Indian Startup Stories

Today’s guest: Riti Sinha, Leadership coach & Founder (Point Blank 7) Website: https://www.pointblank7.in/ [https://www.pointblank7.in/] You will learn: 01:52Background - childhood, studies, early career days, and stepping on to Journalism 03:18PointBlank7 - What is it? It’s moto, and the platform serving the community. 08:28Mix of engineer, Journalist & Leadership coach. Handling the transition. 12:13Initial days of start & grip on Community journalism on election and holding on to an independent way. 17:58Without any advertisements on the website, how revenue is generated? 26:40Managing hyper-local and handling the content for masses together. 29:04Journalists Or Activists? Very fine line of difference. 38:38How analytics gathered. And engagement with people. 46:22Marketing and sales strategy which helped to shape the business 51:54Mistakes made and the learnings from it. 53:15Time boxing and managing work life balance 56:04Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ [https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/] and in other Podcast apps Social Media handles: Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 [https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700] LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202] Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 [https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2] Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw] Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ [https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/] Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co [https://www.silvermansound.com]m

Today’s guest: Shyam Sundar Nagarajan, Founder & CEO (GoFloaters) Website: https://gofloaters.com/ [https://gofloaters.com/] You will learn: 01:47Background - studies,  early career days, and thoughts on entrepreneurship 04:09Gofloaters - Who are they?. Office for distributed and remote teams across 21 indian cities since 2017. 08:19Idea & Spark moment behind the start of Gofloaters. 16:05True believers in remote work; remote management & remote business 19:36How pricing models are thought through and experimented with multiple coffee shops. 24:20Customer adoption and trends with co-working space & evolutions around 31:10Tech ecosystem involved & experiential contribution to the ecosystem 33:14Foundation team - pillars behind the business. Combination of Full time and freelancers 37:46Decision making challenges and overcoming with “word of mouth” recognitions, and scaling plans 44:14Bootstrapping & Fundings managed to see the profit realization 47:58Sales and marketing formula worked 50:44Thoughts on scaling business with customer expansion 55:29Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ [https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/] and in other Podcast apps Social Media handles: Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 [https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700] LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202] Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 [https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2] Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw] Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ [https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/] Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co [https://www.silvermansound.com]m

Today’s guest: Sathvik Vishwanath, Co-Founder & CEO (Unocoin) Website: https://www.unocoin.com/ [https://www.unocoin.com/] You will learn: 01:50On the pursuit of entrepreneurship, preparation and transition from employee 07:07Speculations in cryptocurrencies space. How customers and investors saw this fluctuations 10:02Funding and convincing investors, challenges in pulling through the valuation. 13:12Moment of relief, and the customer testimonial from the ground. Idea of SIP (Systematic investment Plan) in Unocoin - Crypto exchange 19:37Vision in crypto currency and blockchain space, and Technology innovations 22:07Why transaction fee is higher in Crypto trading. Tech evolution so far & Current Engineering problem 26:12Being an Entrepreneur - Merge of Personal & professional life 29:04Rapid fire round Unocoin Coupon code: UNOSS100 (Offer valid till 31st October 2021) Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ [https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/] and in other Podcast apps Social Media handles: Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 [https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700] LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202] Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 [https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2] Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw] Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ [https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/] Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co [https://www.silvermansound.com]m

Today’s guest: Sathvik Vishwanath, Co-Founder & CEO (Unocoin) Website: https://www.unocoin.com/ [https://www.unocoin.com/] You will learn: 02:15Background - studies, early career days to understand corporates, entrepreneurial steps along the journey 10:55What is a Crypto currency?, Bitcoin evolution, Etherium and different generations 29:28Unocoin - Company & it’s services. Co-Founding experience, and establishment. Bitcoin exchange, cryptocurrencies & expanding business. 36:57Customer adoptions and trends of cryptocurrencies adoption in India 39:05Regulation Vs Deregulation? How decentralization template fits in the Governance in the Country. 44:06NFT - “Non Fungible tokens”; what is new & how is it booming? Does India have huge scope for artists & creators? Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ [https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/] and in other Podcast apps Social Media handles: Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 [https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700] LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202] Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 [https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2] Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw] Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ [https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/] Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co [https://www.silvermansound.com]m

Today’s guest: SV Balasubramanyam, Founder & CEO (Durfi.com) Website: https://www.durfi.com/ [https://www.durfi.com/] You will learn: 01:56Background - early career days in startups, supermarkets, and big companies. Instances which triggered to take the idea forward 08:47Importance of sleep and mattresses business in Indian context; market study & research. Serving across India’s geography via e-commerce 12:50Self evaluate as an entrepreneur before the start. ZERO-ONE principle to start business. 17:13Founding team - What & how was it managed in shaping up the Durfi business. Association with top brands in India. 19:10Standing out from the crowd with investment in Technology and R&D in the sleep business, focusing on Customer needs. GSM foam, anti-bacterial, hemp seed oil infusion, breathable comfort layer.. 25:46Marketing strategies adopted, and getting Customer adoption. 30K customers and more. 35:58You-tubers and social media plans for scaling the business 39:49COVID and other shaping challenges - initial days of identifying how to channelise. Raw materials cost impact and revenue 46:44Instances of business challenges & turning them into opportunities 51:00Rapid fire round Stay tuned! Be motivated! Thank you!! Streaming from https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/ [https://indianstartupstories.com/podcast-episodes/] and in other Podcast apps Social Media handles: Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700 [https://www.facebook.com/Indian-Startup-Stories-105427574797700] LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/indian-startup-stories-b4b385202] Twitter:https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2 [https://twitter.com/IndianStartupS2] Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38w7euU6JpLjyRb4Am7ugw] Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/ [https://www.instagram.com/theindianstartupstories/] Music credit: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co [https://www.silvermansound.com]m