Prime Venture Partners Podcast

Nivruti Rai (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nivruti-rai-0a56a916/) , Country Head, Intel India (https://www.intel.in/content/www/in/en/homepage.html) and VP Data Center Group, at Intel Corporation chats with Sanjay Swamy, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/theswamy/) Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners (https://primevp.in/) .Nivruti is a global leader with 20+ years of technical and business leadership experience in the US and India. Varied roles across engineering & research, innovation, and organizational management. Focused on building strong teams and grooming leaders who can deliver on the global stage. Passionate about Indian technology ecosystem and how we can usher in the next technology revolution for India and the world.Time Stamps: 2:04 Education & Career journey of Nivruti Rai.4:37 Transition from technology to business leadership. 7:20 Upcoming plans of Intel.9:35 New trends of Intel. 13:32 Challenges faced by women and changes needed. 21:07 Advise to the youngsters in terms of their career choices.28:08 Rapid fire round with Nivruti Rai. Read the complete transcript here (https://primevp.in/content/podcast/nivruti-rai-country-head-intel-india-her-life-woman-executive-intel-engagements-startup-ecosystem/)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

Manik Gupta (https://www.linkedin.com/in/manikg/) , Co-founder CVKey (https://www.cvkeyproject.org/) and former Cheif Product Officer at Uber chats with Amit Somani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesomani/) , Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners (https://primevp.in/) .Manik currently serves as an advisor and investor to startups based in the US and India. Manik has built the products that have helped millions of people discover the world, most recently serving as the Chief Product Officer at Uber. Prior to Uber, Manik was a product leader at Google Maps. Manik grew up in India and studied in Singapore. He studied computer engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and received an MBA from the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, India.Time Stamps: 1:10 Career journey of Manik Gupta.7:15 Inflection points for growth as a Product Manager.12:22 Key traits to be a successful Product Manager. 17:29 Marker questions to be asked for hiring a Product Manager. 22:31 Traits to become a successful leader.25:58 Things to prioritize in early-stage as a Product Manager.27:23 Things to keep an eye on as a Product Manager. 28:57 About CVKey Project. Read the complete transcript here (https://primevp.in/content/podcast/manik-gupta-ex-chief-product-officer-uber-building-exceptional-product-teams/)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

Sachin Gupta (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachingupta006/) , Co-founder and CEO HackerEarth (https://www.hackerearth.com/) chats with Shripati Acharya (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shripatiacharya/) , Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners (https://primevp.in/) .Sachin Gupta is a graduate of IIT Roorkee where he majored in Computer Science. He worked at Google before starting his own venture. Prior to that, he interned at Microsoft, where he worked on azure cloud technology. He is the co-founder and CEO of HackerEarth.Time Stamps:01:16 Inspiration behind HackerEarth.04:38 Key decisions Sachin and team made that lead to success.11:13 Mistakes made in the hindsight.16:03 Insights on moving the SaaS business to the US24:20 Sachin's philosophy behind team building.Read the complete transcript here (https://primevp.in/content/podcast/nakul-shenoy-mindreader-and-mystery-entertainer-applying-lessons-magic-business/ https://primevp.in/content/podcast/sachin-gupta-ceo-and-co-founder-hackerearth-leveraging-power-communities/)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

Nakul Shenoy (https://twitter.com/NakulShenoy) , Mindreader and mystery entertainer chats with Amit Somani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesomani/) , Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners (https://primevp.in/) .In this conversation they discuss science and magic, how magic can be used in persuasion and in business, customer discovery process and connecting with people.With his imagination kindled at age five by  ‘Mandrake The Magician’ comic books, Nakul Shenoy first took stage as a 15-year-old entertaining large gatherings with his magical shows. Two and a half decades later, this expert magician and hypnotist enthrals audiences like few others can, and progresses along in his self-professed dream to be “a real-life Mandrake”.Time Stamps:1:41 - Science and magic are deeply connected.3:00 - Laws of science behind magic tricks4:31 - Suggestion and persuasion methods instead of hypnosis.7:11 - Traits of magician to be applied in business10:07 - Why read body language books15:26 - Three mantras of connecting with people19:33 - Using service magic to create Wow! moments22:52 - Customer discovery process28:57 - 360 or 180-degree visionRead the complete transcript here (https://primevp.in/content/podcast/nakul-shenoy-mindreader-and-mystery-entertainer-applying-lessons-magic-business/)Book recommendationsNeuroscience of Magic (https://www.amazon.in/Sleights-Mind-Neuroscience-Everyday-Deceptions-ebook/dp/B003ZDNZYM)Influence (https://www.amazon.in/influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Business-Essentials/dp/006124189X)Pre-suasion (https://www.amazon.in/Pre-Suasion-Revolutionary-Way-Influence-Persuade-ebook/dp/B01A6DJD7Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MIWLU0G17029&dchild=1&keywords=presuasion&qid=1591858420&s=digital-text&sprefix=presuasion%2Caps%2C281&sr=1-1)The Definitive Book of Body Language (https://www.amazon.in/Definitive-Book-Body-Language/dp/0553804723)Service Magic: The Art of Amazing Your Customers (https://www.amazon.in/Service-Magic-Amazing-Your-Customers/dp/0793164672)How To Develop A Super-Power Memory (https://www.amazon.in/Develop-Super-power-Memory-Harry-Lorayne/dp/0811901815)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

Rajesh Magow (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajesh-magow-9278094/) , Co-founder and Group CEO MakeMyTrip (https://www.makemytrip.com/) chats with Amit Somani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesomani/) , Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners (https://primevp.in/) .In this conversation, they discuss the travel industry post-COVID era, private vs public fundraising and dealing with the crisis.Rajesh Magow is the Co-Founder & Group CEO, MakeMyTrip Limited that runs and operates India’s leading travel brands MakeMyTrip, goibibo and redBus. A part of the founding team that built MakeMyTrip from ground up, Rajesh led the successful transition of MakeMyTrip into a public listed company and drove its successful listing on the NASDAQ in the US in 2010.Listen to the podcast to learn about01:30 -  Experience of crisis and lessons learnt06:38 - Advantage of being a small startup in navigating the crisis.10:53 - Fundraising in Private VS Public market15:04 - The path to profitability18:39 - Travel industry post-COVID era23:50 - Message for young entrepreneurs on building a travel startup26:21 - How Rajesh stays calm during the crisisRead the complete transcript here (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thesomani_leadership-foodtech-strategicthinking-activity-6697079503828717568-uh78 https://primevp.in/content/podcast/rajesh-magow-co-founder-and-group-ceo-makemytrip-dealing-crisis-and-future-travel-industry/)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

Sanjeev Bikhchandani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjeev-bikhchandani-501261/) Founder and Vice Chairman of Naukri (https://www.naukri.com/) chats with Amit Somani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesomani/) , Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners (https://primevp.in/) .In this conversation, they discuss raising funds, customer insights, capital efficiency and international competition.Sanjeev Bikhchandani is the Founder and now the Vice Chairman of Info Edge, the owner of Naukri.com India’s largest job portal. It is also known to be the first Internet Company to list on the Indian stock exchanges.Info Edge also owns web sites like Jeevansathi.com, 99acres.com, Brijj.com, Naukrigulf.com, Shiksha.com, Quadrangle and Firstnaukri.com.Listen 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 cycle 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 moneyRead the complete transcript here (https://primevp.in/content/podcast/sanjeev-bikhchandani-founder-infoedge-customer-insights-innovation-investor-money/)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

Miten is Chief Strategy Officer at Times Internet chats with Amit Somani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesomani/) , Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners (https://primevp.in/) .In this conversation, they explore the opportunities on Future internet landscape.Listen to the podcast to learn about1:15 - Times internet & Times Bridge7:45 - People reading e-papers in the age of apps11:43 - Building a viable ad supported business14:08 - Truecaller & the toothbrush test17:40 - What makes India a unique market when it comes to regional content consumption20:00 -  New business opportunities targeting the change in content consumption22:03 - India first perspective online communities as a large opportunity26:00 - How to think about exitsRead the complete transcript here (https://primevp.in/content/podcast/miten-sampat-chief-strategy-officer-times-internet-future-internet-landscape/)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

Paras Chopra, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paraschopra/) Founder & Chairman, Wingify (https://wingify.com/) chats with Amit Somani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesomani/) , Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners (https://primevp.in/) .Paras Chopra, Founder & Chairman - Wingify - With a background in machine learning, Paras started Wingify in early 2009 to enable businesses design and deploy great customer experiences for their websites and apps. He's a gold medalist from Delhi College of Engineering and has been featured twice in the Forbes 30 under 30 list - India and Asia.Listen to the podcast to learn about2:30 - When an engineer decided to learn about marketing7:30 - Why passion is required & what’s tricky about it7:45 - Find your idea by discovering what other people are passionate about16:00 -  Why hiring is one of the the most underrated skill that an entrepreneur needs to develop19:15 - ‘Hire to solve specific business problems not to impress people’22:30 - ‘Don’t lower your standards but give people space to make mistakes to grow’26:00 - How writing helps Paras to think clearlyRead the complete transcript here (https://primevp.in/content/podcast/paras-chopra-chairman-wingify-inverted-passion-hiring-and-transition-ceo-chairman/)Books recommended by Paras:Zero to One by Peter Thiel (https://amzn.to/2SrR9t5)The Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (https://amzn.to/3daoCA6)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

Sanjay Jain (https://www.linkedin.com/in/snjyjn/) , Partner at Bharat Fund chats with Shripati Acharya (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shripatiacharya/) , Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners (https://primevp.in/) .Sanjay was the Chief Product Officer at UIDAI. Before that, he ran product at Google Map Maker, a crowdsourced mapping product that helped to build Google Maps Data for over 170 countries. He has been among the key people who helped develop India stack, an API based infrastructure that allows technologies to be built around Aadhaar authentication, E-KYC, E-Sign, Digital locker and of course UPI. He's also a core volunteer with iSPIRT, the software product industry Think Tank. And now currently, he's a partner at Bharat Fund (https://bharat.fund/) , which invests in tech to drive inclusionListen to the podcast to learn about:1:35 - Putting the entire developing world onto Google Maps4:00 - How the general public helped build google maps9:00 - What is account aggregator? What is its objective? What is the motivation behind account aggregator? It’s use cases19:10 - Business model & opportunities for account aggregators24:16 - Things account aggregator will change in the future28:10 - What attracted Sanjay to work on Aadhaar and what were his expectations from itRead the complete transcript here (https://primevp.in/content/podcast/sanjay-jain-explains-account-aggregator-its-objective-and-opportunities-lie-ahead/)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

Sangeet Paul Choudary (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangeetpaul/) , Best-selling Author of Platform Scale (https://amzn.to/2VgkDfm) and Platform Revolution (https://amzn.to/34HqgpS) chats with Amit Somani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesomani/) , Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners (https://primevp.in/) .Sangeet Paul Choudary is a C-level executive advisor and an international best-selling author. He has been selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and is ranked among the top 30 emerging thinkers globally in 2016 by Thinkers50 Radar, a global ranking of top business thinkers. His work on platforms has been selected by Harvard Business Review as one of the top 10 management ideas globally for the year 2016-17.In this conversation, they explore the idea of Platform thinking, how should startups think about platforms, unique opportunities for businesses post COVID-19 world and more.Listen to the podcast to learn about1:00 - What is the platform business model & how should startups think about platforms8:42 - Opportunities to rethink business models in a post COVID-19 world14:30 - ‘Big shift is not just remote working, or streaming, the big shift is to the cloud’16:00 - How to reimagine businesses that fundamentally needed physical presence21:55 - How will public policy making & government regulations will change22:50 - ‘without the ecosystem, the platform does not survive ‘, Why platforms need to protect the ecosystem28:00 - When should platforms own inventory28:55 - Why resilience will be more important than just the economies of scaleYou can sign up for Sangeet’s weekly newsletter at  http://platforms.substack.com .You can also access Sangeet’s online masterclass at  http://platform.institute . There are separate masterclasses available for startups and enterprises.You can avail the following offer till May 15:57% discount to the Startup course (https://www.platform.institute/p/the-platform-playbook-startup-edition) . Use access code STARTUP2020.22% discount to the  Enterprise course (https://www.platform.institute/p/the-platform-playbook-enterprise-edition)   targeted at managers at large enterprises. Use access code ENTERPRISE2020.Read the full transcript here (https://primevp.in/content/podcast/understanding-platform-business-model-sangeet-paul-choudary-founder-platformation-labs/)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