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Episode 10: The Better India

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/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuradha-kedia-b687823/] * Dhimant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhimant/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhimant/] * Website: https://www.thebetterindia.com/ [https://www.thebetterindia.com/] #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#thebetterindia #positivestories #socialimpact #impact #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories #storytelling

Episode 9: Truly Smytten (Part 2)

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 [https://shorturl.at/dstFR] #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#⁠smytten #trysomethingnew #d2c #consumer #brands #GetSmytten #smyttensquad #people #humancapital #ConsumerAnalytics #ConsumerInsights #ConsumerResearch #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories #storytelling

Episode 9: Truly Smytten (Part 1)

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 [https://shorturl.at/egBD2] Swagat Sarangi (Co-founder): https://shorturl.at/psBO0 [https://shorturl.at/psBO0] Smytten website: https://smytten.com/ [https://smytten.com/] Fundraise news: https://shorturl.at/itBOP [https://shorturl.at/itBOP] #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#⁠smytten #trysomethingnew #d2c #consumer #brands #GetSmytten #ConsumerAnalytics #ConsumerInsights #ConsumerResearch #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories #storytelling

Episode 8: Agri 2 Power Catalyst

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 [https://shorturl.at/szFXY] Website: https://shorturl.at/qrOST [https://shorturl.at/qrOST] Awards: https://shorturl.at/dhyMY [https://shorturl.at/dhyMY] #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#⁠A2PEnergy #agribusiness #environment #cleanenergy #bioenergy #manufacturing #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories #storytelling

Episode 7: Health Assured!

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 [https://shorturl.at/knqHO] * Website: https://shorturl.at/gCL57 [https://shorturl.at/gCL57] * HealthAssure Funding: https://shorturl.at/nrD34 [https://shorturl.at/nrD34] #founders⁠ ⁠#startups⁠ ⁠#startuplife⁠ ⁠#entrepreneurship⁠ ⁠#⁠healthassure #healthtech #healthcare #fitness #primarycare #healthinsurance #unotumbler⁠ ⁠#unotumblerstories ⁠#storytelling⁠