The Startup Operator

Chirag Taneja is the co-founder and CEO of GoKwik, a startup that enables e-commerce companies and merchants to convert more. In this episode he spoke about the non-Amazon/Flipkart wave in the ecosystem, the e-commerce enablement catergory, prioritizing product roadmaps and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.  Topics:  00:00 Introduction 01:18 Evolution of Ecommerce in India 04:31 The non-Amazon/Flipkart wave 06:49 The upcoming ONDC revolution 08:12 The Ecommerce enablement category 11:40 Unique insight that led to GoKwik's founding 15:02 Process of customer validation 17:53 What is GoKwik? 21:16 Prioritizing product roadmap  24:31 How does acquisition work for GoKwik? 27:08 High level challenges Chirag is solving 30:56 Scaling people from 0-1 to 1-10 journey 33:51 Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in the ecommerce space 37:33 Books and Podcast Recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Chirag : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiragtaneja/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tchirag ------------------------------------- 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! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Welcome to #67 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  Topics 1. Govt. asks EV Makers to halt launch of new models 2. India launches pilot phase of UPI-type protocol ONDC in 5 cities 3. Flipkart opens up logistics arm for other ecomm players 4. Swiggy launches career accelerator programme for delivery executives 5. Turtlemint raises $120M Click here to get regular updates on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 Hit the like button if enjoyed this roundup, and do not forget to share among your operator friends!  Listen to our interviews and conversations with investors, operators, and founders on your favourite podcast platforms. #startups #unicorns  #technology #roundup #podcast #news --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Welcome to #66 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  1. Swiggy invests in Rapido 2. Ola enters hyperlocal delivery space 3. OfBusiness aiming for largest tech IPO in India 4. Nykaa announced investments in 3 companies and more! Click here to get regular updates on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 Hit the like button if enjoyed this roundup, and do not forget to share among your operator friends!  Listen to our interviews and conversations with investors, operators, and founders on your favourite podcast platforms. #startups #unicorns  #technology #roundup #podcast #news --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Abhishek Nayak is a serial entrepreneur and has started up 5 times and currently the Co-founder and CEO of Appsmith,  a startup that helps companies build customized applications. In this episode he spoke about how he finds the resolve to startup each time, what tricks he uses to prevent himself from burning out, how to find a remarkable idea to startup on and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa. Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:24 Being a Serial Entrepreneur 02:39 Lessons along the way 04:28 Making the decision to exit  07:08 How to prevent burn out 11:23 Building a startup crew 14:57 Why did Abhishek start Appsmith 17:38 Finding a great Idea 19:15 Going from idea to product to company 22:07 What is AppSmith and what are its use cases? 23:51 The low code/no code revolution 26:02 How does Appsmith's customer acquisition work? 27:42 Nuances of selling to developers 29:23 Building a developer community 30:53 Future of AppSmith 32:10 Breaking into the enterprise market 33:07 How is Abhishek preparing for the next leap forward? 34:59 Books and Podcast recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Abhishek : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhisheknayak/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/arey_abhishek ------------------------------------- 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! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Arman is a second time entrepreneur and the co-founder of Sleepy Owl, India's first cold brewed coffee brand. In this episode he spoke about the principles to starting up, educating consumers about your product, creating consumer loyalty and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa. Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:11 Principles to startup 04:25 Surprises in FnB industry  09:22 The Coffee Value Chain 13:17 Testing a hypothesis 15:33 Educating consumers about the product 18:36 Sleepy Owl's various products 21:57 Working with marketplace platforms 23:54 Creating customer loyalty 26:23 Change in consumer mindset 29:17 Scaling a D2C business 31:27 Venture Studios 32:38 Advice for new entrepreneurs 34:35 Books and Podcast recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Arman : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armansood/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sood_arman ------------------------------------- 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! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Sunith is the co-founder of Beforest Lifestyle Solutions, a startup that  builds and helps maintain sustainable farms and homes as a collective.  Sunith, previously a tech veteran transitioned into a sustainable  property solutions with Beforest. In this episode he spoke about how he  made the transition from thinking about bits and bytes to atoms and  molecules, getting people to care about sustainability and the nuances  of running a D2C business with Roshan Cariappa. Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:26 Transitioning from tech to sustainable properties 03:30 Going through the transition 06:37 Going from a bits & bytes to an atoms & molecules mindset 09:24 What is Beforest? 10:45 Principles to operate in a nascent space 13:13 Getting people to care about sustainability 16:03 What is a collective and what goes into building it? 19:55 Bringing together a collective 23:48 Maintaining ecological & economic balance of a farm 28:25 Nuances of running a D2C business 33:10 What's next for Beforest? 36:48 Advice on building a niche community 39:32 Advice on building in the sustainability space  42:34 Books and Podcast recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Sunith : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunithreddy/ ------------------------------------- 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! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Welcome to #65 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  1. Tata Group officially launches super app Tata Neu 2. Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), is all set to launch its beta version in April. 3. Zomato, Swiggy to face CCI probe for alleged unfair business practices 4. Unacademy lays off 600 employees amid cost-cutting exercise and more! Click here to get regular updates on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 Hit the like button if enjoyed this roundup, and do not forget to share among your operator friends!  Listen to our interviews and conversations with investors, operators, and founders on your favourite podcast platforms. #startups #unicorns  #technology #roundup #podcast #news --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Kyle is the co-founder and CEO of MemeChat, a social app made for memers by memers. In this episode Kyle spoke about how he convinced his parents when he started out building MemeChat, how he went from an idea to a product and to a company, their NFT Marketplace, the nuances of building for millennials and GenZ in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa. Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:10 How Kyle sold his startup idea to his parents 02:38 Kyle's experience of Meme economy 04:05 Going from idea to product to company with MemeChat 09:56 Are people losing interest in creating for big tech platforms? 11:02 What is MemeChat and who is it for? 13:11 How do you engineer bots to be funny? 14:50 MemeChat's NFT Marketplace 17:13 Nuances of building for the Millennials and GenZ 18:13 Scaling to 100mn+ users 20:03 How do you Scale content 21:17 Customer acquisition strategy 22:38 Working with OTT platforms 23:41 MemeChat in the next 18-24 months 25:07 Developing a mindset for sustainable growth  26:53 Insights for new consumer tech entrepreneurs 28:43 How is Kyle preparing for the next leap at MemeChat 30:55 Creating a category 32:52 Dealing with failure 34:55 Keeping up with evolving audiences 36:03 Books and Podcast recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Kyle : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-fern/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyleandfern ------------------------------------- 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! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Welcome to #64 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  1. Electric 2-wheeler catches fire in Chennai 2. Byju’s launches its subsidiary in Doha after FIFA world cup sponsorship 3. LambdaTest raises $45 million to build 'AWS for testers' 4. Pixxel Bags $25 million in Series A funding  and more! Click here to get regular updates on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 Hit the like button if enjoyed this roundup, and do not forget to share among your operator friends!  Listen to our interviews and conversations with investors, operators, and founders on your favourite podcast platforms. #startups #unicorns  #technology #roundup #podcast #news --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Jen Abel is the co-founder of JJELLYFISH. She is a B2B go to market specialist and helps Indian founders expand into the US market. In this episode we dive deep into some of her tweets hiring Salespeople. Tweets: 00:00 Introduction 00:57 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1433168864439902209 05:18 https://twitter.com/jjen_abel/status/1373271691414138882 ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Jen : Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjen_abel Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenabel/ ------------------------------------- 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! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message