1947 Rise 122: Why Gujaratis Are Born Entrepreneurs | AI & the Future of Logistics with Dhruvil of LogiNext
Dhruvil Sanghvi is the Co-founder and CEO of LogiNext, a prominent transportation automation platform optimizing logistics operations for enterprises globally. Since its inception in 2014, LogiNext has experienced significant growth, serving over 200 enterprise clients across more than 50 countries. Under Sanghvi's leadership, the company has raised approximately $50 million in funding across multiple rounds, with a valuation of around $100 million as of January 2020. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:35 - Introduction 03:19 - Dhruvil's influences and environmental factors during upbringing 08:06 - Dhruvil's decision to return to India and the founding story of LogiNext 13:20 - Co-founder selection, initial project, and first customer 16:05 - Key inflection point for LogiNext 20:39 - Dhruvil's vision and desired outcomes for LogiNext 24:27 - Strategies for building and scaling a SaaS company from India 28:45 - Potential for India to create $10B revenue SaaS companies and necessary factors 31:30 - Competitive advantages of India in various industries37:26 - Role of the Indian diaspora in scaling companies towards $1T valuations 41:21 - Dhruvil's advice for those exploring opportunities in India 45:46 - Dhruvil's recent personal interests outside of work 47:29 - Common misconceptions about Dhruvil 48:12 - Dhruvil's most costly lesson learned 52:25 - Ideal dinner guests, dead or alive, and reasons for selection 🔗 CONNECT WITH Dhruvil Sanghvi👥 Linkedin - / dhruvilsanghvi 🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/dhruvilsanghvi🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - / @1947rise 🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-singh-sangwan 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTOur purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳!1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drainand 1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem.🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3KI3bZiSpotify - https://spoti.fi/3AEO5z5🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW.