The Indian Startup Show

With 2 billion+ followers around the world. Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world. So today my guest is Abhishek Desai the founder of CricHeroes. CricHeroes allows cricketers worldwide to score their matches and tournaments live and broadcast scores ball to ball. It is also a platform to showcase their skills and to get recognition. So in this episode, we talk about how it all got started, how it works, how this app will make you a better cricketer! Cricket Analytics - find the strengths and weaknesses of your rivals!, the business model, how big do they want to go with this?, Being a serial entrepreneur, thoughts on product market fit, why ventures fail? some MS Doni chat! And some great book recommendations! , so please enjoy the show in this conversation we also talk about: Stats Doing his research The old-fashioned method of paper-based scoring What should first-time founders be focussed on Is he motivated by money? Make something people want! Organic growth Being in control of his destiny 3 Book recommendations for you! - Rework, The hard things about hard things, zero to one Not doing any paid marketing Different Revenue channels Cricket Analytics - find the strengths and weaknesses of your rivals! Abhishek's batting average Used by professional associations How will they grow the platform How do you they compare with other scoring apps and much more! links https://cricheroes.in/ read my blog post on how to be a great podcast guest https://medium.com/@NeilP666/how-to-be-a-great-podcast-guest-995b13b3f4fa 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

The journey from the city to the farm! Today I speak to Venkat Iyer, the author of an amazing new book called Moong Over Microchips. This book is about his extraordinary 14-year journey from quitting his highly paid job at IBM to take up organic farming without any experience. In this podcast we talk about why he quit, the first 6 months dealing with corruption, tough clients and growing his first crop. We also talk about the reality of farming in India, we also talk discovering fresh air, organic food, excel spreadsheets & snakes to getting up at 5.30 AM and finally we talk about this being made into a movie and which famous Bollywood actor would play him - Please enjoy the show. In this conversation we also talk about: Selling Moung aka mung beans (Green Gram) Unable to sleep Dealing with the silence and the darkness Depression Russels Viper Snake Excel spreadsheets! Not knowing anything about farming Getting ripped off the first time The 4 C’s and 2 P’s of success Living with nature Losing entire crops How being project manager helped! Great book reviews Taking risks Someone interested in buying the movie rights Difficulties of the farmers with smaller holdings Realities of living on a rural farm in India (kids not interested!) link to the book https://penguin.co.in/book/non-fiction/moong-over-microchips/ P.S I would like to pay tribute to everyone listening and subscribing to the show for the past two years. Without you, this podcast would not have been possible! P.P.S And if you want to create your own podcast. Check out my class: "Getting Your Podcast Off the Ground!". Check out the show notes and Get @Skillshare Premium free for 2 months. http://skl.sh/2kRte3f 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

Football's coming home! Today I speak to Ajay Menon, the founder Forza Indian Academy a brand new football academy in Mumbai teaching grassroots level football. He talks about being an entrepreneur with a lifelong passion for football and an ambition to take India to the higher echelons of world football. We talk about his passion for Italian football. He talks about the leap of faith from the corporate world into the world of coaching, with the aim to give back all the knowledge to the young children of India and we talk about the recent world cup in Russia. in this conversation we talk about: Stats Was it always the plan to quit corporate life? the business model The highs and lows of being an AS Roma fan & chances of ending Juventus 7 year winning streak! Early days Video-Assisted Referee (VAR) chat! His Aunty watching her first ever world cup game! Why not cricket? The state of grassroots football in India How big is the Indian football market Will he ever go back to his cubicle? What does he want to get out of this Meeting his hero - Francesco Totti and much much more! links https://forzaindiaacademy.com/ P.S I would like to pay tribute to everyone listening and subscribing to the show for the past two years. Without you, this podcast would not have been possible! 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

A passion for giving back! - Today I speak to Piyush & Khushboo Jain, co-founders of Impact Guru - a tech-for-good platform that provides complete crowdfunding solutions to empower people raising funds for medical emergencies and social causes. We talk about how they got started and overcoming obstacles, Both share great crowdfunding stories. They also talk about the qualities you need to get your startup off the ground, They also give great advice on what to say to investors. they talk about leadership styles & business models. And finally some important marriage advice, so please enjoy the show. in this conversation we also talk about: Great Stats Educating people about crowdfunding When did they think this would be a success Trust Raising money for a kidney transplant Daughter crowdfunding for father Being at Harvard and great advice he received Persistence, dealing with failure & rejection Tips on donation crowdfunding. Giving up a comfortable life Best piece advice they received Starting a "lunch with the CEO" initiative. Biggest donation A crowdfunding campaign for 2020 Olympics led by Virender Sehwag Whats left to achieve - Being a DJ in Ibiza & doing a triathlon Begin vegan Real Madrid, Micheal Schumacher and Oprah Winfrey chat A love of travelling exciting plans for the future. and much more! links https://www.impactguru.com/ P.S I would like to pay tribute to everyone listening and subscribing to the show for the past two years. Without you, this podcast would not have been possible! P.P.S And if you want to create your own podcast. Check out my class: "Getting Your Podcast Off the Ground!". Check out the show notes and Get @Skillshare Premium free for 2 months. http://skl.sh/2kRte3f P.P.P.S My article on how to be a great podcast guest http://www.neilpatel.co/how-to-be-a-great-podcast-guest/ 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

Sit back & enjoy some of the best bits of The Indian Startup Show Part 5. Today you will hear from Daniel Becerra Co-Founder & CEO of Buffalo Grid (@BuffaloGrid). BuffaloGrid uses solar energy to provide mobile power and internet services to off-grid communities around the world. In this conversation we also talk about: Product development How he got started The social innovation scene Work within rural African & Indian communities. Fundraising Scaling the business Number of communities they have helped How you can get one for free! (if you live in India!) Examples of how they have changed rural communities. Advice on starting your own tech for good startup. The hardest part about building this business. Interesting story where the name came from! Chamutal Afek-Eitam, Founder & CEO of 3 Million Club (@3millionclub) The 3 Million Club is the amazon.com for life-saving products for the humanitarian sector. In this conversation we also talk about: Where the idea came from 17 years working in the humanitarian sector The most surprising thing about her entrepreneurial journey What she is working on right now Advice on working with freelancers How the tracking device works. Outsourcing advice for nonprofits Scaling the business How YOU can get involved Working with manufacturers in India. Advice for developers for getting involved with tech for good startups Finding communities We hear from Vidya Vellala. Founder & CEO of Evayadesk - Evayadesk is a software as a service product providing help desk software solutions for businesses around the world. in this conversation, we talk about, What excites her most about this startup How she spends her Sundays Digital marketing Inspirational mother! The vision of the company - empowering small to medium-sized businesses Why did she want to start her own business Engineering background How big is the market Her views on entrepreneurship The number of businesses signed up Five quickfire questions. find out Vidya's food heaven and hell! Favourite books Viday's advice on learning to code "There is nothing we cannot learn in this world!" Where the name Evaya comes from Deepak Goel, founder of KarmaCircles, (@KarmaCircles) a peer to peer social learning platform. In this conversation we also talk about: We talk about how he got started Mentoring over 1,000 people. What excites Deepak most about this startup Deepak's 3 main Passions Amazing experiences from working in Silicon Valley The ONE thing Deepak wants you to know about building a startup! (ITS A GREAT ANSWER!) 4 questions you need to answer before you raise finance! 6 things you need to put in your slide deck His favourite startups over the last 10 years. Go build something that will outlive you! Stats so far. How the app works Vivek Bajaj . Founder of Kredent Academy (@KredentAcademy) Kredent Academy is one of the foremost professional training institutes in India with a focus on finance and capital markets. In this conversation we also talk about: How he got started Developing content across multiple languages Breakthrough moment in 2014 Business heroes E-learning platforms Excellent financial & recruitment advice Plans for the future How he keeps on top of things Career highlights Advice on building a startup Be careful about money! and much much more! P.S I would like to pay tribute to everyone listening and subscribing to the show for the past two years. Without you, this podcast would not have been possible! P.P.S And if you want to create your own podcast. Check out my class: "Getting Your Podcast Off the Ground!". Check out the show notes and Get @Skillshare Premium free for 2 months. http://skl.sh/2kRte3f 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

Four o’clock hunger pangs can be tricky! So Today I speak to Aniket Karia, the founder of All Heart a health food brand aimed at providing you with innovative, wholesome snacks to munch on. In this podcast, he talks about why he is doing this, creating a brand from scratch. Baking 8-10 hours a day. Creating a lean company, we also talk super seeded crackers, Awesome advice on doing your own food startup. What qualities he looks for when hiring staff. And he talks about his experiences of running nightclubs and bars in Mumbai - Please enjoy the show In this conversation we also talk about : Stats Becoming a baking expert Early days Spotting a gap in the market Quality control Business model Great digital marketing advice - start simple and be organic. Thoughts on using PR and social media influencers Unhealthy oily Indian snacks! Nightclub & bar recommendations in Mumbai Favourite foods Moving into retail Who is this for health benefits of eating seeds and much much more links https://allheart.co.in/ Check out my new class: “Getting Your Podcast Off the Ground!”. Get Skillshare Premium free for 2 months. https://skl.sh/2kRte3f Skillshare is a learning platform with online classes taught by the world’s best practitioners. Personalized, on-demand learning in design, web development, photography, and more. Anyone can learn anything, at any age, at an affordable cost, from anywhere in the world. Latest review “Great class, I found out loads of information about podcasting (creating a niche, getting people on the show, marketing it and all the tools of the trade). Thanks ever so much Neil for such a comprehensive class! ” And check out my latest article on medium “Having a conversation with Alexa” https://medium.com/@NeilP666/having-a-conversation-with-alexa-ff276c61c0aa 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

It's international yoga day! Today I speak to Mathew Browne, the CEO of the Kolkata Yoga Club a startup offering services such as Yoga, Physiotherapy and much more. So in this podcast we talk about the difficult first 3 months in his startup journey, marketing tactics, pricing strategies, roadmaps, his management style, getting into the corporate wellness space we also discuss laughter yoga, super brain yoga, desk yoga and some Conor McGregor chat as well and much much more so please enjoy the show! in this conversation we also talk about: Stats Delivering yoga to your home How they got started Painting walls to attract customers No pushy sales! Who are they targeting? Popular classes Thoughts on online yoga apps Why Yoga? Dealing with Corporate companies How big do they want to go with this? and much much more! links https://kolkatayoga.club/ 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

Separating the hype & reality of Cryptocurrency, blockchain & bitcoin! Today I speak to Ryan & Rohith, the co-founders of an exciting new startup called Crypto University, it's a global university to help people understand the power of blockchain technologies and its application across different industries. So we talk about a wide range of subjects including how they got started, creating a successful Indiegogo campaign. They also give smart advice on investing. Thoughts on the Indian startup scene. What they have learned about their startup journey together. and finally some cricket chat as well! In this conversation we also talk about: Stats Why you should care about blockchain Who is this for? Meeting at school Thoughts on Bitcoin mining & investing Public Blockchains v Private Blockchain Smart Contracts Mentorship Listening to your customers Current investment trends - mutual funds, gold etc. Educating yourself Learning from each other Having different backgrounds Startup advice - Ship as quickly as possible, get one customer who isn't your friend or family Cricket chat and much much more! Links https://thecryptouniversity.io/ Check out my new class: "Getting Your Podcast Off the Ground!". Get Skillshare Premium free for 2 months. https://skl.sh/2kRte3f Skillshare is a learning platform with online classes taught by the world's best practitioners. Personalized, on-demand learning in design, web development, photography, and more. Anyone can learn anything, at any age, at an affordable cost, from anywhere in the world. Latest review “Great class, I found out loads of information about podcasting (creating a niche, getting people on the show, marketing it and all the tools of the trade). Thanks ever so much Neil for such a comprehensive class! ” my latest article on medium “Having a conversation with Alexa” https://medium.com/@NeilP666/having-a-conversation-with-alexa-ff276c61c0aa 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

Sit back & enjoy some of the best bits of The Indian Startup Show. Today you will hear from Vamsi Krishna, co-founder & CEO of Vedantu. Based in Bangalore, Vedantu is a Live Online Tutoring platform that aims to ‘personalize’ and ‘democratize’ learning in India. The online tutoring marketplace in India Mentorship Advice for students entering higher education Stats so far Don't apply your MBA brain! The hiring process Starting his career teaching kids, whose parents worked at a sulphuric processing plant. in Barnala, Punjab Advice for startups Vamsi has several years teaching experience, so he gave us his revision tips :) The 3 main things VCs look for when investing in startups (v.important!) Neha Motwani - The founder & CEO of Fitternity. Fitternity is a discovery platform for workout classes and other fitness services based in Mumbai. The platform allows users to book free trials with exercise classes, personal trainers, and nutritionists. What’s it like being a CEO? What most excites her most at Fitternity The fitness market in India. Core team SEO Sitters, seekers & hunters! Building an MVP Just Ship it! Overcoming obstacles in the early days. Neha's top pitching tips for startups looking to raise money. Vishal Shah - Founder & CEO of Haute Chef. Haute Chef is a unique "meal kit" concept, They send a box of pre-measured, labelled ingredients along with easy to follow step-by-step instructions on putting together a truly gourmet dish in your home kitchen. What Vishal looks for when hiring staff Working in finance The Indian food Market Attention to detail Getting his first customers! Getting out of the comfort zone Dealing with multiple deadlines Plans for expansion for the next 3 years The startup scene in Mumbai His Favourite food! What Wall Street is really like! The most surprising thing about his entrepreneurial journey so far Mistakes first time founders make - (don’t get too attached to your product) Bootstrapped v funded startups in India Food tips for first-time visitors to India! Anirban Poddar - Founder & CEO of ShopHop. ShopHop is an e-commerce platform which serves as a curated marketplace for natural, artisanal, home-grown foods and wellness products. The vision of the company Bacon flavoured Ice-cream! Company stats Flavours Raising money Advice on pitching - be prepared! What are they working on right now Indian e-commerce Expanding into the major cities Core audience? Subscription box Winning Pitch 2 Start competition What excites him most about this startup Business heroes Growing Shop Hop's user base The hardest part about building this business. Thank you for supporting the podcast. If you have any feedback on the show Or want to come on please send me an email hello@neilpatel.co or tweet @indianstartupsh or go to facebook.com/indianstartupshow would love to connect 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

Best of The Indian Startup Show Part 3. Today you will hear from Raveesh Bhalla, an expert on UX (user experience), Starting his own design agency. His own UX processes Current challenges. The next big trend in the UX design industry What is UX? Interesting projects he has worked on favourite UX tools, websites & apps. Swaathi Kakarla. Co-Founder of Skcript, Starting the company in a car to launching products at Gitex in Dubai. Favourite web tools Hobbies and interests Working on a video streaming product Tech heroes The startup scene in Chennai Varun Sheth. Co-Founder of Ketto Building online crowdfunding website for individuals, NGOs & businesses to raise money for their favourite causes and creative projects. How he met his co-founder Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor. The crowdfunding scene in India. The vision of the company. Current opportunities & challenges. Tips on crowdfunding campaigns. Shilpi Kapoor. Founder of BarrierBreak - Providing accessibility and assistive technology solutions for people with disabilities. Section 508 Global Elevate - The first virtual award in the accessibility space. Advice on how to get started in the Tech for Good space Inspirational stories of people Shilpi has helped Favourite books Examples of how technology can be used give people with disabilities an opportunity Faheem Gill. Founder of Dashroad . Being based in the UAE. Bringing out the data from cars to help build a platform for connected car applications. Time spent working for Honda, Toyota and Silicon Valley, The startup scene in the UAE. In this conversation we also talk about: The experience of going through the Flat 6 labs tech accelerator. How to do a design sprint for a mobile app in under 60secs! Driver behaviour analytics Awesome Opportunities in auto industry Tesla Advice for startups Driving in UAE ;-) and much much more! Thank you for your support! Check out my new class: "Getting Your Podcast Off the Ground!". Get Skillshare Premium free for 2 months. https://skl.sh/2kRte3f Skillshare is a learning platform with online classes taught by the world's best practitioners. Personalized, on-demand learning in design, web development, photography, and more. Anyone can learn anything, at any age, at an affordable cost, from anywhere in the world. Latest review “Great class, I found out loads of information about podcasting (creating a niche, getting people on the show, marketing it and all the tools of the trade). Thanks ever so much Neil for such a comprehensive class! ” Also, check out my latest article on medium “Having a conversation with Alexa” https://medium.com/@NeilP666/having-a-conversation-with-alexa-ff276c61c0aa 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