Pramod and Rohini, founders of Kitki, makes learning fun!

“Learning is such a fascinating experience”

“Passion is what keeps us driving”

“It’s not about the software(tools), but what you do with it!”

– Pramod Ponnaluri and Rohini Deepthi, founders of “Kitki” (makes learning fun via educational games)

In this week’s episode, we talk to Mr. Pramod Ponnaluri and Ms. Rohini Deepthi, founders (and husband-wife team) of  Kitki. This is a startup that makes learning fun via education board games. These are designed in-house. The concept was inspired by the founders’ own schooling experience.

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Like Girl Birth -helps celebrate birth of girl child!

“Every day, when I meet the mothers and daughers, they give me a smile and say ‘You’re doing an awesome job!'”

“BBC is a great resource for females who aspire to become an entrepreneur”

“Get some emotional touch in your startup”

– Rohit Nayak, Campaign coordinator of “Like Girl Birth” (helps celebrate birth of girl child! )

In this week’s episode, we talk to Mr. Rohit Nayak, campaign coordinator of “Like Girl Birth”. This is a campaign that wants to celebrate the birth of girl child! This is such a terrific initiative for a country like India and FoundersGyan is proud to support this in association with the good folks over at Entrepreneur Cafe

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Prajakt Raut, founder of Applyifi, helps startups get small rounds of funding

“My personal mission in life is to be able to assist 100,000 people to be entrepreneurs”

“The role of an entreprenuer (in the startup journey) is to take off as many risks off the table as possible”

“A product is just a starting point, not a business…”

– Prajakt Raut, Founder of Applyifi.com (Helping startups get small rounds of funding)

In this week’s episode, we talk to Mr. Prajakt Raut, co-founder of Applyifi. This startup helps early stage startups get small rounds of funding that are < Rs. 1 crore. This is a difficult situation for any startup and Applyifi simplifies this issue through the means of an online process that includes scorecards, pitch decks, access to incubators etc.

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Malini Gowrishankar, founder of F5Escapes, Making travel for women safer in India

“See if you’re solving a real problem”

“…set hourly goals and keep achieving them”

“Let your actions be defined by…Respectable, Responsible and Functional”

– Malini Gowrishankar, Founder of F5Escapes (Helping make travel for women safer)

In this week’s episode, we talk to Ms. Malini Gowrishankar, the founder and Chief Travel Office of F5Escapes. This is a startup that aims to put India back on the global travel map. They aim to do this by making travel for women safer. Malini talks about the unique business model of F5Escapes. She also delves a bit into her past…

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Tom Jose, founder and CMO of Talview, expediting hiring via video interviews

“Focus on priorities…”

“Don’t get too bogged down on things (when things go downhill)”

“Be upfront, honest and well prepared (when you’re selling your product)”

– Tom Jose, Founder and CMO of TalView (a company that is expediting hiring via video interviews!)

In this week’s episode, we talk to Mr. Tom Jose, one of the founders and CMO of TalView. This is a company that is helping other companies save time and money by screening candidates. This is done through hiring via video interviews.  Tom talks about how their initial business idea was targeted towards students and professors and how a pivot resulted in the current business

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