EP#15: PitchGround CEO Udit Goenka on Software as a Service (SaaS), start-ups and Broken Dreams on TSS

EP#19: Attending start-up event by IIT Bombay together | MBA Chaiwala Controversy by Uttkarsh Singh

In this episode with Uttkarsh Singh, we have discussed a lot about both  of us attending an event called Eureka'21 by IIT Bombay in December  2021. We have also shed some light on the recent internet controversies  related to Prafull Billore, founder of MBA Chaiwala, and Love Babbar regarding his controversy of leaving Amazon for creating content on  YouTube.    Uttkarsh is a final year student at Vellore Institue of Technology,  Bhopal. He has recently grabbed a job offer from an American Company. He also has a background in running an ed-tech start-up called EdDify. We have some very strong points to argue related to the current scenarios of popular ed-tech start-ups like Byju's, WhiteHat Junior, and  Unacademy.    We have further discussed how small-scale Indian shops of Pani-puri sellers, grocery stores, etc. can get leverage through social media. We had a common belief where we both agreed that with the right usage of social media these small-scale start-ups can think of making big in the market.    Attaching below are the timestamps through which you can join the  conversation at your desired location: 00:00 - Introduction and deep questions from previous guests  01:01 - How did he get a job in an American MNC?  02:13 - How did both of our start-ups get selected for Eureka'21 by IIT Bombay?  04:45 - How is he running a start-up already and still choosing to sit for placements to get a job?  06:03 - Company policies for hiring people already working in a start-up  07:54 - Love Babbar case with Amazon  09:09 - What is his start-up EdDify all about?   10:57 - The loophole that they're trying to fill in the Ed-Tech industry  14:20 - How students are trapped by the start-ups and get fired later on?  16:49 - Why students should think twice before joining a start-up?  19:12 - What are sustainable development and renewable energy?  22:42 - Are there any start-ups working in the sustainable development sector?  26:32 - Why do start-ups by IITians do a lot of cash burn and eventually fail?  27:18 - What are positive and negative cash flows?  29:09 - How a Grocery Shop owner is a better entrepreneur?  29:48 - Viral LinkedIn post regarding multiple branches of a Gol Gappe wala. 3 1:15 - Are we living in the Venture Capitalist Bubble?  32:34 - MBA Chaiwala Controversy  35:58 - His strategy to make big on Social Media.  38:29 - His future Plans I'm Sankalp Chauhan, a computer science student studying at KIIT  University and I love to make videos on technology, study habits, vlogs,  entrepreneurship, and development.  I am a passionate programmer, with a keen interest in web development.  Apart from all this, I love to travel and explore new destinations.  I like to make videos with the purpose of helping as many people as possible. I also teach coding and web development on this channel.    I run a podcast called The Sankalp Show where some awesome guests are invited to share their journey from starting a company at 19 to making great resumes to grabbing the best software engineering job.     🦅 Say Hi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seesankalp   My Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/seesankalp/   Join the Discord Community: https://discord.gg/e5uKsDVKZR

EP#18: The REAL STRUGGLES of running a start-up in 2022 with Vinay Katiyar on The Sankalp Show | #podcast

In this episode of The Sankalp Show, we have Vinay Katiyar, founder of Katiyar Industries. He has experience in running multiple start-ups and businesses since a very young age.   In this episode, we have discussed more of his past journey and his future plans.    We have also discussed why he dropped out of two colleges and how that decision impacted his life.   Along with all this, the episode is packed with multiple start-up-related concepts that can be extremely useful for entrepreneurs.  Stay tuned through the whole episode and make sure to LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE to the channel.  TIMESTAMPS:   00:00 - Introduction  00:16 - Vinay Katiyar's initial journey  01:17 - His family background & NDA Preparation   02:33 - His true interests and passion in the early days  06:18 - Why did he drop out of 2 colleges?  10:34 - The night he told his father that he was dropping out.  14:22 - Why he never suggests anyone to drop out?   15:08 - How did he move from blogging to agency business?  15:56 - Was he satisfied after dropping out of college?  17:31 - He worked 16 hours a day for 3 years.  19:00 - Dealing with the necessity of the situation   19:21 - What's missing in the current start-up ecosystem?  21:09 - His struggles while running his start-up (Surviving on Rs.13 for a week)  25:17 - Are start-ups living in the VC Bubble?  26:54 - Are Shark Tank Entrepreneurs Dumb?  27:23 - Being bullish on Creator Economy  28:55 - Metaverse is an age-old concept  31:19 - How to optimize and leverage Social Media?  38:23 - Advice for the younger generation Vinay's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinayKrKatiyar LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinaykrkatiyar/  I'm Sankalp Chauhan, a computer science student studying at KIIT University and I love to make videos on technology, study habits, vlogs, entrepreneurship, and development.  I am a passionate programmer, with a keen interest in web development.  Apart from all this, I love to travel and explore new destinations.  I like to make videos with the purpose of helping as many people as possible. I also teach coding and web development on this channel.    I run a podcast called The Sankalp Show where some awesome guests are invited to share their journey from starting a company at 19 to making great resumes to grab the best software engineering job.     🦅 Say Hi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seesankalp  My Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/seesankalp/  Join the Discord Community: https://discord.gg/e5uKsDVKZR  My LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sankalp-chauhan/

EP#17: Manasi Shah on QUITTING her job for PASSION and taking a leap of faith | The Sankalp Show #tss

Among many reasons to have a podcast, to start one was to meet new people.   Featuring on The Sankalp Show this week, we have Mansi Shah. Co-Founder and CMO of The Clueless Company.   What's her take on the Hirect culture and rising Start-up culture?   Memories of her engineering college and toxic corporate culture.    Manasi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thewriterwoman_  Manasi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thewriterwoman/  Manasi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewriterwoman/   The Clueless Company: https://www.theclueless.company/ 00:00 - Introduction  00:10 - Her past journey, college life and quitting a job!  02:07 - Her educational background  04:08 - joining Infosys and life after that  07:40 - toxic corporate culture  13:07 - Following her passion as a content writer  14:00 - Her Mom passed away just after one day of joining  15:37 - Beautiful part of engineering and why your knowledge is never a waste!  20:07 - Was she enjoying the work she was doing?  26:14 - How did she come across The Clueless Comapnay and Mehul Fanawala?  31:05 - Overcoming her stubborn nature as a leader.  34:34 - How is The Clueless Company scaling?  40:06 - The Hirect Culture of the youth  44:36 - The rising Start-up culture in India and VC Bubble  48:07 - Learning the Art of Relationship from her Dad  50:04 - Her piece of advice Ola Folks! I am Sankalp. A CSE student at KIIT. I adore coding,  teaching, reading, traveling, and podcasting in no particular order.   I invite eminent personalities on The Sankalp Show to share their journey from an entrepreneur to corporate giants and their experiences.   Apart from all this, I love to travel and explore new destinations.   I like to make videos with the purpose of helping as many people as  possible.  I also teach coding and web development on this channel. 🦅 Say Hi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seesankalp   My Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/seesankalp/   Join the Discord Community: https://discord.gg/e5uKsDVKZR   My LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sankalp-chauhan/

EP#16: Mehul Fanawala from Dropping out of College to starting his own company on The Sankalp Show #TSS

There were a lot of reasons for which I started out with podcasts and  one of the core reasons was to know more about a person.   This week on The Sankalp Show, we have Mehul Fanawala, founder and CEO  of The Clueless Company.    He has shared a lot about his life journey from dropping out of college  to working for 14+ years in Sales to starting out with his own company.   We have talked a lot about why you should/shouldn't drop out of college,  a few concepts of sales and marketing, B2B Vs. B2C and much more  amazing stuff.   Mehul's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mehulfanawala  Mehul's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehulfanawala/    The Clueless Company: https://www.theclueless.company/ Timestamps:   00:00 - Introduction  00:09 - His college dropout journey  03:49 - IS dropping out of college a good idea?  06:09 - Challenges he faced after dropping out of college  08:23 - Necessary skills to scale up your career.  11:49 - B2B Vs. B2C  14:54 - Which one is more profitable, B2B or B2C?  17:50 - Advantages of software products  19:47 - Are we living in the Startup or a VC bubble?  24:36 - What does shark Ashneer Grover thinks of raising money and getting funded? 28:14 - What is the psychology and human behavior behind memes?  31:08 - What is The Clueless Company?  38:38 - Where is more growth as an individual, at a startup or job?  41:41 - What are his views on Web 3.0 and Metaverse? I'm Sankalp Chauhan, a computer science student studying at KIIT  University and I love to make videos on technology, study habits, vlogs,  entrepreneurship, and development.   I am a passionate programmer, with a keen interest in web development.   Apart from all this, I love to travel and explore new destinations.  I like to make videos with the purpose of helping as many people as  possible. I also teach coding and web development on this channel.    I run a podcast called The Sankalp Show where some awesome guests are  invited to share their journey from starting a company at 19 to making  great resumes to grab the best software engineering job.     🦅 Say Hi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seesankalp   My Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/seesankalp/   Join the Discord Community: https://discord.gg/e5uKsDVKZR   My LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sankalp-chauhan/

EP#15: PitchGround CEO Udit Goenka on Software as a Service (SaaS), start-ups and Broken Dreams on TSS

In this podcast episode of The Sankalp Show, we have Mr. Udit Goenka,  who is the founder and CEO of PitchGround.com. He started his career as a  freelance designer from the time he was in grade 10th.   He has always been a SaaS geek and hence he had always dreamt of becoming a software engineer. Unfortunately, the odds were not in his  favor and he landed up pursuing finance in his college.    Being a geek, the software engineer in him never gave up and now he is currently the CEO of PitchGround which is a unique platform that bridges  the gap between entrepreneurs and investors.   When the times of SaaS start-ups were not good enough and they were facing a failure rate of 92%, then PitchGround came into the picture  and it has drastically flipped the numbers.    With PitchGround, the number changed from a 92% failure rate to an 80%  success rate. Founded in 2018, PitchGround has already helped over 20  companies to raise over a million dollars in crowdfunding in less than 8  months of operation.  In the episode w have discussed all of his journey from not getting into the dream college to building such a successful company.    Udit's Twitter: https://twitter.com/iuditg    Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction  2:12 - His college life and dream of becoming an engineer  4:10 - How old is freelancing?  6:02 - Why is he always hungry for more?/ Never Satisfied  7:31 - Did he find accounting and finance difficult in college?  7:59 - His dad as a Businessman.  9:05 - His views on investing at an early age.  11:36 - Jobs can also provide financial freedom.  13:00 - Start SIPs and build healthy financial habits  15:07 - True entrepreneurship is all about giving back  19:41 - His views on Intraday trading  23:22 - Difference between service class family and a business family  25:46 - What is PitchGround?  26:56 - Why 92% of the tech/SaaS start ups fail?  28:28 - Having a success rate of 82%  30:59 - Flipping sides: How PitchGRound turned a 92% failure rate to 80% success rate?  32:06 - When does a founder makes actual money. I'm Sankalp Chauhan, a computer science student studying at KIIT  University and I love to make videos on technology, study habits, vlogs,  entrepreneurship, and development.   I am a passionate programmer, with a keen interest in web development.   Apart from all this, I love to travel and explore new destinations.   I like to make videos with the purpose of helping as many people as  possible. I also teach coding and web development on this channel.    I run a podcast called The Sankalp Show where some awesome guests are  invited to share their journey from starting a company at 19 to making  great resumes to grab the best software engineering job.     🦅 Say Hi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seesankalp   My Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/seesankalp/   Join the Discord Community: https://discord.gg/e5uKsDVKZR   My LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sankalp-chauhan/