Vidit Aatrey's guest appearances

Vidit Aatrey

Y Combinator

The Neon Show

Prime Venture Partners Podcast

The Road Less Travelled 

Beerud Sheth

Prasad Kompalli

Paras Chopra

Ashu Garg

Shripati Acharya

Vijay Arisetty

Miten Sampat

Ajay Hattangdi

Mathilde Collin

Jocko Willink

Jack Dorsey

Ali Rowghani

Mark Zuckerberg

Daniel Gross

Semil Shah

OwlTail

Meesho

Vidit Aatrey, Founder &amp; CEO Meesho chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners. Listen to the podcast to learn about01:05 – Early Days of Meesho, the Idea and the Challenges13:30 – Meesho’s Core Value of Always Listening to Users16:50 – Team building, Hiring and Retaining Talent at Startups26:50 – Current Landscape of the Indian E-commerce Sector33:00 – Importance of Trust and Accessibility in E-commerce36:35 – Vidit’s Journey as an Entrepreneur Click here to read the full transcript Enjoyed listening to how Vidit and team built Meesho? Next, listen to our episode with Vargab Bakshi, International Partnerships Lead at Shopify. We talk about making D2C brands successful, the shift from DIY to DIFM, rise of social commerce, opportunities  for tech entrepreneurs, drop shipping 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_inLinkedIn: 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

<a href="https://twitter.com/viditaatrey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vidit Aatrey</a>, Founder &amp; CEO <a href="https://meesho.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meesho</a> chats with <a href="https://twitter.com/amitsomani" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amit Somani</a>, Managing Partner <a href="https://primevp.in/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prime Venture Partners</a>. Listen to the podcast to learn about 01:05 – Early Days of Meesho, the Idea and the Challenges13:30 – Meesho’s Core Value of Always Listening to Users16:50 – Team building, Hiring and Retaining Talent at Startups26:50 – Current Landscape of the Indian E-commerce Sector33:00 – Importance of Trust and Accessibility in E-commerce36:35 – Vidit’s Journey as an Entrepreneur <a href="https://primevp.in/content/podcast/vidit-aatrey-founder-ceo-meesho-building-category-defining-startup/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to read the full transcript</a> Enjoyed listening to how Vidit and team built Meesho? Next, <a href="https://primevp.in/content/podcast/drop-shipping-social-commerce-opportunities-entrepreneurs-shopifys-vargab-bakshi-international-partnerships-lead/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">listen to our episode with Vargab Bakshi, International Partnerships Lead at Shopify</a>. We talk about making D2C brands successful, the shift from DIY to DIFM, rise of social commerce, opportunities  for tech entrepreneurs, drop shipping 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: <a href="https://twitter.com/Primevp_in" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Primevp_in</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/</a> 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: <a href="https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback</a>

#72 Vidit Aatrey Founder & CEO Meesho on Building a Category-Defining Startup

#100xEntrepreneur #Podcast with Vidit Aatrey, Founder &amp; CEO, MeeshoAfter completing his B.Tech. from IIT Delhi, Vidit worked with ITC &amp; InMobi during his early career. It was around 2015 when he decided to try out something and while exploring other options he came across this idea to create a platform (Meesho) where people could start &amp; manage their business from the comfort of their home.In this podcast, Vidit shares his experiences of building Meesho &amp; understanding the core needs of their customers.  Notes - 00:40 - His career background and bringing an un-organized business online04:30 - Building 1st version of Meesho11:10 - Aggregating distributors on the platform12:50 - Making investors understand the new business model15:55 - What helped him keep growing while building a new business model?17:40 - Tackling the growth slowdown 6 months after raising capital from SAIF Partners26:25 - Listen or Die (Talking to users every 30 days)27:43 - Meesho’s revenue model29:30 - Current User Persona32:38 - Culture &amp; DNA of Employees at Meesho35:55 - Change in Go to market strategy41:45 - Hiring strategy for Key Leadership roles48:50 - Irrespective of your growth don’t compromise with Culture Fit

#100xEntrepreneur #Podcast with Vidit Aatrey, Founder &amp; CEO, MeeshoAfter completing his B.Tech. from IIT Delhi, Vidit worked with ITC &amp; InMobi during his early career. It was around 2015 when he decided to try out something and while exploring other options he came across this idea to create a platform (Meesho) where people could start &amp; manage their business from the comfort of their <a href="http://home.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">home.In</a> this podcast, Vidit shares his experiences of building Meesho &amp; understanding the core needs of their customers. Notes - 00:40 - His career background and bringing an un-organized business online04:30 - Building 1st version of Meesho11:10 - Aggregating distributors on the platform12:50 - Making investors understand the new business model15:55 - What helped him keep growing while building a new business model?17:40 - Tackling the growth slowdown 6 months after raising capital from SAIF Partners26:25 - Listen or Die (Talking to users every 30 days)27:43 - Meesho’s revenue model29:30 - Current User Persona32:38 - Culture &amp; DNA of Employees at Meesho35:55 - Change in Go to market strategy41:45 - Hiring strategy for Key Leadership roles48:50 - Irrespective of your growth don’t compromise with Culture Fit

Vidit Aatrey, Founder & CEO, Meesho

Adora Cheung

Vidit Aatrey is cofounder and CEO of Meesho. Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. They were in the Summer 2016 batch of YC and you can check them out at Meesho.com.Adora Cheung is a Partner at YC. Before working at YC she cofounded Homejoy.You can find Vidit on Twitter @viditaatrey and Adora is @nolimits.Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year.Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/***Topics00:00 - Intro01:20 - What is Meesho?3:20 - Why not just sell directly to consumers?5:05 - What are the macro trends in Meesho's favor in India?7:30 - A trust deficit market8:55 - How does Meesho help users get online and start selling?11:45 - Most impactful user stories13:50 - Growth drivers15:50 - Balancing growth and quality17:25 - What if Facebook copies Meesho?18:50 - When did Vidit and his cofounder know they wanted to start a startup?21:20 - Their first startup idea and the inspiration for Meesho25:40 - When did they know Meesho was working?27:20 - How hard was it to pivot the business and how did they manage it?30:05 - As a CEO how does he stay in touch with users?34:50 - How has Vidit's role changed over time?36:55 - How has he learned to be a CEO?38:30 - What mistakes have they made?39:35 - What was his best decision?40:15 - What's a strong opinion he had about running a startup that he's changed since running Meesho?41:45 - How has the Indian startup ecosystem evolved?43:20 - Big problems worth solving in India43:05 - Can foreigners come to India and start a startup?45:10 - Best advice for aspiring Indian founders46:20 - After Meesho, what's the most exciting startup in India?47:20 - Why is Delhi the best IIT?48:15 - What's a must read book and why?49:10 - What's a startup idea he'd be working on if Meesho didn't happen?49:25 - In 100 years, what does he hope Meesho is?

<a href="https://twitter.com/viditaatrey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vidit Aatrey</a> is cofounder and CEO of <a href="https://meesho.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meesho</a>. Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. They were in the Summer 2016 batch of YC and you can check them out at <a href="https://meesho.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meesho.com</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/nolimits" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adora Cheung</a> is a Partner at YC. Before working at YC she cofounded Homejoy. You can find Vidit on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/viditaatrey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@viditaatrey</a> and Adora is <a href="https://twitter.com/nolimits" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nolimits</a>. Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/</a> *** Topics 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - What is Meesho? 3:20 - Why not just sell directly to consumers? 5:05 - What are the macro trends in Meesho's favor in India? 7:30 - A trust deficit market 8:55 - How does Meesho help users get online and start selling? 11:45 - Most impactful user stories 13:50 - Growth drivers 15:50 - Balancing growth and quality 17:25 - What if Facebook copies Meesho? 18:50 - When did Vidit and his cofounder know they wanted to start a startup? 21:20 - Their first startup idea and the inspiration for Meesho 25:40 - When did they know Meesho was working? 27:20 - How hard was it to pivot the business and how did they manage it? 30:05 - As a CEO how does he stay in touch with users? 34:50 - How has Vidit's role changed over time? 36:55 - How has he learned to be a CEO? 38:30 - What mistakes have they made? 39:35 - What was his best decision? 40:15 - What's a strong opinion he had about running a startup that he's changed since running Meesho? 41:45 - How has the Indian startup ecosystem evolved? 43:20 - Big problems worth solving in India 43:05 - Can foreigners come to India and start a startup? 45:10 - Best advice for aspiring Indian founders 46:20 - After Meesho, what's the most exciting startup in India? 47:20 - Why is Delhi the best IIT? 48:15 - What's a must read book and why? 49:10 - What's a startup idea he'd be working on if Meesho didn't happen? 49:25 - In 100 years, what does he hope Meesho is?

#127 - Vidit Aatrey and Adora Cheung