

Founders Unfiltered
A Junior VC
Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Mazin and Aviral.
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Nov 29, 2020 • 16min
AJVC Unfiltered 13: What Happened to Urban Ladder?
Last fortnight, Urban Ladder was acquired by Reliance for INR 182 Cr, at a steep discount from the 1,200 Cr it was valued at. Join us for a behind the scenes peek at the A Junior VC piece What Happened to Urban Ladder?
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Nov 20, 2020 • 34min
Ep18: Building a global product ft. Mindtickle’s Deepak Diwakar
Mindtickle started with corporate events to improve employee engagement but over the course of 4 years and many pivots later they created a new category of enterprise software called sales-readiness. Join us as we talk to Deepak about how they built and sold their software to companies all over the world. More info on: ajuniorvc.com/podcast

Nov 15, 2020 • 12min
AJVC Unfiltered 12: Will BharatMatrimony Win Indian Matchmaking?
The AJVC team gets together to discuss the online dating market in India. Join us for a behind the scenes peek at the A Junior VC piece Will BharatMatrimony Win Indian Matchmaking?
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Nov 7, 2020 • 28min
Ep17: Acquiring customers ft. Testbook’s Ashutosh Kumar
On a mission to make quality education accessible to a wider audience, Ashutosh founded his 2nd startup Testbook, a one-stop platform designed for students to achieve better results on government exams. Join us as we talk to Ashutosh about he acquired over 13M users all over India through some innovative offline channels. More info on: ajuniorvc.com/podcast

Nov 1, 2020 • 13min
AJVC Unfiltered 11: Can Fevicol Stick To Trusted 20 Year Building?
The AJVC team gets together to discuss the origin story and evolution of Fevicol. Join us for a behind the scenes peek at the A Junior VC piece Can Fevicol Stick To Trusted 20 Year Building?
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Oct 24, 2020 • 42min
Ep16: Women's internet ft. Sheroes' Sairee Chahal
Sairee, a serial entrepreneur, realized that the Internet has been built by men, with their needs in mind. Leaving women underserved. Many women have had a bad experience online and there is a lack of trust for women on the internet.
Join us as we talk to Sairee about her incredible journey building a safe community helping women with jobs, resources, networking, and advice. More info on: ajuniorvc.com/podcast

Oct 18, 2020 • 24min
AJVC Unfiltered 10: Can IPL Startup India's Sporting Revolution?
The AJVC team gets together to discuss the rapid growth of the IPL and how it triggered a sporting renaissance. Join us for a behind the scenes peek at the A Junior VC piece Can IPL Startup India's Sporting Revolution?
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Oct 10, 2020 • 36min
Ep15: Product Market Fit ft. MegaExams’ Prasanth
Prasanth talks about his fifteen-year journey from learning how to code through trial and error, turning it into a profession, and then using the skills he acquired to build companies. He proudly discusses his failures and what he learned from it, as he sheds light on how he found product-market fit.
Join us as we talk to Prasanth about his incredible journey and finding product-market fit.
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Oct 4, 2020 • 16min
AJVC Unfiltered 9: Can Agritech Seed India’s New Green Revolution?
The AJVC team gets together to discuss the evolution of the agriculture industry in India. Join us for a behind the scenes peek at the A Junior VC piece Can Agritech Seed India’s New Green Revolution?
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Sep 25, 2020 • 33min
Ep14: Founder market fit ft. iZooto’s Neel and Vivek
Vivek and Neel met while working on Voicetap. In 2016, they started iZooto to help any company with a domain name to engage with their visitors.
Today iZooto delivers 60Bn notifications for some of the world's largest media companies without any external funding. This focus on a single customer segment that they could serve best has been one of the biggest reasons for their success and the market share that they now hold.
Join us as we talk to Neel and Vivek about how they segment their customers and how they discovered their DNA as a company.
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