#19 - Jay Shah on how to start a company in US as an immigrant | Dollar Gujarati

#19 - Jay Shah on how to start a company in US as an immigrant | Dollar Gujarati

Show Introduction: Welcome to Dollar Gujarati, A show about Gujarati entrepreneurs and businessmen, and the stories behind their success in America. We talk about their struggles and opportunities on the road to success in the land of opportunity. Guest Introduction: Jay left a comfortable high paying job at Facebook to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams and start BlkBox. Blkbox automates performance marketing. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-shah-77a98260/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-shah-77a98260/] Blkbox: https://blkbox.ai/ [https://blkbox.ai/] More Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3SdQkxStIvo0HyZVn6v3Ye_Es9_Wfg1D [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3SdQkxStIvo0HyZVn6v3Ye_Es9_Wfg1D] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support [https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support]

#18 - Nupur Mehta on Networking Like a Pro | Dollar Gujarati

About the guest: Nupur Mehta Shifted to Silicon Valley at the age of 13 with her family. Dropped out of USC to found her own startup. Selected and funded by Y-Combinator, the prestigious startup accelerator which has an acceptance rate lesser than Harvard University. Started her second company OTAInfo which protects internet-enabled devices from attacks such as Zoom Bombing. Despite being a young millennial, she is heavily influenced by traditional Gujarati values of Positivity and Frugality. OTAinfo: https://www.otainfo.com/ Check out our YouTube channel to see her amazing presentation! If you are enjoying listening to our guest, please support us below. https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support [https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support]

#17 - Rahim Fazal on the Sales Strategy for B2B and D2C startups | Dollar Gujarati

Rahim Fazal is back with his take on Sales. Let's hear SV Academy's Founder and CEO take on the challenge to design a Sales strategy for a B2B EdTech startup and a D2C Home Automation startup - Let's learn Sales from one of Silicon Valley's best in class Sales Leader. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support [https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support]

#14 Y-Combinator's Ankit Gordhandas on how to acquire initial users | Dollar Gujarati

Show Introduction: Welcome to Dollar Gujarati, A show about Gujarati entrepreneurs and businessmen, and the stories behind their success in America. We talk about their struggles and opportunities on the road to success in the land of opportunity. Guest Introduction: Ankit Gordhandas is a Mumbai-born technology entrepreneur. Ankit came to America for a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from MIT. He worked for a few years in the biomedical engineering field, before starting his company, Intersect Labs [https://www.intersectlabs.io]. Intersect Labs provides Predictive Analytics for your data using Machine Learning in 3 simple clicks. Today we will learn how Ankit acquired his first users for Intersect Labs. He recommends reading Paul Graham's essay [http://paulgraham.com/ds.html] on doing things that don't scale. More Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3SdQkxStIvo0HyZVn6v3Ye_Es9_Wfg1D [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3SdQkxStIvo0HyZVn6v3Ye_Es9_Wfg1D] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support [https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support]

#16- Vikram Patel on how to get US investors for Indian Startup | Dollar Gujarati

Show Introduction: Welcome to Dollar Gujarati, A show about Gujarati entrepreneurs and businessmen, and the stories behind their success in America. We talk about their struggles and opportunities on the road to success in the land of opportunity. Guest Introduction: Today we talk to startup founder, Vikram based in India who got his funding from the US.  Vikram Patel is the CTO and Co-Founder of DocVita- a voice enabled medical assistant. Lets learn the secret behind how he was able to bring on US investors despite being located in Indore, a Tier 2 city in India, For full Video : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkZ366Nogr2zupCPUJtiT3w [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3SdQkxStIvo0HyZVn6v3Ye_Es9_Wfg1D] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support [https://anchor.fm/dollar-gujarati/support]