Tarun Mehta , Co-Founder & CEO Ather Energy chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Listen to the podcast to learn about01:50 - Ather Energy's Founding Story07:45 - Customer Discovery: Loved the Tech Hated the Product09:30 - How to think about Entrepreneurship as a Student15:00 - Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in the EV space18:40 - Working with the Government24:30 - Supply Chain in India: IC Vs EV31:15 - Working with Coaches & Advisors as a Founder Click here to read the full transcriptNext, listen to an entrepreneur on how to build large global businesses from small Indian cities. Rohith Bhat is a  parallel entrepreneur who started three companies: Robosoft Technologies, Global Delight and 99Games. Robosoft Technologies started in 1996 and had Apple Inc. as the first customer.  Robosoft was acquired by  TechnoPro of Japan in 2021 for $100m+. 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

Naomi Bagdonas & Jennifer Aaker Authors Humor, Seriously chat with Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Dr. Jennifer Aaker is a behavioural scientist, author, and General Atlantic Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Coulter Family Fellow. She studies how purpose and meaning shape the choices individuals make and how technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Mixed Reality (XR) are redefining human interaction.Naomi Bagdonas is a bestselling author, innovation strategist, media coach, and Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. At Stanford's Graduate School of Business, she teaches courses at the intersection of humor, purpose, and leadership.Listen to the podcast to learn about01:00 - Humour at the Workplace - Why & How11:35 - Standup, Sweetheart, Sniper, Magnet: What's Your Humor Style23:00 - The Core of Humor: Truth and Misdirection 28:00 - “People want to be valued members on a winning team”34:50 - Why your Agenda should be Half work and Half playClick here to read the full transcript After humor it's time to explore risk taking. Listen to the episode with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Author Choose Possibility. We talk about evaluating risks at early stage startups as a founder, how to train your team to take risks and why the right framework is gut-data-gut not gut vs data. 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

Mudit Dandwate & Gaurav Parchani Co-Founders Dozee chat with Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Dozee provides remote health monitoring solutions and devices that track heart health, respiration, sleep quality and stress levels. Dozee aims to partner with over 1,000 hospitals across India to help them upgrade critical care infrastructure through remote patient monitoring.Listen to the podcast to learn about01:12 - What got Mudit and Gaurav started with Dozee?12:00 - Discovery Phase & Eureka Moments!23:15 - Early Adopters & Moments Of Surprise30:45 - Creating Impact & Scaling Dozee during COVID54:35 - Regulations & Permissions for Healthcare EntrepreneursClick here to read the full transcriptInterested in learning more about Healthcare Startups? Listen to Prasad Kompalli, Co-founder mfine here. Prasad shares the transformation of the telemedicine in India post-COVID,  why and for what are people drawn to telemedicine, the right way to build a trust-driven network, the impact of AI in healthcare and health stack. 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

Rohith Bhat, Founder & CEO 99Games chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Rohith is a  parallel entrepreneur who started three companies: Robosoft Technologies, Global Delight and 99Games. Robosoft Technologies started in 1996 and had Apple Inc. as the first customer.  Robosoft was acquired by  TechnoPro of Japan in 2021 for $100m+. Rohith is now focussing all of his attention towards growing 99Games profitably towards scale. Listen to the podcast to learn about01:50 - Starting the Entrepreneurial Journey with Apple05:00 - New Opportunities: Metaverse Gaming + NFTs08:00 - Building a Large B2B business from Udupi15:30 - The Game Changer: Democratisation of Distribution21:00 - The Process of Selling Your Startup Successfully29:00 - Monetisation of Gaming BusinessesClick here to read the full transcriptNext, listen to a founder who has built a large global business from a small country. Taavet Hinrikus, the Co-founder of Transferwise and one of the first employees of Skype. In this episode, Taavet talks about the growth of digital technology in Estonia, his time at Skype, growing a team by 200 members in 12 months and the magic formula to attract the right talent to your team. 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

Shirish Nadkarni, Serial Entrepreneur & Author chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Shirish is a serial entrepreneur with proven success in creating multiple consumer businesses that have scaled to tens of millions of users worldwide. Shirish was the cofounder of Livemocha, the world’s largest language learning site with more than 15 million registered members from more than 200 countries. Livemocha was acquired by RosettaStone in 2013. Prior to Livemocha, Shirish was the founder of TeamOn Systems, a mobile wireless email pioneer that was acquired by Research in Motion. Listen to the podcast to learn about02:00 – Acquisition of Hotmail by Microsoft - Build vs Buy Question06:15– How to Think About Exits as a Founder10:15 - Startup's Fundraising Journey: Storytelling Vs Metrics 20:10 – The Actual Purpose of Board Meetings23:30 - Relocating from India to US as a FounderTo  learn more from Shirish, check out his book From Startup to Exit: An Insider's Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business Click here to read the full transcriptNext, listen to another serial(& parallel) entrepreneur, Bhavin Turakhia. In this episode Bhavin shares his template for building large SaaS businesses, the three objectives measures of product-market fit, the actual goal of fundraising, and how he manages his time running multiple businesses.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

Shihab Muhammed, Founder & CEO SurveySparrow chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Shihab is someone who has been in Indian SaaS ecosystem from the first day of his career. His first job after college was at Zoho and after that he was the part of Freshworks founding team and now he is building a SaaS startup himself. Listen to the podcast to learn about01:00 - The Launch of Shihab's SaaS Career at Zoho07:00 - Freshworks' Early Days & Shihab's Joining Story11:00 - How to Grow at a High-Growth Startup18:00 - The Idea & Inspiration for SurveySparrow24:00 - Emerging Trends in the Global SaaS Market34:00 - How to Keep Learning as a Founder Click here to read the full transcriptEnjoyed listening to Shihab on how SaaS is evolving and the latest SaaS trends? Next, listen to Chargebee Co-Founder and CEO, Krish Subramanian talk about how to align pricing with customer success, how to expand into new markets,  the necessity of qualitative metrics and how partnerships can help build a SaaS business. 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

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