Episodes
In this special podcast episode, our in-house Gaming experts Shripati Acharya and Gaurav Ranjan (Investments @PrimeVenturePartners) share everything about the ‘Gaming’ sector in India. They share deep insights on the current state, the future, game categories and what kind of companies Prime is excited to invest in.
Why is Prime bullish about the Gaming Market in India?
No. of Gamers in India - 500 Million (50 Crore)No. of paying Gamers in India - 150 Million (15 Crore)Expected size of...
Published 04/17/24
In this podcast episode, Shivani Kulkarni (AVP, Investments @ Prime Venture Partners ) speaks to Nitin Agrawal (Founder & CEO @ Navadhan Capital), an IRMA graduate, a former CEO of Spandana Sphoorty and an inspiring leader passionate about rural India.
Nitin highlights his journey from a lower middle class family in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to CEO of India's leading micro-finance organisations.
He encourages entrepreneurs by narrating personal stories in Rural India from his 20+ years...
Published 03/28/24
In this podcast episode, Amit Somani speaks to Gaurav Aggarwal the incredible Founder & CEO at Savaari Car Rentals who inspiringly led his company to be acquired by MakeMyTrip in 2023/2024.
Savaari is India's largest premier chauffeur driven inter-city car rental service with presence in 2000+ Indian cities.
Gaurav is a resilient, poster boy of Indian Startup M&A success story. He has silently built a ~₹100 Crore ARR startup by just raising 2 rounds of funding in a crowded space...
Published 03/13/24
In this podcast episode, Amit Somani speaks to Mukesh Singh a.k.a Mukri (Founder of ZopSmart) a winner of the ‘Economic Times Comeback Kid Award Winner, 2023’.
Mukri is a maverick entrepreneur who has staged an unimaginable dramatic pivot shutting down a 70%-80% revenue business to focusing on a newer product based on market estimation and gut.
He talks about his inspiration from ‘Lego’ and ‘Intel’ to have made the most important decision in building this mammoth ~800 Crore company at...
Published 03/06/24
In this exciting new episode, Amit Somani spoke to Hemant Sahal - a missionary entrepreneur solving a critical problem of digitizing Indian universities and institutions.
Hemant’s insights on the necessity for specialized enterprise software (SaaS) in education institutions are compelling, as he recounts his multifaceted experiences as a student, teacher, and administrator. These experiences shaped his realization of the significant gap in technology that educational institutions faced,...
Published 02/15/24
In this podcast episode, Sanjay Swamy one of the first institutional investors in Bolt.Earth embarks on a reminiscent journey with Jyoti, as we uncover the story of India's most exciting EV charging startup.
Jyoti shares insights from audacious beginnings selling EV software solutions to Chinese manufacturers and how COVID helped them 'Make in India' for India launching the world's most affordable EV charger during the pandemic.
He explains the critical pivot, business strategy,...
Published 02/07/24
Unlock the secrets of India's electric vehicle (EV) revolution with our latest guest, Mohit Yadav, the co-founder of Bolt. Earth. Mohit breaks down the EV adoption race, showcasing how micro-mobility is taking the lead where two-wheelers and three-wheelers rule Indian roads with gadget-like features and smart integrations.
He simplifies the EV charging infrastructure, decoding the convenience of L1 charging to the speed of L3 charging breaking all myths. He demystifies Bolt's approach to...
Published 01/25/24
Welcoming 2024 with this exciting episode, we have our three partners Sanjay Swamy, Shripati Acharya and Amit Somani share their predictions and thoughts for what this leap year holds! If you’re a founder raising funds or even thinking of starting this year you must watch this conversation as hot topics such as '$20B dry powder, Unicorns, 70h/weeks, how to fundraise in 2024' and much more are covered in detail!
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00:00 - Preview of the...
Published 01/11/24
On this special episode we have our three partners Sanjay Swamy, Shripati Acharya and Amit Somani discuss what happened in 2023 across the global and Indian startup ecosystem. They deep dive on GenAI, ChatGPT, the India Opportunity, ‘funding winter’ and many such themes that dominated the world of startups!
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00:00 - Preview of the Podcast
01:20 - ChatGPT and GenAI in 2023
14:24 - Indian Startup ecosystem in 2023
19:39 - Exciting sectors and trends in...
Published 12/29/23
Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners & Amit Somani Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners discuss BAD MATHS in the Startup world on this episode.
Say goodbye to relying on "magical numbers" and instead focus on a thorough understanding of your market and customers for better results. We discuss key business metrics for growth, such as customer acquisition cost, campaign effectiveness, and churn calculations. We also stress the significance of segmentation, clear...
Published 06/21/23
Satya Chakravarthy Co-Founder The ePlane Company in conversation with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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04:00 - Entrepreneurship is About Solving a Problem
16:00 - Flying Taxis for City Travel
20:00 - Aviation Will Get Disrupted by Electrification
30:00 - Infrastructure & Defrastructure
33:20 - Startups in Engineering Colleges in India
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Published 05/18/23
Rahul Garg Founder Moglix in conversation with with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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01:00 - B2B Commerce Needs to Transform like B2C commerce
05:30 - Opportunity to Become a Disruptor Globally
14:00 - Find What Customers Don't Want To Do
18:00 - How B2B Marketplaces differ from B2C Marketplaces
25:00 - The China Plus One Strategy & Opportunity for India
31:00 - How to Evaluate a B2B Opportunity as an Entrepreneur
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Published 05/04/23
Tushar Vashisht, Co-Founder & CEO HealthifyMe with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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01:30 - HealthifyMe Inspiration: Aadhaar & 100 Rupees a Day
07:00 - From Google Sheets to a Website to a Mobile App
13:00 - The Most Effective: Human, AI or Human+AI?
18:00 - Near Death Experiences in the Life of a Startup
27:00 - "Too Much Money Can Harm a Company"
32:00 - AI, HealthTech & the Next Trillion Dollar Company
37:15 -...
Published 04/14/23
Srinath Ravichandran, Co-Founder & CEO AgniKul with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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03:30 - How AgniKul is Making Going to Space Easy
10:30 - Can Rockets also Shrink?
20:00 - How ISRO works with Indian Space Tech Startups
26:30 - Who will be the New Customers
35:00 - Think of Space as a Platform
42:00 - Many Exciting Opportunities in Space Tech
47:00 - India is a Space-Faring Nation Today
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Published 04/06/23
Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, Founder & CEO Bluestone with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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03:00 - When Starting Up: Defensibility & Differentiation
11:00 - Online is Much More Than a Sales Channel
20:00 - First Click, Last Click: Building the Right Attribution Models
30:00 - Don’t Let Your Biases Define Your Metrics
35:45 - CAC/LTV Fallacy: VCs & Entrepreneurs
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Published 03/17/23
Jen Abel Co-Founder JJELLYFISH chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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01:30 - Early Stage Sales & PMF
11:00 - How to Discover Your Customer’s Problems
14:30 - The Product Doesn’t Drive Customer Discovery
16:00 - How to Run a Great Demo
21:00 - How to Think About Price Discovery
28:30 - Role of Marketing in the 0-1 stage
36:00 - 3 Big Things Every Indian SaaS founder Should Know
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Published 03/02/23
Stephen Wunker Managing Director New Markets Advisors chats with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
Stephen is a frequent writer and speaker on how firms can create new growth platforms. His award-winning books include Capturing New Markets, Jobs to be Done , and Costovation.
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02:00 - Jobs to be done for SaaS Companies
11:30 - How to Find Underlying Motivations of Your Customers
22:00 - How NOT to use Jobs to be done...
Published 02/16/23
Prime Mailbag: A special episode for you where we answer your questions on startups and entrepreneurship. We have Amit Somani & Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partners Prime Venture Partners, answering your questions. And if you have a question that you'd like us to answer in next episode you can submit here
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00:50 - Investing in Pre-Revenue Startups
06:00 - Building and Evolving Startup Culture
13:09 - Finding Product-Market Fit
21:30 - Balancing Product and...
Published 02/09/23
Piyush Shah Co-Founder InMobi and President & COO, Glance chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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06:00 - Inmobi’s Story of Survival and Scale
20:00 - How to Evaluate Persistence & Grit
27:30 - 100 People Who Operate Like Co-Founders
30:45 - Building Pro Sports Team & a Family
36:00 - Why Intent > Capability
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Published 01/30/23
Ganesh Balakrishnan Co-Founder Flatheads chats with Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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05:00 - Ganesh's Early Entrepreneurial Journey from Momoe to Shopclues
13:00 - Why Ganesh launched Flatheads: Thesis & Insights
26:00 - Why Ganesh Applied to Shark Tank
31:00 - What's Next for Ganesh & Flatheads
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Published 01/18/23
Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners in conversation with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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02:00 - FinTech is a Gift That Keeps on Giving
07:00 - FLDG, The Regulator & The Regulated
10:00 - How to Partner with Banks
16:00 - Flow based lending & New Opportunities
25:00 - Opportunities in Infrastructure for Banking
30:00 - Co-Creation & Big Opportunities
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Published 01/06/23
Prashant Tandon Founder 1mg chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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02:00 - Start Up When YOU Are Ready
08:00 - New Healthcare: From Doctor Centric to Patient Centric
13:15 - Acquiring Consumers in Healthcare
19:00 - Different Customer Segments in India
22:00 - Building a Digital Only Healthcare Company
24:15 - Be Very Clear About Your Reason to Exist
29:30 - Conventional Wisdom Doesn’t Build Anything New
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Published 12/30/22
Srikrishnan Ganesan Co-Founder & CEO Rocketlane chats with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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01:30: Joining SaaS World: From B2C to B2B
08:00 - Analysing TAM: Is it a feature or a Company?
14:00 - When an MVP is Not Enough
20:00 - Reducing the Time to Wow
25:00 - Building a Community as a SaaS Business
32:30 - Working with Industry Analysts
36:00 - 2 Books That Have Helped Sri as a Founder
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Published 12/22/22
Ashmeet Sidana Founder & Chief Engineer, Engineering Capital chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
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02:00 - The High Cost of Getting The Market Size Wrong
10:00 - When Should You Use Top Down Market Size
15:30 - Calculating Market Size: Precision Vs Accuracy
23:30 - Great Products Expand Markets
28:30 - Creating a Category is a Continuum
35:00 - Disagreeing with the Market Size
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Published 12/15/22