Prime Venture Partners Podcast

Vidit Aatrey, Founder & CEO Meesho chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners. Listen to the podcast to learn about01:05 – Early Days of Meesho, the Idea and the Challenges13:30 – Meesho’s Core Value of Always Listening to Users16:50 – Team building, Hiring and Retaining Talent at Startups26:50 – Current Landscape of the Indian E-commerce Sector33:00 – Importance of Trust and Accessibility in E-commerce36:35 – Vidit’s Journey as an Entrepreneur Click here to read the full transcript Enjoyed listening to how Vidit and team built Meesho? Next, listen to our episode with Vargab Bakshi, International Partnerships Lead at Shopify. We talk about making D2C brands successful, the shift from DIY to DIFM, rise of social commerce, opportunities  for tech entrepreneurs, drop shipping and a lot more. Enjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder & Chairman theBoardlist  chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners. Sukhinder is a Digital leader, Board member and Investor with 25+ years experience. She has held leadership roles at Stubhub, Google, theBoardlist, Yodlee, Polyvore,  Joyus and Amazon. Listen to the podcast to learn about01:00 - Risk-taking as an early-stage startup founder06:50 – How to train your team to take risks11:30 – Evaluating risk and reward when joining a startup21:45 – How to rent the mind that you can’t afford to hire27:30 – How should board members help founders31:30 – Think Gut-Data-Gut NOT Gut Vs Data36:00 - How to write a book about principlesCheck out the book Choose Possibility by Sukhinder Singh CassidyYou can read the complete transcript hereWant to listen to another industry leader who knows the intricacies of both an incumbent and a startup? Prime Venture had Julie Zhuo, Facebook’s former Design VP and currently the co-founder of Sundial, as a guest on the podcast. Learn about Julie’s journey from being an intern in Facebook to becoming Design VP, the secrets to building for the user when you are not the user anymore, how to persuade other stakeholders,  turning data into actionable insights, and a lot more. Listen hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Neha Singh, Co-Founder & CEO Tracxn chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about:00:45 - What Does Tracxn Do and The Explosive Growth of Private Markets05:15 - How to Leverage Tracxn as an Investor & an Entrepreneur07:47 - What it Takes Build a Data Business.13:30 - Building Moats in a Data Business19:45 - Tracxn’s Go To Market Process22:13 - The ‘Zero’ to IPO journey 29:06 - Most Valuable Lessons Learned as a FounderYou can read the complete transcript hereEnjoyed this episode with Neha on how to build a Global Data business? Next, learn the secrets of unlocking growth at a tech startup by harnessing the power of positioning. We are in conversation with serial entrepreneur and author, April Dunford, who talks about her own experience of discovering the power of positioning, how to position a product in a market category, positioning yourself against a Giant, standing out in a crowded market, positioning trends and more. Listen to the episode hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Nickhil Jakatdar,  CEO GenePath Diagnostics chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about:00:46 - How Nickhil started his entrepreneurial journey08:13 - The process of Dating: finding interesting, smart, motivated people.13:10 - When and how should a founder “let go”17:47 - An overview of what molecular diagnostics is and what does Genepath do?29:30 - Is there an ideal diet? The Age of Data-driven Personalised Preventive Health34:05 - How entrepreneurs should take care of their health while trying to reach the ‘promised land’.You can read the complete transcript hereWant to learn more about building and scaling startups from another entrepreneur? Listen to this episode with Gupshup’s Co-Founder and CEO, Beerud Sheth, who talks about assembling a team of missionaries and not mercenaries. Beerud also talks about the initial days of Gupshup, how to manage profitability and growth,  how to be future ready, measuring  success, and a lot more.Enjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Viral B. Shah Co-Founder and CEO at Julia Computing chats with Shripati Acharya Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about:03:48 – Why build another programming language?13:30 – Who was using Julia in the beginning?17:10 – How an AI/ML engineer can get started with Julia19:10 - How interested is Indian software community in Julia?22:30 – Why Viral started Julia Computing25:00 - Open Source Business Model30:49 - What applications entrepreneurs are building using Julia33:02 - What is next for Julia and Julia Computing the company?You can read the complete transcript hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Amit Ranjan, CoFounded SlideShare, Architect DigiLocker chats with Amit Somani Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about:04:04 -  Learnings from building and selling SlideShare09:18 - Government and Open Source model16:07 - Government learning about the Openness of the internet19:11 - Making DigiLocker Successful25:25 -  How founders can leverage infrastructures like Open Forge, DigiLocker and so forth.28:58 -  What is API Setu and its purpose?35:42 - How to work with Government coming from Private SectorYou can read the complete transcript hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Atul Satija, Founder 2.0 & CEO GiveIndia  chats with Amit Somani Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about:0:50 – Atul’s inspiration to step into the development sector7:20 – How social entrepreneurs track their progress10:14 – Technology’s role in the development sector15:15 – What can the for-profit sector learn from the non-profit sector?19:30 – How GiveIndia is making giving better25:18 - How to establish trust and ensure last mile impact29:11 - How people can start contributing with just 1%You can read the complete transcript hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Hitesh Oberoi, CoPromoter MD and CEO  Info Edge  chats with Amit Somani Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about:00:50 – How the Internet landscape has evolved in India08:45 – Fending off large global competition from Monster, Indeed and LinkedIn14:00 – Learning from Info Edge’s other investments21:00 – Specific things to look for while making investment decisions24:51 – Trends in the startup world27:38 – How to deal with the scarcity of talent39:08 – Hitesh’s advice to Hitesh of 20 years agoYou can read the complete transcript hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Shreyas Doshi (Stripe, Twitter, Google, Yahoo) chats with Amit Somani Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about:04:00 - Address the problem not a problem: Customer Problem Stack Rank11:30 - Incentives: "Products that prevent a decision maker from getting fired are going to get adopted very quickly."15:30 – Build Part of the Product-Market Fit journey25:00 – How to Build a Product for a Large Enterprise Customer?29:20 - Metrics are Proxies for Truth: Build Vs Ignore39:25 - The Role of a Chief Repeating Officer42:40 - How to Create Amazing TweetstormsBook recommendations: The Courage To Be DislikedGames People PlayYou can read the complete transcript hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Beerud Sheth CEO & Co-Founder Gupshup chats with Sanjay Swamy Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about:02:00 - Beerud's journey from IIT to Gupshup 04:20 - Founding story of Gupshup15:00 - How to think about Growth & Profitability 25:00 - How to think about new technology and new future32:00 - Building a team: Missionary Vs Mercenary 43:00 - How to measure your own success & avoiding distractionYou can read the complete transcript hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback