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May 7, 2023 • 27min
Roundup #109: Startups turn profitable, Zoho launches browser, Swiggy to charge platform fee and more!
Welcome to #109th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup ------------------------------------ If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!

May 1, 2023 • 23min
Roundup #108: No AI regulation in India, Byju's in trouble, How delivery apps make money and more!
Welcome to #108th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup ------------------------------------ If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!

Apr 18, 2023 • 24min
Roundup #107: How long will funding winter continue? Google's new billing system, Jio free IPL stream and more!
Welcome to #107th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup ------------------------------------ If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!

Apr 14, 2023 • 50min
EP 209 : Putting Indian Textiles on The Map - Pawan Gupta (Co-Founder & CEO, Fashinza)
Pawan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fashinza, a startup building the future of fashion manufacturing industry. Previously Pawan co-founded Curofy which got acquired by a large US corporate, Edifecs in 2017. In this episode he spoke about building the last mile supply chain for textiles, the nuances of operating in this market, Tailwinds in Indian Manufacturing and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa. ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Arindam :LinkedinTwitter ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​ ------------------------------------- If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!

Apr 9, 2023 • 22min
Roundup #106: Is AI going to make us redundant? Credit on UPI and more
Welcome to #106th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup ------------------------------------ If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!

Apr 5, 2023 • 1h 3min
EP 208 : Building India's Most Innovative Appliances company - Arindam Paul (Chief Business Officer, Atomberg)
Arindam is a part of the founding team at Atomberg, one of India's fastest largest digital first consumer brands and is its chief business officer. He has scaled revenue from 0-100Crores/Month in under 7 years. ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Arindam :LinkedinTwitter ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​ ------------------------------------- If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!

Apr 2, 2023 • 19min
Roundup #105: World Startup Convention, Charges on UPI and more
Welcome to #105th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup ------------------------------------- Talk of town tweet If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!

Mar 28, 2023 • 47min
EP 207 : A Masterclass on Recruiting - Achuthanand Ravi (Founder & CEO, Kula)
Achuthanand Ravi is the founder and CEO of Kula, a recruitment automation tool. Prior to founding Kula, Achu was a founding recruiter at startups including Practo, Freshworks, Uber and Stripe. In this episode he spoke about how hiring changes at scale, how startups can differentiate themselves in the hiring market, common mistakes while hiring and so on. ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Achu :LinkedinTwitter ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​ ------------------------------------- Topics: 00:00 Sneak Peak00:47 Introduction01:44 What does it mean to be a founding recruiter06:01 Hiring in the early days of Freshworks12:45 How does hiring change with scale?18:07 Hiring a leadership team24:55 Differentiating yourself in the hiring market29:25 Common Hiring mistakes startups do32:46 Best Employer brand campaign34:48 Going from recruiter to founder 37:13 Top 2-3 challenges Achu is solving currently40:12 Operating in a fragmented market43:44 Kula's journey so far and the next 12-18 months45:38 Books and podcast recommendations ------------------------------------- If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!

Mar 26, 2023 • 17min
Roundup #104: Byju's, Unacademy or Physicswallah - Who will be the last one standing? PayTM profits and more!
Welcome to #104th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. The Roundup is our weekly views on the news from the Indian Startup Ecosystem. ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup ------------------------------------- Talk of town tweet: https://twitter.com/_ali_taylor/status/1636466638475108367?s=20 If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!

Mar 23, 2023 • 1h 13min
EP 206 : Building 3 Businesses on GPT - Ramsri Goutham Golla
Ramsri Goutham Golla is an AI researcher and product builder. He is currently building NLP SaaS apps Questgen.ai and Supermeme.ai. Questgen is an edtech startup to generate school quizzes like MCQs etc from any text using AI. Supermeme is a meme marketing tool for individuals and brands to generate original memes with AI. In this episode he talks about how he built businesses completely remotely and without working full time. Catch the full episode on your favorite audio platform. ------------------------------------- 00:00 Sneak Peak00:52 Introduction01:51 Ramsri's early life 05:09 Exploring life as an independent creator08:06 A Day in the life of Ramsri14:24 The micro SaaS Business20:08 Idea to Product to company29:07 Building Super Translate33:23 Choosing your stack37:36 What to keep in mind while choosing your stack42:21 Process of learning other things47:30 Building distribution53:26 Finding Collaborators57:20 Finding the first few paying users01:01:57 Top 3 mistakes for beginners to avoid01:05:13 What have Generative AIs unlocked?01:10:43 Books and Podcast ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Ramsri :Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramsrig/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ramsri_goutham ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​ ------------------------------------- If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!
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