge is also a major investor in two of India's largest new-age startups - Zomato and PolicyBazar, which are both public companies and huge outcomes for the ecosystem. Through this episode, we uncover ...
E161 - The #1 Business Creator of India w/Sarthak Ahuja, Founder + Creator + Author
December 31, 2023 03:52 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBIn this episode, we speak to the ultra phenomenal - Sarthak Ahuja.
E160 - 15 Years in Indian Venture, Leading B Capital in India & SEA w/Karan Mohla, GP - B Capital
December 17, 2023 03:49 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIn this episode, we speak to Karan Mohla, General Partner of B Capital India & SEA - leading early stage.
E159 - The Healthcare Business of India w/Pristyn Care's Harsh Singh
December 10, 2023 03:41 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBIn this Episode, we speak with the Co-Founder of Pristyn Care - Harsimarbir (Harsh Singh) and decode everything about the Healthcare ecosystem of India.
E158 - Revolutionising Coffee in India with SleepyOwl's Co-Founder Armaan Sood
December 03, 2023 03:35 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBIn this episode, we speak to Arman Sood, Co-Founder of SleepyOwl Coffee - which has disrupted the Coffee space completely.
E157 - Decoding the $25 Million Micro Fund - Riverwalk Holdings w/Satveer & Jai, Co-Founders & Managing Partners
November 19, 2023 03:30 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBIn this episode, we speak with Satveer Singh Thakral and Jai Sumer Singh, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Riverwalk Holdings.
E156 - The Airbnb India & SEA journey w/Amanpreet Singh (India & SEA Head, Airbnb)
November 05, 2023 06:02 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBThe India head and Southeast Asia head of Airbnb, Amanpreet Singh Bajaj, appeared on the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast, discussing his career journey and the growth of Airbnb in India. Bajaj praised the sharing economy model of Airbnb and mentioned that although initially there were concerns about welcoming strangers into homes, the platform has managed to instill a sense of reliability and trust amongst users. He underlined how the company localized its approach for the Indian market, dra...
E155 - Building India's Leading Retail-Led Consumer Brand ($2Bn Exit) w/CaratLane's Avnish Anand
October 29, 2023 03:21 - 1 hour - 84 MBThe co-founder and CEO of CaratLane, Avnish Anand, discussed the jewelry company's unique approach to store openings and its focus on customer experience in an interview. He explained that CaratLane always invites a loyal customer to inaugurate a new store, rather than a celebrity. Anand also discussed how the company reached a revenue of 2.65 billion INR ($36 million) by focusing on their customers' needs and creating affordable yet beautiful jewelry designs. He shared that despite COVID-...
E154 - India's Largest Private Network for Women Networking & Leadership w/leap.club's Ragini Das
October 22, 2023 03:21 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBRagini Das is a renowned Indian entrepreneur, celebrated for founding leap.club, a platform dedicated solely to women. This network aims to bolster and empower women to step forward and lead. Driven by her fervent mission to uplift women globally, Ragini has successfully established a platform that encourages women to thrive in all facets of their lives. LinkedIn Profile of Jivraj - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jivrajsin... Instagram Page- https://www.instagram.com/isv_podcast/
E153 - India's Largest Homegrown Creative Agency w/Schbang's Harshil Karia
October 15, 2023 03:21 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBWe speak to Harshil Karia - Founder & CEO of SCHBANG, which is India's largest Creative Agency!! Through the episode we cover the nuances of how Schbang has scaled a services business successfully, while understanding core learnings of taking an agency business far. Harshil is also the Co-Founder of Level Supermind, a product business building the meditation ecosystem for consumers in India. Thus, we are also able to gauge the product entrepreneur in Harshil, understanding the nuances o...
E152 - Building India's Largest Influencer Marketing Agency w/Monk-E's Viraj Seth
October 08, 2023 03:12 - 1 hour - 106 MBViraj Seth is the Co-Founder and CEO of Monk Entertainment, India’s largest influencer marketing agency. He sits at the intersection of the Creator Economy and Tech Startups, which is exactly what we decode in this episode. We speak at length on the creator business models, the dark sides of being a creator, how agencies succeed and what really works when Tech Solutions are being built for creators. This is one of our best episodes, watch till the end! 00:00 - Coming Up 01:16 - Introd...
E151 - The Exit to Investor Journey w/Verlinvest's Arjun Vaidya
October 01, 2023 03:10 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBArjun Vaidya, a former founder, current investor, father, educator, and social influencer discusses his career and life journey with podcast host Jivraj. Arjun discusses the challenges of scaling his previous business, Dr Vaidya's, how he uses personal reflection periods, and his transition to venture capital. He reflects on the decision to sell Dr. Vaidya's and the impact on the team and himself. Arjun highlights the importance of honesty, hard work, and humility from his family values....
E150 - The Truest & Most Loved New-Age Brand in the Country w/The Whole Truth's Shashank Mehta
September 24, 2023 03:20 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBIn this episode, we have a conversation with the Founder of the Phenomenal Brand - The Whole Truth - Shashank Mehta. Shashank Mehta, founder of The Whole Truth, reveals how the company creates new products. The process starts by identifying categories where "big food" brands have been misleading consumers, and where The Whole Truth can create a "100% clean" product that still tastes good. This is followed by a product development process which prioritizes maintaining the brand's philosophy ...
E149 - India's Largest B2B Startup ($5Bn+ Valuation) w/OfBusiness & Oxyzo's Asish Mohapatra
September 17, 2023 03:04 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBThe Indian Silicon Valley Podcast recently did a podcast with Ashish Mohapatra, Co-Founder and CEO of OfBusiness, a platform aimed at making life easier for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by facilitating new business, procurement of raw materials, and financing. Mohapatra discussed his transition from consulting to venture capital to entrepreneurship and shared his journey of building OfBusiness. He stated that the driving factor behind entrepreneurship for him was having the outcomes...
E148 - India's Largest Consumer Brand w/Mamaearth's Varun Alagh
September 03, 2023 15:20 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBVarun Alagh is the Co-Founder & CEO of Mamaearth, India’s largest Consumer Brand valued at INR 10,000 Cr+ and more. Honasa is the parent company of Mamaearth, which is the house of brands with renowned consumer names such as Mamaearth, Bblunt, Dr. Sheth’s, Aqualogica, Derma Co. and others. The journey of building Mamaearth to INR 1500 Cr+ revenues successfully across channels, across brands - is one of the most distinct stories in the Indian ecosystem across the last decade. All consum...
E147 - Global Leadership Learnings w/Panera Brands' Chairman - Niren Chaudhary
August 27, 2023 15:17 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBNiren Chaudhary is the Chairman of Panera Brands. He has previously led some of the best F&B Brands globally, including being the President of KFC Global, COO and International President of Krispy Kreme, President of Yum India, and other leadership positions across the globe. Niren also has one of the most fascinating personal stories with a movie made on his life including the story of his daughter - Aisha. This episode entails a host of very interesting global leadership learnings. W...
E146 - Operator (Founder of Cloudnine Hospitals) turned Institutional Investor w/PeerCapital's Rohit M A
August 13, 2023 15:14 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIn this episode, we host Rohit M A, Managing Partner of PeerCapital and Co-Founder of Cloudnine Hospitals. Rohit M A is one of the OGs of the Indian Startup ecosystem, having Co-Founded Cloudnine Hospitals in 2006 and transforming maternity care. He is one of the few new age founders to have gone through institutional building, raising large scale capital from the likes of Matrix, Peak XV (previously Sequoia India), Temasek and the likes. Recently, he moved on from his active role at Cloud...
E145 - India's Largest Storytelling Platform w/JOSH Talks' Supriya Paul
July 30, 2023 15:08 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBIn this conversation, we speak with the Co-Founder & CEO of JOSH Talks, Supriya Paul. Supriya and Shobhit started JOSH Talks back in 2015 while both of them were still in college, studying in Delhi University. JOSH Talks is now India's leading content platform, with the greatest distribution business there is, followed by millions in the country. Through this conversation we uncover how Distribution Led Businesses are built, how to Crack great Storytelling, How India consumes content and ...
E144 - Financial Planning Explained w/1Finance's Jeet Marwadi
July 16, 2023 15:05 - 1 hour - 56 MBIn this Episode, we speak to the Founder of 1 Finance - Jeet Marwadi, on understanding Financial Planning. Phenomenal episode on decoding Financial Planning and how an organisation is solving from it end to end. Very interesting learnings from a Founder who is building a super fascinating solution in a bootstrapped way. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianSiliconValley/ Also, do follow us on social media to stay updated with all new episodes: Twitter: https...
E143 - India's Biggest Angel Investor w/Utsav Somani of Offline, AngelList India, iSeed, Galaxy
July 02, 2023 14:53 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBIn this Episode of the Podcast, we speak to Utsav Somani - India's Biggest Angel Investor and decode how he thinks. Utsav is the Founder of AngelList India, General Partner - iSeed and Founder of Galaxy. Tune in to hear Utsav unfiltered on a host of subjects, lets dive in! 00:00 - Introduction 01:32 - Starting AngelList India via a Cold Email 06:15 - How Utsav started to Angel Invest? 15:23 - Evolution of Angel Investing 21:20 - What is Smart Capital? 25:15 - Mastering New Initiatives (A...
E142 - India's Largest Social Company w/InShorts' Deepit Purkayastha
June 18, 2023 14:50 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBIn this Episode, we speak with Deepit Purkayastha, Co-Founder of India's leading Social Company. We uncover how to building Indian Social companies in this very eventful conversation, check it out! 00:00 - Introduction 01:57 - Dropping out and starting up InShorts 06:37 - Insights on Consumer Social in India 10:24 - Light bulb Moments for InShorts 16:20 - Deciding the Form Factor of InShorts 19:55 - Insight Management 21:46 - Monetisation in Indian Social is Broken 26:53 - What is the Bus...
E141 - India's Largest Travel Tech Company (500 Cr Revenue, 16+ Years) w/Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai
June 04, 2023 14:47 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBIn this Episode, we speak with Aloke Bajpai, Co-Founder & CEO of Ixigo. Aloke Bajpai is one of the OGs of the Indian Startup Ecosystem, having built Ixigo through the last 16 years, scaling to 500+ Crores in Revenue, becoming India's leading travel company! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianSiliconValley/ Also, do follow us on social media to stay updated with all new episodes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/isv_podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/co...
E140 - India's Largest Venture Debt Firm w/Stride Ventures' Ishpreet Singh Gandhi
May 21, 2023 14:42 - 1 hour - 59 MBIn this Episode, we host the Founder and Managing Partner of Stride Ventures, India’s leading Venture Debt Fund & Stride One, a leading financial services platform for Startups. Through the Episode, we discuss nuances of Venture Debt, What’s changing in the Global Landscape, Debt vis-a-vis Equity, and leading a debt fund at scale. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianSiliconValley/ Also, do follow us on social media to stay updated with all new episodes: Twi...
E139 - The Largest (INR 500 Cr) D2C Exit in India /The Moms Co.'s Malika and Mohit Sadani
May 07, 2023 14:39 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBIn this Episode, we speak with the Co-Founders of The Moms Co. - having built one of India’s leading consumer brands and producing India’s largest Consumer Exit of INR 500 CR!! This is a masterclass of an episode for anybody thinking about running a brand in the future. Dive deep and let us know what you like about it :) 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - The Beginning/ Journey 03:22 - Unveiling the Unknowns/ Figuring Out the Unknowns 06:51 - Assessing Our Own Performance: A Unique Yardstick 11...
E138 - The Largest Healthcare Platform in India w/Prashant Tandon of Tata 1mg
April 23, 2023 13:56 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBIn this episode we host Prashant Tandon, CEO & Co-Founder of Tata 1mg, India's largest healthcare platform. We uncover how Prashant has had an early intuition for building in Healthcare in India and subsequently what it means to have a mindset to build a long-lasting institution. Tata is synonymous with Trust and the decision to partner with Tata has shaped the company in interesting ways; which is also something we uncover. Tune in for a super in-depth conversation on building in Health...
E137 - India's Largest Battery Swapping Network w/Pulkit Khurana of Battery Smart
April 09, 2023 13:53 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBIn this episode of the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast, we speak with Pulkit Khurana, Co-Founder of Batter Smart - India's largest battery-swapping network. Battery Smart is a special company building the future of battery swapping in the country. While a lot has been said about Electric Vehicles, we are still split on what happens to be the best approach to building a clean mobility future. Battery Smart has proven that swapping as a solution works and its fascinating how they have been abl...
E136 - Building an Institutional Gaming & Media Focused Fund w/Salone Sehgal of Lumikai
March 26, 2023 13:48 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBIn this Episode, we host Salone Sehgal - Founding General Partner of Lumikai Fund, India's First Gaming & Interactive Media Fund. This is a very unique conversation with a first time woman GP, breaking the glass ceiling of the VC World. Salone candidly shares multiple learnings from the first couple of years of building Lumikai, shedding light upon on the Indian Gaming Ecosystem. Tune in for some wonderful insights on building Institutional VC practice in India grounds-up. 00:00 - Int...
E135 - Transforming Education in India (Video Version) w/Pratham Mittal of Masters' Union
March 12, 2023 13:48 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBIn this episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Pratham Mittal, Founder of Masters' Union. Masters' Union is transforming the Education Model in India, building a soon to become Top 10 Business School across the world. Pratham is a special founder and this conversation is an absolute delight! Tune in from incredible learnings on the Education space, as we decode the Masters' Union Model. Hope you liked the 135th Episode on the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast - Transforming ...
Update - We're going Video First!
February 26, 2023 13:32 - 1 minute - 1.91 MBHello Listeners, we are glad to share that we are now a video first podcast :) Listen to our quick update and subscribe to your YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@IndianSiliconValley
E134 - Building India’s Largest E-Commerce Enabler w/Shiprocket's Saahil Goel
February 12, 2023 13:18 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBIn this episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Saahil Goel, Co-Founder & CEO of Shiprocket. Shiprocket is building India’s largest E-Commerce Enabler, with the wedge of being the leading player in logistics and now expanding into other ancillary categories that simplify the lives of independent e-commerce merchants. Shiprocket is a special company and we decode much of their 10+ year journey to get here. I ask Saahil questions around the pivots, the behind the scenes in logi...
E133 - Building India’s Largest E-Commerce Enabler w/Shiprocket's Saahil Goel
February 05, 2023 14:04 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBIn this episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Saahil Goel, Co-Founder & CEO of Shiprocket. Shiprocket is building India’s largest E-Commerce Enabler, with the wedge of being the leading player in logistics and now expanding into other ancillary categories that simplify the lives of independent e-commerce merchants. Shiprocket is a special company and we decode much of their 10+ year journey to get here. I ask Saahil questions around the pivots, the behind the scenes in l...
E133 - Building a Global Consumer Brand from India w/Vahdam’s Bala Sarda
January 28, 2023 19:28 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Bala Sarda, Founder & CEO of Vahdam India. Vahdam is one of India’s first consumer brands to go global from Day 1 and establish an incredible presence across global markets. Almost 90% of Vahdam’s revenues continue to come from international geographies with heavy presence in the US & Europe. With this global presence as the central theme, I chat with Bala, a very illustrious founder with built in Entrepreneurial DNA. His early i...
E132 - Building the AWS of Testers w/Lambda Test’s Asad Khan
January 21, 2023 22:20 - 44 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Asad Khan, Co-Founder & CEO of Lambda Test. Asad is one of the most fascinating founders I’ve had on the show, as he exhibits the founder experience from both a bootstrapped mindset, having built a multi-million dollar services business and the venture mindset, building a global product giant currently. Lambda Test is working towards becoming the AWS of Testers, covering more than a million developers and 500 enterprises currently!...
E131 - Pioneering Brand Building in India w/WOW Skin Sciences’ Manish Chowdhary
January 14, 2023 22:17 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Manish Chowdhary , Co-Founder of WOW. Manish is one of the OG Consumer Founders in the country, having built a very purposeful consumer brand in and from India, pioneering many of the brand building concepts that many Indian companies now follow. WOW has become a leader in the space, not just nationally but also internationally - proving the potential of homegrown consumer brands in global markets. Breaking down the journey through...
E130 - Being the CEO of an Indian Public Company w/Five Star Finance’s Rangarajan Krishnan
January 08, 2023 16:38 - 55 minutes - 36.3 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Rangarajan Krishanan, CEO of Five Star Finance. Rangarajan’s persona is a bit beyond the norm on the podcast, as he is not a direct founder nor an investor. Rangarajan is the CEO who joined Five Star Finance as an outsider, but in the 7 years that he has been around he has led the company to a Public Listing on the NSE and is gearing up for a phenomenal run as the CEO of a Public Company in India. His thoughts around starting up, company ...
2023 - Happy New Year! & What is in store through the year?
January 01, 2023 16:18 - 2 minutes - 2.65 MBToday is 1st January and I felt it would be best to have a breezy message rather today & continue the series next Sunday onwards. As we get started with 2023, I am figuring out what I can do differently with the podcast. One exciting bit that I have been working upon is building Indian Silicon Valley Capital, more on that soon! Beyond ISV Capital, I am convinced that there should be more formats on the podcast. So what we’re going to do very soon is have video content, recorded in great se...
2022 - Year Recap, Best Episodes & Gratitude
December 25, 2022 14:18 - 5 minutes - 5.2 MBIn this Episode, we take a look back at 2022, revisiting the year that it has been and some of the best episodes on the show. Wishing everyone listening, Merry Christmas and a great close to the year, 2022. It’s been another year since the podcast has been running and I could not be more thankful to all of you for listening and supporting this journey. As we conclude the year, I figured it would be interesting to try a different format and summarise the year, instead of a new Episode! And...
E129 - The Full Circle of Building a Consumer Brand in India w/The Moms Co.'s Mohit Sadaani
December 18, 2022 10:47 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Mohit Sadaani, Co-Founder of The Moms Co. The Moms Co. is one of India’s OG Consumer Brands, which has now gone through the entire circle of starting up, scaling and now exiting. I speak with Mohit on how this journey has unfolded and what it means to have gone through this roller coaster ride in full. Considering his vantage point, there were a bunch of aspects to touch upon. From Brand Building in the 2017s to what is now. From D2C bei...
E128 - Transforming Indian Higher Education w/Masters' Union's Pratham Mittal
December 11, 2022 15:43 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Pratham Mittal, Founder & CEO of Masters' Union. Pratham is transforming the face of Indian Higher Education by establishing a premier institution, which is championing the most advanced form of practitioner led education globally. Masters’ Union is an MBA equivalent for candidates who have completed under graduation and some years of corporate experience, and are now looking for the next jump in terms of career advancement, understandin...
Masterclass #8 - Marketing w/Raj Sarkar (Ex-1Password, Atlassian, Google)
December 04, 2022 17:31 - 45 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Raj Sarkar, Marketing Legend who has served as the ex-CMO at 1Password, Marketing Head at Atlassian and Google earlier. In today’s ecosystem, while there are un-ending trade secrets to the world of B2C Marketing, B2B Marketing remains to be a black box. Raj has had a very interesting journey in the world of Marketing, standing out significantly in Silicon Valley. I chat with him through the episode uncovering his learnings from being an ...
E127 - Transforming the Indian Restaurant-Tech Ecosystem w/Dineout's Ankit Mehrotra
November 27, 2022 16:35 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Ankit Mehrotra, Co-Founder & CEO of Dineout ($200 Mn exit to Swiggy). Dineout is of the pioneers of the Indian restaurant industry having digitised multiple aspects of the value chain, uncovering massive restaurant footprint and value add. Ankit along with his co-founders has gone through a very interesting decade long journey to build out Dineout. In 10+ years they have added multiple companies to their business suite, expanded product o...
E126 - Leading the Web3 wave from India for the World w/Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal
November 20, 2022 17:08 - 53 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon. Sandeep & Team are leading the Web3 wave from India for the World. Polygon is by far the largest protocol built out of India, and it continues to raise the bar by leading many innovative breakthroughs in the Crypto Ecosystem. Through the next 60 minutes, we uncover how Sandeep & team have gotten this far. This journey has been massively challenging, but we are finally at the forefront of leading tec...
E125 - Becoming India's #1 Solo GP w/Better Capital's Vaibhav Domkundwar
November 13, 2022 17:33 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Vaibhav Domkundwar, Founder of Better Capital. Vaibhav is India’s leading Solo General Partner, having founded Better Capital and leading it to become one of the most promising early stage venture funds in the country. Built on top of fundamentals such as early conviction, phenomenal speed in decision making and compounded network effects, Better has successfully invested in more than 250 companies to date, some of which include the incre...
E124 - Building India's Leading Innovation Hub w/T-Hub's MSR
November 06, 2022 18:28 - 50 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with MSR, CEO of T-Hub. T-Hub is India’s leading Innovation Hub paving the way for multiple ecosystems to connect and interact with each other in order to ensure the sustainable growth of startups coming from Hyderabad and around. Srinivas Rao Mahankali, popularly known as MSR has been a serial entrepreneur, having built successful companies in the past. His experience over 3 long decades in the ecosystem is incredibly valuable and we decode m...
E123 - Disrupting the Day to Day Auto Industry w/Park+' Amit Lakhotia
October 30, 2022 16:41 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Amit Lakhotia, Founder of Park+ Park+ is disrupting the way we interact with the auto industry and lead day to day lives. When owning a 4 wheeler of any kind, there are multiple nuances on an everyday basis like parking, washing, identification, etc. Park+ is building the entire suite that solves for these problems and has soon emerged as a leader in the space. Amit is a career operator, having built incredible products, leading brilliant...
E122 - Enabling Web3 to reach the Masses w/Biconomy's Aniket Jindal
October 23, 2022 17:18 - 52 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Aniket Jindal, Co-Founder of Biconomy. Biconomy is building the infrastructure that shall enable Web3 to reach the masses. It is a cross-chain relayer infrastructure and transaction network that aims to help DApp users avoid complexities of the crypto ecosystem. Aniket started Biconomy with the vision of making crypto accessible by all in a simple, convenient manner. I chat with him and decode his journey of getting entrenched into the ec...