Today's episode is part of our Micro-SaaS Edition of the Trends Series. Micro-SaaS Newsletter We're going to explore this upcoming trend of Micro-SaaS and talk to a few people who've built Micro-SaaS businesses. What is Micro-SaaS you ask? SaaS is a business that Sells Software as a Service and follows a subscription business model to accrue recurring revenue. Over the last 10-15 years, we've seen some huge organizations being built in the SaaS Industry. Salesforce.com, Hubspot, in the US, Fresh...
Oct 22, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Welcome to the Micro-Saas week at The Indian Dream Podcast. We're going to explore this upcoming trend of Micro-SaaS and talk to a few people who've built Micro-SaaS businesses. What is Micro-SaaS you ask? SaaS is a business that Sells Software as a Service and follows a subscription business model to accrue recurring revenue. Over the last 10-15 years, we've seen some huge organizations being built in the SaaS Industry. Salesforce.com, Hubspot, in the US, Freshdesk, Zoho in India are all exampl...
Oct 20, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Mr. Rajiv Sehgal had one big dream, to build a consumer brand. This is his story of how he built Jeeru with his kids. He came from humble beginnings, worked for a few years, and saved up his money to fund his vision. He first started off in packaged drinking water but realised that the unorganised sector was filled with thousands of brands like his. Knowing he couldn’t compete with the big three kinley, aquafina, and bisleri — he started thinking along the lines of, what value can be added to wa...
Oct 15, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Who is India's most beloved podcaster? This week we will be talking to none other than Amit Varma! Welcome to our second episode on the trend report on audience first products. We’re really excited to have Amit Varma with us in this episode. Amit hosts the weekly podcast, The Seen and the Unseen . It offers us unique longform content and we are all such fans. No wonder it gets over 150,000 downloads a month! Amit is currently a columnist for the Times of India, Bloomberg Quint, and Cricket Next....
Oct 10, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Welcome to the 2nd episode of TID Trends - we look at trends that are going to explode in the next 3 to 5 years. For our second topic we look at Audience-first Products where an entrepreneur first builds an audience or community and then builds a product around the community. You can read our detailed report here . In this episode we interview Abhinav Chhikara, the founder of 10K Designers , a 12 week UI/UX Course. In his journey to founding 10k Designers, Abhinav first spent about 1.5 years bui...
Oct 07, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Two brothers, Mohit & Rajat had the vision to create a consumer brand. However, they didn't have the required financing to invest in marketing and distribution that a retail brand requires. Not ones to give up, they chanced upon an exciting prospect. They realised a lot of up market hotels and resorts were still relying on unbranded and undifferentiated toiletries for their rooms. If you have any memories of traveling to these hotels in India, you'd recall a transparent bottle with Shampoo/S...
Oct 03, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In our First Edition of the TID Trends Podcast, we explore the state of the Legal Hemp industry in India with Bombay Hemp Company (BoHeCo) - one of the pioneers of Indian hemp. We talk to them about learnings from their time in the industry, challenges the industry faces, and the potential of turning this million dollar industry into a billion dollar one. Check out TID Trends Newsletter Join TID Whatsapp Group Hemp is a variety of cannabis sativa plant species especially grown for the industrial...
Sep 30, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Check out TID Trends Newsletter - Here Join TID Whatsapp Group - Here Today, we uncover the entrepreneurial journey of Dilip Jain who has spent his life making, mastering, and mattering. As the first CA and MBA from his family, it was expected that Dilip would take up a big corporate job and thus his journey started at Marico. He worked with Voltas (Tata Group) for 7 years in senior management roles handling corporate strategy & planning, performance review, finance & procurement, M&...
Sep 23, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Get Early Access for TID Trends - Here Join TID Whatsapp Group - Here Today, we uncover the journey of Stallion Asset with the founder and CIO Amit Jeswani. Stallion was started by Amit in 2015 as one of India's SEBI Registered First Equity Research Analyst (INH000007270) . From acquiring users through Quora to building a version of Quora for his customers, Amit's had a unique point of view on customer acquisition and building community around Stallion. In 2018, Amit decided to start his own Por...
Sep 16, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 12
How do you build software in India and sell it to the world, while being bootstrapped? This is a theme we plan to explore in the next few episodes. Today, we uncover the journey of Qtech Software with the founder and MD Paresh Parihar. Qtech Software is a travel tech business which started out as Software Services and eventually identified a niche where they built a product. Over the last 15 years, they have on-boarded customers across 28 different countries and most of these have been acquired ...
Sep 09, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 11
What's the scoop on Natural Ice Cream's new logo and branding? What opportunities did they scoop up to grow so big in the last 10 years? Why is their ice cream so damn delicious? These questions have been bothering us (and making us fat) for years, ever since Natural Ice Cream started their massive rebranding effort. We finally got the chance to explore the thought process behind these decisions and break the ice with their mastermind, Srinivas Kamath, Director at this iconic Ice Cream Brand. We...
Aug 30, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In our 8th episode, we speak to Komal Agarwal, Co-founder at Pebble. In 2013, fresh out of IIM Calcutta, Komal saw the opportunity that would come about because of the smartphone boom. She identified Power Banks as a product that would grow tremendously and launched Pebble with 5 SKUs. Fast forward to today, Pebble has 100+ SKUs and present Pan-India, and Middle-East/Africa. It's been an exciting journey, one filled with a lot of learning for anyone who wants to build a consumer brand in India. ...
Aug 16, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In our 7th episode, we speak to Vanjul Jain, Managing Director at Youngman India In 2011, Vanjul grabbed the opportunity to become the general manager for the Indian Subsidiary of Youngman UK. Three years later, he went onto buy the Indian entity and negotiated a smart deal with Youngman UK. He has since grown his equipment rental business across India. We talk to Vanjul about how he leveraged Automation to scale his business to 18 locations and 6000 customers. He's obsessed with finding things ...
Aug 09, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 7
International n our 6th episode, we speak to Vedansh Gupta, the Founder and Head Solution Provider of Artica International DMCC and The Coniferous. Since 2014, Vedansh has founded and scaled two paper trading companies - one in Dubai and the other in India. We speak to Vedansh about the his hiring practices that have helped him scale his paper trading business. He's been able to build a super efficient team of young individuals who had no background in the paper industry before they started work...
Aug 05, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In our 5th episode, we speak to Vedansh Gupta, the Founder and Head Solution Provider of Artica International DMCC and The Coniferous. Since 2014, Vedansh has founded and scaled two paper trading companies - one in Dubai and the other in India. We speak to Vedansh about the lessons he has learnt about the future of trading that he has discovered through this journey. With the advent of global B2B marketplaces like AliBaba and IndiaMart, informational asymmetry between manufacturers and buyers ar...
Aug 02, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 5
I n our third episode, we speak to Akhilesh Bhargava, the Managing Director of AVI Global Plast and Director at Date With Ocean Foundation. In 22 years, Akhilesh grew his business from Rs. 3 crores to Rs. 210 crores in revenue but this journey came with a lot of risk. We speak to Akhilesh about the lessons he has learnt about risk through this long journey - his investments in a nightclub that went bust, his investments in equipment in his own business that nearly drowned the company in debt, an...
Jul 19, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Our second episode is a conversation with Vikram Chheda, co-founder and Chief Experience Officer at Custom Holidays. We talk to Vikram about the difficulties of entering a brand new industry where he didn't know anything nor know anyone and the steps that he took to thrive in the business. We also discuss the importance of mentorship and how it can create lasting impact for an upcoming business. Custom Holiday's Website Vikram Chheda's LinkedIn We would love feedback from everyone, please email ...
Jul 19, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Our first episode is a conversation with Sahil Khandwala, co-host at The Indian Dream podcast and Director at Axis Electrical Components. We use his experience in digital marketing for SME B2B Manufacturers to discuss this oft ignored space in sales & marketing. Digital Marketing is a fast growing but misunderstood tool where B2B manufacturers can make massive gains in brand building and sales. In this episode, we discuss the following initiatives taken by Sahil to grow his brand in the onli...
Jul 19, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 1
