Manish Taneja
7 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 19, 2022 by Manish Taneja · said 2 times in 1 episodes since 2024 · across every show →
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Sep 19, 2022 neutral
Taneja: In 2011, payment gateway integration took 30 days and bank-by-bank paperwork
“Getting payment gateway integrated used to be a 30 day process. You know, it was not plug and play that you can do today. You know you had to get documents signed with every bank whose net banking you needed to accept.”
Sep 19, 2022
Taneja: Expecting employees to work like founders is unfair
“I used to feel like everyone should be as quick at doing things as I am. And I think that's an unfair expectation to have. I also used to think that everybody should work as hard as entrepreneurs do. And I think that's also an unfair expectation to have.”
Sep 19, 2022
Taneja: Purplle differentiated by targeting Middle India's ₹700-800 spenders
“The way we differentiated in the eyes of consumers was we focused on a dramatically different consumer. We focused on the middle class of India. Somebody who could probably spend seven, 800 rupees every time she shopped for her beauty needs.”
Sep 19, 2022 neutral
Taneja: Purplle co-founders personally funded negative cash balances daily in 2014
“What happened was we had a term sheet that was withdrawn and, you know, our competitor got funded. And I think those six months are very unforgettable. Rahul and I would typically wake up every morning and see a negative cash balance in the bank account. And, …”
Sep 19, 2022
Sep 19, 2022 positive
Taneja: Above-average Indian startups compound value simply by avoiding cash depletion
“Because in this country, which is going to grow at eight percent, if you're just better than average, you probably will grow at 20%. And 20% compounded over 20 years will mean huge sums of value created. So just make sure that you never sort of run out of cash…”