The Startup Operator

EP 121 : Startup to Acquisition - Rohith Bhat (Founder, Robosoft & 99Games) | Apple Development | Gaming | Based in Tier II

31 Aug 2021

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Rohith Bhat is the founder of Robosoft technologies and is the founder and CEO of 99Games. He built Robosoft Technologies from a tier 2 city in India over 2 decades ago with Apple as their first client and recently got acquired by Technopro of Japan. In this episode he spoke about going from startup to getting acquired, how the process of it, what it is like to build a startup from a second tier city and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa. Key Highlights: (00:00) Introduction (01:35) Highs and Lows of getting acquired (02:14) That Day After Feeling (04:21) The Process of Acquisition (08:52) Building in a tier 2-3 city like Udupi (13:19) Stories and Anecdotes from the early days of Robosoft (15:42) Building for the Apple Ecosystem (19:38) Working with Japanese clients (21:40) Choosing customers and projects (23:05) Building customer empathy in your teams (25:06) Building an engineering culture (27:26) Genesis of 99 Games (32:11) Mindset shift required to move from services to products (35:14) Looking into the future of 99 Games (38:04) Optimism for the future (39:49) Advice for new founders (41:49) Closing remarks ------------------------------------- Connect with Amrit: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohithbhat/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohithbhat ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup ------------------------------------- If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message

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EP 121 : Startup to Acquisition - Rohith Bhat (Founder, Robosoft & 99Games) | Apple Development | Gaming | Based in Tier II

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