Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, Founder & CEO Bluestone with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about03:00 - When Starting Up: Defensibility & Differentiation11:00 - Online is Much More Than a Sales Channel20:00 - First Click, Last Click: Building the Right Attribution Models30:00 - Don’t Let Your Biases Define Your Metrics35:45 - CAC/LTV Fallacy: VCs & EntrepreneursClick here to read the full transcriptWant to learn about about building a global SaaS business from India? Listen to this episode with Khadim Batti, Co-Founder & CEO Whatfix where we talk about Finding PMF & The Right Customer Segment, Pricing & Product For Enterprise, Building Sales Cycle & Sales Force in US, Four Pillars of Category Awareness 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

Jen Abel Co-Founder JJELLYFISH chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about01:30 - Early Stage Sales & PMF11:00 - How to Discover Your Customer’s Problems14:30 - The Product Doesn’t Drive Customer Discovery16:00 - How to Run a Great Demo21:00 - How to Think About Price Discovery28:30 - Role of Marketing in the 0-1 stage36:00 - 3 Big Things Every Indian SaaS founder Should KnowClick here to read the full transcriptWant to learn more about about building a global SaaS business from India? Listen to this episode with Khadim Batti, Co-Founder & CEO Whatfix where we talk about Finding PMF & The Right Customer Segment, Pricing & Product For Enterprise, Building Sales Cycle & Sales Force in US, Four Pillars of Category Awareness 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

Stephen Wunker Managing Director New Markets Advisors chats with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Stephen is a frequent writer and speaker on how firms can create new growth platforms. His award-winning books include Capturing New Markets, Jobs to be Done , and Costovation.Listen to the podcast to learn about02:00 - Jobs to be done for SaaS Companies11:30 - How to Find Underlying Motivations of Your Customers22:00 - How NOT to use Jobs to be done Framework34:45 - How Often Should a SaaS Company Talk to Its Customers?40:00 - The Best Innovation Book Click here to read the full transcriptNext, listen to a serial SaaS founder, Srikrishnan Ganesan talk about How He Used Jobs to be Done Framework, When an MVP is Not Enough, Building a Community as a SaaS Business, Working with Industry Analysts 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

Prime Mailbag: A special episode for you where we answer your questions on startups and entrepreneurship. We have Amit Somani & Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partners Prime Venture Partners, answering your questions. And if you have a question that you'd like us to answer in next episode you can submit hereListen to the podcast to learn about00:50 - Investing in Pre-Revenue Startups06:00 - Building and Evolving Startup Culture13:09 - Finding Product-Market Fit21:30 - Balancing Product and Distribution26:10 - Saying “no” to Investors28:34 - Maintaining Financial Discipline Post-Funding31:25 - Avoiding Bad Hiring Decisions35:50 - The Importance of Building in PublicClick here to read the full transcriptNext, listen to a veteran of Indian startup world sharing lesson from his 20+ years long entrepreneurial journey. On the episode with Sanjeev Bikhchandani we talk about Crowdsourcing customer feedback in real time; How naukri built a virtuous circle as a moat; Customer-led innovation Vs Competition-led Innovation; Why customer’s money is more important than investor’s money 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

Piyush Shah Co-Founder InMobi and President & COO, Glance chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about06:00 - Inmobi’s Story of Survival and Scale20:00 - How to Evaluate Persistence & Grit27:30 - 100 People Who Operate Like Co-Founders30:45 - Building Pro Sports Team & a Family36:00 - Why Intent > CapabilityClick here to read the full transcriptNext, listen to a veteran of Indian startup world sharing lesson from his 20+ years long entrepreneurial journey. On the episode with Sanjeev Bikhchandani we talk about Crowdsourcing customer feedback in real time; How naukri built a virtuous circle as a moat; Customer-led innovation Vs Competition-led Innovation; Why customer’s money is more important than investor’s money 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

Ganesh Balakrishnan Co-Founder Flatheads chats with Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about05:00 - Ganesh's Early Entrepreneurial Journey from Momoe to Shopclues13:00 - Why Ganesh launched Flatheads: Thesis & Insights26:00 - Why Ganesh Applied to Shark Tank31:00 - What's Next for Ganesh & FlatheadsClick here to read the full transcriptNext, listen to a veteran of Indian startup world sharing lesson from his 20+ years long entrepreneurial journey. In the episode Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, Indiamart talks about the Founding story of IndiaMART, IndiaMART’s journey into the Domestic B2B Space, Bundling & Unbundling; Opportunities in Indian B2B space, Verticalization, SuperApps 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

Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners in conversation with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about02:00 - FinTech is a Gift That Keeps on Giving07:00 - FLDG, The Regulator & The Regulated10:00 - How to Partner with Banks16:00 - Flow based lending & New Opportunities25:00 - Opportunities in Infrastructure for Banking30:00 - Co-Creation & Big OpportunitiesClick here to read the full transcriptWant to learn more about about the India Opportunity & India Stack? Listen to this episode with Shireesh Joshi, Chief Business Office ONDC where we talk about ONDC: Interoperability & Unbundling, Why will Customers use ONDC?, Business models, Unsolved Areas and New Opportunities, Success Metrics for ONDC 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

Prashant Tandon Founder 1mg chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about02:00 - Start Up When YOU Are Ready08:00 - New Healthcare: From Doctor Centric to Patient Centric13:15 - Acquiring Consumers in Healthcare19:00 - Different Customer Segments in India22:00 - Building a Digital Only Healthcare Company24:15 - Be Very Clear About Your Reason to Exist29:30 - Conventional Wisdom Doesn’t Build Anything NewClick here to read the full transcriptWant to learn more about about building a building a category-defining startup in India? Listen to this episode with Vidit Aatrey, Co-Founder & CEO, Meesho where he talks about Meesho’s Core Value of Always Listening to UserTeam building, Hiring and Retaining Talent at Startups, Current Landscape of the Indian E-commerce Sector, Importance of Trust and Accessibility in E-commerce and 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

Srikrishnan Ganesan Co-Founder & CEO Rocketlane chats with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about01:30: Joining SaaS World: From B2C to B2B08:00 - Analysing TAM: Is it a feature or a Company? 14:00 - When an MVP is Not Enough20:00 - Reducing the Time to Wow25:00 - Building a Community as a SaaS Business32:30 - Working with Industry Analysts36:00 - 2 Books That Have Helped Sri as a FounderClick here to read the full transcriptWant to learn more about about building a global SaaS business from India? Listen to this episode with Khadim Batti, Co-Founder & CEO Whatfix where we talk about Finding PMF & The Right Customer Segment, Pricing & Product For Enterprise, Building Sales Cycle & Sales Force in US, Four Pillars of Category Awareness 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

Ashmeet Sidana Founder & Chief Engineer, Engineering Capital chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about02:00 - The High Cost of Getting The Market Size Wrong10:00 - When Should You Use Top Down Market Size15:30 - Calculating Market Size: Precision Vs Accuracy23:30 - Great Products Expand Markets28:30 - Creating a Category is a Continuum35:00 - Disagreeing with the Market SizeClick here to read the full transcriptDo you have unanswered questions about the world of startups and entrepreneurship? If so, here is your chance to get your burning questions answered.(And also to get featured on the podcast!) We are looking for interesting and thought-provoking questions about all aspects of building a startup. Submit your questions here(https://bit.ly/PvpMailBag) and a set of hand-picked ones will be answered by the Prime team on the special podcast episode. 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/