Shark Tank India, Losses In Inshorts, Valuation, Startups & IIT - Azhar Iqubal | FO 171 Raj Shamani

Order 'Build, Don't Talk' (in English) here: ⁠https://amzn.eu/d/eCfijRu⁠ Order 'Build Don't Talk' (in Hindi) here:⁠ https://amzn.eu/d/4wZISO0⁠ Subscribe to Our Other YouTube Channels:- ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@rajshamaniclips?⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RajShamani.Shorts⁠ 📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZ Timestamps:(00:00) - Intro In today’s episode of Figuring Out, we have Azhar Iqubal in conversation with Raj Shamani. He is the founder of one of the most used apps Inshorts. With millions of active monthly users, this app has become a part of most people’s daily life. Today the man behind this brilliant app himself will share his story.In this episode, he shared about his early days, and how he is so confident and comfortable in himself. He then shared how he got into IIT Delhi and the different startup ideas that he had in mind before building Inshorts. We also talked about the story of how he built Inshorts from scratch, the time when he got funding, and the journey after that of making the app profitable. We also talked about how Inshorts is earning money, and how much they charge for different ads. He also shared about different metrics by which the growth of inshorts is calculated and his other startup Public. Later, we talked about his experience being on Shark Tank as a Shark. He then shared about his favorite sharks, his memories from the show and how the show works. Towards the end, we talked about why the rates of marriages are decreasing and the choices of having kids after marriage are decreasing. We end with discussing what Indian consumers want, and insights for anyone who is planning to start a business in India. For more such insightful podcasts, subscribe to our channel because we come up with new podcasts every Wednesday and Saturday. Follow Azhar Iqubal On:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azhar.iqubal/Twitter: https://twitter.com/azhar_iqubalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azhariqubal/--------------About Raj ShamaniRaj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.To Know More, Follow Raj Shamani On ⤵︎ Instagram @RajShamani ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rajshamani/⁠  Twitter @RajShamani ⁠https://twitter.com/rajshamani⁠  Facebook @ShamaniRaj ⁠https://www.facebook.com/shamaniraj⁠ LinkedIn - Raj Shamani ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajshamani/#Podcast #FiguringOut #RajShamani #SharktankIndia #AzharIqubal