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Giving a voice to people who don’t have a voice. Today my guest is Meet Singhal. Co-founder of Stamurai. A Mobile app that helps you learn & practice speech therapy exercises for stuttering & stammering. So in this episode he talks about how stuttering controlled his life almost having a breakdown and how he turned it all around by developing this mobile app. Talks about the initial prototype & acquiring his first customers. Which now has 40,000+ installs across 155 countries around the world. Talks about the science and psychology around stuttering. Never ordering food he liked only ones that were easy to say. Dealing with speech therapists. (30% sceptical , 70% encouraging) Talks about the best day so far. What you should and should not do when dealing with a person who stutters and telling his first ever joke! Talks about the subscription based business model . Does music work? - We talk about the headphone scene from the King's Speech! And finally gives great advice about raising finance & finding product market fit. Its an inspiring story and one that will inspire you!

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Traditional speech therapy is expensive
• Growing 15% every month.
• His Initial assumptions - would people use a self-directed product?
• Honey is not the cure for stammering & other quacky myths!
• Speech therapy has not changed for the last 100 years.
• Being a 2x entrepreneur
• Why do people stutter?
• Biggest learning from the initial MVP
• Why his first startup failed (Khan academy for india)
• Being Inspired by Charlie Munger.
• App design challenges.
• ‘Getting rich is never easy in a well formed society’
• How they onboard users.
• Getting help from Prosus, a global consumer internet group.
• Why do products fail?
• ‘It's a hard journey , but filled with meaning’
• Product roadmap - expanding into other speech disorders.

links

https://stamurai.com/

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Anyone fancy a lab-grown chicken burger? Today I speak to Dr Siddaharth Manvati Co-founder of Clear Meat. This company seeks to produce India’s first cell-based chicken minced meat. In this exciting episode you will learn how they create lab grown meat from molecules. He also talks about business models B2B & B2C. He talks about being part of an accelerator a global food accelerator programme shaping the future of food. He talks about the importance of being patient. Raising finance and discusses price points. Working with farmers not against. And finally some interesting ideas on what were going to eat and drink in a 100 years time!

in this conversation we also talk about:

• The aim in the next 2/3 years
• Thoughts on plant based v lab based meat
• Taste?
• What about fish & bacon etc.
• The future of food - Chicken Nuggets with insulin & bubble water
• Advice for first time founders

and much more!

Links

http://www.clearmeat.com/

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Firstly, I would like to pay tribute to everyone listening and subscribing to show for the past three years. Without you, this podcast would not have been possible! So I’m very grateful. So sit back & enjoy some of the best moments.

Today you will hear from - Deepak Srinivasan: Co-founder of Crofters, he talks about tackling the water crisis in India with IOT based farming! He talks about:

• How it works.
• State of the IOT industry at the moment in India.
• Production plans
• Nice example of senior citizens using the product.
• Partnering with Teach for India.
• His advice on getting early adopters.
• Elon musk chat.
• Movie chat

We hear from Mansi Zaveri - Founder of Kidsstoppress, on creating India's most trusted, award-winning parenting website. She talks about:

• What inspired her to do this.
• Obstacles.
• What she has learned on her roller-coaster journey so far!
• The top 3 priorities in their life - it's very interesting!
• 15 years experience in branding, content
• All things digital marketing
• Life as a solo founder and a full-time mother
• Oprah Winfrey and food chat as well

Next up is Joydeep Sen Sarma, Cofounder & CTO of Qubole he talks about Big data & why it matters! He talks about:

• What inspired him to get started.
• How the platform works
• A deep dive into what is big data
• Life at Facebook
• Advice for first-time founders
• Mark Zuckerberg chat
• With all the new technologies, how does he keep on top of things?

We also hear from Suresh Shanker, Co-founder of Crayon Data on simplifying the worlds choices! He talks about.

• How, he got started,
• How the platform works.
• How big does he want to go with this?
• What’s left to achieve?
• Right brain approach to marketing.
• What has surprised him during his long entrepreneurial journey?
• Climbing mountains
• Life ain't over at 53!
• Having an inner voice.
• Being an "in-between spaces guy!"
• Interesting story about a Chinese bamboo tree! (persistent, vision, progress)

And finally we here from Sudeepta Sanyal, Co-founder of The Blueberry Trails - On India's booming travel industry! she talks about:

• Leaving her corporate job at 26 to commit to her travel bug.
• Favourite holiday destinations.
• Best flight/holiday websites to use.
• New and upcoming destinations in India
• Being from an army family and moving every 3 years.
• The hardest part about building this business
• We talk about female entrepreneurship
• Tips for first-time visitors to India
• Where the name comes from?
• Persistence.
• Favourite travel experiences.
• What will travel look like in the future
• What she is like as a boss.

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'You can't please everyone - Not even chocolate can!' Today I speak to Akshaara Lalwani founder of Communicate India one of the fastest growing Marketing and PR companies in India. She started this business from her bedroom age 23 and now in the 8th year employs over 100 people has clients around the world and won a number of awards. So in this episode she talks about her amazing journey. Some of her favourite PR campaigns - including flying pizzas. You will learn about client relationships and how she measures success , and dealing with crisis management and finally some chat about Margaret Thatcher , sushi , Will Smith, Tequila, insects and eating pizza 14 days in row!

In this conversation we also talk about:

• Challenging first year
• Growing 150% in the last year
• Getting a pizza delivered by a drone!
• The dream company she would like to work with.
• Being careful of how you use social influencers
• Establishing a 90:10 gender ratio
• Learning on the job
• What she has learned as a female entrepreneur
• Being called the Margaret Thatcher of the PR industry
• Expecting the worst not the best

and much more

Links

https://www.communicateindia.com/

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He quit his job at ThoughtWorks 4 years ago. Became an entrepreneur with 0 experience in running a business. But he is still alive & kicking, and is doing very well. He now has a team of 9, close to profitable, and has over 25K+ developers on the platform. So in this podcast, he shares valuable insights from the last 3 years. That you can use in your business. So please enjoy the show. If you like my podcast, please consider buying me a coffee. Buy Me A Coffee Thank you for your support!

• Taking the plunge
• Stats so far
• Being a first generation entrepreneur
• Being In it for the long haul.
• Figuring out your core value
• It's time to move on from the outsourcing industry and build kick-ass products for the world from India!
• Marketing strategies - Writing things from the heart! not clickbait.
• Don't drink your own Kool-Aid!
• Business model
• Being mentally prepared. Startup life is a lonely journey.
• Indian VC's, China VC's, American VC's
• Its time to move away from resume
• Great blog recommendation -> Mark Suster bothsidesofthetable.com

and much much more

links
https://www.geektrust.in/

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