Alekh Sanghera, Uber for Farming Equipment

“…a pilot programme provides you the foundation for building a product”

“Try to be as objective as possible (during market research)”

“Mentorship in India is not that well developed”

– Alekh Sanghera, co-founder of FarMart(platform that is literally the Uber for Farming Equipment!)

In this week’s episode, we chat with Alekh Sanghera, one of the founders of FarMart. This is a platform for farming equipment rentals. As a result, this platform is poised to be the Uber for Farming Equipment! Alekh recounts his first hand experience with the issues farmers face in hiring equipment. He and his co-founders were doing research work in rural areas when the idea first struck them.

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Trividha Gotewala, founder of DesignTheatre, helps designers showcase fashion!

“You have to come up with different strategies…how to generate traffic…how to entice people”

“It’s very important for startups to acknowledge their customers!”

“Hang in there”

– Trividha Gotewala, founder of DesignTheatre (startup that helps designers showcase fashion via a marketplace)

In this week’s episode, we chat with Trividha Gotewala, the founder of DesignTheatre. This is a marketplace that helps designers showcase fashion! They do this by ensuring curated and only the best of designers get to be featured on their site. Trividha talks about the origins of her company in the show. While this was initially a college project, the success of the site has turned it into her full-time career.

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Pramod Raheja, founder and CEO of MyStaffNow, helps hire staff and freelancers through algorithms

“If you have an idea, research it, but take it (the research) with a grain of salt…”

“Who am I selling to? Who is actually the buyer?”

“Technology has changed, but habits have not necessarily changed!”

–  Pramod Raheja, founder and CEO of MyStaffNow(startup that helps companies staff freelancers through algorithms)

In this week’s episode, we chat with Pramod Raheja, the founder of MyStaffNow. Pramod not only runs this company, but is a full-time pilot too. We wonder when he gets some sleep! The platform easily helps companies and small businesses find and hire freelancers through algorithms that run in the background.

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Lavesh, founder of LearnBhangra, helping you learn bhangra quickly!

“Establishing consistency is the key to success!”

“The skills that I learnt will pay off 20 times down the road…”

“Is this something I”m willing to sacrifice a lot for?”

–  Lavesh Pritmani, founder and CEO of LearnBhangra(an app that helps you learn bhangra quickly and easily!)

In this week’s episode, we chat with Lavesh Pritmani, the founder and CEO of LearnBhangra. This is an app that is available both on the Google Play and Apple Store. The app helps you learn bhangra quickly and easily (an ancient dance form). This is done via simple and actionable videos.

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Founders of Tacnik, your one shop stop for all gaming needs!

“People need affordability and convenience!”

“Keep in mind how your user is behaving…and what market you want to target…”

“This is my idea, this is my company and I’ll make this big!”

–  Purnank Prakash and Mayank Banka , founders of Tacnik (platform for your gaming needs)

In this week’s episode, we chat with Purnank and Mayank, the founders of Tacnik. This is a platform that is aiming to be a one stop solution for all you gaming needs! They do this by renting out not only consoles and games, but even TVs as well as setting up the systems at your place!

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