Ashish Hemranjani's guest appearances

Ashish Hemranjani

SeedToScale | Curated by Accel

INSIGHTS Podcast Series

Shradha Sharma

Varun Dua

Meena Ganesh

Farid Ahsan

Divyank Turakhia

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Shekhar Kirani

Hari Menon

Mukesh Bansal

Elad Gil

Dheeraj Pandey

Nandan Nilekani

Hans Tung

Girish Mathrubootham

Ritesh Arora

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In this final episode on fundraising, we hear from a master story-teller — Ashish Hemranjani, co-founder and CEO of BookMyShow, India’s leader in entertainment ticketing.Ashish recaps his journey from founding the company in 1999 all the way to 2018 and the various phases of the business ups and downs he has seen over this time period.In particular, we discuss the following topics in great details:- Early days of BookMyShow including launching India’s first cash on delivery (COD) service- The tough years post the 2001 dotcom bust and how they survived those tough years- How to pick your investment partner — and the importance of that in the battle called entrepreneurship- How to think through valuation while fundraising- Hiring bankers or not while fundraising- How to become a good story teller as a founderDifference between building a good company vs a great companyHaving an empty chair that represents your consumer in every meetingWhy Ashish appreciates being known as a mongrel more than being a UnicornAnd most importantly how to run this marathon called a startup while still enjoying your life and coming back every Monday energised to build your startup!

In this final episode on fundraising, we hear from a master story-teller — Ashish Hemranjani, co-founder and CEO of BookMyShow, India’s leader in entertainment ticketing. Ashish recaps his journey from founding the company in 1999 all the way to 2018 and the various phases of the business ups and downs he has seen over this time period. In particular, we discuss the following topics in great details: - Early days of BookMyShow including launching India’s first cash on delivery (COD) service - The tough years post the 2001 dotcom bust and how they survived those tough years - How to pick your investment partner — and the importance of that in the battle called entrepreneurship - How to think through valuation while fundraising - Hiring bankers or not while fundraising - How to become a good story teller as a founder Difference between building a good company vs a great company Having an empty chair that represents your consumer in every meeting Why Ashish appreciates being known as a mongrel more than being a Unicorn And most importantly how to run this marathon called a startup while still enjoying your life and coming back every Monday energised to build your startup!

INSIGHTS #13: 1999 to 2018 — Ashish Hemranjani recaps the BookMyShow journey

In this final episode on fundraising, we hear from a master story-teller — Ashish Hemranjani, co-founder and CEO of BookMyShow, India’s leader in entertainment ticketing. Ashish recaps his journey from founding the company in 1999 all the way to 2018 and the various phases of the business ups and downs he has seen over this time period. In particular, we discuss the following topics in great details:  Early days of BookMyShow including launching India’s first cash on delivery (COD) service The tough years post the 2001 dotcom bust and how they survived those tough years How to pick your investment partner — and the importance of that in the battle called entrepreneurship How to think through valuation while fundraising Hiring bankers or not while fundraising How to become a good story teller as a founder  Difference between building a good company vs a great company Having an empty chair that represents your consumer in every meeting Why Ashish appreciates being known as a mongrel more than being a Unicorn And most importantly how to run this marathon called a startup while still enjoying your life and coming back every Monday energised to build your startup!

In this final episode on fundraising, we hear from a master story-teller — Ashish Hemranjani, co-founder and CEO of BookMyShow, India’s leader in entertainment ticketing. Ashish recaps his journey from founding the company in 1999 all the way to 2018 and the various phases of the business ups and downs he has seen over this time period. In particular, we discuss the following topics in great details: <ul> <li>Early days of BookMyShow including launching India’s first cash on delivery (COD) service</li> <li>The tough years post the 2001 dotcom bust and how they survived those tough years</li> <li>How to pick your investment partner — and the importance of that in the battle called entrepreneurship</li> <li>How to think through valuation while fundraising</li> <li>Hiring bankers or not while fundraising</li> <li>How to become a good story teller as a founder</li> </ul> Difference between building a good company vs a great company Having an empty chair that represents your consumer in every meeting Why Ashish appreciates being known as a mongrel more than being a Unicorn And most importantly how to run this marathon called a startup while still enjoying your life and coming back every Monday energised to build your startup!