JasaRodio

In conversation with Richard Parker, a distinguished M&A expert, who has led successful acquisitions of 13 companies, ranging from $50K to $200+ Mn. Richard shares his valuable insights on: Why should you only buy an existing profitable business? How do you source potential businesses, and conduct due diligence? Finally, how do you integrate it successfully within your business?

Rachel Turner Co-founder at VC Talent Lab, UK Author, The Founder’s Survival Guide Sharing her insights on: She shares a brief background about herself and the inspiration behind "The Founder's Survival Guide." Key challenges most founders typically face as they scale their businesses from 0 to 1. What strategies should the founders apply to navigate these challenges and grow their b...

In conversation with Blake Hutchison, the CEO of Flippa, where we discussed: The current trend of buying and selling SaaS businesses. When and why should founders of SaaS startups consider an exit? Prevailing exit revenue/profit multiples for the SaaS businesses. How should SaaS founders maximize the value of their startup, and ensure a smooth transition to an exit? Finally, the key challenges inv...

India, being the 3rd largest startup ecosystem is fraught with frauds too. There have been several instances of corporate governance lapses in startups like BharatPe, Zilingo, Trell, and GoMechanics. This time it's a cloud kitchen startup, namely Bigspoon Foods. The fraud was exposed in an article titled "How a cloud-kitchen startup misled investors and left unpaid bills in its wake?&quot...

JasaRodio | Episode 76 | Venture Debt 101 : A Guide on the Why, What, and How! Guest: Punit Shah, Managing Partner - Alteria Capital. Sharing his insights on: What is Venture Debt, and how it differs from other forms of financing? What are the key benefits of Venture Debt for startups, and how can it complement future equity rounds? When should startups explore Venture Debt, is it the right choice...

A 3-part podcast series, in partnership with OfBusiness, India's youngest profitable unicorn! The Third (and final) part of this series covers: Summary of the journey, and mistakes made by the founders. The importance of customer feedback for startups. Some of the key challenges that startups usually face? How did technology/platform really evolve at OfBusiness? Advice for the B2B founders/sta...

A 3-part podcast series, in partnership with OfBusiness, India's youngest profitable unicorn! This Second part of this series covers: Advice to the B2B Founders? Create and track 2-3 relevant KPIs for your startup. How did OfBusiness achieve Product/Market Fit (PMF)? Their strategy for customer acquisition and growth. Their Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy to acquire and retain customers. How to hi...

A 3-part podcast series, in partnership with OfBusiness, India's youngest profitable unicorn! Background: OfBusiness is a B2B procurement and fintech platform, which is the youngest profitable Indian unicorn that has crossed over $2 bn in revenue in FY2022-23. The 7-year-old startup which turned unicorn in July-2021 has leapfrogged with a $6+ Bn valuation, operating across 20+ countries. It ha...

Ashish Kumar Partner, The Fundamentum Partnership (growth-focused VC Fund) Sharing his insights on: 1. As a part of a VC firm, what got you interested in the healthcare sector? 2. You had assessed several players in the pharma space, what were the 3 key factors that stood out for PharmEasy? 3. Besides the team, what other factors drove you to commit to PharmEasy? 4. In general, what makes a team s...

Ryan Breslow Founder of 2 unicorns: Bolt and Eco. Sharing his own experiences, Ryan talks about the 10 Sales Tactics that Truly Work!

Rishav Agarwal Founder & CEO, Picxele (Gig Economy) Sharing his insights on: What has changed in the Gig Economy, post Covid-19 pandemic? How large is this Gig Market across the globe? What are the challenges with Gig Economy? How are gig platforms like Freelancer, Upwork really differentiating/solving this gap? How can founders/startups benefit from the opportunities involved? Journey of Picx...

Bonus podcast recorded on a recent Twitter thread by Chris Cantino on the same subject. Chris is currently the co-owner of Color Capital. Prior to this, he was CMO of Schmidt's Naturals and helped propel the company to $100M+ acquisition by Unilever alongside wife and partner Jaime Schmidt. Head on to this podcast, to hear 10 pointers recommended by Chris to scale up your venture as a viable/poten...

Purva Aggarwal Founder & CEO, Good Good Piggy Women in Tech ® India Ambassador Sharing her insights on: The story behind building Good Good Piggy? How important is financial literacy for kids? How should parents teach financial education to their children? Is pre-teen the right age to talk about investments? What's the market opportunity like for such a sector? Finally, how's Good Good Piggy i...

Parag Dhol   Managing Director, Inventus Capital India Sharing his insights on: Why do corporates/startups acquire other companies (key reasons)? When should a founder decide to sell his/her startup? Once decided to sell, how should an entrepreneur prepare his/her startup for a possible acquisition? Why do acquisitions fail at certain times, and how should one prevent it from happening? Based...

Sameer Sortur Regional Director GCC, Founder Institute Founder-CEO, SquareCircle Global Sharing his insights on: How is the Founder Institute enabling startups globally? What differentiates Founder Institute from the other accelerators? What factors/aspects does Founder Institute look for in a startup to shortlist them in the program? How does Founder Institute help those entrepreneurs who don't m...

Shirish Nadkarni Serial Entrepreneur, Author of "From Startup to Exit" Sharing his valuable insights on: How easy/difficult is it to launch and scale up a tech venture? What should be the ideal journey for any venture? What should tech startups do to succeed in all phases? How should founders efficiently raise funding, and when should they start the process? His own journey insights from 3 startup...

Saloni Jain Founding Partner, SUNiCON Ventures Sharing her valuable insights on: When should founders reach out to Angel Investors for investments? What motivates Angel Investors to invest in a startup? 8 different types of Angel Investors, with a brief on each? How does a founder assess/shortlist the right Angel Investor, who would be a great fit? And, how to reach out to these shortlisted ones?...

Hassan W. Bhatti Prior co-founded, Cryptonumerics (acquired by Snowflake) Investor @thecommunityvc ProductBD, @snowflakedb

Sanil Sachar Founding Partner at Huddle Sharing her valuable insights on: Why should entrepreneurs opt ​for the​ accelerators, and what kind of value add should they expect? With so many different options available, how should a founder select, who would be a right fit? At just a 1-2% success rate, what qualities/skills of an entrepreneur would ensure that s/he gets admitted in a cohort/program? W...

Shashank Randev Founder, VC at 100X.VC Sharing his valuable insights on: Why does it make sense for entrepreneurs to raise early-stage capital via SAFE notes? What is a iSAFE Note, and is it similar/different to a Convertible Note or a Compulsory Convertible Debentures? And, is iSAFE essentially a CCPS? What are the various terms that are usually covered in a SAFE note​? And, besides valuation cap...

Devank Chandak Founder at HelpingHands , Social FinTech Sharing his valuable insights on: Why he chose entrepreneurship at such a young age? What made him launch his venture "Helping Hands," and whom (customers) does it caters to? The traction, challenges, as well as the learnings! The future (vision) of "Helping Hands" in the next 5-10 years? How can teenagers really balance between the education...

Elizabeth Yin , co-founder of Hustle Fund shares her valuable insights for founders of startups, who are raising early-stage rounds Snippet: By tranching your fundraising, you can quickly build a momentum to raise the pre-seed and seed funds. Besides, you don't necessarily need a lead investor too. A lot more is on the podcast!

Rupam Das Founder, CEO of Acculi Labs Sharing his valuable insights on: What is PAIO, and how is it different from Compulsary Convertible Debentures or CCD and Convertible Notes? Why didn't you raise funding from any angel platform/syndicate? What terms and conditions did you stipulate in PAIO? What was your fundraising experience, how many investors participated in PAIO? Finally, which kinda star...

Akriti Gupta Founder, Canfem | UN Awardee Sharing her valuable insights on: Let's start with your background and what really motivated you to launch Canfem? How large is this problem of breast cancer globally, and what are the key problems being faced by the female patients? How did you arrive at launching breast prosthesis as well as brassier i.e. what was your research behind launching these? Wh...

Gigi Levy-Weiss General Partner, NFX Founder & Chairman, Tectonic Sharing his valuable insights on: The 7 Rules of Hiring for the Early-stage Startups ! Source: His Twitter Profile