Sanket Shah, co-founder of InVideo, an innovative video creation platform amassing over 10 million users, shares insights from his rapid entrepreneurial journey. He discusses the cultural influences that shaped his vision and the inspirations that led to founding InVideo. Shah delves into how AI can revolutionize content creation and the role of the Indian diaspora in scaling tech ventures. He also emphasizes the need for bold investments in India's startup ecosystem and the transformative power of personal passion and perseverance in entrepreneurship.
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Entrepreneurial Roots Spark Drive
Sanket Shah grew up in a modest entrepreneurial family with parents who faced failures and hustled hard.
He was inspired by witnessing real-world business dramas and developed an early passion for startups.
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US Environment Fosters Risk Taking
The US environment offers quicker support and bets on entrepreneurs who hustle and break rules.
This shapes a mindset of taking leaps without fear, enabling significant progress over time.
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Bold Move Back To India
Sanket Shah quit his job, sold everything, and moved back to India within 15 days to start fresh.
He embraced uncertainty powered by determination, playing a song on repeat to focus before his flight.
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Sanket Shah is the co-founder of InVideo, a leading online video creation platform with over 10 million users across 190+ countries. Under his leadership, InVideo has scaled rapidly, securing over $50 million in funding and reaching a valuation of nearly $500 million. With a vision to simplify video production, he has made high-quality content creation accessible at scale. His journey reflects innovation, entrepreneurship, and the power of technology in transforming digital storytelling.00:00 - Key highlights. 01:32 - Introduction. 03:08 - Sanket's major influences during early years. 08:09 - Impact of the U.S. environment on Sanket's thinking big. 13:16 - Sanket's decision to move back to India. 14:49 - Sanket's plan before returning. 16:11 - Overview of MassBlurb. 16:32 - Founding story of InVideo. 20:23 - First product, its evolution, and key inflection point. 28:38 - InVideo’s purpose, user engagement, and envisioned outcome. 36:07 - AI’s future, its trajectory, and the need for bolder VC-backed bets in India. 43:33 - Key step to accelerate India’s shift toward bigger, bolder bets. 45:48 - Why now is the right time to build in India for those considering moving back. 56:31 - Role of Indian diaspora talent in scaling Indian companies to $25B–$100B+. 01:01:43 - Sanket's current personal obsessions outside of work. 01:06:42 - Three ideal dinner guests and reasons for the choice. 🔗 CONNECT WITH Sanket Shah👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanketsh/🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/_sankyy🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...🎙 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.
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