The incredible impact of positive storytelling! In Episode 10 of UnoTumbler Stories, we are in conversation with Dhimant and Anu - the amazing founders of The Better India! Irked by the negative news being churned out by traditional media, they decided to build a platform focused only on positive stories - stories of change makers, stories of social impact. And what started off as a side project in 2008, has now become the world's largest solutions driven impact platform!! Dive deep into the story of this husband-wife founder couple - who have built a social impact venture which leverages internet, drives large scale impact and is also a for-profit company! Learn more about how they started off, how everyone around them thought they were crazy and how they built a company for which there was no playbook! Hear about their revenue engine, their fundraising/D2C journey and their wonderful (and fully remote) team! Since their inception, TBI has covered a staggering 100K+ real life positive stories. With 3Bn+ social media impressions and video views - TBI today reaches more than 200mn people each month! And their impact? From Farmers coming out of poverty to Slum schools getting funded. From fighting drought in certain regions to providing water and sanitation in villages - watch as they recount incredible tales of the impact that they have enabled! Winner of the Rajyostava award, the highest civilian award in Karnataka and the Women changing India award by Niti Aayog - the accolades keep coming. But the best part? Even after all this - they are still humble and ever so grateful for the impact they have been able to create, all with the incredible power of positive storytelling! Learn more about them here: Anu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuradha-kedia-b687823/ Dhimant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhimant/ Website: https://www.thebetterindia.com/ #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#thebetterindia #positivestories #socialimpact #impact #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories #storytelling

The people of Smytten! In Episode 9 (Part 2) of UnoTumbler Stories - we continue the Smytten story with the People of Smytten. Featuring: Radhika, Chhavi, Purav, Pratiti, Nesarg, Krishan, Khanjan and Tamanna! Watch as Sid walks us through their awesome people strategy and how the team came together, how they hired initially, the working environment and the culture of Smytten. One of the few companies which wholeheartedly loves freshers and interns - Smytten has majorly built their team around youngsters and only recently added a few core senior folks to the team. Hear from these youngsters about why they joined Smytten, their personal experiences and how they have owned the opportunities that have come their way. Hear the experienced folks about the value they are adding and how it was settling into the Smytten culture and working with youngsters. Building a new age company and hiring in Ahmedabad has its own challenges. Watch how Sid and Swagat have navigated these challenges by not only creating an open culture for employees but also including their parents to be part of company milestones! No surprise then as they have built one of the smartest startup teams around! Learn more about these fabulous bunch of trailblazers here: https://shorturl.at/dstFR #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#⁠smytten #trysomethingnew #d2c #consumer #brands #GetSmytten #smyttensquad #people #humancapital #ConsumerAnalytics #ConsumerInsights #ConsumerResearch #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories #storytelling

Building India's largest sampling platform! In Episode 9 (Part 1) of UnoTumbler Stories, we are in conversation with Siddhartha Nangia, Co-founder at Smytten - India's largest discovery and trial platform for consumer brands. Check out this incredible story of someone who after spending 15 years in corporate life, left a great job at Unilever, flew back on India (on 15th August no less!) and along with his cofounder Swagat, started Smytten out of Ahmedabad. With 15mn+ consumers, 1000 brand partners and 300+ people spread across Ahmedabad and Bangalore - safe to say that his Swades like journey has been super successful! Watch how Sid talks about his global journey before Smytten, the prep after resigning and how he and Swagat both are NOT the first employees of Smytten! Get great insights on the consumer market in India and how Smytten solves the Sampling problem for brands. Learn about their fascinating offline play and how they have selected the locations for their offline stores! See how they discovered a new revenue stream for themselves and how they dealt with a major firefight! Full of energy and insights for entrepreneurs, Smytten's story is a fabulous reminder of the good old virtues of determination, hard work, transparency and a people first approach. It's not everyday you startup in a "non-startup" city and become a startup beacon for the city! Learn more about Sid and Smytten here: Siddhartha Nangia: https://shorturl.at/egBD2 Swagat Sarangi (Co-founder): https://shorturl.at/psBO0 Smytten website: https://smytten.com/ Fundraise news: https://shorturl.at/itBOP #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#⁠smytten #trysomethingnew #d2c #consumer #brands #GetSmytten #ConsumerAnalytics #ConsumerInsights #ConsumerResearch #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories #storytelling

Solving North India's stubble burning problem! In Episode 8 of UnoTumbler Stories, we are in conversation with Sukhmeet Singh, Founder & CEO at A2P Energy. This is a startup which is not only solving North India's stubble burning problem, it is also adding to farmers income and also generating clean energy! Level headed, focused and solving a real pressing problem - this is truly a startup worth emulating. Hear as Sukhmeet traces his journey from being a Treasury consultant, to being part of ISB's Entrepreneurship team, to finally founding A2P Energy. Hear him talk about building from the ground up, about their process, the technology and the impact A2P has created. It's not everyday that a founder can proudly claim to have prevented farm fires on 5000+ Acres! No wonder they have won more than 40 awards!! Know more about Sukhmeet and A2P Energy here: Sukhmeet Singh: https://shorturl.at/szFXY Website: https://shorturl.at/qrOST Awards: https://shorturl.at/dhyMY #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#⁠A2PEnergy #agribusiness #environment #cleanenergy #bioenergy #manufacturing #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories #storytelling

Building India's largest Primary Healthcare network! In Episode 7 of UnoTumbler Stories, we are in conversation with Varun Gera, Founder and CEO at HeathAssure. Founded in 2011, HealthAssure is building India's largest primary healthcare network. Varun is a rare founder who started the company when he was 41 (a "late" founder as they say). And what was he doing before that? He was the India CEO of United Health Care - the world's largest healthcare company!! Imagine taking the leap from that stage and at that age. Hear as Varun recounts the HealthAssure story, the early wins and the learnings from his journey. Get some superb insights on how to deal with unforeseen events, the importance of advisors and what it is like to fundraise (HealthAssure is upto Series B). Hear about how physical and mental fitness have played a super important role in his journey and how to balance growth with fiscal prudence. Watch how HealthAssure has grown to 400+ people, with a network across 1200 cities, serving more than 200 blue chip clients! Full of wisdom, not in a hurry and a successful and fit founder - this is what happens when experience meets risk taking! Know more about Varun and HealthAssure here: Varun Gera: https://shorturl.at/knqHO Website: https://shorturl.at/gCL57 HealthAssure Funding: https://shorturl.at/nrD34 #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#⁠healthassure #healthtech #healthcare #fitness #primarycare #healthinsurance #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories ⁠#storytelling⁠

Bootstrapping it's way to Fortune 100 clients! In Episode 6 of UnoTumbler Stories, we are in conversation with Anuj Gupta, Co-Founder and COO at Eucloid Data Solutions. Founded in 2020, Eucloid is a Data Analytics and Engineering startup co-founded by Anuj and Raghvendra, both batchmates from IIT Delhi. They work with Fortune 100 clients, have a team of 50+ high quality people - all with ZERO funding! Yes - Meet a bootstrapped founder, who along with his co-founder has been successfully able to start and scale his company with no VC or debt funding. Learn more about why they are bootstrapped and what it takes to run a company in bootstrapped fashion. Coming from large companies, see how the founders adapted to this new environment and the key success factors that have helped them succeed. Pedigreed founders not raising VC money? That's rare! But what's even more amazing is the great team they have been able to get on board. Don't miss the hiring hack Anuj uses to hire the best talent! Humble, bootstrapped, cash positive and with a stellar bunch of clients - it's a story which the Indian startup ecosystem needs much more of! Know more about Anuj and Eucloid here: Anuj Gupta: https://shorturl.at/cptvM Raghvendra Kushwah: https://shorturl.at/qwADI Website: https://www.eucloid.com/ More details: https://shorturl.at/jI278 #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#⁠Eucloid #dataanalytics #dataengineering #data #growth #digitalmarketing #AI #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories ⁠#storytelling⁠

Innovation in Education! In Episode 5 of UnoTumbler Stories, we are in conversation with Sreeja Iyer, Founder and CEO at Sparkling Mindz. Founded in 2011, Sparkling Mindz is a Bangalore based Cambridge (IGCSE) affiliated school which is creating change makers for the future! Sparked off with the realization that children are not getting what they need to be successful and joyful learners, Sreeja and team developed a unique and innovative curriculum inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy. Hear how Sparkling Mindz started off with a weekend and after-school program for young children, gradually evolving into a pre-school, and eventually growing into a full-fledged school! Learn how Sreeja, who herself is a hardware semiconductor engineer turned educator, developed the idea to create changemakers. Learn more about how their gamified curriculum, Mission based learning and their no-classroom approach is inspiring confident learners and change makers! A truly inspiring story and something that we need a lot more of!! Know more about Sreeja and Sparkling Mindz here: Sreeja Iyer: https://shorturl.at/hqy13 Website: https://shorturl.at/yEM14 #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#⁠Sparklingmindz #education #school #changemakers #teacher #learning #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories⁠ ⁠#storytelling⁠

Arjun Rao, Co-Founder and Partner at Speciale Invest, dives into the world of early stage fundraising and venture capital. He shares insights on when and how to raise funds, emphasizing the vital role of storytelling and building relationships with investors. Arjun reflects on his entrepreneurial journey, the evolution of deep tech investments, and key lessons on navigating the VC landscape. He also discusses the significance of resilience and adaptability in the startup ecosystem, making it a must-listen for aspiring founders!

How a storytelling engineer, created a market leading L&D company! In Episode 3 of UnoTumbler stories, we are in conversation with Rajiv, Founder & CEO at Knolskape. Knolskape is a Learning & Development company which develops experiential and gamified learning content for corporates. Always creatively inclined, Rajiv dabbled with theatre & short filmmaking before embarking on a journey of entrepreneurship. A lower than expected outcome in a learning class sparked the idea of marrying technology and learning - and Knolskape was born! Hear how Knolskape started off with learning solutions for universities - where CXO's used their products to learn. And how they pivoted to developing products for the same corporates in which these CXOs worked! Hear deep insights on what works in the learning space and what doesn't. Learn about how the initial Knolskape product was created and the thinking that went behind it. Hear how they cracked their first corporate deal with just 10 employees and what goes into closing a B2B deal. Hear the growth journey and how Knolskape has grown to 400+ clients and 150+ employees - across 25 countries! An insightful conversation with a fabulous founder and leader! Enjoy! Know more about Rajiv and the company here: Rajiv Jayaraman: ⁠https://shorturl.at/dtvUV Website: ⁠https://knolskape.com/ ⁠Funding: ⁠https://shorturl.at/hly07 #founders #startups #startuplife #entrepreneurship #KNOLSKAPE #learninganddevelopment #ExperientialLearning #GamifiedLearning #unotumbler #unotumblerstories #storytelling

4 friends, serendipity and 1500 acres of farm to fresh goodness! In Episode 2 of Unotumbler Stories, we are in conversation with Guru. He is one of the co-founders of Deep Rooted, a D2C startup providing Fresh and contamination-free Fruits and Vegetables to consumers. Guru along with 3 of his longtime friends (who have all known each other for 35 years!) started this journey together in 2018. Hear the fantastic story of founders who are building this rapidly growing Farm to Fresh company, despite having no prior experience in farming. They got started on this journey with serendipity, but then kept going and scaling with solid problem-solving skills. Get insights into the problems Farmers face; See how Covid induced their B2C pivot ahead of time; And learn how they have grown to more than 2L direct consumers, across multiple cities with their farm base going from 1 acre to 1500 acres!! A fabulous, free flowing and fun conversation. Enjoy! Know more about Guru and the company here: Gururaj Rao: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gururajsrao/ Other Co-founders (and friends!): Arvind Murali: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvind-murali-b3808652/ Avinash BR: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avinash-b-r-9b401a14/ Santosh Narasipura: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santosh-narasipura-a60017160/ Website: https://deeprooted.co/ Fundraise: https://yourstory.com/2022/09/farm-consumer-startup-deep-rooted--agritech #startups #entrepreneurship #farmtoconsumer #D2C #farming #fruitsandvegetables #deeprooted #founders #startupindia #startuplife #startupjourney #unotumbler #unotumblerstories