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Preorder the book here: https://rb.gy/n5nt2wIn this latest episode of Figuring Out Podcast we are in conversation with Byju Raveendran, Founder and CEO of Byju's, the biggest edtech startup and we have discussed:-How did Byju’s become the biggest edtech startup?-How BYJU's Became the Most Valued Startup of India?-Why did Byju invest his own money in his startup?-Why did they sponsor the FIFA World Cup and Cricket World Cup?-What’s happening with Byju’s employees?BYJU'S was founded in the year 2011 by Byju Raveendran. He is India's youngest billionaire with a net worth of $3.05 billion as per the Forbes list of India's 100 Richest People (2020). BYJU's The Learning App was launched in 2015 and is currently noted as the most valuable startup from India with a valuation of $22 bn.Coming from Azhikode, a small village in Kerala, Byju Raveendran was an engineer with a shipping company based in the UK. While he was working, he started to help his friends prepare for the CAT exam, an entrance exam for getting into the best business schools in India. To test himself, Byju also gave the exam and secured 100 percentile! He did not join any of the IIMs but started teaching students for their mathematics exams.Initially, he took mathematics workshops for free and then started charging a fee when he was confident about his prowess. At one point his workshops were so popular that more than 20000 students participated in one such workshop. In the year 2009, he started to record videos of the workshops he organized.His former students who graduated from the IIMs encouraged him to start BYJU’s classes. ‘Think and Learn Pvt Ltd’ was then formed to create content for school students. He launched Byju’s – The Learning App in 2015, and the app was downloaded by more than 5.5 million people in the first year itself.•   •   •🎧 Stream Figuring Out episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/736rhmW7vilNgkFFo8aDz4📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZ☑️ Subscribe to Figuring Out Clips:https://www.youtube.com/c/FiguringOutClips•   •   •00:00 - Introduction03:23 - Early life of Byju05:41 - His parents role in his journey07:40 - Monitoring vs Mentoring09:46 - How Maths should be taught? 11:03 - Byju Raveendran's childhood17:24 - His mindset during his surgeries20:00 - What he learnt from his parents?27:11 - Tough time of his life30:27 - Why Byju's endorse Bollywood and Cricket?32:48 - Biggest challenge for entrepreneurs34:09 - His take on work life balance41:11 - How to create Founders?43:07 - How was BYJU's Started46:58 - Byju's growth hack53:16 - Why people are bullish on India?1:01:57 - Byju's next global brand from India?1:04:41 - Hiring vs Firing1:08:15 - How to keep your team together?1:12:13 - When should you raise funds?1:16:15 - Acquisitions of Byju's1:19:38 - What people misunderstood about Byju's?1:29:04 - Byju on dealing with hate on social media1:37:32 - What should founders focus on?1:39:02 - How to get customers?1:43:09 - Why there is so much negative noise about Byju's in media?1:45:55 - Why there was audit delay?1:47:15 - Akash payment1:48:01 - Self funding in Byju's1:50:12 - Future of Education in India1:52:24 - Next big industry in India?1:54:34 - Entrepreneurship in India Vs US 1:57:27 - Byjus Raveendran's advice to all of usAbout Raj ShamaniRaj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion

Preorder the book here: https://rb.gy/n5nt2wIn this latest episode of Figuring Out Podcast we are in conversation with Sharan Hegde and we have discussed "Top 7 Things About Money Which Every Person Should Know In Their 20s To Make A Lot Of Money".Sharan Hegde is the founder of Finance with Sharan, where through his social media channels he creates content to educate people about finance, money management and investments. He is a former consultant who worked on strategy projects with banks and NBFCs.He began his influencer journey during the pandemic. After consuming hours of video content and studying various content creators all over the world, he started his own venture focused on the one buzzword that puzzles all millennials today - personal finance. He has over a million followers on his Instagram channel  @Finance With Sharan .Sharan's Social Media Handles ⤵︎Instagram  @Finance With Sharan  https://www.instagram.com/financewithsharan/Twitter @financewsharanhttps://twitter.com/financewsharan•   •   •🎧 Stream Figuring Out episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/736rhmW7vilNgkFFo8aDz4📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZ☑️ Subscribe to Figuring Out Clips:https://www.youtube.com/c/FiguringOutClips•   •   •00:00 - Introduction00:47 - Book launch announcement02:15 - Make money through wifi03:44 - Money you need for retirement05:04 - Money is time not price06:32 - Know your risk appetite07:36 - Making money vs cutting cost10:44 - Invest in liquid asset classes13:20 - How to generate wealth?18:35 - ConclusionAbout Raj ShamaniRaj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.To Know More,Follow Raj Shamani On ⤵︎Instagram @RajShamanihttps://www.instagram.com/rajshamani/Twitter @RajShamanihttps://twitter.com/rajshamaniFacebook @ShamaniRajhttps://www.facebook.com/shamanirajLinkedIn - Raj Shamanihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rajshamani/•   •   •#Podcast #FiguringOut #RajShamaniAbout Figuring OutFiguring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India. Become an exceptional speaker and own any room you enter with your confidence: https://m.rajshamani.com/4UtT

Order my first book 'Build, Don't Talk' here: https://amzn.eu/d/eCfijRu--------------Link to watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcAXML17cJQ -------------In this latest episode of Figuring Out Podcast with Raj Shamani, we are in conversation with Srikanth Subramanian, CEO of Kotak Cherry.Kotak Mahindra Bank is one of the leading banks and financial services groups. Kotak Bank offers a wide range of banking and financial services such as investment banking, personal banking, general insurance, life insurance, and wealth management. To enhance its banking and services and make users more independent and knowledgeable, Kotak has introduced a new financial product and platform called Cherry by Kotak.Kotak Cherry is a one stop solution for all investments — mutual funds, gold, ETFs, NPS, bonds, stocks and much more. This platform helps people invest like experts as it has lots of rich content, easy calculators, and financial/investment tools to assist in getting the ideas and knowledge of investing. On Cherry you can invest using your Savings Account of any other Bank! Simple journeys, easy navigation, news and insights, all this is jargon-free — It's a complete Do-It-Yourself platform where you are the master!-------------Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction02:26 - Investing is not art 07:18 - How to get rich quick?09:46 - Spending Vs Investing14:43 - Top 3 skills you need to learn18:50 - Kotak journey19:38 - How to upgrade business acumen?23:31 - What is capitalism?26:59 - Capitalism Vs Socialism30:03 - Why can't Indians create wealth?33:46 - Top 5 opportunities in India37:19 - Story behind name Kotak Cherry39:40 - What can Cherry do for us?46:06 - What’s wrong with investment platforms?49:30 - How other parts of the world affect India’s economy?54:46 - Recession in India?57:40 - One advice for investors59:45 - Conclusion

Order my first book 'Build, Don't Talk' here: https://amzn.eu/d/eCfijRuIn this latest episode of Figuring Out Podcast we are in conversation with Ananth Narayanan, founder and CEO of Mensa Brands.The former CEO of Myntra, an Indian fashion ecommerce company, started Mensa Brands and within six months was able to reach a billion-dollar valuation and became India’s fastest unicorn.Before becoming CEO of Myntra, Narayanan was working at McKinsey and was able to reach the position of managing partner. His experience as a managing consultant to various businesses became a huge asset in acquiring and growing digital global brands.Mensa kick-started its journey in May 2021 with a vision to partner and invest in digital-first brands across fashion and apparel, home and garden, beauty and personal care and food and scale them exponentially. Mensa works closely with founding teams to accelerate growth on marketplaces, through the brand's own websites, and global platforms by using a combination of initiatives across product, pricing, marketing, distribution, and brand building with a technology platform at the core.-------------------------Link to watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8H097tYBi4 -------------Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction02:45 - Engineering Vs Consulting04:58 - How to make sure you are joining the right company?06:40 - How to build a reputation?10:53 - How to hire the first 5 people?13:59 - Why hire a tech person?16:46 - 3 things to look for in an operations person CV?19:21 - Sourcing Person in D2C Business20:28 - Consulting to Startup23:33 - How to scale your business?24:59 - Why is the USA a world power?26:58 - Why is China rising so fast?28:51 - Growth of India in next 10 years32:05 - Purchasing price parity in India36:42 - How to increase profits in D2C?39:42 - Brand building in D2C45:33 - Top 3 Brands46:42 - Demographics in terms of higher spending power48:33 - How to build customer retention in D2C?51:26 - Right time to get into entrepre

Order my first book 'Build, Don't Talk' here: https://amzn.eu/d/eCfijRu-------------In the latest episode of the Figuring Out Podcast, we are in conversation with Akash Sinha, CEO & Co-founder of Cashfree Payments, India’s leading payments and API banking company, a IIIT and ex-Amazon employee. Akash Sinha and Reeju Datta started Cashfree Payments in 2015 and initially, they were digitizing offline COD payments. Then in April 2016, they got into the online space completely. When they started, it was just Reeju and Akash, along with another member who handled sales. At the time, Akash and Reeju started out by powering small restaurants in Bangalore. They were focused on night delivery restaurants, as it was a segment that required alternate options for cash payments. So, night delivery restaurants are where they found their very first users.Today, they help businesses of all sizes accept payments, make payouts, verify bank accounts, Aadhaar, PAN, and more.In this podcast, we had an amazing conversation about digital transactions, the role of payments in the growth of startups and small businesses, and more. Watch the episode till the end to know the complete details.-------------------------Link to watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLvlWo_2UVI-------------Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction00:56 - Tech industry in India07:11 - How to make a business tech savvy?10:04 - Story behind Cashfree12:08 - How to hire the right team?14:00 - Key learnings in Amazon18:54 - How to spot a good business idea?21:07 - Future of Banking system in India?22:03 - Where is India moving?26:42 - Importance of Fintech for every industry28:12 - How Fintech helps small businesses to grow?38:51 - Why do businesses fail?42:16 - Every small business comes online or not?43:34 - How can online businesses attract customers?45:54 - 3 key attributes to make  a startup successful53:32 - How can people scale their business?1:00:52 - Books every entrepreneur should read1:04:34 - How are you helping offline businesses to grow?1:09:46 - Why are small businesses not able to grow on a large scale?

In Today’s Episode of Figuring Out, we've Sandeep Jethwani, Co-Founder of dezerv. He graduated from IIM Bangalore and for the last seventeen years has been Managing Money for the Wealthiest Indians.dezerv. is a Wealth Creation Platform where Financial Experts with years of experience invest for you. dezerv.'s experts Build, Manage & Review Investment Portfolios for working professionals while taking full ownership of performance.In this episode we have discussed how you can create wealth and become rich by following some simple steps. Watch this podcast till the end to know complete details.Sandeep Jethwani's Social Media Handles ⤵︎Instagram @sandeepjethwanihttps://www.instagram.com/sandeepjethwaniTwitter @andeepjethwanihttps://twitter.com/sandeepjethwaniLinkedin - Sandeep Jethwanihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeepjethwani•   •   •Dezerv's Social Media Handles ⤵︎Website: https://bit.ly/3A9pBObInstagram @dezerv.inhttps://www.instagram.com/dezerv.in/Twitter @dezervHQhttps://twitter.com/dezervHQLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dezerv-in/•   •   •🎧 Stream Figuring Out episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/736rhmW7vilNgkFFo8aDz4📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZ☑️ Subscribe to Figuring Out Clips:https://www.youtube.com/c/FiguringOutClips•   •   •00:00 - Introduction00:18 - Framework to create wealth00:54 - Rule 1: Compounding01:45 - Rule 2: Understand Yourself02:45 - Rule 3: Rational Investing04:00 - Rule 4: Investing Plan05:26 - Rule 5: Excitement is Your Enemy06:48 - Rule 6: Know where your money is going08:08 - Rule 7: Act only when necessary10:01 - Rule 8: Work to learn12:11 - Rule 9: Understand how much loss you can handle13:17 - Rule 10: Expertise15:09 - Bonus Rule16:55 - ConclusionAbout Raj ShamaniRaj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.To Know More,Follow Raj Shamani On ⤵︎Instagram @RajShamanihttps://rajshamani.openinapp.co/InstagramHandleTwitter @RajShamanihttps://rajshamani.openinapp.co/TwitterHandleFacebook @ShamaniRajhttps://www.facebook.com/shamanirajLinkedIn - Raj Shamanihttps://rajshamani.openinapp.co/LinkedinProfile•   •   •#Podcast #FiguringOut #RajShamaniAbout Figuring OutFiguring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India.

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Hi Guys! In this latest episode of Figuring Out Podcast we are in conversation with Nitin Saluja and Raghav Verma, Co-Founder of Chaayos and we have discussed:-How to kill competition?-How to build a brand and what brands can learn from legendary brands like Apple and Co-Cola?-How Chaayos became India's first technology enabled chai business?Chaayos – “Experiment with Chai is” is one of the fastest growing tea startups of India. Chaayos is an initiative by two techies – Nitin Saluja and Raghav Verma graduated from IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi respectively. Before the foundation of Chaayos, they used to work in a US consulting firm Opera Solutions. Nitin, for the matter of fact, was always a chai freak.During this phase, Nitin met Raghav Verma through a friend in common who was also working for the US consulting firm Opera Solutions. They both shared the idea and were convinced to kick it off this craziest idea on the floor of entrepreneurship. They both quit the top paying US based IT job and gave their every ounce of blood to their startup. They named their startup – CHAAYOS and the first outlet store was opened in November 2012 in Gurgaon.Chaayo'sSocial Media Handles ⤵︎Instagram@chaayoshttps://www.instagram.com/chaayos/Twitter@Chaayoshttps://twitter.com/Chaayos•   •   •🎧 Stream Figuring Out episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/736rhmW7vilNgkFFo8aDz4📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZ☑️ Subscribe to Figuring Out Clips:https://www.youtube.com/c/FiguringOutClips00:00 - Introduction01:57 - How do bots make chai at chaayos?03:24 - Thandi Chai at Chaayos04:03 - How do you make people try new stuff?04:42 - How to convince people buy something super premium06:29 - How to make a brand in an extremely competitive market?08:24 - First step to build a mass premium brand10:59 - What matters the most when starting a store?12:08 - Why do people love Chaayos?15:51 - Why do customers keep coming back to some brands?18:36 - Why technology over human labour?20:07 - How to convince VC for funding?22:01 - US vs Indian Customers23:11 - Are people price sensitive in India?24:58 - Is Chaayos going global?27:24 - 3 essential elements to build a brand in India?35:23 - Are you opening chaayos in any new city?37:08 - How to build a brand?39:39 - If I am your customer, what do you want me to spread out in the world?40:18 - What do you want your employees to spread out?40:50 - How do you learn all this?43:45 - Which brands inspired you the most?46:14 - Next big opportunity in India?•   •   •About Raj ShamaniRaj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.To Know More,Follow Raj Shamani On ⤵︎Instagram @RajShamanihttps://www.instagram.com/rajshamaniTwitter @RajShamanihttps://twitter.com/rajshamaniFacebook @ShamaniRajhttps://www.facebook.com/shamanirajLinkedIn - Raj Shamanihttps://in.linkedin.com/in/rajshamani•   •   •#podcast #figuringout #rajshamaniAbout Figuring OutFiguring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in Indiachaayos, chaayos free chai, chaayos vs chai point, chaayos founders, chai business, chai business kaise karen, chai business josh talks, how to expand business globally, how to start a business as a teenager, how to start a st

Hi Guys! In this latest episode of Figuring Out Podcast we are in conversation with Deepak Garg, Founder and CEO of Rivigo and we have discussed:-Why India doesn’t have companies like Uber & Netflix and why are these companies struggling in India?-What are the areas India needs to focus on in order to grow it’s economy?-What’s stopping India from becoming rich?-What opportunities should India look at in order to grow for the next 10 years?-What are Indian VC’s and entrepreneurs getting wrong?Rivigo was founded in 2014 by former Mckinsey employees, Deepak Garg and Gazal. The main idea that led to the formation of the now billion-dollar company was to make the truck driving occupation more gracious and humane. The central objective was to create a model where no truck driver would drive for more than 5-6 hours at a stretch and would reach home the same day itself.Rivigo became a member of the elite unicorn club in 2019. In this episode we talked about the future of Web 3.0, India's manufacturing market, US consumers and more.Deepak Garg'sSocial Media Handles ⤵︎Twitter@dg_rivigohttps://twitter.com/dg_rivigoLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-garg-4204b439/•   •   •🎧 Stream Figuring Out episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/736rhmW7vilNgkFFo8aDz4📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZ☑️ Subscribe to Figuring Out Clips:https://www.youtube.com/c/FiguringOutClips00:00 - Introduction01:22 - Will Web3 be consolidated?07:16 - Reality of Democracy in India11:45 - Indian economic situation15:39 - What business will be successful in India?20:01 - Demand & supply in US and Europe21:00 - Business opportunities in US 23:48 - Why is Rivigo not going international?25:18 - How to find customers for export?27:42 - Problem with entrepreneurs28:54 - How to manage capital to start a business?34:44 - How to judge a market?38:16 - How to serve the market where consumerism is very less?41:37 - How did the idea of Rivigo come about?49:55 - Conclusion•   •   •About Raj ShamaniRaj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.To Know More,Follow Raj Shamani On ⤵︎Instagram @RajShamanihttps://www.instagram.com/rajshamaniTwitter @RajShamanihttps://twitter.com/rajshamaniFacebook @ShamaniRajhttps://www.facebook.com/shamanirajLinkedIn - Raj Shamanihttps://in.linkedin.com/in/rajshamani•   •   •#podcast #figuringout #rajshamaniAbout Figuring OutFiguring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in Indiahow to grow your business, how to grow your business faster, how to scale your business, how to start your own business, how to start a startup, how to be millionaire, how to be millionaire at age of 20, business success story, business ideas for teenagers, business motivation business kaise start kare, paise kaise kamaye business karke, raj shamani

In this latest episode of Figuring Out Podcast, we have Srikanth Velamakanni, Founder of Fractal Analytics and we have discussed:-How AI will replace all the jobs and to fight that?-What skills you should learn to future ready?-How technology is controlling us?-How to learn about AI or Tech to understand and imply the usage of tech in current jobs?-What should be the mindset of students sitting for placements and what is the biggest mistake they made?-Next big industry where people can make insane amounts of moneySrikanth Velamakanni is the Co-founder, Group Chief Executive and Executive Vice Chairman of Fractal. In 1998, he joined ANZ Investment Bank from business school in the structured debt department and he got a chance to work with clients such as Enron and in sectors such as aircraft finance. A move to ICICI Bank’s structured products group followed—“due to lifestyle issues”—and this is where Srikanth and Pranay Agarwal, eventually a co-founder at Fractal, worked on India’s first collateralized bond obligation (CBO) in 1999.It was at ICICI Bank that Velamakanni and Pranay, both deeply involved in financial math in their jobs, decided that there was potential to use math to help businesses such as banking do better. Then they Co-Founded Fractal Analytics. Fractal is a leading player in the artificial intelligence and transformative enterprise decision making space. Fractal’s mission is to power every human decision in the enterprise and to use the power of AI to help the world’s most admired Fortune 100 companies. Since Srikanth co-founded Fractal in 2000, the company has raised more than USD 300 million from institutional private equity investors. Fractal serves more than 100 Fortune 500 companies with its AI, data and analytics driven business strategies.Srikanth Velamakanni'sSocial Media Handles ⤵︎Twitter @srikanthhttps://twitter.com/srikanthLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srikanthvelamakanni/•   •   •🎧 Stream Figuring Out episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/736rhmW7vilNgkFFo8aDz4📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZ☑️ Subscribe to Figuring Out Clips:https://www.youtube.com/c/FiguringOutClips00:00 - Introduction00:58 - Discussion topics02:44 - Mistake students make during placements06:52 - Top 3 industries people should pick today?08:47 - Brutal reality of the finance industry10:06 - How to identify if this company will give you growth or not?12:51 - Is AI or technology eating all our jobs?17:59 - How to learn about AI?25:03 - How to build a business around a problem?29:43 - Technology boon or bane?31:08 - Risks of technology world can face43:38 - What is behavioural economics?53:11 - Most fascinating thing about Indian Consumers1:02:51 - 3 books everyone should read1:10:20 - Next big industry1:13:00 - Conclusion•   •   •About Raj ShamaniRaj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.To Know More,Follow Raj Shamani On ⤵︎Instagram @RajShamanihttps://www.instagram.com/rajshamaniTwitter @RajShamanihttps://twitter.com/rajshamaniFacebook @ShamaniRajhttps://www.facebook.com/shamanirajLinkedIn - Raj Shamanihttps://in.linkedin.com/in/rajshamani•   •   •#aijobs #jobloss #rajshamaniAbout Figuring OutFiguring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with