“It’s not processes that are important, it is the individuals and the interactions…”

“Do something that you love, you’ll not feel the pain!”

“No product is good enough!”

– Saifudeen Khan – founder of TechieJack during our discussion on “Delivering the Agile way”

Firstly, I’m super excited today to be bringing to you a topic that is relevant for all startups. Today’s topic is “Delivering the Agile way”. And we are talking with Saif, who is the founder of a startup that provides technology help for other startups.  So, who better than to learn from than an expert?!

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Saif started his venture after 15 years in the corporate sector. He is currently consulting for other startups and also working on a startup product that is yet to be launched. Saif gives us actionable tips, tricks and pitfalls with regards to delivering the agile way! This is a power packed episode that is a must for all startups! So what are you waiting for? Learn all about Delivering the Agile way by clicking the play button above!

The resources mentioned in the show are:

• TechieJack -The founder’s startup that provides technology help to other startups
• Check out Saif’s blog over at The TechieJack Blog
• Books that Saif recommends are “The Art of the Start” by Guy Kawasaki and “Startup Focus” by Phil Morle and others
• Get in touch with Saif via email – Saif AT techiejack.com or Linkedin

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“We as individuals; we are sales people!”

“You got to eat healthy and work hard”

“We have to as founders, invest time in understanding the pain points of the client and…solve their other problems!”

– Suddan Shanmugasundaram – founder of Mintly during our discussion on “Sales 101 for startups”

Firstly, I’m super excited today to be bringing to you a topic that is relevant for all startups. Today’s topic is “Sales 101 for startups”. And we are talking with Suddan, who is the founder of a startup that provides sales professionals to other companies.  So, who better than to learn from than an expert?!

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This is Suddan’s 5th startup. He didn’t allow failure in his 1st 4 startups to give up on his dream of starting up. Suddan gives us actionable tips, tricks and pitfalls with regards to bettering sales for your own startups! This is a power packed episode that is a must for all startups! So what are you waiting for? Learn all about Sales 101 for startups by clicking the play button above!

The resources mentioned in the show are:

• Mintly – The startup that helps other startups sales professionals and services
• Books that Suddan recommends are “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman, “The Pyschology of Persuasion” by Robert Cialdini, “The One Thing” by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan and “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough
• Get in touch with Suddan via Linkedin

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“Only 5% of companies today are able to implement analytics!”

“Identify your use-case first; AI is a tool…”

“Be yourself and play to your strengths”

– Ajay Kashyap – one of the founders of Boxx.AI – during our talk on “Personalizing customer touch using AI”

Firstly, I’m super excited today to be bringing to you a topic that is relevant for all startups. Today’s topic is “Personalizing customer touch using AI”. And we are talking with Ajay Kashyap, who is the founder of an AI based startup. Ajay has a product that startups use to improve customer  touch using AI. So, who better than to learn from than an expert?!

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Ajay and his co-founders have been instrumental in implementing AI in their previous jobs. Ajay gives us actionable tips, tricks and pitfalls with regards to bettering customer touch using AI! This is a power packed episode that is a must for all startups! So what are you waiting for? So, go ahead and click the play button above!

The resources mentioned in the show are:

• Boxx.AI – The startup that helps other startups personalize customer touch using AI
• The blog of Tomasz Tunguz – this is the resource Ajay uses to answer his own queries with regards to startup issues
• Get in touch with Ajay via Linkedin or email him via ajay AT boxx.ai

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“Way in advance of (crowdfunding), you should be approaching potential investors already”

“For us, it’s about being laser focused!”

“Every business should have an aim, something it’s trying to achieve…”

– Scott Woodley – founder of Tutora – during our talk on “Crowd based equity funding for startups”

Firstly, I’m super excited today to be bringing to you a topic that every startup can use. Today’s topic is “Crowd based equity funding for startups”. And we are talking with Scotty Woodley a.k.a Woody, who is the founder of a very successful education startup. Woody has already raised money for his startup via crowd funding and is in the midst of a 2nd round. So, who better than to learn from than an expert!

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Woody has been running his startup for about 2 years now. He gives us actionable tips, tricks and pitfalls with regards to crowd based equity funding! This is a power packed episode that is a must for all startups! So what are you waiting for? So, go ahead and click the play button above!

This is part 2 in the series around funding. We covered “Crowdfunding for startups” from a product and platform perspective in foundersgyan episode 66.

 Following are the resources mentioned in the show:

• Tutora – The education based startup of Woody
• Crowdcube website where Woody is raising money for his startup in exchange for equity
• Some of Woody’s favorite websites are AngelList, Linkedin, Hubspot, Moz and Paul Graham’s blog
• You can reach to Woody by email via scott AT tutora.co.uk

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“For someone who has an idea, you want to turn it into a picture as soon as you can…”

“The overall thing to keep in mind is always to make something that a lot of people want!”

“Imagine big and take small steps”

– Kobby Osei-Kusi – founder of ThePirl – during our talk on “Tips for hardware based startups”

Firstly, I’m super excited today to be bringing to you a topic that is very relevant to all hardware based startups. The topic for the day is “Tips for Hardware Based Startups”. And we are talking with Kobby, who is the founder of a hardware based startup. We cover a lot of useful tips and tricks with regards to hardware based startups and how they can succeed in today’s environment!

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The founder has been running his startup for about 2 years now and who better to learn from than an expert? He gives us actionable tips, tricks and pitfalls with regards to building hardware based startups! This is a power packed episode that is a must for all startups! So what are you waiting for? So, go ahead and click the play button above!

 Following are the resources mentioned in the show:

• ThePirl – startup of the founder that is bringing one mean battery pack to the market!
• Some of the sites that Kobby mentions are Dribbble, Behance, Highway 1 and Bolt
• Kobby is an avid reader. He recommends the following books – “The Wright Brothers“, “5-day course on thinking“, “Benjamin Franklin’s Biography” and “The Biography of Thomas Edison“

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“We don’t want to wait, we want everything overnight!”

“Startup is a very big buzzword just like big data”

“Just prepare to be rejected. Because either you win or you learn; there is no failure!”

– Saswat Kumar Panda – founder of Learnitude Technologies – some of the many tips during our conversation on “Sustainable Entrepreneurship”

Firstly, I’m super excited today to be bringing to you a topic that is very relevant to all startups. The topic for the day is “Sustainable Entrepreneurship”. And we are talking with Saswat Kumar Panda, whose startups helps a lot of other startups. We cover a lot of useful tips and tricks with regards to sustainable entrepreneurship and how startups can succeed in today’s environment!

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The founder has been running his startup for about 5 years now and who better to learn from than an expert? He gives us actionable tips, tricks and pitfalls with regards to building a sustainable entrepreneurship mindset! This is a power packed episode that is a must for all startups! So what are you waiting for? So, go ahead and click the play button above!

 Following are the resources mentioned in the show:

• Learnitude Technologies – startup of the founder that in itself is an example of sustainable entrepreneurship!
• Resources recommended by Saswat are Mashable and YourStory
• You can contact Saswat through his phone +91 9040880335 or Skype or email him saswat AT learntitude.com

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“Any true growth hack is short lived!”

“If you’re able to get traffic from search, that’s huge…”

“In Growth Hacking, Always try contrarian thinking”

– Ravi Trivedi – founder of CouponRani and PushEngage – some of the many tips during our conversation on “Growth Hacking in 2017 for startups”

Firstly, I’m super excited today to be bringing to you a topic that is very relevant to all startups. The topic for the day is “Growth Hacking in 2017”. And we are talking with Ravi Trivedi, an experienced founder and growth hacking expert. We cover a lot of useful tips and tricks with regards to growth hacking in 2017.

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The founder gives many talks about growth hacking and marketing and who better to learn from than an expert? He gives us actionable tips, tricks and pitfalls with regards to growth hacking in 2017! This is a power packed episode that is a must for all startups! So what are you waiting for? So, go ahead and click the play button above!

 Following are the resources mentioned in the show:

• CouponRani and PushEngage – startups of the founder
• Books recommended by Ravi are:
  • “Zero to One” by Peter Thiel
  • “Founders at work” by Jessica Livingstone
  • “Getting To Plan B” by John Mullins and Randy Komisar
• Other Resources that Ravi mentions are – a) For Marketing – Neil Patel’s website b) SEO Resource – Moz and c) Facebook Marketing – ADEspresso
• You can contact Ravi either through twitter @trivediravi or email him via ravi.trivedi AT gmail.com

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“If I was to do it all over again, I would move this MVP in-house much faster”

“Whatever you do, do it with love….it will show!”

“Keep a very close eye on cash”

– Dheeraj Sharma and AnanthaKrishnan G – founders of PlayAblo, during our discussion on “How to move technology in-house after an MVP”

Our topic today is very relevant to almost all startups. The topic for the day is “How to move technology in-house after an outsourced MVP”. And we are talking with Dheeraj and Ananth, the founders of PlayAblo. This is the second time the founders are being featured on our show. You can check out their first appearance at “Overview to building a gamification platform“. The founders themselves had to move technology in-house after their MVP; so who better than to talk about this topic?

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The founders talk to us about their own journey and things to keep in mind while doing this important piece of work. They gives us actionable tips, tricks and pitfalls to overcome to successfully move technology in-house. This is a power packed episode that is a must for all startups! So what are you waiting for? So, go ahead and click the play button above!

 Following are the resources mentioned in the show:

• PlayAblo – website of the founders; the site is a gamification platform focused on education for kids.
• Google Store App – You can check their app out for free on the Play Store
• You can check out their previous appearance on FoundersGyan on building a gamification platform here
• Books mentioned on the show:
  • “Managing change within IBM’s complex supply chain” – a pdf publication by IBM
  • “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” by Ben Horowitz
• Reach out to AnanthaKrishnan via Linkedin
• Reach out to Dheeraj via Linkedin and follow him @dheerajgosharp
• The founders can also be reached via curious AT playablo.com

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“Either struggle and come up or lose and die!”

“How you control your brain is the most important thing!”

“Every journey or a failure is just a learning”

– Aditya Lalwani – founder and CEO of StartupWiz – during our chat about “Overcoming early entrepreneurial struggles!”

Firstly, I’m super excited today to be bringing to you a topic that is very relevant to almost all startups. The topic for the day is “Overcoming early entrepreneurial struggles!”. And we are talking with Aditya, the founder and CEO of StartupWiz. This is a platform that provides a wide range of services to other startups. Aditya is a young entrepreneur and who better to talk to about failures than him?

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The founder talk to us about his journey and give us insights into what you need to do in order to overcome early entrepreneurial struggles. He gives us actionable tips, tricks and pitfalls with regards to overcoming these challenges! This is a power packed episode that is a must for all startups regardless of whether you’re early or not! So what are you waiting for? So, go ahead and click the play button above!

 Following are the resources mentioned in the show:

• StartupWiz – website of the founder involved in helping other startups
• Reach out to Aditya via Linkedin or email him via Aditya AT startupwiz.in

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“Nobody can motivate you apart from yourselves!”

“Going slow is better than stopping”

“There are no rules in startups”

– Kaushik H A – founder and CEO of BooksBeka – during our chat about “sourcing difficult items for your ecommerce venture”

Firstly, I’m super excited today to be bringing to you a topic that will be super useful to many startups. The topic for the day is “Sourcing Difficult items for an ecommerce venture “. And we are talking with Kaushik, the founder and CEO of BooksBeka. This is a platform that is itself involved with sourcing difficult items, viz., college books. So, who better to talk to us about sourcing difficult items than him?

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The founder talk to us about his journey and give us insights into what you need to do in order for sourcing difficult items. He gives us actionable tips, tricks and pitfalls with regards to sourcing difficult items if you have an idea to startup! This is an episode that is a must for all wanting to start a marketplace for something new! So what are you waiting for? So, go ahead and click the play button above!

 Following are the ways to get in touch with Kaushik:

• BooksBeka – website of the founder; the site is involved in sourcing difficult items, viz., college books
• Books that Kaushik recommends are
  • “You can Win” – by Shiv Khera
  • “The Magic of Thinking Big” by David J Schwartz and
  • “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho
• Reach out to Kaushi via Linkedin

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“Gamification is more of an experience, technology is a tool!”

“If you build a product over the course of 1 year within 4 walls…highly unrecommended!”

“You have got to think as per your product/service”

– Dheeraj Sharma and AnanthaKrishnan G – founders of PlayAblo – a gamification platform focused on education

Firstly, I’m super excited today to be bringing to you a topic that is very interesting. The topic for the day is “Overview to building a gamification platform “. And we are talking to Dheeraj Sharma and AnanthaKrishnan G, the founders of PlayAblo. Furthermore, they have over 4 decades of experience in the IT industry between them.

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The founders talk to us about their journey and give us insights into building your own gamification platform. They gives us actionable tips, tricks and pitfalls with regards to gamifying your own startup! This is an episode that is a must for all wanting to build an engaged user experience! So what are you waiting for? So, go ahead and click the play button above!

 Following are the ways to get in touch with Dheeraj and AnanthKrishnan:

• PlayAblo – website of the founders; the site is a gamification platform focused on education for kids.
• Google Store App – You can check their app out for free on the Play Store
• Octalysis framework that you can use to create your own gamification platform
• Books that the founders recommend are
  • “Start with Why” – by Simon Sminek
  • “Reality is Broken” by Jane McGonigal
  • “Solving Problems with Design Thinking” by various authors and published by University of Columbia
• Reach out to AnanthaKrishnan via Linkedin
• Reach out to Dheeraj via Linkedin and follow him @dheerajgosharp

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