EP 189 : Disrupting SME Financing - Anubhav Jain (Co-Founder, Rupifi)

Anubhav is a finance veteran and has worked in several finance companies like American Express, Qbera and Razorpay. In this episode he spoke about what inspired him to quit his job at Razorpay as the head of SME lending and start up on his own with Rupifi, how he found his co-founder and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.

Topics:
00:00 Introduction 
00:59 Lessons from his entrepreneurial journey
02:58 Finding a Tech co-founder and hiring the right tech talent
06:19 Advice for founders trying to find co-founders
08:46 What insights helped Anubhav start Rupifi
12:09 Use cases Rupifi Solves for
14:25 Deciding to be a tech stack between lenders and borrowers
16:58 The nuances of Identifying and picking a certain industry
20:00 Building a moat in Credit
23:32 Advantages of 0 CAC
25:51 Expanding the product
27:13 Balancing growth and profitability
30:42 Lessons from working with SMEs
33:45 Building during a downturn
36:42 Books and Podcasts recommendations

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anubhav1106/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/anubhavrb

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