Episodes
Eight years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
50 episodes in 2020
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1h 0m Shailesh Ghorpade on Exfinity's journey to partner with the best SaaS startups of India
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Exfinity Venture Partners Managing Partner and CIO Shailesh Ghorpade shares foundational strategies for building, validating, and scaling B2…
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44m Making a crisis work for you with Sanjay Swamy & T. N. Hari
In this episode of the HundredX Entrepreneur Podcast, venture capitalist Sanjay Swamy and HR leader T. N. Hari discuss their book, Sailing Through a Storm, sharing deeply personal hardships,…
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50m Inside the mind of Ashwini Asokan, Founder & CEO, Mad Street Den
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Mad Street Den founder and CEO Ashwini Asokan shares actionable insights on building a global enterprise AI business, mastering ROI-driven s…
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53m Beerud Sheth on building Elance (nowUpwork) & Gupshup
On the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Beerud Sheth details his journey founding Elance (now Upwork) and building Gupshup into a profitable enterprise messaging unicorn. He shares key perspective…
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44m Inside the mind of Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner, Spero Ventures
In this episode of the Hundred X Entrepreneur Podcast, Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner at Spero Ventures, reflects on her journey from scaling product teams at eBay and studying film at N…
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1h 25m What made Elon Musk approach former Tesla CIO Jay Vijayan twice in 12 months?
In this 100x Entrepreneur Podcast interview, Tekion founder and CEO Jay Vijayan shares how his technical leadership at Oracle, VMware, and Tesla propelled him to build a multi-billion-dollar…
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46m Priya Mohan, Venture Highway on breaking the glass ceiling- being a woman leader in Venture Capital
Priya Mohan, Venture Partner at Venture Highway and former co-founder of Vidyartha, joins the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast to share her journey from entrepreneur to investor, the principles of …
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58m Inside the mind of Aloke Bajpai, Co-Founder & CEO, ixigo
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, ixigo Co-Founder and CEO Aloke Bajpai details how the travel-tech platform scaled to profitability and 150 million annual users through capi…
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1h 8m Jishnu Bhattacharjee, Managing Director, Nexus VP on the success recipe of Druva and Postman
In this episode of the Hundred X Entrepreneur Podcast, Nexus Venture Partners Managing Director Jishnu Bhattacharjee discusses the evolution of India's cross-border enterprise SaaS ecosystem…
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48m Shanti Mohan, Founder, LetsVenture on the rise of Angel Investing in India
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Siddharth Ahluwalia interviews LetsVenture founder Shanti Mohan about digitizing private markets, pioneering angel syndicates, navigating re…
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42m Rahul Chowdhri, Stellaris Ventures on surge of Direct to Consumer brands in India
Rahul Chowdhri, Managing Partner at Stellaris Venture Partners, discusses his journey in venture capital, investment frameworks, and key sector theses spanning direct-to-consumer brands, EdT…
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51m Mohan Lakhamraju, Founder, Great Learning on building $100 Million ARR EdTech Business in India
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Great Learning founder Mohan Lakhamraju discusses his career journey from Silicon Valley and Tiger Global to building a $100 million ARR EdT…
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35m Behind The Scenes: Making of Prime Ventures podcast & 100x Entrepreneur podcast with Amit Somani
In this collaborative behind-the-scenes discussion, podcast hosts Siddharth Ahluwalia and Amit Somani dissect the production mechanics, distribution strategies, interview techniques, and non…
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21m Ankur Bansal, BlackSoil Capital on Venture Debt funding in the Indian Startup Ecosystem
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, BlackSoil Capital co-founder Ankur Bansal explains the operational mechanics of venture debt in India, detailing BlackSoil's permanent capit…
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30m Shruti Gandhi, Array Ventures on taking SaaS companies from Zero to $10 Million ARR
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Array Ventures founder and General Partner Shruti Gandhi shares strategic insights on early-stage enterprise investing, B2B market dynamics,…
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39m Naren Gupta on the journey of Nexus Venture Partners
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, venture capital pioneer Naren Gupta reflects on his journey from founding Integrated Systems to co-founding Nexus Venture Partners. He share…
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39m Vishesh Rajaram, Speciale Invest on investing in seed-stage deep tech startups
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Speciale Invest founder Vishesh Rajaram discusses his journey from finance and manufacturing into early-stage venture capital, detailing his…
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47m Ashmeet Sidana, Engineering Capital on Technical insights and building a fund for Engineers
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Engineering Capital founder Ashmeet Sidana discusses his investment thesis centered on deep technical insights, the brutal power-law economi…
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56m Nikhil Kapur, STRIVE Ventures on different SaaS models in Asia
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Siddharth Ahluwalia interviews Nikhil Kapur, Partner at STRIVE Ventures, exploring the dynamics of Pan-Asian venture capital, the distinct e…
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29m Sheel Mohnot, Better Tomorrow Ventures on his journey from Fintech Entrepreneur to Fintech VC
On the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, venture capitalist Sheel Mohnot shares his journey from serial fintech founder to co-founding Better Tomorrow Ventures, detailing his investment framework, …
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1h 0m Sajith Pai, Blume Ventures on building personal brands, being open-minded, and unlearning to succeed
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Blume Ventures Director Sajith Pai shares insights on his non-traditional journey into venture capital, discussing frameworks for personal b…
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53m Pratik Poddar, Nexus Ventures on the Growth & Monetization of EdTech Startups in India
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Nexus Venture Partners Principal Pratik Poddar breaks down the macro drivers, investment philosophy, and business models powering India's Ed…
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34m Ishpreet Gandhi, Stride Ventures on the emerging role of Venture Debt in the startup Ecosystem
Ishpreet Gandhi, founder of Stride Ventures, breaks down the strategic value, underwriting mechanics, and expanding role of venture debt in the Indian startup ecosystem. He details how growt…
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1h 0m Somesh Dash, IVP on learnings from the crisis of 2002 & 2008 and investing in resilient companies
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, IVP General Partner Somesh Dash discusses growth-stage venture investing, macro crisis management across three market crashes, and the immen…
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52m Understanding Exits and Investing in High Growth Startups with Dhruv Kapoor, Sistema Asia Capital
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Dhruv Kapoor, Partner at Sistema Asia Capital, breaks down his venture capital career, mid-stage fund strategy, portfolio scaling across foo…
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44m Ganesh Rengaswamy, Quona Capital, on the growth of Digital Lending and Neo Banking in India
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Quona Capital Co-founder Ganesh Rengaswamy shares his journey from entrepreneur to global venture capitalist, detailing his investment thesi…
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34m Sushma Kaushik on the Exit thesis of Aavishkaar Capital & investing in socially responsible startups
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur podcast, Sushma Kaushik, Partner at Aavishkaar Capital, discusses how the pioneering firm delivers commercial venture returns through impact investin…
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1h 3m Inside the mind of Anand Chandrasekaran, on building 5 products with 10m+ users and angel investing
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, seasoned product leader and active angel investor Anand Chandrasekaran shares strategic insights on scaling enterprise SaaS, leading digital…
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47m Anup Jain, Orios Venture Partners, on identifying the best founders & investing in Consumer Brands
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Anup Jain, Managing Partner at Orios Venture Partners, discusses his journey from consumer brand executive to venture capitalist, detailing …
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37m Ritu Verma on why Ankur Capital is betting big on Agritech and Healthcare in India
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, host Siddharth Ahluwalia interviews Ritu Verma, co-founder of Ankur Capital, exploring her journey from corporate innovation to venture capi…
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28m Deepak Gupta, WEH Ventures on Impact of COVID19 on upcoming Investments & Startups
In this episode of the Hundred X Entrepreneur Podcast, Deepak Gupta of WEH Ventures shares actionable insights on navigating macroeconomic downturns based on two decades of venture investing…
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30m Pankaj Makkar, Bertelsmann India Investments, on Investing in Growth Stage Startups
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Pankaj Makkar, Managing Director of Bertelsmann India Investments, details BII's growth-stage investment philosophy, unit economic metrics, …
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37m Mekin Maheshwari on Impact of COVID-19 on Small & Medium Enterprises and Startups
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, host Siddharth Ahluwalia interviews Mekin Maheshwari, former Chief People Officer at Flipkart and co-founder of GAME and Udyam Learning Foun…
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44m Blume Ventures: Sanjay Nath on Post Covid-19 Scenario for Startups & Building Future of Work
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Sanjay Nath, Managing Partner at Blume Ventures, provides strategic guidance on managing startup cash runways, navigating market downturns, …
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35m Omnivore Ventures: Understanding Agritech From Mark Kahn’s Lens
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Omnivore co-founder Mark Kahn explores the rise of Indian agritech venture capital, detailing innovative deep-tech business models, rural di…
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34m Ishaan Mittal on how Sequoia India helps founders build high growth companies
Sequoia Capital India's Ishaan Mittal discusses India's macroeconomic growth, investment frameworks in consumer and fintech sectors, and Sequoia's culture of mentorship and founder support.…
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32m Mohit Gulati, ITI Fund on why Hyper-investment is not a sure shot success for startups?
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Mohit Gulati, head of the ITI Growth Opportunities Fund, shares his journey from angel investing to managing institutional capital, explaini…
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38m Vaibhav Domkundwar on his early stage bets and importance of organic growth in startups
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Better Capital founder Vaibhav Domkundwar breaks down his founder-first investment philosophy, portfolio strategies across Indian fintech an…
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51m Episode 55 | Inside the mind of Vidit Aatrey, Founder & CEO, Meesho
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Meesho founder and CEO Vidit Aatrey shares the foundational pivots, operational innovations, and user-first philosophies that transformed Me…
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53m Episode 54 | Rahul Chandra, Managing Director, Unitary Helion Fund
In this in-depth conversation, veteran venture capitalist Rahul Chandra shares insights from his twenty-five-year career, covering the historical evolution of the Indian startup ecosystem, f…
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45m Episode 53 | Hemant Mohapatra, Partner, Lightspeed India Partners
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Lightspeed India Partner Hemant Mohapatra explores the macro inflection points driving Indian technology and venture capital, comparing US a…
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52m Sanjeev Aggarwal on 700 Crore IBM Exit and founding Helion & Fundamentum VC
Venture capitalist and entrepreneur Sanjeev Aggarwal shares deep strategic insights into building scalable Indian enterprises, detailing the investment philosophy behind Fundamentum and Heli…
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55m @unacademy founder on Building a 3 Billion Edtech Giant ft. Gaurav Munjal
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal shares his journey from early software projects to building one of India's largest edtech platfor…
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46m Episode 44 | Kitty Agarwal, Partner, Info Edge Ventures
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Kitty Agarwal, Head of Investments at Info Edge, discusses the firm's balance-sheet venture capital model, early-stage investment theses, an…
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1h 7m Episode 52 | Anand Lunia, General Partner, IndiaQuotient
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Anand Lunia, Managing Partner at IndiaQuotient, breaks down his contrarian venture capital philosophy, analyzing the authentic consumption p…
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1h 9m Episode 50 | Sameer Brij Verma, Nexus Venture Partners
In Episode 50 of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, host Siddharth Ahluwalia interviews Sameer Brij Verma, Managing Partner at Nexus Venture Partners, who shares insights on high-conviction earl…
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39m Episode 51 | Manish Singhal, pi Ventures
In this episode of the 100X Entrepreneur Podcast, Siddharth Ahluwalia interviews Manish Singhal, founding partner of pi Ventures, exploring his journey from engineering global products like …
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58m Episode 49 | Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner, Prime Ventures
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Prime Venture Partners Managing Partner Sanjay Swamy discusses his evolution from Silicon Valley technologist to pioneering Indian fintech e…
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39m Episode 48 | Sid Talwar, Managing Partner, Lightbox Ventures
In this episode of the Hundred X Entrepreneur podcast, Lightbox Ventures Managing Partner Sid Talwar explores the firm's concentrated portfolio philosophy, the realities of building enduring…
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46m 100x Entrepreneur | Episode 46 | Tej Kapoor, Fosun RZ Capital
In this episode of the 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Tej Kapoor, Managing Director of Fosun RZ Capital India, details his career across global tech investing and outlines Fosun's investment the…
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