128 episodes

A podcast for entrepreneurs who are looking to build & grow their startups. Avoid common traps & learn uncommon strategies & tactics from makers & doers of startup ecosystem. Prime Ventures is a early-stage venture fund which focuses on startups that not only need capital but also require mentoring to transform them into disruptive companies. We share a passion for working closely with entrepreneurs and enjoy sharing their journey in a high-frequency, interactive and fun environment.Read more about us at http://primevp.in

Prime Venture Partners Podcast Prime Venture Partners: Early Stage VC Fund

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A podcast for entrepreneurs who are looking to build & grow their startups. Avoid common traps & learn uncommon strategies & tactics from makers & doers of startup ecosystem. Prime Ventures is a early-stage venture fund which focuses on startups that not only need capital but also require mentoring to transform them into disruptive companies. We share a passion for working closely with entrepreneurs and enjoy sharing their journey in a high-frequency, interactive and fun environment.Read more about us at http://primevp.in

    #127 Reasons to Buy, Right Attribution Models & CAC/LTV Fallacy with Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, Founder & CEO Bluestone

    #127 Reasons to Buy, Right Attribution Models & CAC/LTV Fallacy with Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, Founder & CEO Bluestone

    Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, Founder & CEO Bluestone with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
    Listen to the podcast to learn about

    03:00 - When Starting Up: Defensibility & Differentiation
    11:00 - Online is Much More Than a Sales Channel
    20:00 - First Click, Last Click: Building the Right Attribution Models
    30:00 - Don’t Let Your Biases Define Your Metrics
    35:45 - CAC/LTV Fallacy: VCs & Entrepreneurs

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    Want to learn about about building a global SaaS business from India? Listen to this episode with Khadim Batti, Co-Founder & CEO Whatfix where we talk about Finding PMF & The Right Customer Segment, Pricing & Product For Enterprise, Building Sales Cycle & Sales Force in US, Four Pillars of Category Awareness and a lot more. 
    Enjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.

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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_in
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ 

    This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. 
    Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

    • 41 min
    #126 SaaS Deep Dives: Early Stage Sales, Product Demos & Right to Sell with Jen Abel, Co-Founder JJELLYFISH

    #126 SaaS Deep Dives: Early Stage Sales, Product Demos & Right to Sell with Jen Abel, Co-Founder JJELLYFISH

    Jen Abel Co-Founder JJELLYFISH chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
    Listen to the podcast to learn about

    01:30 - Early Stage Sales & PMF
    11:00 - How to Discover Your Customer’s Problems
    14:30 - The Product Doesn’t Drive Customer Discovery
    16:00 - How to Run a Great Demo
    21:00 - How to Think About Price Discovery
    28:30 - Role of Marketing in the 0-1 stage
    36:00 - 3 Big Things Every Indian SaaS founder Should Know

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    Want to learn more about about building a global SaaS business from India? Listen to this episode with Khadim Batti, Co-Founder & CEO Whatfix where we talk about Finding PMF & The Right Customer Segment, Pricing & Product For Enterprise, Building Sales Cycle & Sales Force in US, Four Pillars of Category Awareness and a lot more. 
    Enjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.

    Follow Prime Venture Partners:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_in
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ 

    This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. 
    Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

    • 42 min
    #125 A Masterclass on Building SaaS Products That Customers Adopt with Stephen Wunker, Author Jobs To Be Done

    #125 A Masterclass on Building SaaS Products That Customers Adopt with Stephen Wunker, Author Jobs To Be Done

    Stephen Wunker Managing Director New Markets Advisors chats with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.

    Stephen is a frequent writer and speaker on how firms can create new growth platforms. His award-winning books include Capturing New Markets, Jobs to be Done , and Costovation.


    Listen to the podcast to learn about

    02:00 - Jobs to be done for SaaS Companies
    11:30 - How to Find Underlying Motivations of Your Customers
    22:00 - How NOT to use Jobs to be done Framework
    34:45 - How Often Should a SaaS Company Talk to Its Customers?
    40:00 - The Best Innovation Book

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    Next, listen to a serial SaaS founder, Srikrishnan Ganesan talk about How He Used Jobs to be Done Framework, When an MVP is Not Enough, Building a Community as a SaaS Business, Working with Industry Analysts and a lot more. 


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    Follow Prime Venture Partners:

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    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ 

    This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. 
    Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

    • 41 min
    #124 Prime Mailbag Episode: Product, Funding, Hiring, Distribution & more

    #124 Prime Mailbag Episode: Product, Funding, Hiring, Distribution & more

    Prime Mailbag: A special episode for you where we answer your questions on startups and entrepreneurship. We have Amit Somani & Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partners Prime Venture Partners, answering your questions. And if you have a question that you'd like us to answer in next episode you can submit here
    Listen to the podcast to learn about

    00:50 - Investing in Pre-Revenue Startups
    06:00 - Building and Evolving Startup Culture
    13:09 - Finding Product-Market Fit
    21:30 - Balancing Product and Distribution
    26:10 - Saying “no” to Investors
    28:34 - Maintaining Financial Discipline Post-Funding
    31:25 - Avoiding Bad Hiring Decisions
    35:50 - The Importance of Building in Public

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    Next, listen to a veteran of Indian startup world sharing lesson from his 20+ years long entrepreneurial journey. On the episode with Sanjeev Bikhchandani we talk about Crowdsourcing customer feedback in real time; How naukri built a virtuous circle as a moat; Customer-led innovation Vs Competition-led Innovation; Why customer’s money is more important than investor’s money and a lot more. 
    Enjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.

    Follow Prime Venture Partners:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_in
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ 

    This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. 
    Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

    • 39 min
    #123 InMobi Co-Founder Piyush Shah on Building India’s First Unicorn, 100 Co-Founders & The People IP

    #123 InMobi Co-Founder Piyush Shah on Building India’s First Unicorn, 100 Co-Founders & The People IP

    Piyush Shah Co-Founder InMobi and President & COO, Glance chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
    Listen to the podcast to learn about

    06:00 - Inmobi’s Story of Survival and Scale
    20:00 - How to Evaluate Persistence & Grit
    27:30 - 100 People Who Operate Like Co-Founders
    30:45 - Building Pro Sports Team & a Family
    36:00 - Why Intent > Capability

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    Next, listen to a veteran of Indian startup world sharing lesson from his 20+ years long entrepreneurial journey. On the episode with Sanjeev Bikhchandani we talk about Crowdsourcing customer feedback in real time; How naukri built a virtuous circle as a moat; Customer-led innovation Vs Competition-led Innovation; Why customer’s money is more important than investor’s money and a lot more. 
    Enjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.

    Follow Prime Venture Partners:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_in
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ 

    This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. 
    Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

    • 39 min
    #122 Ganesh Balakrishnan Co-Founder Flatheads on Entrepreneurial Spirit & What's Next for Flatheads

    #122 Ganesh Balakrishnan Co-Founder Flatheads on Entrepreneurial Spirit & What's Next for Flatheads

    Ganesh Balakrishnan Co-Founder Flatheads chats with Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.
    Listen to the podcast to learn about

    05:00 - Ganesh's Early Entrepreneurial Journey from Momoe to Shopclues
    13:00 - Why Ganesh launched Flatheads: Thesis & Insights
    26:00 - Why Ganesh Applied to Shark Tank
    31:00 - What's Next for Ganesh & Flatheads

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    Next, listen to a veteran of Indian startup world sharing lesson from his 20+ years long entrepreneurial journey. In the episode Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, Indiamart talks about the Founding story of IndiaMART, IndiaMART’s journey into the Domestic B2B Space, Bundling & Unbundling; Opportunities in Indian B2B space, Verticalization, SuperApps and a lot more. 
    Enjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.

    Follow Prime Venture Partners:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_in
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ 

    This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. 
    Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

    • 40 min

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