The Startup Operator

Raghunandan is a serial entrepreneur and has founded several startups like TaxiForSure and Serendipity Infolabs and more. He is currently the founder of Zolve, a fintech startup solving problems with cross border finance and more. In this episode he spoke about the nuance of the same, building a consumer product for the world and more with Roshan Cariappa.  Key Highlights: 00:00 Introduction 01:13 What is Raghu doing differently with Zolve? 03:46 Raghu's thoughts on raising funds and access to capital 08:18 Downsides of access to capital 12:26 The nuances of solving for cross border finance 15:59 Idea to Product to Company  18:49 Executing on this problem 21:16 Building a sustainable moat 25:19 Advice on building partnerships with incumbents 26:42 Building a consumer product for the world from India 30:10 What's coming up at Zolve 30:53 Being an investor and a founder 33:05 Books and podcast recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Raghunandan : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graghunandan/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/raghugnandan ------------------------------------- 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 #50 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  1. Record Startup Funding in 2021 2. FAME II Revisions 3. Acquisitions in the ecosystem 4. Karnataka's Fintech Taskforce 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

Ujjwal is a serial entrepreneur and has founded startups like WealthPack, Privy and Tickertape. He spoke about what he is doing differently this time, what the new age investor is like and building for them and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.  Key Highlights:  00:00 Introduction 01:00 Learnings from being a serial entrepreneur 02:17 Ujjwal's thoughts on the market 05:12 Competition and collaboration with incumbents 11:36 Building for the new age investor 15:05 Building trust in the community 17:28 Aligning different operations to a single mission 19:34 Customer acquisition  20:55 Building partnerships in the ecosystem 22:08 Dealing with Compliance and regulation 24:08 What's next for TickerTape 26:47 Working with Smallcase team 27:38 How is Ujjwal preparing for the next level 28:48 Books and podcast recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Ujjwal : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uankur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ujjwal_ankur_ ------------------------------------- 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

Shikha is the founder and CEO of AltMat a company that converts agricultural waste into sustainable natural textiles. In this interview she spoke about its use cases, the value proposition for its supply chains and what it takes to make sustainable material mainstream and more with Roshan Cariappa. Key Highlights: 00:00 Introduction 01:23 Founding journey of AltMat 09:37 What is AltMat and what are it's use cases 13:04 Prioritising use cases 14:12 Managing supply chains and manufacturing 17:33 Working with farmers and paying fair price  20:04 Value proposition to supply chains 24:04 Do enough consumers care about sustainability? 27:30 Making sustainability mainstream 30:02 Working with government 32:31 The nuances of operating in the sustainability space 35:09 What's next for AltMat 37:43 High level challenges Shikha is solving 39:10 Going from idea to product to company 42:03 Books and Podcast recommendation ------------------------------------- Subscribe to The Gyst here: https://the-gyst.com/ ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Shikha Shah : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shikha-shah/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shikhashah1234 ------------------------------------- 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 #49 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  1. Nykaa and PayTM's mega IPOs 2. Zomato goes from startup to startup investor with its own fund 3. Acquisitions in the ecosystem 4. Good Glamm turns unicorn 5. Bharatpe launches MSP program so merchants can own company stake  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

Vivekananda is a Chartered Accountant turned entrepreneur with Bounce, a smart last mile mobility company. He spoke about the nuances of solving the this problem, building in the EV space and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa. Key Highlights: 00:00 Introduction 01:18 CA to entrepreneur 03:40 Principles to pivot  06:09 Advice for building from first principles 07:47 Nuances of solving for last mile mobility in India 08:54 Choosing between build v/s buy v/s ignore 10:15 How has Bounce become more efficient 12:51 Dealing with theft/damage 14:55 Building the logistics ecosystem 16:12 How did Covid affect Bounce 18:51 EV landscape in India 21:03 Competition in the EV space 23:35 Regulatory tailwinds in EV  25:26 The next 2-4 years for Bounce 27:13 Next level challenges Vivek is solving 27:53 Giving back to the community 29:42 Books and Podcast recommendations 30:54 Why should someone join Bounce 32:23 Closing remarks ------------------------------------- Subscribe to The Gyst here: https://the-gyst.com/ ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Vivekananda  : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekananda-hallekere-0483bb19/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vivekanandahr ------------------------------------- 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 #48 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  1. UPI crosses $100Bn transaction value in october 2. Competition between incumbents and startups in EV space 3. Acquisitions in the ecosystem 4. CAIT celebrates record high festive sales this season 5. New policies for better map innovation  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

Abhimanyu Saxena is a software engineer turned founder. He has co-founded InterviewBit and Scaler Academy. In this episode he spoke about how colleges can adapt and evolve to be more relevant, closing the loop between learning and employment, scaling a cohort based learning course to an institution and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.  Key Highlights:  (00:00) Introduction (01:11) Improving employability (05:04) How can colleges adapt and evolve? (10:25) Founding journey of Scaler (17:20) Pivoting from InterviewBit to Scaler (19:56) What is Scaler? (26:51) Closing the loop between learning and employment (30:59) Scaler's typical customers (31:35) Doing the 0-1-10 in customer acquisition (35:07) Lessons from running cohort based learning courses (38:05) Scaling a cohort based course to an institution  (40:32) Moving beyond income sharing agreements (45:19) How is Abhimanyu evolving as a founder (48:13) Culture v/s process (49:48) Books and podcast recommendations (51:07) Closing remarks ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Abhimanyu : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhimanyusaxena/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/asxna?s=20 ------------------------------------- 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

Vineet is a serial entrepreneur with a background in finance and has founded several startups in the finance space. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of StockEdge and Elearnmarkets. In this episode he spoke about the evolution of investors in India, what financial literacy means, the fundamentals of investing and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa.  Key Highlights: (00:00) Introduction (00:52) Evolution of investors in India (04:31) What does financial literacy mean (07:29) Fundamentals of investing and trading (09:58) Going from idea to product to company with E-learnmarkets (13:56) Customer acquisition process (16:24) Working with trainers and influencers (18:54) Impact of social/community investing (21:34) High level challenges Vineet is solving (24:17) Vineet's outlook for Indian markets 2021 and beyond (26:13) Vineet's Books and podcast recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Vineet : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vineet-patawari/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vineetpatawari ------------------------------------- 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 #47 episode of The Startup Operator Roundup. Today we have Roshan Cariappa and Gunjan Saha discussing -  1. SEBI's nod to Paytm for IPO 2. India's place in the global unicorn race 3. Acquisitions in the ecosystem 4. Funding in local crypto startups 5. Google's 15% playstore fee  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