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Watch This Before You Start Up | Indian Startup Ecosystem Decoded | Ft. Aviral Bhatnagar | KwK #125

21 Nov 2024

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In this episode of Kwk, Kushal Lodha interviews Aviral Bhatnagar, a prominent venture capitalist in India, known for his innovative approach to supporting early-stage startups. He is the founder of AJVC (A Junior VC), a pre-seed fund aimed at empowering entrepreneurs, particularly in the enterprise software and artificial intelligence sectors. With a background in Engineering Physics from IIT Bombay and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, Aviral has a deep appreciation for data-driven analysis and embracing uncertainty. Before founding AJVC, Aviral was a lead investor at Venture Highway, his journey includes roles at various startups during his college years and consulting at a top-tier firm after graduating from IIM Ahmedabad. Aviral's passion for startups and his commitment to simplifying the funding process for early-stage founders have made AJVC one of India's most approachable pre-seed funds. Aviral's unique perspective and dedication to supporting entrepreneurs have earned him a strong reputation in the venture capital community. He continues to build a community around startups, sharing data-driven opinions and insights through his newsletter, "Life of A Junior VC." Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon for more insightful and interesting content! 🎥📚 00:00 Introduction 1:43 Meet Aviral Bhatnagar 2:02 Current edtech sector situation and its challenges 7:28 Edtech sector barriers to entry and scaling 9:28 Failures of Front Row and Doubtnut 12:01 Starting school: Is it difficult? 13:46 Advice on starting an edtech company 15:28 Byju's What went wrong? 17:33 Debt-fueled acquisition strategy explained 19:00 Byju’s accounting issues 20:00 Top players in the edtech industry 21:01 Duolingo’s business model breakdown 25:24 Fintech payment giants: Razorpay 28:03 Razorpay’s successful model 32:44 Future billion-dollar companies with small teams? 33:16 Zerodha: Top fintech company analysis 38:56 Groww’s customer acquisition strategy 40:31 What’s happening with Cred? 42:45 Cred’s revenue strategy and NPAs 44:48 Paying rent through Cred 46:21 Can Cred be profitable soon? 47:01 SaaS sector overview 50:08 Zoho’s successful business model 55:41 Why SaaS businesses have high profits 56:01 What is the SaaS Index? 56:42 Rule of 40 explained 57:28 Metrics for investing in SaaS companies 1:00:36 Edtech and fintech investment metrics 1:07:41 DAU to MAU ratio importance 1:14:01 Instability of quick commerce model 1:18:24 Quick commerce: Advantages in India and threats 1:24:12 Zepto’s revenue growth strategy 1:27:23 Replicating quick commerce business: Challenges 1:28:03 Aviral’s target sector insights 1:33:48 Ending statement 1:34:20 Outro

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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