The Indian Startup Show

'You can't please everyone - Not even chocolate can!' Today I speak to Akshaara Lalwani founder of Communicate India one of the fastest growing Marketing and PR companies in India. She started this business from her bedroom age 23 and now in the 8th year employs over 100 people has clients around the world and won a number of awards. So in this episode she talks about her amazing journey. Some of her favourite PR campaigns - including flying pizzas. You will learn about client relationships and how she measures success , and dealing with crisis management and finally some chat about Margaret Thatcher , sushi , Will Smith, Tequila, insects and eating pizza 14 days in row! In this conversation we also talk about: Challenging first year Growing 150% in the last year Getting a pizza delivered by a drone! The dream company she would like to work with. Being careful of how you use social influencers Establishing a 90:10 gender ratio Learning on the job What she has learned as a female entrepreneur Being called the Margaret Thatcher of the PR industry Expecting the worst not the best and much more Links https://www.communicateindia.com/ P.S Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities. Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes! https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2 Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends. Listen and Subscribe to More Episodeshttps://www.indianstartupshow.com/ Music by Punch Deck.https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

"If you don't lead in your business you will bleed!" - Today I speak to Rajiv Talreja India’s Leading Business Coach and is the author of the International Bestseller called – “Lead or Bleed” So in this episode You will learn how to stand out from the competition. Mistakes entrepreneurs make. Examples of core strategies that you can use in your business. And why the customer is not the king! And much much more . So please enjoy the show. Thank you! in this conversation we also talk about: Having a strict father Being in debt Two failed businesses. Anyone who has scaled a business is not the most intelligent person on the team. Spirituality. Business heroes Being a selfish cricketer Being a freak of work life balance. Living an 'And' life not an 'Or' life TedX talk Why self employment is a trap. links https://www.rajivtalreja.com/ P.S Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities. Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes! https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2 Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends. Listen and Subscribe to More Episodeshttps://www.indianstartupshow.com/ Music by Punch Deck.https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

As a little girl Pooja Dhingra was obsessed with desserts. Now she is the force behind the immensely popular Patisserie chain, Le 15 Patisserie in Mumbai. We talk about how she learned everything from scratch , the challenges she had to overcome. Building a brand. Her love of chocolate . The reality of being a celebrity chef. And finally find out what is her food heaven and food hell. It's truly an amazing story and one that will inspire you as well. So please enjoy the show. In this conversation we talk about: Starting with 3 people and now employing 140+ Falling in love with Macaroons! Bringing a piece of Paris back to Mumbai Starting a business being young & female Going to events in the early days and getting asked about her husband and father Dropping out of law school after 2 weeks. Management styles Building a brand Eating dark chocolate Being open to change Setting crazy goals. Oprah Winfrey chat Book recommendation - Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike and much much more! links https://le15.com/ Learning to code? check out SuperHi - flexible online courses for creative people, whatever your background. Join our global community learning together. https://www.superhi.com/?r=Neil Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2 Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends. Listen and Subscribe to More Episodeshttps://www.indianstartupshow.com/ Music by Punch Deck.https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

Disrupting the education system in India. Today I chat to Divyam Goel CEO of AttainU a new school teaching software with zero upfront fees you only pay after you get a job. He talks about, why he wants to disrupt the Indian education system, how it all works, having a quarter life crisis, his past experiences of working in the Bay area and his biggest challenges so far. so please enjoy the show In this conversation we also talk about: The deferred payment model $30 billion industry Why 70%-90% of students coming out of education are unemployable. Who is this for? Dealing with negative feedback. What does success look like? A love of swimming! Have strong convictions - ignore the buzzwords and do your research Good book recommendations - Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, and much much more! links https://www.attainu.com/ P.S Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities. Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes! https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2 Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends. Listen and Subscribe to More Episodeshttps://www.indianstartupshow.com/ Music by Punch Deck.https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

One billion underprivileged people have no access to footwear. This inspired my guest Shriyans Bhandari to start Greensole. This social enterprise takes used sneakers which would otherwise end up in a landfill and refurbishes them into sandals that get donated to hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries in India. Shriyans talks about his amazing journey from designing and manufacturing his first shoe to receiving the Forbes 30 under 30 social entrepreneurship award and receiving a letter from Barak Obama and much much more so please enjoy the show. 150,000 pairs of footwear being upcycled Retail model How it works Working with corporate partners - Skechers, Adidas Dreaming of being on the cover of Forbes Being 20 years old running a factory with no manufacturing experience. Being in it for the long term. Every day is a new day! Meeting his co-founder running Favourite pair of shoes! Reading spiritual books Don't look at the final result. and much more! P.S Learn something new in 2019 - Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes! https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities. Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2 Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends. Listen and Subscribe to More Episodeshttps://www.indianstartupshow.com/ Music by Punch Deck.https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

He quit his job at ThoughtWorks 4 years ago. Became an entrepreneur with 0 experience in running a business. But he is still alive & kicking, and is doing very well. He now has a team of 9, close to profitable, and has over 25K+ developers on the platform. So in this podcast, he shares valuable insights from the last 3 years. That you can use in your business. So please enjoy the show. If you like my podcast, please consider buying me a coffee. Buy Me A Coffee Thank you for your support! Taking the plunge Stats so far Being a first generation entrepreneur Being In it for the long haul. Figuring out your core value It's time to move on from the outsourcing industry and build kick-ass products for the world from India! Marketing strategies - Writing things from the heart! not clickbait. Don't drink your own Kool-Aid! Business model Being mentally prepared. Startup life is a lonely journey. Indian VC's, China VC's, American VC's Its time to move away from resume Great blog recommendation -> Mark Suster bothsidesofthetable.com and much much more links https://www.geektrust.in/ P.S If you like my podcast, please consider buying me a coffee. Thank you for your support! Buy Me A Coffee P.P.S Learn something new in 2019 - Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes! https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2 Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends. Listen and Subscribe to More Episodeshttps://www.indianstartupshow.com/ Music by Punch Deck.https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

Forbes 30 under 30 Asia social entrepreneur Dr Binish Desai is my guest today. He is the founder of Eco-Eclectic. They create eco-friendly solutions for domestic and industrial waste by turning them into assets. Binish first dabbled with the idea when he was just 10 years old, experimenting with paper and chewing gum. Today the company has developed around 150 eco-products and recycled more than 600 tonnes of waste and he made the Forbes 30 under 30 - Social Entrepreneurs list. it's truly an amazing story and one that will inspire you as well! in this conversation we also talk about: Being inspired by Captain Planet! Building houses, toilets, lamps & other products out of waste - What's next? First brick looking like a roti Working in slums Dealing with negativity & proving people wrong. Why he takes 2 bricks with him everywhere he goes! Creating a micro social enterprise to help women 3D printing houses in the future Dreaming of getting on the Forbes list & getting on the list. Being cheated by a partner & what kept him going A book on his life coming out - is a movie next The 3 pillars of success Book recommendation - Origin by Dan Brown Getting help from his grandfather and school principal Following his dreams against all the odds! and much more! links https://www.binishdesai.com/ Learn something new in 2019 - Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes! https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2 Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends. Listen and Subscribe to More Episodeshttps://www.indianstartupshow.com/ Music by Punch Deck.https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

Ha Ha Ha, Ho Ho Ho Ho, Hee Hee Hee! Today I speak to the founder laughter yoga club, Dr Madan Kataria aka ' The Guru of Giggling'. He started out in 1995 with 5 people and now has over 16000 laughter clubs worldwide in more than 100 countries. So in this episode, he talks about how it all got started, people, thinking he was crazy. And why laughter really is the best medicine even in the tough times. Also please stay tuned to the end to hear some audio of a laughter yoga expert with exercises you can try at home. in this conversation we also talk about: What laughter does to your body scientifically The body not being able to differentiate between fake laughter or real laughter. His mother being embarrassed when she found out and how he turned it around. Milkshake laughter Bring very popular in Japan Dealing with shy and inhibited people The gibberish workshop! Skype laughter club. Being a social crusader Not having a business brain! but reaching 100 + countries. Depression is the No1 sickness in the world Acting like a happy person and much much more! links https://laughteryoga.org/ Learn something new in 2019 - Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes! https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2 Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends. Listen and Subscribe to More Episodeshttps://www.indianstartupshow.com/ Music by Punch Deck.https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

Today I speak to Anirudh Narayan author of an amazing new book called Scale Smart: How To Get Your First 1,000 Customers in India. Scale Smart is an actionable guide to start and scale a startup in India., So in this podcast, we talk about great digital marketing strategies - Facebook, Youtube, Whatsapp, email marketing, etc you can use today to get your startup off the ground. We also talk about his time at Shutterstock with a 250K budget to life as a digital nomad in South America and much more! In this conversation we talk about: Examples of Indian focussed growth stories When should you start the growth hacking process? Product market fit. Focus on consistency, not virality It's your responsibility to build a community and not sell Get smarter using Facebook Life in the US and South America Example growth hacks and experiments at Shutterstock. Email marketing edge case examples. Build relationships offline Youtube marketing examples - create primary, secondary, tertiary content vidIQ is the tool that helps you learn how to get more views and subscribers Social influencers -Still the number one way to push things out and much more links Information for the book: http://bit.ly/book-landing-page Buy the book on Amazon: http://bit.ly/scale-smart A video testimonial for the book from Shradha Sharma: http://bit.ly/yourstory-testimonial learn something new in 2019 - Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes! https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2 Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends. Listen and Subscribe to More Episodeshttps://www.indianstartupshow.com/ Music by Punch Deck.https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

Happy New Year. Hope you have a great 2019. Today I speak to Rajeev TamHankar the Founder of TBS Planet. TBS Planet is a comics and animation startup. They have developed a range of comic books featuring Indian action superheroes. In this episode, he talks about how this got started. he talks about getting his inspiration from Indian mythology. he talks about attracting readers using Whassup, why his dad is his best & worst critic. Which Bollywood actors/actresses would be ideal to play the roles. He talks about his favourite superheroes and what superpowers he would like to have and finally some chat about the late great Stan Lee! in this conversation we also talk about: Subscriber stats Whassup sales strategy Leaving the corporate life Attending Comic-Con Developing superheroes including Karma & Mother Nature Writing his first novel - Get corporate before you get fired! Joining an accelerator Handling marketing & distribution operations Creating an augmented treasure hunt at Comic-Con Dads feedback. Getting his first sale State of the Indian comic market. DC/Aquaman chat. Experiment - content development takes time! and much much more links https://www.tbsplanet.com/ learn something new in 2019 - Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes! https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities p.p.s subscribe via android Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2 Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends. Listen and Subscribe to More Episodeshttps://www.indianstartupshow.com/ Music by Punch Deck.https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV