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ATP Stories: Gautam Ganguly – Building and Selling Software in Asia
Category: Business
Duration: 01:00:35
Publish Date: 2018-03-07 22:00:00
Description:

Podcast highlights:

  • 10:45 It's easy to fall into your comfort zone. Why should every entrepreneur get out into the field and spend time with the people you are creating solutions for?
  • 21:30 A look inside the sales process of selling software to different sectors e.g. food delivery and retail
  • 55:00 Joining a start up instead of a regular job. How do you address that issue when your parents have mapped out your career for you? Advice for the young start up founder about having that dinner-table conversation with the folks.

Podcast notes:

  • 00:05 Asia Tech Podcast stories with Gautam Ganguly, Founder and CEO of Eworks, hosted by Graham Brown
  • 00:30 How did Gautam get to Bangkok?
  • 05:50 What did Gautam enjoy about working in manufacturing?
  • 08:15 Going from the computer world to the manufacturing world
  • 10:45 It's easy to fall into your comfort zone. Why should every entrepreneur get out into the field and spend time with the people you are creating solutions for?
  • 13:20 The move from New Delhi to Thailand. How did people react?
  • 16:50 A little bit about EWorks Consultants
  • 21:30 A look inside the sales process of selling software to different sectors e.g. food delivery and retail
  • 24:20 Talking about paying points to a customer
  • 27:40 How does Gautam get referrals for EWorks?
  • 33:13 How does Gautam spend his time?
  • 37:05 A rise in young founders who lack life experience
  • 39:42 Balancing the need to get the code right and the need to get some feedback from clients
  • 42:10 Is there a vision for the future of Eworks or is it done on a day to day basis?
  • 45:20 The experience of having clients in Laos, a frontier market
  • 48:30 Are markets like Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam prepared to take on new technology?
  • 51:35 What kind of advice would you offer to a new graduate from an Indian university?
  • 55:00 Joining a start up instead of a regular job. How do you address that issue when your parents have mapped out your career for you? Advice for the young start up founder about having that dinner-table conversation with the folks.
  • 58:45 Find out more about Gautam Ganguly on LinkedIn
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