Ep80: [The Best] of the Indian Startup Show - Part 2

Best of The Indian Startup Show Part 2. So Today you will hear from Kavita Kapoor, an Entrepreneur, COO of the Microbit foundation, Technologist & Author. Ryan Chadha, entrepreneur & Co-Founder of Jigyasa School. Naveen Jain - Billionaire, Founder & CEO of Moon Express. Neetal Parekh - Founder & CEO of Innov8social Dev Arora, Founder of 8 Minutes.And finally Charanjeev Salva, Founder of SinghStyled.com So sit back & enjoy some of the best moments

Kavita Kapoor, Entrepreneur, COO of the Microbit Foundation, Technologist & Author.

• Sharing her first-hand experience of work/life across India.


• Book recommendations


• Sports in India.


• Advice on writing your own book.


• Do your research


• Differences working in UK & India. (hierarchy & tea!)


• Writing a book helps young professionals answer their questions and navigate the dynamic ever-changing workspace.


• We talk about a wide range of subjects from her experiences of leadership and mentorships


• What makes a good boss, what happens if your boss is not very good


• Side projects, blogging, entrepreneurship, to women in tech.

Ryan Chadha, Entrepreneur & co-founder of Jigyasa school.

• Building a state-of-the-art preschool which offers a mixed age environment which encourages children to work and play collaboratively


• The early days


• The highlights


• What was Ryan like at school?


• Not spending money on advertising


• Tips on starting your own business (don't put a time limit on when you want success to happen)


• Being an accomplished sportsperson, having represented the UAE at all age group levels for first-class cricket.


• Scoring hundreds & Playing against Monty Panesar, Paul Collingwood Liam Plunkett.


• Dealing with screaming kids


• The 1000 days rule!

Naveen Jain, billionaire, and founder of World Innovation Institute, Intelius, Moon Express and Infospace. also a trustee of the board at the X Prize Foundation,

• Moon Express which plans to send a rocket to the moon as a business venture to collect minerals and resources and bring them back to earth.


• Project Blue Dot and his time at the XPRIZE Foundation


• What makes a good leader?


• Starting with very humble beginnings


• How does he keep on top of things?


• One thing founders should be focusing


• Dream so big that people think your CRAZY! & never be afraid to fail


• Best advise he received from his mum ( always spend less than what you earn!)


• Is there life on Mars?


• Creating your own Moonshot!


• Cure ageing


• Innovation


• Scaling


• Changing society


• Creating a sustainable profitable business.

Neetal Parekh, Founder & CEO of Innov8social.com

• Building an online platform to make it easier for people to engage in the social impact space.


• Having over a decade of experience in corporate, education, nonprofit, government, and social enterprise.


• How she got started.


• How YOU can get started with social enterprise,


• Volunteering work in India with her mother.


• Inspiring social entrepreneurs at the Startup Tech For Good Week in San Francisco

Dev Arora, founder of 8Minutes

• On a mission to revolutionize the solar energy sector by helping homeowners and businesses make the transition to solar energy.


• What is clean technology


• How he got the idea


• The current state of the Indian clean technology scene in 2016 (it's like the 1980’s!)


• How big the market is in India


• Great marketing advice if you don’t have a budget!


• Advice on anyone wanting to start a cleantech company

Charanjeev Salva, Founder of SinghStyled

• Building the world's first style store created exclusively for the Sikh community.


• handpicking and curates a special subscription box every month with Turbans, styling, grooming and lifestyle products.


• How he got the idea


• Highlights so far


• Plans for the future


• What is my identity?


• The company is my son!


• The importance of the Turban


• How he & team go about curating products, to plans for the future.
  
  Since launching they are doing really well
  
  -interesting fact 68% of purchases are actually made by non-Sikhs. So listen in to find out why!

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