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May 28, 2023 • 19min

OLA announces IPO Plan - Roundup #112

Welcome to #112th 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 In this episode Roshan and Gunjan discuss:00:00 Introduction02:32 Digital India Act - AI Regulation06:30 Ola Electric IPO09:47 Mining startup summit 12:50 Matrix Partners' 4th fund16:30 Other FRAs17:00 Talk of the Town 17:53 Closing comments 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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May 25, 2023 • 1h 36min

212 : Finding Your Betterhalf with AI & more - Pawan Gupta (Co-founder, Betterhalf)

Pawan Gupta is the co-founder and CEO of Betterhalf, India's first and only matrimony app without parents. Prior to founding Betterhalf, he was a product manager with an MBA from MIT. In this episode Roshan and Pawan dive deep into the human aspects of building a startup, how focusing on people leads to profits and more!   Catch the full episode available on our audio channels.  ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Pawan :Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/pguptasloan/ ------------------------------------- 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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May 21, 2023 • 20min

Roundup #111 - Is Tesla Coming to India? Why is Kerala Startup Mission Ranked No.1? and more!

Welcome to #111th 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 In this episode Roshan and Gunjan discuss:00:00 Introduction00:51 Opening comments - Rules rules rules 05:52 Kerala Startup Mission ranked No. 1 07:53 Angel investing taxes eased 09:55 Tesla in India, Yay?13:00 FRA from the week15:16 Talk of the town N Chandrasekaran's talk18:10 Closing comments 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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May 19, 2023 • 36min

211 : Helping Businesses Become Sustainable through Data - Ankit & Sidhant, Co-founders, Stepchange

In this episode, we meet the founders of StepChange, a startup with deep expertise in sustainability and enterprise technology. Ankit and Sidhant are obsessed with the idea of a NetZero Society. And they have come together to work on one of the most pressing issues faced by society today: climate change. In this episode they talk about why it is important for us to become a netzero society, how we can achieve it and how they are helping large enterprises businesses become sustainable through data. ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Ankit and Sidhant :Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaineeankit/Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidhantpai/ ------------------------------------- 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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May 15, 2023 • 23min

Roundup #110: Startup valuations cut, Startups are relocating back to India, Google IO, and more!

Welcome to #110th 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!
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May 10, 2023 • 1h 23min

210 : Bootstrapping a Startup from a tier 2 city - Ambi Moorthy (Co-founder, Gozen)

Ambi Moorthy is the co-founder of Gozen, a B2B SaaS startup that has bootstrapped to $500,000+ in revenue in just over a year. Prior to founding Gozen, Ambi worked at Zoho which has impacted Gozen's culture in a lot of ways. This is an offbeat episode where Roshan Cariappa and Ambi talk about more than just building a startup where they delve into some of the philosophical aspects of the process and more. ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Ambi :Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambimoorthy/Twitter : https://twitter.com/AmbiMoorthy ------------------------------------- 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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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!

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