EP 127 : Building Commercial Drones - Vipul Singh (Co-founder & CEO, Aarav Unmanned Systems) | Operating in a Nascent Market | Frontier Tech | Make in India

Vipul is the co-founder and CEO of Aarav Unmanned Systems, a Drone design and manufacturing company. In this episode Vipul spoke about developing IP in house, nuances of manufacturing hardware, fundraising for frontier tech and more with Roshan Cariappa.  Key Highlights: (00:00) Introduction (01:15) Idea to product to company (07:47) Thinking about the Market as an Engineer (09:26) Trade offs and making difficult decisions (12:23) Balancing Idealism & Pragmatism (14:55) Best practices in manufacturing and shipping hardware (19:08) Customer acquisition (25:48) Nuances of building an industry software stack (32:20) Developing a product in a nascent space (35:52) Choosing your Partners (37:23) Getting VCs onboard a brand new idea  (42:14) The nuances of Drone Rules Policy 2021  (51:17) How Vipul is preparing for the next leap forward (56:38) Dealing with failures (01:01:31) Vipul's Books and Podcast recommendations (01:03:12) Closing Remarks ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Vipul: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vipul-singh-aa38992a/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vipul_sing ------------------------------------- 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