This podcast is a conversion of my video upload on the topic on YouTube: RajatYadav --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajat-yadav47/message ..read more

Note: This podcast is a conversion of the latest video series on YouTube. Language: Hindi For the first 5 months of 2023, Indian startups witnessed a mammoth 79% drop in funding. This is a huge number considering just 2 years back, with the IPOs of multiple startups, the Indian startup ecosystem was on a roll. In this podcast, we decode what caused this shift and how new entrepreneurs can capture the investor's current perspective and attract funding in current times. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajat-yadav47/message ..read more

Because of all the media buzz around big startups raising millions of dollars of funding amount, most founders today consider funding as a critical part of the process of starting up, which is absolutely wrong. In this podcast, we will learn about what is the right time/stage to apply for funding of your startup that increases your chances of getting funded. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajat-yadav47/message ..read more

In this part 2 of the series, I will focus on how I used my time while in college and what caused me to leave the usual high-paying job route and begin the entrepreneurship journey. The goal of this podcast is to let you all know why going to a college is important towards becoming an entrepreneur and how you should utilise your time inside the college, irrespective of whichever college it is.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajat-yadav47/message ..read more

Being an IIT Madras alumnus, I thought of making a series called "My IIT Journey" where I tell you how I prepared for the IIT JEE exam and how was my life inside IIT Madras. The good things I did and the mistakes I made. Why did I leave good-paying jobs and came into entrepreneurship? Answering all this so that no matter which college you are in, you can implement some learnings in your life and hopefully see some positive changes. This part 1 is all about my school days and how I prepared for the JEE exam. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajat-yadav47/mes ..read more

During the economic downturn in the pandemic and even otherwise, companies always have to come to mass lay-offs and employees suffer the most in these. In this podcast, I am highlighting the mindset of the companies when they prepare to lay-off and how you can safeguard yourself from it. Follow me on Instagram to ask direct questions: RajatYadavInsta --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajat-yadav47/message ..read more

Clearing the air on the different popular investment structures available for a startup - loan, equity and convertible notes. I see a lot of founders running around confused on this. Let me just remove all these confusions. Message me on Instagram(ID: RajatYadavInsta) if you want me to make a podcast on a specific topic.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajat-yadav47/message ..read more

When founders are ready to launch their startups, there is always this fear that how will they compete against the existing big players. For example,  Flipkart in the e-comm space, Paytm in the digital payment space, or even globally, Tesla in the electric vehicle space. Can your small startup flourish in the same sector that these giants are in? The topic of discussion of this podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajat-yadav47/message ..read more

Founders are always confused about the best marketing strategy for their startup to get the first 100 users. Is it Facebook ads, is it Instagram ads, or is it influencer marketing. Having grown my company, Z2P, to almost 10lac android downloads with almost zero paid marketing, I will tell you the secret of explosive growth.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajat-yadav47/message ..read more

This is a series about the mistakes that I had made as an entrepreneur so that you can avoid these and improve your growth curve. Now, who doesn't love Steve Jobs, an idol for many? But, for me, over-idolising Steve Jobs turned out to becoming a tyrant boss and destroying my company's culture in the early days. Hear how I learnt and changed from that experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajat-yadav47/message ..read more