Shunya One

On this Episode of Shunya One, we have Ashish Dave -CEO of Mirae Asset Venture Investments (India). They talk about the start of Mirae, it being a traditional finance company, but not a typical Venture Capitalist and how the fund came to be. Ashish talks about the specific areas they are currently investing in, anything that seems like an opportunity; what to him now, personally, is a good place to fund in and how covid has affected the funding process. Further, they discuss about the founders' DNA today, does Ashish think he is building the right physique of building long term companies. Tune in for this and lot more.Follow Mirae on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mirae-asset-investment-managers-india/https://twitter.com/miraeassetFollow Ashish Dave on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveash/https://twitter.com/ashishdaveTweet to hosts @shiladitya & @doshiamit for your questions or reactions to this episode.To join the Shunya One slack channel, request for an invite here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/shunyaoneYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Shunya one, Shiladitya and Amit are joined by Karan Bedi the CEO of MX Player. They talk about the start of the Mx Player as a video utility player, what was his vision for a product such as this and how he jumped into his role at MX and Times Group. Karan explains what makes Mx Player different from the any other OTT platform for smooth video playbacks, what were the struggles in getting more and more the content on MX, how they went about putting out content by going through the free video route and how did it fit into the business model or the specifics of India as a tech country and their plans of product rollout. Further, they talk about what does Karan think about simplicity in creating a product and how is he making sure that he is always leading that pack. Tune in for this and much more.Follow MX Player on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mx-player/https://twitter.com/MXPlayerFollow Karan Bedi on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karanbedi/https://twitter.com/karanbediTweet to hosts @shiladitya & @doshiamit for your questions or reactions to this episode.To join the Shunya One slack channel, request for an invite here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/shunyaoneYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Shunya One this week we have Meghna Suryakumar, Founder and CEO of Crediwatch. Meghna talks about being a corporate lawyer before coming up with her startup Crediwatch. What made her choose the technology part at Crediwatch?, Further Meghna gives us an overview of what Crediwatch is and what they are trying to do. Further they discuss about how did crediwatch solve data collecting through technology, Meghna tells us about how they get business to share data which they probably don't want to share. Shiladitya and Amit ask Meghna about what other products they have branched into and the other kind of companies they work with and how they have modelled their revenue stream. Tune in for this and much more.Follow Crediwatch on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/company/crediwatchhttps://twitter.com/crediwatch?s=08Follow Meghna Suryakumar on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghnasuryakumarhttps://twitter.com/meghnaskumarTweet to hosts @shiladitya & @doshiamit for your questions or reactions to this episode.http://ivmpodcasts.com/shunyaoneYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Shunya One, Shiladitya and Amit are joined by Rahul Pagidipati, Co-CEO of Zebpay. They talk about his early journey into Cryptocurrency, buying Bitcoin mining machines and pitching the idea of working together with other startup investors. Rahul also talks about how the product or the bitcoin exchange that he started evolved, what the unique innovations are that they are focused on and how long did it take him to mine a new coin. Shiladitya and Amit ask Rahul about where Zebpay is going further, what's the technology they are using to foster this industry, and more Further, they also discuss about why bitcoin is not considered an actual currency yet and what are the ways in which this could be standardised. Tune in for this and much more.Follow Rahul Pagidipati on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/pagidipati/https://twitter.com/eth_usTweet to hosts @shiladitya & @doshiamit for your questions or reactions to this episode.To join the Shunya One slack channel, request for an invite here:http://ivmpodcasts.com/shunyaoneYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Shiladitya and Amit are joined by Vasanth Kamath, Founder & CEO of smallcase. They talk about what smallcase is and what it does, and tons more. Vasanth talks about how he came to found his smallcase, being from Mangalore, his co-founders Anugrah Srivastava and Rohan Gupta and himself all being from IIT Kharagpur, and more. Shiladitya and Amit also talk to Vasanth about how smallcase works, what goes into it, how 'smallcases' are baskets of stocks with a particular theme that individuals can choose to invest in, the smallcase publisher platform, the kind of tight integration with stocks that smallcase has been able to accomplish, how buying stocks through smallcase is done, and lots more. Tune in for an extremely interesting conversation with Vasanth Kamath.Follow smallcase on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/company/smallcase/https://twitter.com/smallcaseHQFollow Vasanth kamath on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasanthskamath/https://twitter.com/vasanthkamathTweet to hosts @shiladitya & @doshiamit for your questions or reactions to this episode.To join the Shunya One slack channel, request for an invite here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/shunyaoneYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Shunya One, Shiladitya and Amit are joined by Rohan Bhargava. They talk to Rohan about what CashKaro is all about, what it does and how it works. Rohan tells us about how he and his co-founder Swati Bhargava started CashKaro about 9 years back, how they both worked in the financial services business in the UK, both graduating from London School of Commerce, how he decided to leave his job in financial services, getting introduced to the concept of 'cashbacks', and lots more. Rohan also talks about how cashbacks on CashKaro work, how it's like getting free money, how this model has been popular in the West for a long time, the advantages one gets by using the CashKaro platform, how and why they work so well with retailers, how this is truly a performance driven model, and more. Tune in for an extremely interesting and informative chat with Rohan Bhargava, Co-founder of CashKaro.Follow Rohan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robhargavaTweet to hosts @shiladitya & @doshiamit for your questions or reactions to this episode.To join the Shunya One slack channel, request for an invite here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/shunyaoneYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Shunya One, Shiladitya and Amit are joined by Bhavna Suresh. Bhavna talks to Shiladitya and Amit about being in the Philippines, building South East Asia's real estate platform, ans shares what her other ventures had been before starting 10club. she also says that India is a market where everybody says no at first to invest in a business, speaking to 600 different sellers in the first 5 months, what is a 'roll up business', and tons more. She further talks about staying in india and learning the indian business model to set up her own style of business, how she converted new startups under her umbrella, how she's helping founders innovate and get into the market faster. Shiladity and Amit also ask Bhavna about whether her business model can be replicated for a content or physical goods company. Tune in for this and much more on this interactive chat with the Co-Founder & CEO of 10club.Follow Bhavna Suresh on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavnasc/BhavnasureshTweet to hosts @shiladitya & @doshiamit for your questions or reactions to this episode.To join the Shunya One slack channel, request for an invite here: "Shunya One"You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: IVM Podcasts - Apps on Google Play or iOS: ‎IVM Podcasts, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know that there 800 million sports fans in India out of which 500 million watch sports online? On this episode of Shunya One, Shiladitya, and Amit Doshi are joined by one of the brightest minds, Harsh Jain. Harsh talks about calling his office space as 'Stadium', why he can't wait to get his employees back before the IPL, followed by the world cup. Harsh shares his entrepreneurial journey with us, explains why he chose this format, creating the category of E-sports and fantasy sports in India which didn't exist before. They discuss in detail why they moved away from the long season format to per match day format, why fantasy football doesn't do more innovation and is stuck with it's purest form and why broadcasters have the upper hand in sports in India. Further, Harsh talks about offering personalised sports products in the future. Shiladitya and Amit ask Harsh if they are trying to get Dream11 outside India, what are the structural hurdles he sees in sports in India and how we can overcome it. Tune in for this and much more with CEO & Co - Founder of Dream11, Harsh Jain.Follow Harsh Jain on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshj22/https://twitter.com/harshjain85Tweet to hosts @shiladitya & @doshiamit for your questions or reactions to this episode.To join the Shunya One slack channel, request for an invite here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/shunyaoneYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.shows.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Shunya One, Shiladitya and Amit are joined by Akash Sinha. Akash talks about how he used to pick up freelancing projects while in college, the origin story of Cashfree and why he got into the field of finance. He also talks about what problems he faced with breaking into the scene pre-UPI, how the concept of being digital changed things around, what stopped the wallet companies and why were merchants preferring them rather than the wallets. Further, he explains about four products on the Cashfree app, what made them work successfully with banks and how his experience was dealing with it. Shiladitya and Amit ask Akash Sinha about how they tackle the market maturing to a very large extent, how they tackled the VC questions and how does RBI regulation make payments outside of India. Tune in for this and much more on this interactive chat with the CEO and Co-Founder of Cashfree, Akash Sinha.Follow Akash Sinha on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sinhaakash/https://twitter.com/_sinhaakashTweet to hosts @shiladitya & @doshiamit for your questions or reactions to this episode.To join the Shunya One slack channel, request for an invite here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/shunyaoneYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know that India was a heavy cash economy in 2011-2012?. On this episode of Shunya One, Shiladitya and Amit are Joined by Karan Mehta. Karan talks about computers becoming his natural passion, joining Citadel and it being his first professional company, Setting up Swipe and how the idea for Kissht came about. He also talks about competition at the time they started, taking advice from investors, reasons why Swipe didn't work for them, and more. Further they discuss starting Karma Tech which helped startups hire CTO's, meeting his other co-founder and how they started working together on Kissht. Shiladitya and Amit also ask Karan about how he become one of the co-founding team while being a consultant, how it has evolved over the years from product financing to now with the Indian fintech market changing and how they have managed remained unique. Tune in for an informative chat with the Co-Founder and CTO of Kissht.Follow Karan Mehta on Linkedin & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karanmmehta/https://twitter.com/karan_m_mehtaTweet to hosts @shiladitya & @doshiamit for your questions or reactions to this episode.To join the Shunya One slack channel, request for an invite here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/shunyaoneYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.