Pradeep Soundararajan is the founder and CEO of Moolya Testing. He was one of our earliest guests on the podcast where he spoke about how he built Moolya and how the culture he fostered played a big role in building the company. This time, our conversation with him is all about Company culture, what it means, why it is important, how to communicate it to the employees and more. Topics:00:00 Sneak Peak01:01 Introduction02:59 How Pradeep defines culture 05:11 Why is culture important?08:09 How work & life balance factors into work culture11:43 Articulating and communicating culture to employees14:57 Work culture and who you are17:06 Does culture depend on your background?19:57 Who should drive culture?22:09 Articulating and scaling culture25:50 When culture goes wrong30:14 Park Avenue30:38 Dealing with situations when culture goes wrong34:53 Communicating culture through remote43:40 Companies that have great culture49:49 Pradeep's final thoughts on culture52:30 Pradeep's recommendations for good culture55:35 Park Avenue Power Points ------------------------------------- Software Testing & Quality with Pradeep Soundararajan | Moolya Testing : https://youtu.be/gRJBI-RR4hU ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Pradeep :Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/testertested/Twitter: https://twitter.com/testertested ------------------------------------- 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!

Welcome to #91th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  Mint report on Women Entrepreneurs: https://www-livemint-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.livemint.com/companies/people/the-women-building-and-shaping-india/amp-11668784643442.html ------------------------------------- Naan Curry Podcast episode with Roshan: https://youtu.be/oQHneeLHu9I ------------------------------------- Building the University of the Future - Abhimanyu Saxena (Co-founder, Scaler Academy)YouTube: https://youtu.be/hHKM5jQEz68Apple: https://cutt.ly/EP137AppleSpotify: https://cutt.ly/EP137SpotifyGoogle: https://cutt.ly/EP137GoogleAmazon: https://cutt.ly/EP137Amazon ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​ ------------------------------------- 00:00 Openening Comments03:06 Women Entreprenuership Day05:39 Bengaluru Tech Summit 08:27 New Draft Personal Data Protection Bill11:54 Lock-in period expiration for pre-IPO investors 14:37 Park Avenue 15:01 Gaming industry to add 1 lakh new jobs by FY23 17:39 Scaler announces 10-day ‘gratitude leaves’18:47 FHRAI angry with OYO24:23 Park Avenue Power Points 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!

Welcome to #90th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  Topics:00:00 Opening Comments03:33 FTX Bankruptcy11:29 ISRO's reusable rocket test15:16 Skyroot Aerospace's Private rocket test launch 17:47 Pocket FM's $25Mn ARR Milestone20:07 Layoffs continue with Meta, Amazon & Unacademy 24:10 UpGrad to expand offline operations24:58 Zoho Achieves $1Bn Revenue milestone27:06 Talk of the Town30:11 Upcoming episodes ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Episode with Lal Chand Bisu (Kuku FM) :YouTube: https://youtu.be/fQ5brqhTT58 Episode with Vinay Singhal (Stage) :YouTube: https://youtu.be/1_5lvOJW5QA Episode with Ranjeet Pratap Sing (Pratilipi) :YouTube: https://youtu.be/ur61xMSzmcE Episode with Farid Ahsan (ShareChat & Moj) :YouTube: https://youtu.be/f7jGdBOwy6g ------------------------------------- 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! #crypto #ftx #startups #rockets #spacex #skyroot #milestones #edtech #SaaS

Anand is Co-founder and Chief Product Officer—responsible for CleverTap's strategic direction, including innovation, design, development, project management, and product marketing. Anand has over 25 years of experience as a technologist, entrepreneur, and product builder. His previous leadership roles include CTO at Infomedia18, Head of Engineering & IT at Network18 Media and Investments, and was a co-founder at Burrp, India's first food tech business. In this episode he spoke about how he transitioned from being a technologist to an entrepreneur, ignoring conventional wisdom, what the $10-25Mn and what changes at the scale of $100Mn and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa. Topics:00:00 Sneak Peak00:31 Introduction01:53 Transitioning from a Techie to an Entrepreneur05:40 Following your curiosity v/s Deliberately up-skilling09:30 Moving from B2C to B2B15:11 What is Clevertap20:12 Building without Customer input24:04 Product v/s platform27:43 When to ignore conventional wisdom29:48 Advantages of beginning from south east Asia33:34 SaaSifying of the Stack34:56 Reconciling Range of Diversity in ACV38:46 Views on Competition42:11 10-25Mn Journey46:26 Growth levers used in the 25-50Mn journey49:44 What changes at a $100Mn ARR scale54:09 Hiring Senior Leaders57:24 Recognizing Dynamic leaders59:58 Scaling Culture01:03:00 Operating in a downturn ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Anand :Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-jain-07a8012Twitter: https://twitter.com/helloanand?s=20&t=E0yZ3N0FWDmdNp1TvI0CWA ------------------------------------- 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!

Welcome to #89th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  1. Bangalore Metro getting QR Tickets through Whatsapp2. Namma Yatri Auto booking app by Auto Union3. Ola becomes biggest EV maker in India4. Byju's Ropes in Messi as Brand Ambassador amid layoffs5. Shark Tank S2 is coming soon ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Episode with Rashid Khan:YouTube: https://youtu.be/HTD-t8mSb80 ------------------------------------- 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!

Varun is a 3x entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in technology, startups and general management. He was selected by the Businessworld magazine as one of India's top 3 youngest entrepreneurs in 2011. He is Currently Founder at Crofarm / Otipy, a community group buying startup aimed at improving the supply chain for fresh produce. Previously, he was the CTO at Grofers, India's leading on-demand grocery delivery service connecting consumers with their local merchants. Prior to that he co-founded Mygreenbox that was acquired by Grofers. He had previously co-founded Wirkle Technologies that was acquired by Location Labs, a silicon valley company and a leader in location based services.  In this episode he spoke about making the shift from Tech to Agritech and the mindset changes it requires, how to scale an Ops intensive business, the nuances of optimizing operations and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa. Topics:00:00 Sneak Peak00:44 Introduction02:11 Shifting from Software to Agritech05:15 Mindset changes needed to go from Tech to agritech07:09 Going from Idea to Product to Company with Crofarm09:41 What is Crofarm and its use cases14:37 Nuances of Optimizing Operations18:51 Scaling an Ops intensive business21:25 Working with Farmers23:20 B2B v/s B2C25:24 Hiring for this industry27:02 Policies that can help transform the agri sector29:55 Advice for aspiring Agri tech entrepreneurs31:08 Books and podcasts ----------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ----------------------------------- Connect with Varun :Linkedin: https://in.linkedin.com/in/varunkhuranaTwitter: https://twitter.com/khurana_varun ----------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star...​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!

Welcome to #88th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  1. Elon Musk Closes Twitter Deal2. BoAt withdraws IPO plans3. Mason Fundraise - Amazon alternative4. Byju's Layoffs and profitability ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Episode with Kaus Manjitha:YouTube: https://youtu.be/zuDDcKlGuiESpotify: https://cutt.ly/KausSpotifyApple: https://cutt.ly/KausAppleGoogle: https://cutt.ly/KausGoogle ------------------------------------- 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!

Welcome to #87th episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  1. TikTok is top grossing app2. Byju's raises $250mn after layoffs3. Limeroad acquired by VMart4. CCI fines Google 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!

Ramasubramanian B , fondly known as Subbu, is the founding member of BlackBuck and leads BlackBuck’s corporate business. Subbu has a long history in Supply Chain with extensive experience of over 20 years across geographies and industry sectors. Prior to his journey with BlackBuck, he was the Managing Director at Miebach.  In this episode, he spoke about the insights that helped him start blackbuck, streamlining fragmented markets, pioneering app adoption among truckers and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa. Topics: 00:00 Sneak peak00:38 Introduction02:01 Operating in the Logistics market in india06:36 Insights that helped Subbu start Blackbuck09:25 Use Cases Blackbuck solves for19:16 Increasing uptime and economic utilization24:52 Pioneering app adoption among Truckers30:49 Advice on streamlining fragmented markets34:08 National Logistics Policy and other Govt. initiatives42:19 What's coming up at Blackbuck in the next 18-24 months44:21 Advice on executing during a downturn47:54 Books and Podcast Recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Ramasubramanian B :Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramasubramanian-b-2a2b99/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SubbuBlackBuck ------------------------------------- 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!

Anubhav is a finance veteran and has worked in several finance companies like American Express, Qbera and Razorpay. In this episode he spoke about what inspired him to quit his job at Razorpay as the head of SME lending and start up on his own with Rupifi, how he found his co-founder and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa. Topics:00:00 Introduction 00:59 Lessons from his entrepreneurial journey02:58 Finding a Tech co-founder and hiring the right tech talent06:19 Advice for founders trying to find co-founders08:46 What insights helped Anubhav start Rupifi12:09 Use cases Rupifi Solves for14:25 Deciding to be a tech stack between lenders and borrowers16:58 The nuances of Identifying and picking a certain industry20:00 Building a moat in Credit23:32 Advantages of 0 CAC25:51 Expanding the product27:13 Balancing growth and profitability30:42 Lessons from working with SMEs33:45 Building during a downturn36:42 Books and Podcasts recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Anubhav :Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anubhav1106/Twitter: https://twitter.com/anubhavrb ------------------------------------- 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!