119: What if I want to startup, but don't have a problem statement
"What if I want to startup but don't have a groundbreaking idea?" Aspiring entrepreneurs who are looking to build a company often do so to solve a personal pain point - but is solving for a personal problem the only way to build a company? Tune in to hear what Avnish Bajaj & Rajinder Balaraman have to say. SHOW LESS
2m Nov 16, 2021
2m
118: IPO readiness & startups
On today’s episode we have Rajinder Balaraman, Director at Matrix Partners India, as well as Vikram Vaidyanathan, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India. They cover they key markers that help determine a company’s IPO readiness, the right size for an IPO, the role played by the board of directors and the board can be leveraged for an IPO and much more. Tune – in.
29m Nov 12, 2021
29m
117: Downturns & M&A's
"When industries are changing in structure, either you shape that structure, or you can get shaped by that structure" - Avnish Bajaj Here's #AMatrixMoment (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/amatrixmoment) where we talk about M&As & downturns and the real value creation that can come out of mergers. Tune in to know more.
3m Nov 11, 2021
3m
116: Decoding the BNPL model
On today’s episode we have Dana Stalder, Partner at Matrix Partners. Dana is in conversation with Vikram Vaidyanathan, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India. They cover Dana’s journey into the venture capital world, his learnings from his investments in Afterpay  and much more. Tune – in.
44m Nov 10, 2021
44m
115: How to pick the right CEO
While each co-founder has a unique set of strengths, a company ultimately needs one decision maker - but how should a founding team decide who amongst them becomes CEO? Tune in to hear our take on it. 
2m Nov 03, 2021
2m
114: OTO Capital - reimagining the 2 wheeler ownership experience
In today's episode, we speak with Sumit Chhazed, the founder of OTO Capital, a company focused on reimagining the two wheeler ownership experience. Sumit opens up about why he chose this market & his vision to transform the future of bike ownership in India. Tune in to know more.
36m Nov 02, 2021
36m
113: When to bring in an external CEO
Should startup founders hire an external CEO? and if so, is there a right time/stage to bring in an external CEO? Tune in to find out how we think about it.
3m Oct 29, 2021
3m
112: dezerv. - building an expert investing platform
In today’s episode we are in conversation with Sandeep Jethani, Co-founder of dezerv. and Sarthak Malhotra, senior associate at Matrix Partners India and Vikram Vaidyanathan, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India. In this episode we cover dezerv. Differentiated integrated portfolio approach and much more. Tune-in.
34m Oct 25, 2021
34m
111: Captain Fresh: Building the future of fresh fish and Sea food
Joining us today is Utham Gowda, founder of Captain Fresh, along with him are Sudipto Sannigrahi, Vice President at Matrix and Tarun Davda, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India. In this episode, we cover Utham’s journey from a banker to a founder of a B2B Sea Food Marketplace.
34m Oct 21, 2021
34m
110: Performance versus loyalty: how should employees be evaluated?
One of the toughest questions employers struggle with & there are various schools of thought around it, here's #AMatrixMoment (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/amatrixmoment) where Avnish Bajaj & Rajinder Balaraman discuss a framework to help think through it. Tune in to know more.
3m Oct 19, 2021
3m
109: The Delhi Belly edition: Digesting the wisdom of our NCR founders! - Part 2
Hi and welcome back to part 2 of our Delhi edition Founder Moments episode. In todays episode we take stock of startup environment and the growing and burgeoning founder eco-system in Delhi NCR. we have with us today, Chirag Taneja, the Co-founder of GoKwik, Anindya Dutta, the Co-founder of Stanza Living, Amit Lakhotia, Founder of Park+, and Asish Mohapatra, Co-founder of Ofbusiness, along with...
31m Oct 12, 2021
31m
108: The Delhi Belly edition: Digesting the wisdom of our NCR founders! - Part 1
Todays discussion is heavily centered around the prevailing start-up environment and we’re here to essentially take stock of the current scenario, from the overheated funding situation, to exits, MNA’s, remote hybrid working models, the COVID impact, all of these and more. We have with us today, Chirag Taneja, the Co-founder of GoKwik, Amit Lakhotia, Founder of Park+, Anindya Dutta, the Co-foun...
55m Oct 07, 2021
55m
107: bijnis - taking factories to the world!
Today on FounderMoments, we dive deep into Bijnis's journey of empowering the manufacturer community & their vision of taking factories to the world!
52m Sep 28, 2021
52m
106: Convertible round vs priced equity round?
What should founders be raising and what's the market standard? Avnish Bajaj & Rajinder Balaraman discuss the thought process behind this decision for both the founder and investor. Tune in to find out.
3m Sep 21, 2021
3m
105: Co-founder Conflicts
Co-founder conflicts: one of the trickiest situations that a founding team goes through. How should founders engage with one another amidst a conflict & maneuver such a situation? Tune in to find out.
3m Sep 16, 2021
3m
104: Fundraising: Speed, Frequency & Size
Amidst the current overheated funding environment - what is the right speed, size & frequency a founder should fundraise at? Here's #AMatrixMoment (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/amatrixmoment) where Avnish Bajaj & Rajinder Balaraman discuss the nitty gritties of fundraising, tune in.
2m Sep 15, 2021
2m
103: Democratizing the e-shopping experience with GoKwik
In today’s episode, we have Chirag Taneja, co-founder of GoKwik in conversation with Rajat Agarwal, MD at Matrix Partners India, and Sarthak Malhotra, Senior Associate at Matrix Partners India. Through the course of this episode, we discuss the growing need for the one-click check-out product such as GoKwik, what led Chirag to start this company, the early traction received, and much more.
29m Sep 09, 2021
29m
102: Fundraising when you don't need it
"The best businesses raise money inbound, not outbound" - Avnish Bajaj As a founder, if you don't need the funding but capital is chasing you, should you still raise a round? Here's #AMatrixMoment (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/amatrixmoment) with our perspective on fundraising when you don't need it. Tune in.
2m Sep 07, 2021
2m
101: Toddle - Superpower for teachers, by teachers
In today’s episode, we have Deepanshu Arora, co-founder of Toddle, In conversation with Rajat Agarwal, Managing director at Matrix Partners India. As part of this episode, we cover the learnings from Deepanshu’s journey of building a global EdTech platform, from what triggered the inception of the company and what it's like to sell to schools, to managing a team remotely and much more
45m Sep 03, 2021
45m
100: Toddle snippet: working with schools as your clients
Deepanshu Arora, co-founder of Toddle - Your Teaching Partner, talks to Rajat Agarwal on his journey of building a "teachers-first" global edtech platform. Here's a snippet where Deepanshu shares his POV on what it's like working with international schools as his clients. Stay tuned for the full episode!
1m Sep 03, 2021
1m
99: Stanza Living: Learnings From Hyper-Scaling A Phygital Business
In today’s episode we have Anindya Datta and Sandeep Dalmia the co-founders of Stanza Living. In conversation with Tarun Davda, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India. In this episode we cover what it takes to hyperscale a phygital business amongst pandemic and biggest learnings that have emerged from this experience
53m Aug 24, 2021
53m
98: Should you care if your VC backs your competitor?
There's a lot that has been said about this - if you're a founder who is fundraising & thinking about this, here's #AMatrixMoment (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/amatrixmoment) capturing our take on it.
2m Aug 19, 2021
2m
97: Where should I incorporate my company?
India, US, Singapore are some of the more common options that founders consider but what are the driving factors for this decision? Here's #AMatrixMoment (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/amatrixmoment) on our perspective, tune in to find out.
2m Aug 12, 2021
2m
96: A decryption of the DealShare journey
In today's episode, we have Sourjyendu Medda and Vineet Rao, the co-founders of DealShare in conversation with Tarun Davda, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India. We talk about what makes them unique and also cover highlights from their growth journey.
58m Aug 10, 2021
58m
95: What's the right burn rate for your company?
What's the right burn rate for your company? and how does this vary across stages? One of the most discussed topics by founders & VCs both, tune in to hear Avnish Bajaj share a framework to help think through it.
2m Aug 05, 2021
2m
94: The Rocketlane Journey
In today’s episode, we have Shri and Vignesh the Co-founders of Rocketlane. They’re in conversation with Pranay Desai Vice – President, at Matrix Partners India. They talk about the team's deep SaaS history, learning from their prior venture, Konotor, their vision for Rocketlane and much more.
30m Aug 03, 2021
30m
93: Behind the Scenes with Tarun Davda
This episode is an audio recording to the recent Clubhouse session, that Tarun Davda, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India, Did with Priya Rajan, MD at Silicon Valley Bank, as well as Anand Chandrasekaran, Who is Executive VP at Five-Nine, Anand was formerly Director, messenger platform at Facebook and prior to that CPO at Snapdeal. In this episode, they cover the latest trend emerging in...
1hr 3m Jul 29, 2021
1hr 3m
92: When should a founder announce their fundraise?
Announcing your company's fundraise is a big deal - but when is the right time to announce it? and more importantly, why should you be announcing it? Tune in to find out how we think about it.
2m Jul 27, 2021
2m
90: Network effects in a nutshell.
Network effects: one of the most spoken about & most important concepts for tech businesses - it helps a co. scale, build moats and contributes to virality. But what really is a network effect? Tune in to hear Avnish Bajaj summarize network effects in a nutshell.
2m Jul 14, 2021
2m
89: Product vs Distribution
Product versus distribution capability - what's more crucial for a founder to focus on at the early stages & why? Tune in to know how we think about it. 
2m Jul 06, 2021
2m
88: The PhonePe journey with Sameer Nigam
Sameer Nigam, Co-founder, and CEO at PhonePe takes us through his journey of building India’s leading payments platform. In conversation with Vikram Vaidyanathan, MD at Matrix Partners India, they cover Sameer’s early days at Flipkart to starting up & scaling PhonePe & then selling to Flipkart, and much more. Tune in
49m Jun 30, 2021
49m
87: Marketplaces - Part "2" : B2B&2C&2R&2E = 2B or 2E that is the question!
This episode is part 2 of the episode we did earlier on Marketpalces. Joining us for this podcast is Rajinder Balaraman (Director, Matrix Partners India) and Avnish Bajaj (Founder & Managing Director, Matrix Partners India).
28m Jun 22, 2021
28m
86: Tarun Davda - Building Matrix Partners India
 About Tarun Davda: He is the Managing Director of Matrix, India. Prior to joining Matrix, Tarun was the Co-founder, India CEO and Board Member at StepOut.com, a venture-backed startup. StepOut became India’s #1 online dating site with over 5 Million users. Before that, Tarun established BigRock.com (incubated by the Directi group) - India’s #1 provider of domain name registration and other web...
44m Jun 16, 2021
44m
85: Tarun Davda on AngelList India radio
Tarun Davda (Managing Director at Matrix Partners India) speaks to Utsav Somani of AngelList India to take stock of the current startup scenario and Indian entrepreneurial drive 
30m Jun 11, 2021
30m
84: Nithin Kamath unplugged
In today's episode, we have Nithin Kamath the founder and CEO of Zerodha, India’s largest tech-broking discount firm as well as Vikram Vaidyanathan, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India. This is Nithin's second podcast with us and in an unplugged and candid conversation with Vikram. 
38m Jun 09, 2021
38m
82: From both sides of the table: Kunal Bahl unplugged - snippet
Here's a snippet, from our #FounderMoments episode, where Kunal Bahl (Founder & MD, Snapdeal) talk to Tarun Davda (MD, Matrix India) about the people that were most instrumental in his childhood & the qualities he imbibed from them very early on. Tune in to find out. To catch the full episode, go here: https://lnkd.in/ec4GxSn
2m Jun 01, 2021
2m
81: Founder Compensation
As a founder how do you determine what your own compensation should be? & what is the right salary to be drawn across stages?    Here's how we Matrix Partners India think about it, tune in:
3m Apr 22, 2021
3m
80: Co-founder Disputes
A conflict within the founding team is a situation that unfortunately arises more often than not, but when conflict does occur amongst two or more founders, how should one tackle it? Tune in to hear how Avnish Bajaj thinks about it.
2m Apr 20, 2021
2m
76: LTV-CAC – what’s the right number?
LTV-CAC – what’s the right number early-stage founders should track?
2m Apr 06, 2021
2m
77: Is marketing scalable?
Is marketing a scalable function for companies to leverage? Avnish Bajaj, Founder & MD, Matrix Partners India,  decodes how marketing is used to “fuel the fire” and why it’s far more impactful for digital businesses. Tune in for more.
2m Apr 01, 2021
2m
79: Reverse Vesting
s founder reverse vesting standard practice? Avnish Bajaj, Founder & MD, Matrix Partners India & Rajinder Balaraman, Director, Matrix Partners India, decode how we think about this at Matrix Partners India. Tune in for more SHOW LESS
2m Mar 30, 2021
2m
78: Founder Ownership Structures
How should founders think about it at across the different stages of a startup? Avnish Bajaj, (Founder and MD, Matrix Partners India) shares his perspective, while in conversation with Salonie Ganju, ( Marketing Manager, Matrix Partners India ) Tune in to find out
2m Mar 26, 2021
2m
75: Valuation versus Dilution
Valuation versus dilution is something all founders spend a lot of time thinking about. Avnish Bajaj (Founder & MD, MPI) shares his point of view on how founders should approach this.
3m Mar 24, 2021
3m
74: The Hack Job – Hacking Your Way Through Growth and Profits
What matters more – growth or profitability? In this episode, Rajinder Balaraman, Director, Matrix Partners India, and Avnish Bajaj, Founder and MD at Matrix Partners India talk about hacking the way to profitable growth vectors and loops.
39m Mar 17, 2021
39m
73: From both sides of the table: Kunal Bahl unplugged
In today’s episode, we have Tarun Davda Managing Director at Matrix Partners India, with Kunal Bahl, co-founder of Snapdeal and Titan Capital. Through the course of this conversation, we cover Kunal’s early childhood and background that helped him shaped him into who he is today. The biggest learnings from his journey at Snapdeal, transitioning from an entrepreneur to an investor. 
1hr 9m Mar 15, 2021
1hr 9m
72: What role does human capital play in venture investing?
Here's a snippet from an upcoming episode where Debleena Das & Rajinder Balaraman share learnings and insights on team building at the early stages.
20m Mar 01, 2021
20m
83: Customer versus Competition
How much should a founder worry about competition & the threat of being disrupted by a new startup? tune in to find out how Avnish Bajaj, (Founder and MD, Matrix Partners India), and Rajinder Balaraman, (Director, Matrix Partners India) think about it.
1m Feb 19, 2021
1m
71: Redefining wellness, one mosaic at a time
In today’s episode, we have Revant Bhate, the co-founder of Mosaic wellness in conversation with Sanjot Malhi, Director and the lead for the consumer sector at Matrix Partners India. Mosaic Wellness is a house of brands, focused on redefining the Indian wellness market and on today's episode we cover Revant’s transition from investor to founder and what that was like, what it takes to build a c...
35m Feb 19, 2021
35m
70: Profit Pools – fishing in the right pond!
The pandemic & recent global trends have brought about a shift in the way companies are thinking about profit pools at the early stages,  but what’s really changed? and how does one go deeper into the value chain of an industry in quest of the right profit pool - tune in to find out.
38m Feb 11, 2021
38m
69: OZiva unplugged: building India’s leading clean, plant-based nutrition brand
In this episode, Sanjot Malhi (Director & consumer sector lead at Matrix Partners India) sits down with Aarti Gill & Mihir Gadani, the co-founders of OZiva, to dissect & decipher their journey of building India’s leading clean, plant-based nutrition brand.
29m Feb 04, 2021
29m