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Rohit Malhotra
Life Self Mastery Podcast is an interview based show where I interview online entrepreneurs who started their businesses and scaled up their businesses to improve their lifestyles.
Previous guests include Guy Kawasaki, Brad Feld, James Clear, Shu Nyatta, Ida Tin, Elizabeth Yin, Polina Pompliano, Evgenia Plotnikova, Anna Khan, Minnie Ingersoll, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Mac Conwell, Danielle Strachman, Jake Gibson, Wes Kao, Brian Requarth, Vivek Sodera, Eric Siu, Amit Garg, Nischal Shetty, Pranav Pai, Nir Eyal, Paul Shapiro, Nick Huber, Rob Walling, Andrew Dsouza, Fabrice Grinda, and 300+ incredible guests. partnergrow.substack.com
How GlobalBees raised a record $150 million to acquire DTC brands with Nitin Agarwal
In this episode, Nitin talks about challenges for smaller businesses selling on Amazon, how are Amazon businesses typically valued, how does GlobalBees pick companies to acquire, Brand building on amazon, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
32:0201/01/2022
Building a virtual educational program for kids with Victoria Ransom of Prisma
In this episode, Victoria talks about her learnings from Google and Wildfire, the audience for Prisma; How does Prisma provide socialization for a child, building a two-sided marketplace, unbundling of education, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
44:3622/12/2021
Investing in early-stage FinTech companies globally with Chad Fox from Fox ventures
In this episode, Chad talks about the current financial ecosystem, thesis of the Rolling fund, investments in Level and Baraka, current Fintech M&A market, portfolio construction and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
58:4816/12/2021
How Walnut is making healthcare more affordable for patients by breaking up large medical bills into small, monthly payments by Roshan Patel
In this episode, Roshan talks about his journey with Space Capital and H/L ventures; how does Walnut make money; how much loan can a customer take, his experience with OnDeck and Plaid accelerator, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
30:5510/12/2021
Ryan Allis from Heartrithm on how a crypto quant fund is turning code into money and money into good.
In this episode, Ryan talks about how he grew iContact to 300 employees, his time at HBS, the Thesis behind HeartRithm fund, and how it never had a down month, and what crypto-currencies he would invest now, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
52:3403/12/2021
Ahana Banerjee from Clear on building a skincare tracking database and social app
In this episode, Ahana talks about the story behind Clear app, customer acquisition channels, biggest lessons in building community, right time to add ancillary products, YC experience and her biggest learnings, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
42:0326/11/2021
Patrick Pichette from Inovia Capital shares his Google journey and how can founders start right and have diverse cultures
In this episode, Patrick talks about the biggest lessons from his time working with Larry Page and Sergey Bin, the decision framework at Inovia Capital, his advice to founders to look at diversity and inclusion in their teams, approaching the talent market today, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
28:1519/11/2021
Alexej Pikovsky on Building an e-commerce incubation and acquisition platform in health & wellness
In this episode, Alexej talks about how Alphagreen picks companies to acquire, what are retail cos doing to combat Amazon’s massive marketplace, the importance of trust and quality in brand building, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
36:1613/11/2021
How Vastly Valuable Ventures evaluates defensible ideas in large markets with Ali Rampurwala
In this podcast, Ali talks about his experience in building his syndicate and how the rise of syndicates has impacted the seed capital landscape and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
29:4605/11/2021
How Engineering Capital partners with great entrepreneurs driven by technical insights by Ashmeet Sidana
In this podcast Ashmeet talks about how investing in Technical Insights is different from traditional venture capital in Silicon Valley, why he choose to be a solo GP, his biggest advice to those in the earlier years of their VC career, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
43:1530/10/2021
Investing in exceptional SaaS companies from early stage to pre IPO with Evgenia Plotnikova, General Partner at Dawn Capital
In this episode, Evgenia talks about portfolio construction, time allocation across your portfolio companies, innovation in SaaS, revenue metrics, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
29:5420/10/2021
How To Invest In Distressed Assets with Scott Krone
In this episode, Scott talks about processes of converting underperforming buildings to self-storage, capital Requirements For Self-Storage, the occupancy rate for customers renting self-storage units, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
26:5816/10/2021
How can Avid help you share your knowledge and monetise it through audio lessons with Charlotte Duoyi Zhao
In this episode, Charlotte talks about how is Avid different from other e-learning companies, target audience, the production value for a creator, marketing the courses, Avid’s revenue model, comedy stand-ups, and much more This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
46:0708/10/2021
How is Uncapped providing upfront revenue to digital companies with Piotr Pisarz
In this episode, Piotr talks about debt financing, higher CACs on traditional platforms, opportunities in DTC and SaaS, metrics for processing loans, remote work, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
36:0602/10/2021
Gaurav Jain from Afore Capital on Investing in pre-seed companies
In this episode, Gaurav talks about learnings from Founder Collective, the thesis behind Afore VC, the investment decision-making process, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
35:4025/09/2021
Building an Alternative Investment IRA Platform with Eric Satz of AltoIRA
In this podcast, Eric talks about how AltoIRA adds alternative assets to Individual Retirement Accounts, how much should one invest into alternative investments, and why it is the best time to invest in private companies and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
46:5019/09/2021
Investing in Enterprise software with Anna khan from CRV
In this episode, Anna talks about her journey from Pakistan to being a General Partner at CRV, her investment thesis, and what does she look for in an enterprise software investment? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
39:3513/09/2021
How is Mana helping inspirational creators teach their skills and share their passion with James Lo
In this episode, James talks about Softbank, creator monetization, the future of education and unbundling of corporations, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
46:3204/09/2021
Early employee at Google to being a partner at TenOneTen Ventures with Minnie Ingersoll
In this episode, Minnie Ingersoll talks about her journey from being an early employee at Google to being a partner at TenOneTen Ventures, unit economics at an early stage, portfolio diversification, and her learnings from running the LA Venture podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
40:0628/08/2021
Building the travel app for the next generation with Alex Simon
In this episode, Alex talks about launching Elude, tracking KPIs, and his frameworks when expanding into new markets. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
31:3121/08/2021
Shu Nyatta from Softbank on Investment growth in LATAM
In this episode, Shu talks about the thesis behind LATAM growth fund and Opportunity fund, the decision-making process at Softbank, portfolio construction, and is there a pipeline problem for underrepresented founders, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
38:3815/08/2021
How is Fiveable democratising access to education by creating a new community for students with Amanda DoAmaral
In this podcast, Amanda talks about the journey of Fiveable, working in smaller ecosystems, and how did Amanda get Serena Williams, BBG ventures to invest in her startup, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
36:1508/08/2021
Sridhar Ramaswamy From Neeva on building the future of search
In this episode, Sridhar talks about his early days at Google, his experience in Greylock VC, Why is he building Neeva, and the responsibility of entrepreneurs and immigrants towards society. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
34:0830/07/2021
How is Electrifi converting classics into electric supercars with Norman Crowley
In this episode, Norman Crowley talks about his interest in climate change, why is global warming happening, and the future of energy technology This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
29:2724/07/2021
How Toucan teaches new languages as you browse the web with Taylor Nieman
In this episode, Taylor talks about the best way to build habits, how did Toucan get to product-market fit, and can a chrome extension be a billion-dollar company? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
31:3017/07/2021
Investing in founders outside of large tech ecosystems with Mac Conwell from RareBreed Ventures
In this episode, Mac talks about his value system which led to building RareBreed ventures, what can LPs do to encourage more underrepresented founders to be backed, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
31:4110/07/2021
Thiel fellowship and 1517 fund with Danielle Strachman
In this episode, Danielle talks about her lessons from running the Thiel fellowship, the thesis behind the 1517 fund, and how should students look at having conversations on not going to college. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
50:3404/07/2021
Microschool movement with Joe Connor from Schoolhouse
In this episode, Joe talks about in-person Learning Pods and how the pandemic accelerated the micro-school learning trend This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
43:3725/06/2021
Ashley Flucas on How to run an AngelList Syndicate
In this episode, Ashley talks about what does it take to run a successful Angellist syndicate, doing due diligence on startups, building relationships with LPs, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
48:2721/06/2021
Automating data annotation for computer vision with Eric Landau from Cord
In this episode, Eric talks about what does artificial intelligence mean, his experience in Y Combinator, and why does Eric believe that Sales is a search problem and not a persuasion problem and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
30:1111/06/2021
The new builders with Elizabeth Macbride and Seth Levine
In this episode, Elizabeth and Seth talk about why entrepreneurship is dying, where would the next wave of entrepreneurship come from and what can be done to turn the decline of entrepreneurship This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
29:2004/06/2021
Investing in early stage Fintech startups with Jake Gibson from Better Tomorrow Ventures
In this episode, Jake Gibson talks about early Nerdwallet days, opportunities in Fintech, BTV investment thesis, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
45:0931/05/2021
Chanty CEO Dmytro Okunyev on building a team collaboration app that helps teams communicate and increase productivity
In this episode, Dmytro talks about customers, pricing, challenges of running a SaaS company, and much more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
33:5824/05/2021
Hustle Fund Co-Founder & General Partner Elizabeth Yin on fundraising, investing early, angel squad and much more!
In this episode, Elizabeth talks about raising an early-stage fund, building relationships with founders, the biggest pieces of advice for non-technical founders, and much more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
40:0116/05/2021
Future of podcasting with Justin Jackson
In this episode, Justin talks about bootstrapping Transistor, market validation, podcast promotion among other things. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
52:5409/05/2021
Wes Kao from Maven on making online courses more accessible
In this episode, Wes talks about student outcomes, differentiation in content, and how can anyone offer a premium student experience at scale at Maven. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
46:1303/05/2021
How has Fanalyze developed an innovative way to streamline your fantasy sports analysis with Juan Juan
In this episode, Juan talks about how Fanalyze provides a solution where fantasy players can save time by consolidating all their fantasy teams in one platform This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
26:5024/04/2021
Nirali Zaveri from Friz on building Neobank for freelancers in Asia
In this episode, Nirali talks about Fintech, opportunities for women in startups, growth strategies, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
39:1818/04/2021
Brian Requarth on Viva The Entrepreneur: Founding, Scaling, and Raising Venture Capital in Latin America
In this episode, Brian talks about the LATAM market, Viva Real, Latitud fellowship, Viva the Entrepreneur book, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
54:0011/04/2021
Ryan Frankel on how TASL rewards drivers who keep their eyes on the road
In this episode, Ryan talks about why he built TASL and how are drivers rewarded for using TASL? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
30:3507/04/2021
Stefan Batory from Booksy on raising $120 Million to make scheduling appointments easy
In this episode, Stefan talks about how did Booksy digitize the beauty industry. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
41:4430/03/2021
Building Buffalo Market as an online provider of organic groceries with Adam Olejniczak
In this episode, Adam talks about the core problem the Buffalo market is solving and why are they scaling in California? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
36:1223/03/2021
Vivek Sodera on building an engine to drive product market fit with Superhuman
In this episode, Vivek talks about how Superhuman built an engine to drive product-market fit and what was unique about their launch strategy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
38:4814/03/2021
Life probability with Adii Pienaar
In this episode, Adii talks about his journey from WooCommerce to Cogsy and his process for writing a book along with running a startup. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
48:1607/03/2021
Leveling up with Eric Siu
In this episode, Eric talks about key traits with gaming and success in life and his launch strategy for launching the book. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
29:4428/02/2021
Carlo Bellati on How uDroppy is helping build and scale D2C brands
In this episode, Carlo talks about how uDroppy can help you earn more money and What are the areas uDroppy are helping resellers with? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
48:2920/02/2021
Don Stein on building avatar-based virtual gathering platform Teeoh
In this episode, Don talks about how to make the process for making the virtual experience for everyone easier and how is Teeoh different from other virtual platforms? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
34:5214/02/2021
Chandan Lodha from CoinTracker on Cryptocurrency tax
In this episode, Chandan talks about how to start with Crypto tax and what is the biggest misconception for Bitcoin? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
36:5505/02/2021
Matthew Wilson from Allied Venture Partners on angel investing in Pinterest and Lyft
In this episode, Matthew talks about his investment making decisions and does CAC/LTV matter in the early days. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
34:2830/01/2021
Christina Kelly Lopes on how FidoCure is trying to solve canine cancer care
In this episode, Christina talks about how FidoCure is committed to breakthroughs in cancer biology to evolve canine cancer care. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com
24:0223/01/2021