32 episodes
Startup Rajat's Podcast Arena Rajat Yadav
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- Business
I am Rajat Yadav, Founder @ Z2P, one of India's largest micro-lending companies and now moving towards the role of an Angel Investor. From having failed startups to raising multiple funding rounds to selling my company, I have been through a lot.
In my Podcast, we will discuss everything about startups and entrepreneurs and the challenges they face. I will help you increase the chances of your startup being a success. More than anything, I will help you realise that you are not alone in facing challenges that a new entrepreneur faces.
Follow me on Instagram: @RajatYadavInsta
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High cash-burn business models. PayTm, Zomato, Oyo, Ola, Byjus || And why VCs still fund them?
This podcast is a conversion of my video upload on the topic on YouTube: RajatYadav
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Indian Funding Winter 2023. Change in the investor's mindset.
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.
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Right time to raise funds for your startup
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.
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IIT Journey Part 2 - My life inside the IIT campus
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.
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IIT Journey Part 1 - Getting into IIT Madras!
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.
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How to safeguard yourself when your company is laying off/firing employees?
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.
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