Prime Venture Partners Podcast

Vargab Bakshi International Partnerships Lead, Shopify chats with Amit Somani Managing Partner, Prime Venture Partners. Listen to the podcast to learn about:02:15 - Vargab's Letter to Shopify's COO04:30 - An Entrepreneurship Company: Empowering the Rebels08:00 - How D2C brands can Become Successful11:20 - The Power of Shopify's Platform & Community13:30 - From DIY to DIFM17:40 - From Months to Minutes with Shopify App Store19:50 - The Rise of Social Commerce22:00 - Opportunites for Tech Entrepreneurs25:50 - Drop Shipping and Cross-Border Commerce28:15 - How Shopify Works: The Storied Culture33:00 - The Roadmap for Phygital businessesYou 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

Dr. Ram Sewak Sharma Former Chairman, TRAI chats with Sanjay Swamy Managing Partner, Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about:2:30 - Dr. Sharma's passion for technology and learning7:20 - Why Aadhaar 12:22 - Working on one of most ambitious government project 24:58 - Leading world's largest vaccination drive 32:00 - Dr. Sharma’s advice to the youngstersEnjoyed 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

Shamir Karkal Co-Founder & CEO Sila chats with Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about02:30 - How an email led to birth of Neo banking12:30 - Building Simple: "We did everything wrong before we did everything right"23:15 - Simple's not so simple acquisition journey33:00 - Race of tech platforms and why India might emerge as a winner42:20 - Similarities between money and email47:00 - Shamir's advice to entrepreneurs: Do it soonerYou can read the complete transcript here: https://primevp.in/content/podcast/55-birth-neobanking-and-building-programmable-money-layer-internet-shamir-karkal-co-founder-ceo-sila/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

 Anshuman Bapna ex-CPO MakeMyTrip chats with Amit Somani Managing partner Prime Venture Partners.On this conversation, they chat how entrepreneurs can avoid hitting the wall when it comes to picking the startup idea, dealing with hard times, becoming transparent in communication with employees and investors, running the acquisition process and a lot more.Listen to the podcast to learn about0:53 - Lesson learned from the Mygola journey6:45 - How to decide if you are on to something big8:45 - Down days - ‘Annus Horibalis’ at Mygola12:10 - How to build a culture of transparency13:50 - You get energy from your closest relationships. Don’t ignore them.16:15 - ‘Companies don’t sold, they get bought.’ How true is it?21:20 - ’It’s not just the numbers. It’s not just a spreadsheet. It’s the honest relationship that you’re trying to build with your investors and with your potential acquirers.’You can read the complete transcript hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple PodcastsFollow 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

Happy New Year. Reposting a gem from 2020. Sanjeev Bikhchandani Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of Naukri chats with Amit Somani , Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners .In this conversation, they discuss raising funds, customer insights, capital efficiency and international competition.Sanjeev Bikhchandani is the Co-Founder and the Vice Chairman of Info Edge, the owner of Naukri.com India’s largest job portal. He was recently named as one of the recipients of the Padma Shri award.Info Edge also owns web sites like Jeevansathi.com , 99acres.com , Brijj.com , Naukrigulf.com , Shiksha.com , Quadrangle and Firstnaukri.comListen to the podcast to learn about1:20 - Capital efficiency & building Naurki.com4:45 - How entrepreneurs can increase their odds of not being beaten by money7:00 - Customer insights that led to formation of Naukri & Zomato12:00  - Crowdsourcing customer feedback in real time14:00 - How naukri built a virtuous circle as a moat16:44 - Customer-led innovation Vs Competition-led Innovation18:30 - Why Indian Businesses need Feet on the street24:20 - Why customer’s money is more important than investor’s moneyYou can read the complete transcript hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple PodcastsFollow 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

Krish Subramanian, Co-Founder & CEO Chargebee chats with Sanjay Swamy Managing Partner, Prime Venture Partners. Listen to the podcast to learn about:02:20 - Chargebee's unique insights and 0-1 journey08:00 - Aligning Pricing with customer success11:30 - How Freemium helps in changing perception13:00 - How to think about customer segments16:00 - The $1-$5M phase19:00 - Expanding into new markets22:00 - Building an Org in US31:00 - Choosing key metrics for your SaaS business34:00 - Importance of qualitative metrics37:00 - How SaaS companies can leverage partnerships intelligently 46:00 - In a subscription business every function is a revenue function50:00 - Chargebee’s next growth phase 54:00 - Pleasant surprises experienced during the journey 57:00 - Advice to new SaaS entrepreneurs 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: http://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Bhavin Turakhia, serial entrepreneur Flock, Radix, Zeta chats with Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners .Listen to the podcast to learn about01:00 - Computers, Computer Science & Entrepreneurship04:40 - 20+ years Journey of Building Multiple Businesses 08:30: Bhavin's Template for Building SaaS Companies19:00 - The Three Objective Measures Of Product Market Fit23:55 - The Goal Of Fundraising34:40 - Managing Time Across Multiple Companies39:00 - Lessons Learned & Advice to Young EntrepreneursYou 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: http://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

On this episode we talk to Gaurav Ranjan, VP Investments at Prime Venture Partners about metrics for early stage startups. Listen to the podcast to learn about:01:25 - Why early stage startups need to track metrics03:30 - From gut based decisions to data driven decisions05:30 - Two signals of a good metric07:00 - Operating metrics Vs Fundraising metrics09:45 - Things to consider when deciding North Star metrics11:30 - Balancing metrics13:45 - Speed Vs Velocity? Which one to choose?16:30 - Leveraging forward looking metrics17:10 - How to avoid getting fooled by metrics22:00 - What metrics investors look at the time of fundraiseYou 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: http://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Abhijit Bhaduri, ex Chief Learning Office Wipro chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners. About Abhijit: Strategic advisor to business leaders and organisations in transition. Executive coach to leaders on building a culture that attracts talent necessary to drive growth. Rated among the top 10 learning experts globally. Clients range from Fortune 100 companies to startups and large Indian organizations.Author of two bestselling books: The Digital Tsunami; Don't Hire the Best - how to hire for culture fit. Latest book "Dreamers & Unicorns: How leadership, talent and culture are the new growth drivers."Former Chief Learning Officer for Wipro. Alumnus of Microsoft, PepsiCo, Colgate and Tata Steel.On the Advisory Board of the program for Chief Learning Officers that is run by the Univ of Pennsylvania. Former Member of the Governing Council of MICA.Listen to the podcast to learn about03:30 - It’s not about talent. It’s about continuous improvement 06:30 - Why intangible factors are the new growth drivers 10:30 - 3 Key Differentiators: Leadership Brand, Talent Brand and Culture Brand15:00 - How to do boundaryless hiring the right way19:00 - Reading a resume backwards 22:00 - Evaluating culture fit when hiring24:00 - Keeping your team engaged and motivated27:50 - Knowing a person’s birthday is not knowing the person29:45 - Most people don’t need to be managed  30:00 - Focus on building trust, people will take care of productivity34:15 - Investing in a coach for the leadership teamYou 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: http://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Ryan Graciano, Co-Founder & CTO Credit Karma chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners .Listen to the podcast to learn about:02:00 - Founding story of Credit Karma08:20 - Acquiring first 100k customers12:25 - Attach your message to something that is organically out there14:00 - The Thin-File Problem16:00 - The life of a fintech user on the internet22:00 - Financial Product as your Personal Financial Advisor23:45 - Monetisation journey of Credit Karma27:20 - How entrepreneurs should think about exits32:40 - Credit Karma’s future plansYou 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: http://primevp.in/podcastfeedback