Mint Startup Inc.
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Mint Startup Inc, isn't about chasing news on funding, valuation, acquisitions and exits. Instead, on this show, host Shalini Umachandran carefully curates for you stories of startups, how they’re changing the way we work and the way we live.
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12: DeHaat | Franchise route to smart fields
October 17, 2020 06:20 - 16 minutestarted with just advisory services to farmers, now tied up with food processing companies, input companies, and also bringing financing and insurance companies for farmers, DeHaat, founded in Patna in 2012 is one among India’s fastest growing agritech startups in the east. In this episode of Mint Startup Inc, Sumit spoke to one of the founders Shashank to find out why DeHaat might be different from the other platforms for farmers.
12: DeHaat | Franchise route to smart fields
October 17, 2020 06:20 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBtarted with just advisory services to farmers, now tied up with food processing companies, input companies, and also bringing financing and insurance companies for farmers, DeHaat, founded in Patna in 2012 is one among India’s fastest growing agritech startups in the east. In this episode of Mint Startup Inc, Sumit spoke to one of the founders Shashank to find out why DeHaat might be different from the other platforms for farmers.
11: White Hat Jr: Getting an army of coders ready for the world
August 20, 2020 07:30 - 16 minutesIn this episode of Mint Startup Inc, Shalini Umachandran spoke to Karan Bajaj, his idea was personalized, one-on-one classes to teach children coding online. This translated into what is now White Hat Jr, launched with an aim of making India a supply hub for teaching coding. Tune in for more...
11: White Hat Jr: Getting an army of coders ready for the world
August 20, 2020 07:30 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode of Mint Startup Inc, Shalini Umachandran spoke to Karan Bajaj, his idea was personalized, one-on-one classes to teach children coding online. This translated into what is now White Hat Jr, launched with an aim of making India a supply hub for teaching coding. Tune in for more...
10: Tracking the heartbeat of India via cloud
August 06, 2020 13:13 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBIn India, for about half the people who have heart attacks, it takes about six hours before they reach a hospital where the get the correct treatment. That’s a lot of time lost, In the medical world, you have that Golden Hour or the best time in which you can give the best treatment. There’s a startup in Bengaluru that’s trying to solve this problem
9: Machines To Lead The Next White Revolution
July 23, 2020 16:49 - 10 minutes - 9.2 MBIn this episode of Mint Startup Inc, Ranjith Mukundan, one of the co-founders of Stellapps, a tech startup from Bengaluru, talks about the changes in the dairy farming and how 'Stellapps' with its technology has brought fortune for these farmers.
8: Masks made in India that kill COVID-19 virus | I Shield
July 09, 2020 02:55 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBIn this episode of Mint Startup Inc, Shalini Umachandran spoke to one of the scientists behind I Shield, Anand Anandkumar, and asked about the all-new 6-layered mask. How it is different from other masks? Why it is safe for use against the novel coronavirus? Tune in to know more.
7: Covid-19: How defense tech is being used for temperature checks .
July 02, 2020 09:42 - 13 minutes - 12 MBStates are slowly opening up public places and people are coming out in large numbers. Are the current temperature checking methods really accurate? In this episode, Shalini Umachandran talks about Tonbo Imaging Pvt. Ltd., a startup in Bangaluru, which is repurposing defense tech. for Coronavirus screenings.
6: How to make an electric vehicle affordable
June 25, 2020 06:56 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBOne of the reasons why people don't buy electric vehicles is because they can be quite expensive. However, there can be many benefits to switch to one. In this episode, Shalini Umachandran talks to Numocity about how companies can make them cheaper.
5: SaaS startups pay it forward
June 03, 2020 15:08 - 15 minutesFor the last two decades, SaaS startups been helping corporate entities move to cloud computing. Most Software as a Service or SaaS startups run on a revenue-sharing basis. They manage services for a larger client, but if the client doesn’t pay, they don’t make money. As payments get held up, how could they get a working capital enough to keep the lights on?
5: SaaS startups pay it forward
June 03, 2020 15:08 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBFor the last two decades, SaaS startups been helping corporate entities move to cloud computing. Most Software as a Service or SaaS startups run on a revenue-sharing basis. They manage services for a larger client, but if the client doesn’t pay, they don’t make money. As payments get held up, how could they get a working capital enough to keep the lights on?
4: Despite tales of doom, India's story appeals to VCs
May 20, 2020 14:51 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBA feeling of doom is cast over industries as sectors across the board suffer losses due to the pandemic. However, there might just be a silver lining for the startup world. Tune into this episode to know more.
3: Die-hard cricket fans replace sweeps with swipes
May 13, 2020 16:36 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBSports events across the world, including IPL, have been postponed , but Esports gives fans their fix. How did this game 'WCC' , made by Nextwave Multimedia from Chennai, become one of the biggest games in India ? Let's find out this week on Startup Inc.
3: Die-hard cricket fans replace sweeps with swipes
May 13, 2020 16:36 - 15 minutesSports events across the world, including IPL, have been postponed , but Esports gives fans their fix. How did this game 'WCC' , made by Nextwave Multimedia from Chennai, become one of the biggest games in India ? Let's find out this week on Startup Inc.
2: Unusual Covid Warriors | BlinkIn | Senseforth
May 07, 2020 14:58 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBBootstrapped companies like BlinkIn and Senseforth, find unusual ways to combat the impacts of Covid-19. While BlinkIn created the AI Scotty, to provide a visual aid to fit ventilators in Wuhan hospitals, Senseforth automated conversations in the time of social isolation.
1: Telling stories for millennials | Flickstree | PocketAces
April 01, 2020 11:04 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBWhat do you do when you’re bored at work or on the metro? Check your phone, and most likely watch a short video? That’s what most of India does. By next year, 75% of all mobile internet use in India is expected to be for video streaming. But who’s making all these videos, and how? That’s what we’re going to find out this week on Startup Inc.