EV Business & Future, Unicorn Idea, Start-Up Do’s & Dont’s | Akash Gupta | Kaafi Wild Hai Show Ep 26

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Welcome To Kaafi Wild Hai Show With GuptaJi - India Ka Sabse Wild Podcast. In this episode of Kaafi Wild Hai Show With GuptaJi, Appurv is joined by the Co-Founder & CEO of Zypp Electric. Akash shares the reason for picking the concept of Electric Vehicles as a start-up. He talks about their struggles in the initial years to introduce a new product to the consumers in the market. Akash shares how COVID completely changed the direction, their business was going in & how that pivot helped him to figure out product market fit. He tells us the process of raising funds & also shares the story of his first “angel” investor. Akash shares the pros & cons of running a business as a couple & why his wife was an obvious choice when he wanted to start a new business. He lists the most common mistakes new entrepreneurs make & also shares tips on How to find Start-Up ideas. Akash talks about mental health, the future of EV in India, why success makes him emotional & more. Tune in for this episode & much more. In This Video: 0:00 Highlight 2:00 Intro 2:50 Start-Up & Podcasting Scene In India 5:36 When Appurv & Akash Met 8:05 Why EV As Start Up? 10:43 What Was The Initial Business of Zypp & How Covid Changed It 14:00 Planning His Business While Working For Mobikwik 15:21 Marking & Branding of Zypp 18:06 Working With Your Spouse 21:30 Getting Funding As Couple Founders 24:00 Aiming To Make A 8000 Crore Unicorn & Shark Tank 28:28 How They Started Raising Funds & His First “Angel Investor 33:30 What Is His Job Now As A CEO 35:31 Building Culture In An Organisation 38:20 Surviving Failures & Challenges 41:30 Insecurities Of A Stand-Up Comedian 45:00 Keeping A Check On His Mental Health & Importance Of Sleep 49:37 How To Find A Start-Up Idea 53:31 Process Of Hiring 55:35 What Does He Look In A Company As An Investor 58:08 Common Mistakes Of An Entrepreneur 1:00:20 How He Manages His Personal Finance 1:02:55 How Our Education System Lacks To Teach Us Financial Management Skills 1:04:54 Next 5 Years For The EV Industry In India 1:07:00 His Learning From Airtel That He Applies In His Business 1:09:05 Fun On Ground Stories 1:12:45 Why Success Makes Him Emotional 1:14:58 Reading Book & Doing CEO Version Of 45 Days Challenge 1:16:14 Why Is Appurv Doing This Podcast? 🎧 Stream Kaafi Wild Hai Show episodes on Spotify: https://spotify.openinapp.co/g9yxj 🎧 Stream Kaafi Wild Hai Show episodes on Apple Podcast: https://apple.openinapp.link/dliwc About Kaafi Wild Hai Show With GuptaJi: After entertaining you with my comedy for the past 11 years, I started this podcast to entertain you even more with fun, interesting and light hearted conversations. In the span of 11 years of my career I had the privilege of meeting some amazing people and had some great conversations that have shaped me as a person. The purpose to start this podcast is to now share all those meaningful insights with my audience but keeping it chill and wild at the same time. I intend to create a podcast that you can tune into at the end of an exhausting day to relax and unwind, just like you would do with a friend. Hope you enjoy listening to this podcast as much as I enjoy recording it. Follow : Kaafi Wild Hai Show with GuptaJi's Social Media Handle Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/kaafiwildhaishow/ Youtube Clips : https://www.youtube.com/@KaafiWildHaiShow Follow Akash Gupta's Social Media Handles: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaashseakash Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaashseakash/ Website: https://kaashseakash.com Follow Appurv Gupta’s Social Media Handles Website : http://appurvgupta.com/ Follow : Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AppurvGuptaJi Shorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AppurvGuptaShorts Twitter: https://twitter.com/appurv_gupta Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/appurv20/ Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheAppurvGupta/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/appurvguptaji/ Created by Appurv Gupta aka GuptaJi Producer: Himani Khatri Editor: Karan Sharma Thumbnail Designer: Neha Verma Production: The Boss Hub DOP: Sarthak Varshney Spot Dada: Ravi Bhaiya For Appurv Gupta aka GuptaJi’s Live show details and his upcoming tour check the tickets in link below : https://linktr.ee/appurvgupta Book Now as we have limited seats in every city. Yahan tak padh ke follow and book kar lia toh thank you so much. Love and Hugs Appurv Gupta aka GuptaJi Indian Stand Up Comedian & Angel Investor #AppurvGupta #Kaashseakash #startup #zyppelectric #podcast