The Startup Operator

An engineer turned investor, Anurag Ramdasan heads Investments at 3one4 Capital, that recently raised $100 Million to fund early-stage startups. Some of the portfolio companies include such as Yulu, Luscious, PocketAces, and much more. Anurag works extensively on the investment side managing evaluations of new startups and doing diligence on them. Anurag also spends a lot of his time working with portfolio companies and their founding teams across tech, product, business strategy, and fundraising. He also founded Code for India in 2013 to help engineers build tech for social impact. Join Roshan Cariappa in conversation with Anurag as they talk about investing in India's growth story. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

An author, CEO, & an Operator, but firstly, Jessie Paul is a marketer. In her marketing career spanning over 25 years, she has grown from being an account executive at Ogilvy & Mather, to being the Chief Marketing Officer of Wipro where she helped quadruple the giant's revenue. In 2010, Jessie  founded Paul Writer, a marketing advisory firm, that works with global and Indian clients to maximise marketing impact. She has also authored the book "No Money Marketing" which is a must-read for any marketer. Listen to this episode as Roshan talks to Jessie about how marketing has evolved with time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

An explorer, technology enthusiast, and entrepreneur, Amanda is currently heading Buffer's diverse group of product partnerships & integrations. In a career spanning over a decade,  she has helped build valuable partnerships for companies such as Shopify & Buffer. In this episode, Roshan speaks with Amanda to understand more about building partner ecosystems. Tune in! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

After having completed his studies in the US, Narayanan "Nadu" Ramakrishnan returned to India to build assistive technology products that empower mankind. He is currently the CEO of Avaz -  a company that creates assistive technology products to empower children and their caregivers.  Children with difficulty in communicating use Avaz to select pictures from a vocabulary of 5000+ words, from which the app creates a sentence that is spoken out with a natural-sounding voice.   In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan chats with Narayanan about how Avaz is leveraging technology for social good and explores how social entrepreneurs are impacting society. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

After having worked with Deloitte's Identity and Access Management practice in India and later in Australia as a Senior Analyst, Rasima joined BFA in 2017. Currently, she is India Country Manager for BFA's Catalyst Fund, focused on accelerating startups geared towards financial inclusion.  In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Rasima about impact investing and how startups are positively impacting communities in emerging markets.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Welcome to the first ever panel discussion, aka Huddles, of The Startup Operator Podcast!  We hosted Rajeev & Rajkumar, Co-Founders of Payagri, and Alekh Sanghera, Co-Founder & CEO of Farmart to understand the rapidly evolving agritech space in India - from adding value across the value chain to mobilizing innovation & initiatives to improve the farming economy.  Tonnes of insights & inspiring stories for anyone looking to explore the agritech space in India.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Aviral is a senior associate at Guild Capital, focusing primarily on early-stage startup investments. He has led Guild's investments into Wink&Nod, MegaExams, Qrius, and NurseryLive.   On the side, he also runs a fascinating blog www.ajuniorvc.com focused on startup and investing trends, and regularly posts on Linkedin and Twitter.   In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Aviral about his journey from college into the startup world and his unique insights into early-stage startup financing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Akshay was one of the first hires from Uber's expansion to India. A lawyer turned operator turned 'Solepreneuer', Akshay currently works with founders of high-growth startups on their external affairs and strategy.   In this episode of the Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan talks to Akshay about his days from Uber and how the cab aggregator managed to build such a successful business in India. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

Veena Somareddy is pioneering efforts to bring virtual reality to healthcare. She is the co-founder and CTO at NeuroRehabVR, a VR healthcare start-up aimed at building virtual/augmented reality training exercises for patients with neurological disorders.   Today, Roshan talks to Veena about how virtual reality can be used for therapy and her journey to inspire women in tech. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

While working with Google India after college, Vargab would write to the exec team at Shopify to express his admiration for the company, Soon later, he went on to become Shopify's first Indian hire. From 2010 to 2014, Vargab has helped hundreds of small and medium scale businesses take their business online and guided them in the digital space.  Join Roshan in conversation with Vargab as we unravel the expansion story of one of the world's best known online marketplace platform. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message