The BarberShop with Shantanu

Hi, thanks for stopping by!You’re listening to #TheBarbershopWithShantanuS2: #RaisersEdge.In today's episode, we're confronting the controversy head on.In case you missed it, Shantanu made a post on LinkedIn praising Shanky Chauhan, Senior Vice President - Head of Sales & Chief of Staff at Bombay Shaving Company & Bombae, and his unmatched dedication to his work. Link to the post here https://bit.ly/3T3N24y So we finally decided to bring Shanky to the Barbershop to clear things out.We talk about his infamy on LinkedIn, how he reacted to it, how he's risen amongst the ranks at Bombay Shaving Company, building a team of 250+ people, and so much more.Stay tuned till the end of the episode because you CANNOT afford to miss this one!_____________________________________________________00:00:00 A teaser of what’s to come00:01:45 Intro00:02:47 Story behind the photo00:10:14 Shanky’s mission-oriented nature, and his transformation at IIM-Udaipur00:14:40 Experience at first job 00:16:15 Meeting Shantanu for the first time00:19:05 Shanky’s immense friendships in IIM00:25:05 Shanky’s journey in BSC00:33:10 What does Shanky mean to the people at BSC?00:35:10 Learning hard lessons & transitioning00:37:43 On cultivating leaders and leading teams00:43:42 Courage, Hard-work, Perseverance & Mastery00:48:26 BSC’s playbook for success00:51:01 Combating loneliness at work00:57:47 Building company values and team culture01:01:27 The reason behind BSC’s offline sales success01:07:14 Building out a startup in India 🇮🇳01:09:50 On creating high value-creation engines, and D-Mart’s speciality.01:14:01 How Shanky is a great representative of BSC?01:24:34 Shanky’s loyalty and trust01:30:06 Rewarding your talent01:36:24 What gives Shanky the most joy about work?01:41:40 Shanky on fatherhood & personal life01:45:45 Preserving energy for longevity.01:48:18 Is Shanky addicted to work?01:52:28 What does Shanky aspire for in the future?01:56:18 BSC’s core is ready to take on any challenge01:58:01 Final words for the audience02:00:53 Conclusion____________________________________________________APPLY NOWWe are looking for early stage stage companies with: - Amazing Founders - Operating in large markets - Are post revenue - TBWS will put in the first or second institutional cheque! Email us about you and your start-up on barbershop@bombayshavingcompany.com. _____________________________________________________

Hi, thanks for stopping by!You’re listening to #TheBarbershopWithShantanuS2: #RaisersEdge.In today's episode, Shantanu has a one-on-one conversation with Rahul Chaudhary, Venture Partner at Matrix Partners India, and former co-founder at Treebo Hotels. Stay tuned till the end of the video to know why India is the place to be, how he made the leap to startups with Myntra, building Treebo, his new chapter in the Venture Capital world and much more!_____________________________________________________00:00:00 A teaser of what’s to come 00:01:15Intro 00:02:26 Being a part of Matrix Partners00:09:27 Angel vs Institutional Investing.00:13:19 How VC as a profession is changing00:15:42 Can investors add value?00:24:00 What happens when founders and VC fund don’t align?00:27:13 Things great VCs do00:30:24 Things are looking up for India 🇮🇳00:31:03 Feedback loops are super short!00:35:28 Shantanu’s Bizarre Confidence in Starting BSC00:38:41 “This VC shit is hard!”00:45:26 Things are quickly changing in India 🇮🇳00:58:45 Differences in India and the US01:00:02 The naivety of pissing on traditional businesses01:04:11 Everybody can learn from the hospitality business01:09:17 Rahul’s years at Treebo01:21:40 Behaviour of the Indian Consumer01:26:12 What should brands be doing?01:29:50 Dealing with challenges at Treebo01:38:02 Letting go 12% of Treebo01:41:19 Rahul’s Work/Life Balance01:43:06 Investing in fitness as a founder01:46:20 Rahul’s relationship with Sid01:57:25 The role of Rahul’s family in his success02:06:41 Shantanu’s story on dating02:09:54 How did Rahul he wanted to marry Navneet?02:13:49 On being a parent02:22:24 Concluding notes____________________________________________________APPLY NOWWe are looking for early stage stage companies with: - Amazing Founders - Operating in large markets - Are post revenue - TBWS will put in the first or second institutional cheque! Email us about you and your start-up on barbershop@bombayshavingcompany.com._____________________________________________________OUR SOCIALSInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarbersh...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-barbe...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBarberSho...Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBarberShopwS _____________________________________________________ABOUT OUR CHANNELMy name is Shantanu and I am the founder of Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae. I LOVE entrepreneurship. Personally, I would rate myself as an average (at best) entrepreneur, but I love great ones.The BarberShop with Shantanu S2: Raiser’s Edge goes beyond our conversations from S1 on our podcast to tangible help. With the help of our sponsors at BSC and Bombae we have put together a season which brings together a corpus of 50+ equity seekers looking to support 20+ start-ups in their growth and success. We will be releasing an episode every Friday at 9 pm. Tune in and hope you enjoy. :)_____________________________________________________

Albinder Dhindsa, Founder of Blinkit, fka Grofers, talks about the challenges and successes of building a 10-minute delivery business, the Zomato acquisition, changing consumer habits, the importance of culture in operations, and unexpected products and consumer insights.

In this episode, Arjun Purkayastha, SVP at Reckitt, discusses working at a multi-billion dollar company, spotting unicorns early, and hacking luck. He shares tough lessons learned, the importance of selflessly helping others, and the qualities of a great boss. Arjun also talks about the changing standards of excellence, realizing when it's time to go, and continuously learning. The podcast explores the impact of supportive mentors, the significance of failure for success, and the importance of family bonding and creating lasting memories.

Hi, thanks for stopping by!You’re listening to #TheBarbershopWithShantanuS2: #RaisersEdge. In this episode, you’ll watch the team of Intents Mobi: Naresh Kumar Kachhi and Tabrez Alam discuss how they came together after previous ventures to create Intents Mobi - a company built out of serious passion that is democratising location & mobility data Stay tuned till the end of the episode to see whether our equity seekers - Shantanu Deshpande, Toshan Tamhane, Arjun Purkayastha and Ashu Suyash decide to invest in them or not._____________________________________________________00:00:00 A peek at what's to come00:00:54 Titles00:01:03 About the equity seekers00:02:37 Intro to Intents Mobi00:05:06 Why Intents Mobi?00:08:57 Customers & Competition00:09:47 How does the tech work?00:13:22 How did gig-workers find out about this?00:16:21 Why Google stopped Task Mate00:19:35 How do they manage millions of users?00:22:16 Usecases of the service00:25:56 Any ambitions of going global00:27:30 When can they sell data to other businesses?00:29:13 How many competitors?00:31:43 More details on tech00:32:55 How do they see the growth of the business?00:35:10 Funding details00:36:33 The passion of saving lives00:38:39 Working with the government?00:40:32 What does success look like for them?00:41:24 The ask 00:42:30 Why is the CPO in New York?00:43:24 0 attrition team 00:45:47 Strategic Timeout00:57:17 Proposed 00:58:10 The verdict01:01:42 The decision01:02:00 Hamper by The Bombay Shaving CompanyAPPLY NOWWe are looking for early stage stage companies with: - Amazing Founders - Operating in large markets - Are post revenue - TBWS will put in the first or second institutional cheque! Email us about you and your start-up on barbershop@bombayshavingcompany.com._____________________________________________________OUR SOCIALSInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarbershopwithshantanu/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-barbershop-with-shantanu/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBarberShopwithShantanuTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheBarberShopwS_____________________________________________________ABOUT OUR CHANNELMy name is Shantanu and I am the founder of Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae. I LOVE entrepreneurship. Personally, I would rate myself as an average (at best) entrepreneur, but I love great ones. The BarberShop with Shantanu S2: Raiser’s Edge goes beyond our conversations from S1 on our podcast to tangible help. With the help of our sponsors at BSC and Bombae we have put together a season which brings together a corpus of 50+ equity seekers looking to support 20+ start-ups in their growth and success. We will be releasing an episode every Friday at 9 pm. Tune in and hope you enjoy. :)_____________________________________________________

In this podcast, the speakers discuss the challenges of entrepreneurship and the importance of working hard. They also provide an overview of ZCO and its goal of building a marketplace in India. They talk about observations on a founder's presentation and starting a business. They discuss relationships, categories, and customers, as well as exploring the rate of the mining step and efficiency in manufacturing. The chapter also delves into the financial operations of the business, including funding and the importance of credit.

Hi, thanks for stopping by! You’re listening to #TheBarbershopWithShantanuS2: #RaisersEdge. Today's episode is a shorter, but a power-packed one, with Arjun Purkayastha and Toshan Tamhane talking all things Angel Investing with Shantanu at the Barbershop. Stick around till the end, because you won't find these insights anywhere else! _____________________________________________________ 00:00:00 Coming up 00:00:57 Welcome to the Barbershop! 00:01:48 Reflections from the day 00:02:43 More & more audacity from founders 00:05:07 Angel investments as an asset class 00:05:53 Why invest as an Angel? 00:09:21 How do the seekers do it? 00:13:34 Problems when taking on Angel Money 00:15:55 The truth about Angel investing 00:20:13 Best Angel investors the Seeker's have met 00:24:32 Angel investing is an exclusive club 00:26:32 Takeaways & Conclusion _____________________________________________________ APPLY NOW We are looking for early stage stage companies with: - Amazing Founders - Operating in large markets - Are post revenue - TBWS will put in the first or second institutional cheque! Email us about you and your start-up on barbershop@bombayshavingcompany.com. _____________________________________________________ OUR SOCIALS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarbershopwithshantanu/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-barbershop-with-shantanu/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBarberShopwithShantanu Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBarberShopwS _____________________________________________________ ABOUT OUR CHANNEL My name is Shantanu and I am the founder of Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae. I LOVE entrepreneurship. Personally, I would rate myself as an average (at best) entrepreneur, but I love great ones. The BarberShop with Shantanu S2: Raiser’s Edge goes beyond our conversations from S1 on our podcast to tangible help. With the help of our sponsors at BSC and Bombae we have put together a season which brings together a corpus of 50+ equity seekers looking to support 20+ start-ups in their growth and success. We will be releasing an episode every Friday at 9 pm. Tune in and hope you enjoy. :) _____________________________________________________

Hi, thanks for stopping by! You’re listening to #TheBarbershopWithShantanuS2: #RaisersEdge. In this episode, you’ll hear the team of Aspire For Her: Divya Sampath and Madhura DasGupta Sinha discuss the journey behind creating and running Aspire For Her - an organisation which in their words is by women, for women and of women! Stay tuned till the end of the episode to see whether our equity seekers - Shantanu Deshpande, Toshan Tamhane, Arjun Purkayasth and Ashu Suyash decide to invest in them or not. _____________________________________________________ 00:00:00 Coming Up. 00:00:54 Welcome to Raiser's Edge. 00:01:51 Today's Equity Seekers. 00:03:42 Meet Aspire for Her. 00:06:33 Why build Aspire for Her? 00:10:36 On ensuring effective mentorship. 00:14:42 Tools deployed for learning. 00:15:21 On building communities. 00:16:56 Gig-Economy/Freelance work. 00:17:17 Making women financially free. 00:19:24 On women quitting careers. 00:20:37 On communities being necessary. 00:21:06 Entrepre-naris and making job creators. 00:21:31 On rebuilding women facing devastating losses. 00:22:50 Demographic breakdown. 00:23:24 On dealing with business fragmentation. 00:26:40 Who are the customers? 00:27:11 What are the revenue models? 00:27:48 Breakdown of expected revenues. 00:29:22 Should companies outsource DEI? 00:35:08 On the need to raise funds. 00:36:09 Why alternative means of funding won't work. 00:39:36 Gender Parity in India vs USA. 00:41:13 Trouble in financial projections? 00:45:22 The Ask 00:45:53 Strategic Timeout. 00:46:01 Financials Being Wrong. 00:46:50 Concerns around why dilution is considered. 00:50:30 Ending up with more questions than answers. 00:52:30 Struggle to make the business easy. 00:55:20 The Verdict APPLY NOW We are looking for early stage stage companies with: - Amazing Founders - Operating in large markets - Are post revenue - TBWS will put in the first or second institutional cheque! Email us about you and your start-up on barbershop@bombayshavingcompany.com. _____________________________________________________ OUR SOCIALS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarbershopwithshantanu/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-barbershop-with-shantanu/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBarberShopwithShantanu Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBarberShopwS _____________________________________________________ ABOUT OUR CHANNEL My name is Shantanu and I am the founder of Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae. I LOVE entrepreneurship. Personally, I would rate myself as an average (at best) entrepreneur, but I love great ones. The BarberShop with Shantanu S2: Raiser’s Edge goes beyond our conversations from S1 on our podcast to tangible help. With the help of our sponsors at BSC and Bombae we have put together a season which brings together a corpus of 50+ equity seekers looking to support 20+ start-ups in their growth and success. We will be releasing an episode every Friday at 9 pm. Tune in and hope you enjoy. :) _____________________________________________________

Hi, thanks for stopping by! You’re listening to #TheBarbershopWithShantanuS2: #RaisersEdge. In this episode, you’ll listen to the team of fin-tech app Liquide, Anuj Bajpai (CEO), Kunal Ambasta (COO), Paritosh Gunjan (CTO), and Aniket Shirke (CFO/CDAO), discuss their journey behind creating the app, their monetisation model, the importance of breaking down investing for laymen and so much more! Stay tuned till the end of the video to see if our equity seekers - Shantanu Deshpande (Founder and CEO, Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae), Meghana Narayan (Co-founder and CEO, Slurrp Farm), and Mandar Vaidya (CEO, OYO Europe) decide to invest in them or not. Liked the video? Like, comment & subscribe for more! _____________________________________________________ ABOUT OUR CHANNEL My name is Shantanu and I am the founder of Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae. I LOVE entrepreneurship. Personally, I would rate myself as an average (at best) entrepreneur, but I love great ones. The BarberShop with Shantanu S2: Raiser’s Edge goes beyond our conversations from S1 on our podcast to tangible help. With the help of our sponsors at BSC and Bombae we have put together a season which brings together a corpus of 50+ equity seekers looking to support 20+ start-ups in their growth and success. We will be releasing an episode every Friday at 9 pm. Tune in and hope you enjoy. :)_____________________________________________________ APPLY NOW We are looking for early stage companies with: - Amazing Founders - Operating in large markets - Are post revenue - TBWS will put in the first or second institutional cheque! Email us about you and your start-up at barbershop@bombayshavingcompany.com. _____________________________________________________

Hi, thanks for stopping by!You’re listening to #TheBarbershopWithShantanuS2: #RaisersEdge. In this episode, you’ll hear Shantanu Deshpande (Founder and CEO, Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae), Mandar Vaidya (CEO, OYO Europe), and Meghana Narayan (Co-Founder and CEO, Slurrp Farm) kick it old school, S1 podcast style, and discuss their childhoods, entrepreneurial journeys, life and challenges, their common link- McKinsey, and also share some advice to budding entrepreneurs._________________________________________________________________________________________TIMESTAMPS0:00 – Coming up0:40 – Reflecting on Raiser’s Edge so far11:21 – Mandar’s entrepreneurial journey: McKinsey to OYO25:04 – Meghana’s journey from being a swimmer to Slurrp Farm32:45 – Meghana’s biggest challenge at Slurrp Farm35:10 – MECE is completely false37:15 – Mandar’s biggest professional challenge44:55 – Shantanu cannot let people go51:20 – Meghana’s personal journey while building Slurrp Farm53:30 – Difference between Happiness, Joy, and Satisfaction57:10 – Optimising for professional choices using ‘khushi, anand, samaadaan’ framework1:00:08 – Mandar’s childhood and life before McKinsey 1:03:20 – Shantanu’s cocooned life1:06:38 – All About Parenthood1:13:16 – Effects of parenthood on professional choices1:19:26 – Shantanu’s professional and personal challenges1:28:41 – Confidence and happiness manifests1:31:23 – Advice for budding entrepreneurs__________________________________________________________________________________________APPLY NOW We are looking for early stage stage companies with: - Amazing Founders - Operating in large markets - Are post revenue - TBWS will put in the first or second institutional cheque! Email us about you and your start-up on barbershop@bombayshavingcompany.com. __________________________________________________________________________________________OUR SOCIALSInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarbershopwithshantanu/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-barbershop-with-shantanu/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBarberShopwithShantanuTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheBarberShopwS__________________________________________________________________________________________ABOUT OUR CHANNELMy name is Shantanu and I am the founder of Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae. I LOVE entrepreneurship. Personally, I would rate myself as an average (at best) entrepreneur, but I love great ones.The BarberShop with Shantanu S2: Raiser’s Edge goes beyond our conversations from S1 on our podcast to tangible help. With the help of our sponsors at BSC and Bombae we have put together a season which brings together a corpus of 50+ equity seekers looking to support 20+ start-ups in their growth and success. We will be releasing an episode every Friday at 6 pm. Tune in and hope you enjoy. :)__________________________________________________________________________________________