This week’s episode is about why India as a country loves seeking status, as we welcome Ankush Sachdeva, co-founder of ShareChat, to the Neon Show! How Have Indian Consumers Evolved In The Last 10 Years? India vs Bharat Argument Are Majority Of Indian Products Aimed At Tier-1 Cities? All these CAPTIVATING topics and more in this FREE-FLOWING conversation about how social media has played a part in the consumer behaviour of Indians. A deep dive into why Indians are so status-driven rather than wealth-driven… Tune in NOW! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 🎇CHAPTERS [00:00] - Precap [01:02] - Introducing Ankush Sachdeva, co-founder of ShareChat! [01:45] - Siddhartha & Ankush’s Friendship Journey! [03:44] - Setbacks Ankush Faced Before ShareChat [04:39 ]- Previous Companies Ankush Tried Building! [09:48] - Lessons Learnt From His 14 Previous Failures [13:30] - ShareChat’s Untold Story [17:45] - India vs Bharat Argument [20:26] - Why India LOVES Seeking STATUS! [24:20] - Are Bharat’s Audience Poor Spenders?  [28:57] - How Have Indian Consumers Evolved In The Last 10 Years? [34:50] - How Far Is ShareChat From Profitability? [39:23] - How TikTok’s Ban Affected ShareChat! [45:14] - Does China Have Better AI Algorithms Than India? [53:04] - Why Is Generative AI Taking Over The World? [57:03] - Will AI Read Human Minds In The Future? [58:47] - Can AI Capture Human Desire? [1:02:19] - What Categories Does India As A Country Love To Consume? [1:09:33] - Are Majority Of Indian Products Aimed At Tier-1 Cities? [1:13:09] - Will Mainstream Professions Like Doctors & Engineers Change In India? [1:16:55] - Concluding Remarks _____ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Sponsor Shout Out* Looking to build a differentiated tech startup with a 10X better solution? Prime is the high conviction, high support investor you need. With its fourth fund of $120M, Prime actively works with star teams to accelerate building great companies. To know more, visit https://primevp.in/!