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Episode:

256: Avijit Sarkar
Category: Business
Duration: 00:55:05
Publish Date: 2018-05-16 19:00:00
Description:

Podcast highlights:

  • 12:00 Avijit talks about his startup Regular.li - a time management app in the mobile devices of employees
  • 30:25 In India, startup people are the new rockstars - people leaving safe jobs and becoming entrepreneurs now. The next step is the maturity of the market
  • 36:15 In terms of having startup accelerators, where is India now? Also, startup founders now come straight out of college, go to an accelerator, get funding - they never had to go out and hustle. Does Avijit think this is positive?

Podcast notes:

  • 00:05 Welcome Avijit Sarkar to Asia Tech Podcast Stories
  • 01:05 What is Kolkata's reputation in India in terms of tech and startups?
  • 03:50 What is a BPO - Business Process Outsourcing?
  • 06:10 Avijit talks about Avifa Infotech - a BPO he founded when he was 18 years old
  • 09:50 Are societal pressures still out there for people of Avijit's generation?
  • 12:00 Avijit talks about his startup Regular.li - a time management app in the mobile devices of employees
  • 15:45 How did it come along for Avijit to found Regular.li and their long-term vision for the company
  • 18:45 Who covers the marketing side of Regular.li and how does the company go about people to find out about what they do beyond word of mouth?
  • 20:20 Is there a way to get employees to use the app for their own benefit? How do they get users' feedback regarding the app that Avijit wants to develop as a platform? Also, how does Avijit know what is the right thing to add to such a platform?
  • 25:35 Avijit talks about running the company with his "brother" who had gone the "traditional path". Does Avijit feel a sense of obligation or guilt now that he had his "brother" come out into the riskier world of entrepreneurship?
  • 30:25 In India, startup people are the new rockstars - people leaving safe jobs and becoming entrepreneurs now. The next step is the maturity of the market
  • 32:05 Can you teach "thinking out of the box" or "solving a problem" idea? In-built curiosity and the instinct of learning must be there
  • 34:45 Did Avijit have any mentors or somebody he could turn to?
  • 36:15 In terms of having startup accelerators, where is India now? Also, startup founders now come straight out of college, go to an accelerator, get funding - they never had to go out and hustle. Does Avijit think this is positive?
  • 42:05 Avijit the traveler - what's the story there? And the digital nomad lifestyle now taking off in India
  • 47:20 Avijit the chef, which is the same as a developer CTO - making something that does not exist
  • 49:10 Avijit the marathoner - "it's about crossing the finish line, thinking that I have done something and tasting success"
  • 51:05 Young Indians don't appreciate other things in life as they are too busy on the career side
  • 54:05 Find out more about Avijit at www.avijitsarkar.com
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