Prime Venture Partners Podcast

Amrit Acharya, Co-Founder & CEO Zetwerk chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about 02:00 - Falling in Love with Manufacturing12:00 - Finding Founder Market Fit18:00 - How to Choose the Right Idea31:30 - Making India Attractive to International Manufacturers40:00 - Don’t Be In a Hurry to be a Large CompanyClick here to read the full transcriptFound Amrit's journey building Zetwerk inspiring?  Next, listen to Vidit Aatrey, Co-Founder & CEO Meesho talk about the early days of Meesho, team building, hiring and retaining talent at startups, importance of trust and accessibility in e-commerce 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

T.N Hari, Ex-Head HR Bigbasket & Co-Founder Artha School of Entrepreneurship chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about02:30 - Culture is the Identity of a Startup07:00 - When to 'document' Culture16:00 - Building for Scale is Different From Managing Scale21:30 - Dealing With a Downturn & Taking Big Chances27:00 - Founder Belief & Good Governance34:00 - Diversity & Harnessing Dissent41:20 - Touching life of every entrepreneur in IndiaClick here to read the full transcriptEnjoyed learning from a veteran like T.N Hari? Next, listen to another industry veteran Sanjeev Bikhchandani. On the episode Sanjeev talks about capital efficiency during Naukri’s early years, beating the competition with large war chests, crowdsourcing customer feedback, customer-led vs competition-led innovation 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

Nithin Kamath, Founder & CEO Zerodha chats with Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about01:00 - Zerodha's Founding Story06:30 - From 2Million to 10Million Customers15:00 - User Behaviour, IPO Markets & Young Money26:00 - "You can’t just spend money to gain credibility"37:00 - Doing What’s Right For The CustomerClick here to read the full transcriptFound Nithin's journey building Zerodha and his thoughts on markets insightful? Next, Listen to Ryan Graciano of Credit Karma. In this episode, Ryan talks about the inception story of Credit Karma, acquiring  first 100k customers,  the Thin-File Problem, financial product as a personal financial advisor, how entrepreneurs should plan exits 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

Ananth Narayanan, Founder Mensa Brands chats with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about03:45 - Productising All Elements of Brand Building09:00 - Why is Brand Building Expensive12:30 - Why Founders Choose Mensa Brands18:00 - From Unbranded to Branded25:30 - Finding PMF in the D2C WorldClick here to read the full transcriptFound the conversation on brand building insightful? Next, listen to April Dunford, who talks about the power of positioning, how to position a product in a market category, positioning against a giant, standing out in a crowded market 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

Farid Ahsan, Co-founder & COO ShareChat chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about01:00 - Founding ShareChat: Rejections & Insights12:45 - How First-Time Internet Users Use Internet20:00 - Content, Commerce, Livestreams & Monetisation36:00 - Dealing with Down Moments as a FounderClick here to read the full transcriptFound Farid Ahsan's journey insightful? Next, listen to Harsh Jain CEO and Co-Founder of Dream Sports. In this episode Harsh talks about Raising Money(100+ rejections and lessons), Forgiving nature of large TAMs, Tier 2,3 Consumers(Sachets Not Bottles), Web3, Play to Earn, Sports NFTs and much moreEnjoyed 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

Tanmay Bhat, Comedian, YouTuber, Investor chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about02:00 - Advertising -> TV -> Stand up & Originality12:00 - What makes something interesting?18:00 - The Power of Short Feedback Loops24:00 - How to Find the Next Super Creators32:00 - Asking the Right Questions as a Creator36:00 - Platforms & Their Rockstars40:00 - Startup Founders & Bollywood ActorsClick here to read the full transcriptEnjoyed Listening to Tanmay on creators, creativity and creator economy?  Next, listen to Donna Griffith, a corporate storyteller where she explains How to Talk About Your Competition, The Power of Origin Stories & How to Make Impactful Demo Videos 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

Ashish Kashyap, Founder & CEO INDmoney chats with Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Ashish is the founder of INDmoney. He is also the Founder & ex-CEO of ibibo Group (goibibo, redBus & PayU). Prior to founding ibibo Group, Ashish was the Country Head of Google India, wherein he set up the India facing operations from ground up. Listen to the podcast to learn about05:00 - Founding & Scaling the ibibo Group(goibibo, redBus & PayU)14:30 - Making Financial Services Easily Accessible with INDmoney29:00 - Cryptocurrency: Regulation & Opportunities33:00 - 3 Important lessons From 20 yr Journey36:00 - Entrepreneurship Opportunities in IndiaClick here to read the full transcriptFound Ashish Kashyap's journey inspiring? Listen to Ryan Graciano and Credit Karma’s journey next to learn more about the Fintech ecosystem, adjacent opportunities, the Thin-File Problem, monetisation of Credit Karma, how entrepreneurs should plan exits 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

On this special episode we have our three partners Sanjay Swamy, Shripati Acharya and Amit Somani discuss 10 yrs of Prime, the India Opportunity, the Evolution of Indian Entrepreneur and much more. Listen to the podcast to learn about01:00 - The Meaning of VC as a Startup13:00 - Indian Startup Ecosystem: 2010-2022 |  Ambition, Talents, Unicorns, IPOs, Exits37:00 - 10 Yrs at Prime: Lessons LearnedClick here to read the full transcriptEnjoyed 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

Anand Subbaraj, CEO Zuper chats with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Anand is a seasoned entrepreneur and a product leader and with the team at Zuper he is enabling service organizations globally to transform customer experience with an intelligent field service and customer engagement platform. Listen to the podcast to learn about02:30 - Why Anand and team started Zuper07:00 - Making the Invisible Workforce Visible15:30 - Lessons from Microsoft: Global Mindset, Accountability & Discipline20:00 - Building a Global SaaS Business: Acquiring Customers & Building Culture24:00 - Emerging Trends Disrupting Service IndustriesClick here to read the full transcriptEnjoyed listening to Anand sharing his experience building a global SaaS business from India+US? Next listen to Sachin Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO HackerEarth as he shares his insights on moving the SaaS business to the US, leveraging the power of communities, key decisions Sachin and team made that lead to success, his philosophy behind hiring 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

Kirthiga Reddy, Growth-stage Investor & Technology Executive Ex Facebook & Softbank chats with Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Kirthiga is President, Athena Technology II, the third in a series of all women-led SPACs bringing leading talent, access to capital and transaction experience to enable a market leader to access the equity capital markets. She is Founding Investment Partner of F7 seed fund. She serves on the Board of Directors for WeWork and Pear. Previously, Kirthiga was the first female Investment Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers (SBIA), manager of the $100B+ SoftBank Vision Fund. She led a portfolio of $5B+ across 9 investments, two new unicorns, three companies publicly listed (IonQ, WE, PEAR). Prior to SBIA, she was Managing Director, Facebook India and South Asia for over six years, starting as their first employee in India. She started one of the global operations offices that now serves over 3.5B people. Listen to the podcast to learn about03:00 - "making the most of the opportunities given to you"08:30 - Joining & Scaling Facebook India13:45 - BHAG(100,100,100)20:00 - Facebook IPO and the Mobile Challenge27:00 - Late stage investing at SoftBank34:00 - AI & Data for Good42:00 - Getting Comfortable with Being UncomfortableClick here to read the full transcriptHow about listening to another leading name in the Indian corporate sector – someone who has taken both Facebook and Hotstar forward in India? Ajit Mohan, Managing Director of Facebook India, talks about  his intrapreneurial journey at Hotstar before moving to Facebook along with talking about how new culture needs new heroes, the Indian consumer’s emotional and cultural revolution, when ads are acceptable, how to measure the success of engagement, the customer’s willingness to pay 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