Zero to Infinity
Z47
Zero to Infinity, by Z47, is a podcast series dedicated to the founders, startups, and all within the ecosystem through candid conversations on what we think it really takes to survive in this wild startup world. In a world where we are endlessly engulfed with information in all its forms and sizes, this is our attempt to create, curate, and bring to you the insights and reflections that we have had the luxury of having learned the hard way through all the years spent in truly understanding what it takes to build and nurture a startup from ground zero.
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Mar 15, 2021 • 1h 9min
73: From both sides of the table: Kunal Bahl unplugged
In today’s episode, we have Tarun Davda Managing Director at Matrix Partners India, with Kunal Bahl, co-founder of Snapdeal and Titan Capital. Through the course of this conversation, we cover Kunal’s early childhood and background that helped him shaped him into who he is today. The biggest learnings from his journey at Snapdeal, transitioning from an entrepreneur to an investor.
Mar 1, 2021 • 20min
72: What role does human capital play in venture investing?
Here's a snippet from an upcoming episode where Debleena Das & Rajinder Balaraman share learnings and insights on team building at the early stages.
Feb 19, 2021 • 1min
83: Customer versus Competition
How much should a founder worry about competition & the threat of being disrupted by a new startup? tune in to find out how Avnish Bajaj, (Founder and MD, Matrix Partners India), and Rajinder Balaraman, (Director, Matrix Partners India) think about it.
Feb 19, 2021 • 35min
71: Redefining wellness, one mosaic at a time
In today’s episode, we have Revant Bhate, the co-founder of Mosaic wellness in conversation with Sanjot Malhi, Director and the lead for the consumer sector at Matrix Partners India. Mosaic Wellness is a house of brands, focused on redefining the Indian wellness market and on today's episode we cover Revant’s transition from investor to founder and what that was like, what it takes to build a consumer brand in India and the problem they aim to solve through their recently launched brands ManMatters and Bodywise. Tune in to know more.
Feb 11, 2021 • 38min
70: Profit Pools – fishing in the right pond!
The pandemic & recent global trends have brought about a shift in the way companies are thinking about profit pools at the early stages, but what’s really changed? and how does one go deeper into the value chain of an industry in quest of the right profit pool - tune in to find out.
Feb 4, 2021 • 29min
69: OZiva unplugged: building India’s leading clean, plant-based nutrition brand
In this episode, Sanjot Malhi (Director & consumer sector lead at Matrix Partners India) sits down with Aarti Gill & Mihir Gadani, the co-founders of OZiva, to dissect & decipher their journey of building India’s leading clean, plant-based nutrition brand.
Jan 29, 2021 • 39min
68: Gaming+: some games are companies but all companies need to up their game!
In this episode, we explore the concept of “gamification” and the impact it has on user growth & retention at the early stages, tune in to know more.
Jan 8, 2021 • 37min
67: A look back at 2020 & forecast for 2021
In today’s episode we take stock of the biggest learnings from the last 12 months and trends we think will explode in 2021. Tune in to find out!
Dec 21, 2020 • 34min
66: Commerce N.0 - crystal ball gazing!
In today’s episode, Rajinder & Avnish are crystal ball gazing into the future of commerce – tune in to know more about trends and sectors we expect to explode in 2021.
Dec 18, 2020 • 7min
65: Working from home to working from anywhere to finally from work – our experience!
While choosing to ‘work from office’ is a personal & company specific decision, we at Matrix Partners India have slowly inched back towards operating from the office, with all measures & protocols in place.
Tune in to hear what our experience has been like over the last few months.
