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56 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsExploring the start up world in India and learning from some of the most accomplished entrepreneurs, investors, and CXOs in India. Part of turnaround.substack.com
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The untold Flipkart story with Mihir Dalal, Author of Big Billion Startup
November 11, 2019 02:41 - 1 hourSeasoned Indian business journalist and author of ‘Big Billion Startup- The untold Flipkart story’, Mihir Dalal shares the ups and downs in Flipkart’s growth story and the journey of the people who built it. He and Ravish unpack some stories from the book that have never been told in the media before. Lots of lessons to learn from the big Indian unicorn! Listen in to this episode on your browser window (if you’re listening on your phone, the audio should continue playing even if you minimis...
Building BHIM, future of Fintech in India & more with Nikhil Kumar
October 28, 2019 02:58 - 42 minutesOne of the rising stars of the Indian fin-tech space, Nikhil, co-founder of Setu, shares with us his experience building the BHIM app, how the Fintech space is changing, his tips and tricks for building a successful SaaS startup in India, starting a business in the age of Big-Tech competition and more. We also have some fun moments discussing productivity hacks, favorite books, podcasts and more. Timestamp: 1:30= Nikhil’s background and journey; 4:30= Thinking big; 8:00= Building BHIM app...
Why don't more Indian startups IPO? With Karthik Reddy, Blume VP
October 14, 2019 03:21 - 58 minutesIt was 2012. I'd just started working at Pluggd.in, the startup and tech site run by Ashish Sinha. Yourstory also covered startups those days. Mainstream media was still covering quarterly results at IT services companies and listening to the same "management commentary," every three months. A new fund had launched a few months ago. They called themselves a micro VC and they were writing cheques faster than you could get from Silkboard to M G Road in Bangalore. I exaggerate, but you get the...
Ankush Gera, CEO of Junglee Games on gaming industry in India & building successful product business
September 21, 2019 03:41 - 58 minutesIn this episode we meet up with Ankush Gera, the CEO of Junglee Games to learn more on the start-up and gaming industry in India. We learn what the state of the nascent but fast expanding gaming industry in India is like, what it takes to build a product based business that grow at a 100% YOY, the hustle of an entrepreneur, the right way to acquire customers, and much more. Check out our newsletter, Turnaround on Substack at https://turnaround.substack.com/about For sharing feedback or ...
Mastering the start-up fundraising pitch with Vinit Bhansali from Orios Venture Partners India
August 03, 2019 16:08 - 45 minutesThis week’s episode is especially for entrepreneurs who are looking to raise their first round of capital as we speak to Vinit Bhansali from Orios Venture Partners on what makes the perfect pitch deck. Some key topics covered in the episode include: What are the key elements of a pitch? Team, product, business model, long term strategy - what is the investor looking for in 10 min conversation after a conference? How can you make a VC, who gets 200+ pitch decks a week, remember your pitc...
China's Innovation Model with Chen Dongmin, Dean of Peking University's School of Innovation
June 30, 2019 09:59 - 33 minutesWe head to Beijing and meet up with Dr. Dongmin Chen, Dean of School of Innovation at Peking University who works closely with various provincial governments, WIPO and Chinese Academy of Sciences on China’s innovation policies and try to go beyond the noise in western media to have a candid discussion on what is really happening on the ground in China. In this episode we find out not just how the Chinese government is trying to create an innovation driven economy but also how it is thi...