Shunya One

Since millennial women were changing the way they were shopping, the fashion and make-up industries were going through a massive transition period around 2012/2013. Did you know makeup is 20% of the beauty market in India?. On Shunya One this week, Shiladitya and Amit speak to Vineeta and Kaushik from Sugar Cosmetics. Vineeta talks about how obsessed she was with the idea of bringing the best brands and products to women in India as they couldn't get the brands and products that women in Europe and in the US were using at that time. She also talks about doing subscription commerce, how beauty as a category worked very well for the subscription model, their concerns with doing business, and the clarity they had regarding wanting to build something unique. Shiladitya also asks them how their journey has been from the subscriptions days of 'FAB BAG' to building a brand like 'SUGAR'. This and a lot more with the CEO and COO of Sugar Cosmetics.Follow Vineeta Singh on LinkedIn & Twitter :https://www.linkedin.com/in/vineetasinghhttps://twitter.com/runophiliaFollow Kaushik Mukherjee on LinkedIn & Twitter :https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaushikmkjhttps://twitter.com/kaushikmkjLogon to PayPal.com and check out their jobs section nowhttps://jobsearch.paypal-corp.com/Tweet 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/shunyaoneYoucan 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.

From working with Intel in Poland to travelling the world and setting up her entrepreneurial journey in AI, on this episode of Shunya One, Shiladitya and Amit are joined by Ashwini Asokan, Founder and CEO at Mad Street Den. They talk about her early days and the idea behind setting up the AI-based company 'Mad Street Den'. They also get into how companies and people can be made aware as to what AI technology is and how it can change the workflow around us. Ashwini also talks about how she had to find a way to build in this market by suspending some of their grand vision for a few years, waiting until the market got there. Shiladitya and Amit also talk to Ashwini about how AI is being used in the retail space by bringing in innovations. The tech they set up over the years, how difficult it was, and how they had to learn new things going into this industry and convincing the big Retailers of the world that this works. This and a lot more with Ashwini.Tune into #ShunyaOnePodcast for more!Follow Ashwini Asokan on LinkedIn & Twitter :https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwiniasokan/LadyAshBorgTweet 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.

They say a strong vision and ambition take you on the journey of discovering something unique. On this episode of Shunya One, Shally Modi talks to us about how she met Ranjeet while working for Vodafone and how the idea of making a platform for authors came up and later was called Pratilipi. Shally tells us about working with a set of like-minded individuals who challenged her on a day-to-day basis, how even though she was not drawing any salary in the early days, she knew that all she needed was to learn her way around these new set of challenges. Shiladitya and Amit also talk to Shally about Pratilipi, from starting out to becoming the huge platform it is now - Did you know that there are almost 3 and a half lakh pieces of content being published and over 4 lakh writers who are writing for Pratilipi?. 70% of fresh writers coming in a month are hardened readers on the platform and want to try out something different. Shiladitya and Amit ask Shally about the ratio of readers to creators, how it is different from other mediums, the number of people they started with and how it is important to be innovating in this space to be relevant. This and a lot more in this fascinating chat with Shally Modi, Co-founder & Product Head at Pratilipi.Tune into #ShunyaOnePodcast for more!Follow Shally Modi on LinkedIn & Twitter :https://www.linkedin.com/in/shally-modi-13586031/sahradayiTweet 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.

As the internet becomes faster and data is getting cheaper, watching internet videos on smartphones has gone up by 60%. But did you know, if you're consuming 100 MB of data on a mobile phone, 60 MB of it is just being used for consuming videos? On this episode, Saurabh talks to us about the start of Flickstree - what the company is about, and how Flickstree differs from the other competitors in the same stream. Shiladitya and Amit also ask Saurabh about the amount of content Flickstree created during the last year, how he decided to go towards the distribution industry and building his network. This and a lot more in this informative chat with Saurabh Singh, Co-founder and CEO of Flickstree.Tune into #ShunyaOnePodcast for more!Follow Saurabh Singh on LinkedIn & Twitter :https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-singh-8415b4a/s_saurabhTweet 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.

95% of people in India in today's day and age need mental health support. The median time from somebody experiencing psychological difficulty to going and seeing a professional is 6 years in India. On this episode, Dr. Amit talks about coming up with the idea of 'Innerhour' in 2016 and what he's trying to achieve with it. Shiladitya asks Dr. Amit about the impact of the pandemic, the kind of people that have started using his services, praising the government for taking early steps in taking care of mental health and how stress causes backaches. This and a lot more in this informative chat with Dr. Amit Malik, Founder & CEO of 'Innerhour'.Tune into #ShunyaOnePodcast for more!Follow Dr Amit Malik on LinkedIn, Instagram & Twitter :https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-malik-64690a25/https://www.instagram.com/amitmalik2014/DrAmitMalikFollow Innerhour on LinkedIn, Instagram & Twitter :https://www.linkedin.com/company/innerhour/https://www.instagram.com/innerhour/theinnerhourTweet 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 Podcast this week, We have Mukul Rustagi Co-Founder and CEO Classplus. From taking 12 flights in 3 months to believing that in-person conversations cannot take over screen interviews, Shiladitya and Amit speak to Mukul Rustagi about 'Classplus' and how, in the era of the smartphone, teachers can benefit by learning a bit of technology, and how the online classroom cannot replace the offline touch. Shiladitya and Amit ask Mukul about how he went about with planning the initial teachers that he thought would be fit for the platform, the challenges he faced while launching it in India, and they also touch upon the users he was going after and the difficulties he had to overcome to build the platform. This and a lot more on this informative chat.Tune into #ShunyaOnePodcast for more!Follow Mukul Rustagi on LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukul-rustagi-45462316/Tweet 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 Podcast this week, We have Vikas Malpani Co-Founder and CEO Leher. Being a mobile-first population, have we lost our ability to socialize with people? As per a survey, 60% of people are lonely despite being the most connected population on the planet, so on this episode, Vikas speaks to us about the difference between social media and social networks. Vikas also talks about Leher being a live discussion network and shares how the idea was to replicate the physical form of socializing in the virtual world. Vikas also gets into to how, before 2015, people shared their life on social media but later it changed to people expressing and sharing their opinions and experiences on the social platforms. This and a lot more on this informative session.Follow Vikas Malpani on LinkedIn & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/vikasmalpani/vikasmalpaniTweet 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 Podcast this week, We have Ajey Gore Operating Partner - Technology Sequoia Capital, India/Building Companies to IPO and Beyond, Ajey talks to us about how he has always been uncomfortable, how that's what led him from one thing to another and what his next steps will be. He also talks about how he started his career as a graphics designer, then did screen printing, and then moved on to selling computers, etc. Ajey also speaks to us about how, in 2014 & 2015, there were many software startups coming up in India and what it was like when so many people around knew how to write software but didn't have the skills to take it into production. Shiladitya asks Ajey about his 5 years working with Go-Jek, how that road was full of challenges and hard work, and also discuss the kind of decision-making mechanism they used for privatization, handling so many products with different teams and much more.Ajey Gore on LinkedIn & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajeygore/https://twitter.com/AjeyGoreTweet 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 Podcast this week, We have Pulkit Jain co founder and product head at Vedantu. Pulkit calls himself the 'new age teacher' and shares with us the intensive journey of becoming a teacher and not just a tech founder. He talks about how, despite being just 22 year olds, he and his friends left their job to teach kids in Patiala in Punjab. Pulkit explains how teachers teach different concepts, and imbibe students with other facts of life like how to think, how to solve problems when under stress, how to (one more) and more. Pulkit also shares a brief about how Vedantu is a comprehensive learning system and not just a class, how it's a curation system for scheduling classes for assignments, assessment and mentorship. Shiladitya and Amit ask Pulkit about why Vedantu became online and why most other coaching classes in the industry are still just coaching classes. They also discuss some features or services available on a platform like Vedantu as opposed to going to school.Follow Pulkit Jain on LinkedIn & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jainpulkithttps://twitter.com/Pulkit_LearnTweet 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 Podcast this week, we have Amit Somani, venture capitalist at Prime VP. Amit shares his story how he calls himself an accidental VC and the skills he learned on the way. He says the biggest thing of becoming a VC is that they themselves have to do all the fundraising too. Even with the recent startup burst only, 100 startups end up getting funded every year. Amit gives us an example of MyGate and tells us the stories behind how they started the company. Shiladtiya and Amit also discuss the various interactions and our experience with 2020 and Amit Doshi talks on how with COVID-19 pandemic, times have changed.Tune into #ShunyaOnePodcast for more!Follow Amit Somani on LinkedIn & Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesomanihttp://www.twitter.com/amitsomaniTweet 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.