Profits, Acquisitions, Valuations, Funds & More ft. Rajesh Jain | Take aPause 103 - Varun Duggi

In this week’s episode of Take aPause, we’re sitting down with Rajesh Jain, founder of IndiaWorld Communications and Netcore Cloud on his journey from bootstrapping his startup to a $ 115 million dollar acquisition. This episode is packed with insights and learnings for entrepreneurs and founders who want to bootstrap their startup, learn about scaling a company & what most founders get wrong about it, why exits should never be the end goal, finding the perfect product-market fit, how to purposefully use capital and much more!
Rajesh Jain is a technology entrepreneur based in Mumbai, India. One of Rajesh’s early ventures, IndiaWorld Communications, launched in 1995 was acquired by Satyam Infoway in November 1999 for US$ 115 million in one of Asia’s largest Internet deals. He then started what is today India’s largest marketing technology company - Netcore Cloud, a bootstrapped SaaS company that helps B2C brands and marketers create AI-powered new-age customer experiences at every touchpoint of a customer’s journey.
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LinkedIn: / rajesh-jain-b941
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:03 How Rajesh Jain Came Up With 'Proficorn'
04:26 Rajesh Jain On Building A Profits Monopoly or 'Profipoly'
07:30 The 2 Things That Helped Rajesh Jain On His Entrepreneurial Journey
11:53 Rajesh Jain On Being Investor Focused Or Customer Focused
15:56 2 Advices That Transformed Rajesh Jain's Entrepreneur Journey
20:24 How Rajesh Jain Built His First Proficorn - IndiaWorld COmmunications
26:06 Varun and Rajesh Discuss Building Multiple Revenue Streams
29:07 How To Get Customers To Keep Coming Back - Rajesh's Personal Learnings
33:48 Why Rajesh Jain Replaced Himself As CEO Of Netcore Cloud in 2007
38:02 How Entrepreneurs Should Think About The Future Of Their Company
41:17 Rajesh Jain On How To Use Your Capital Wisely
44:12 "Disagree and Commit" Rajesh Jain's Golden Rule Of Running A Team
46:41 Varuna nd Rajesh Discuss The Value Of Taking Out Time To Just Think
50:46 Rajesh Jain On Scaling A Business
53:33 Rajesh Jain On Creating Adaptable Company Culture
57:14 Rajesh Jain's One Core Advice For Budding Entrepreneurs
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A creative entrepreneur turned content creator, Varun is one of India’s leading conversationalists in the modern business, personal development, and creator landscapes with over 1 million podcast listens. The author of the bestseller Everything Is Out of Syllabus, he’s the host of Advertising Is Dead, one of India's most popular business podcasts with over 300,000 listens in 2021 alone, as well as co-host of Think Fast, an irreverent business podcast that has ranked #3 on Apple’s Podcast Marketing Charts. In 2009, he co-founded The Glitch, India’s largest ‘digital-first’ creative agency.
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[@vanya.rastogi]

Grateful to have come across a wholesome conversation like this.. Honestly, amidst all the noise out there this conversation felt like a strong validation for the entrepreneur in me ❤✨ Thank You Varun ! Pls continue doing more of this 🙂

[@Kinstudioart]

This one was absolutely incredible. Thank you!!

[@sandhyanair6177]

Great value addition. Thank you for this podcast

[@mishabhatt276]

Quite an insightful podcast!

[@sanyuktashekawat106]

Hi Varun , great going , pls bring Manish Panday sir too ! 😊