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Inspire With DaivikEP20_Ankit Ranka | GoPaani , Building and scaling for a niche water delivery market | From going to silicon valley to starting Gopaani , and the learnings in between |Ankit Ranka is the co-founder of GoPaani , an app for water jar suppliers to scale and automate their business. They found a problem which is faced by a very niche market and are solving it by the power of technology. Ankit has a varied width and depth of experience across startups. He has been a serial entrepreneur since his early days.
We spoke closely about how he grew up in Indore, along with the challenges of risks he faced when he went to study abroad as any middle class Indian student from a tier 2 city. He fought...2022-09-2139 min
Inspire With DaivikEP19_Nikhil S | Freadom , Making English accessible to kids | Helping kids improve their English for a better future |Nikhil is the founder of Freadom. Their goal is to transform the lives of millions of kids out there who cant speak , read or understand English. In India with 270 million school-going children, 98% children up to grade 5 aren't able to speak in English. It took me a while to wrap my head around the size of the problem they are trying to solve and the positive impact it will create. They are focusing on the 3 to 12 year old age group and are scaling their vision through their app. The app not only gives personalized attention, but also adapts to the...2022-08-1952 min
Inspire With DaivikEP18_Vasanth T | Ariro , Every Child's First Toy | Building a wooden toys D2C Brand and acing your Shark Tank India pitch |In this episode we dived into a conversation with Vasanth who is the cofounder of Ariro Toys. He and his wife Nisha, started Ariro Toys during the pandemic. They were blessed with a daughter a few years back who was allergic to plastic toys. As every parent would go to any length to keep their kid happy, they did the same. They found wooden toys a very good alternative to plastic ones. They hired a carpenter to make wooden toys for their daughter. Not only did they solve for their daughter, but for all the other kids out there...2022-07-2130 min
Inspire With DaivikEP17_Shailendra Dhakad | Codeyoung , Online Coding Classes for kids | The world of Indian Edtech startups |Shailendra Dhakad is the cofounder of Codeyoung, which is making coding accessible for kids across the globe. He is our first edtech entrepreneur on the show, and it was a super fun chat, jumping into his story. A kid from Gwalior who got into IIT Delhi, and pursued a B.Tech in Engineering Phsyics. He later identified his passion for coding and charted a new path for himself. Through his years of volunteering for social services from 2nd year of college, he had a lot of interactions with underprivileged kids, which helped him realize the talent of kids out t...2022-07-0645 min
Inspire With DaivikEP16_Ujwal Gupta | Building Deefy , The future of NFTs in India | What are NFTs and Web3.0 ? |In this new age of internet, we are all wondering what exactly are NFTs and Web3.0. Well I had exactly the same questions. And it led me to Ujwal Gupta, Cofounder of Deefy. They are building a portal where you can use your NFTs in very unique ways. As we know, NFTs can be expensive, but with Deefy you can redefine the utility of your NFT and the way you buy it. You can rent your NFT, Buy Now Pay Later , loan your NFT to someone and even get access to Peer to Peer loans within the community.
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Inspire With DaivikEP15_Shourya Agarwal | Building Flam, The social metaverse company of tomorrowI can assure you that this conversation will have your mind absolutely blown. At the end of this episode shoot, I just took a moment to pause and understand where we as a generation are headed with new age entrepreneurs like Shourya, accelerating our progress towards what's in store ahead.
Every few years, people move from one social network to other. We moved from Yahoo Messenger to Orkut to Facebook to Instagram. Where do you think we are headed next? That's what Flam is building, for tomorrow. Its the future of social media, a platform that stays...2022-05-1232 min
Inspire With DaivikEP14_Abhishek Chhazed | RecycleX, building a sustainable future, one brick at a timeAbhishek is the cofounder of RecycleX, a company which is manufacturing construction materials like bricks and paver blocks from waste plastic. Their company turns heaps of everyday single use plastic around us. Cement is actually second biggest contributor to carbon emissions after transportation. We discussed the different challenges associated with building a business around sustainability. They are not only creating valuable products out of waste but also generating employment. They have wide range of products which they have developed to replace traditional products. And to top it all, they are also commercially if not less, as viable as existing...2022-04-2230 min
Inspire With DaivikEP13_Khet Singh | Story of Claimbuddy & A guide on the different ways to startupKhet is cofounder of Claim buddy, which acts as a one-stop solution for Health Insurance Claim assistance for Hospitals & Patients. They are building an ecosystem to ensure Hassle-free insurance claims by leveraging technology and a set of simple yet powerful processes and operations. To break it down further, its a company which will help you claim your insurance and get a maximum claim. Its a product which helps both helps patients and the hospitals.
Khet is one of those people who is born with an entrepreneurial spirit. He started 2 companies while still being in college. One was...2022-04-1337 min
Inspire With DaivikEP12_Ramchander Raman | Building KAAS, Kitchen as a service to scale cloud kitchensYou must have heard about the Kitchen Tech company Zomato invested 5mn $? Yes, that’s right! We jumped into a conversation with Co-founder & COO, Ramchander, Co-Founder, Nucleus Kitchens by Mukunda foods. They are currently building the future of cloud kitchens in the country to help F&B businesses scale faster across the country and maintain quality and taste of their food while doing so.
They are doing this with the help of automated robotic equipment with softwares, which can instantly prepare your favourite dosas or pastas while keeping the taste the same. This is a life saver for...2022-04-0649 min
Inspire With DaivikEP11_Naman Ambavi | Building Easocare, A boon for brick and mortar medical storesKey Concepts :
1. What is the importance of having the right founding team
2. Finding the right market for your startup
3. Gathering surveys and finding Beta users
4. Building a feedback loop with customers to improve the product
Doing all of the above and starting this company at an age of 19.
Easocare is a SaaS based healthtech startup based out of Mumbai. In simple words, they are helping your neighbourhood medical store go online and introduce an online revenue stream. In this digital age, while most brick and mortar...2022-03-3053 min
Inspire With DaivikEP10_Manish Maryada | Building Fello, a finance + gaming app for MillenialsThere are a few special conversations where the connect with the founder does not feel like it was the first time. This was one of those episodes. Connected with Manish and spoke extensively about how he is building one of the coolest apps in the country. An app, which is merging the world of gaming and personal finance. Through their app, you can invest in digital gold and also earn extra coins by playing games on the app which can then be redeemed for your investment.
They are now backed by Y-combinator and are on a trajectory o...2022-03-2352 min
Inspire With DaivikEP09_Sharan Shetty | The Millenial Farmer , Quitting your city job and taking up farming full timeIn this episode, we spoke to Sharan Shetty, The Millenial Farmer. After completing his bachelors degree in Mumbai, he continued to work in the city for about 2 years. During this period, he kept visiting his family back in Mangalore. After spending 2 years in the hustle bustle of the city, he finally decided to move back to his village near Mangalore and take up farming up full time.
Once he was back, he has been trying different types of farming to improve the yield of their lands. By employing more advanced techniques of farming, he is now bringing a...2022-03-1727 min
Inspire With DaivikEP08_Rhea & Yeshoda Karuturi| Building HOOVU, a fresh take on traditional flowersThis is our Women’s day special episode where we spoke to Rhea and Yeshoda, the cofounders of Hoovu Fresh. With Hoovu, you can order or subscribe to receive flowers right in time for your Pooja or any other event of your choice. It truly is a fresh take on traditional flowers! They are building a brand in a space where no single brand exists.
Rhea and Yeshoda both grew up in a house surrounded by flowers as their father was one of the largest suppliers of Roses. They spent valentines’ day in rose gardens helping with deli...2022-03-0843 min
Inspire With DaivikEP07_Pranav Dangi | The Story of Hosteller, India's only branded chain of Backpacker hostelsIn this episode, we dived into the journey of Pranav Dangi, CEO and founder of Hosteller. It is India's only branded chain of hostels and is present in more than 18 cities already. They have been growing steadily over the last 6 years and have also survived a global pandemic. We spoke about what drove Pranav to start his business which he initially started doing as a side hustle on the weekends, before quitting his full time job and jumping right into growing Hosteller.
Being an avid traveller himself, Pranav helps us understand the brand identity and experience which...2022-03-0229 min
Inspire With DaivikEP06 : Sreejith Moolayil , Cofounder - COO , True Elements | Building True Elements , a clean food brand for the new Generation!Yes, True Elements is the same brand you see in the stores around you. And Sreejith Sir, has a very different start to his story. He started his career out as an HR and pursued that for over 12 years. During this period he worked in different companies like Tata and Cognizant. In 2012, he decided to quit his job, and start a business in the healthy foods space. It was called it Healthy World, which helped source healthy foods from across the country and make it easily accessible to people in metro cities.
As they grew, they realized...2022-02-2356 min
Inspire With DaivikEP05_Shubham Chippa | Joining and Scaling a family business amidst a PandemicShubham Chippa is a director and son of Mr. Purshottam Chippa, founder of Chippa Labs Private Limited. The company started in 1987 as a side hustle for his father who continued to grow the business while being on a full time job. Shubham has done his BBA and completed his masters in Cultural event management. After a few years of studying and working in a few startups, he decided to get back home and join his family business.
In this episode we speak about everything he did before joining the family business and how that gave him an...2022-02-1625 min
Inspire With DaivikEP04_Rohit Jethwani | Building a personal brand and career in DancingRohit Jethwani aka JuniorJethu is one of the most well-known dancers in the Indian Bollywood dance space. He is known for his Govinda like expressions and power packed performances. Not only does he upload the most entertaining dance videos, but he has also choreographed commercials for Flipkart and recently directed a music video as well. He is a very dear friend and we go way back to the early 2000s where we used to dance and train together at Shiamak Davar’s Dance Academy.
He is now building his personal brand , ‘Junior Jethu’ on social media. Rohit is wel...2021-05-301h 09
Inspire With DaivikEP03_Rohit Nayar | Personal Finance Mastery for MillenialsRohit Nayar is a Financial Advisor by the day and a Choreographer at night. He is one of those people who has been able to successfully build multiple streams of income and master personal finance. He did his MBA in Finance and Marketing after completing his Mechanical Engineering. And did I mention, all along his years of studying, he was building up Rohit Dance Academy. He has a very simple way of helping you understand complex concepts around money and where to begin, no matter what your income is today. He grew up around personal finance thanks to his...2021-04-0650 min
Inspire With DaivikEP02_Nikita Dixit | Building Bebadass, a community with a vision to empower women!Welcome to our Women’s Day Special episode with Nikita Dixit, founder of Bebadass. It is one of India’s fastest growing and largest feminist communities! It has a vision to empower women with a dose of Sass. Their page and website covers a wide diversity of topics around women and helps in making us more aware on how we can do our bit to support and uplift women around us. Their content is bold and fearless and they often cover topics which are taboo in our society today.
In this episode , we dived right into the stor...2021-03-081h 00
Inspire With DaivikEP01_Rajsingh Nimbalkar | How to dropout of college and start a successful BusinessWe often hear of college dropouts, but dont often see them in India. Raj is not only one such example, but also a successful one. He dropped out and went on to form multiple businesses along the way over the past decade. In this episode, we discuss why he dropped out , the journey of starting a business, challenges along the way and where he is headed with it in the future.
Rajsingh Nimbalkar is the cofounder of Grospire, an Aquaponics based startup with a product that can fit in your balcony and grow fresh vegetables. They are...2021-02-1457 min