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Amar Vyas is an author, speaker, a fellow podcaster and an entrepreneur. He has written three released books so far and several others releasing very soon. He is also the voice behind some of the very popular indian podcasts - My Kitaab and and recently Baalgatha, both of which have received widespread popularity. He also started a digital media company called Kamakshi Media, which does custom podcasts for businesses. I am so excited here to have him here today and discuss about podcasting in India - the challenges, opportunities and his journey. In this episode, we talk about: How Amar got into podcasting Is this the right time to jump onto the podcasting bandwagon? How the first podcast: My Kitaab came about Conversational vs. monologue format for podcasts - which might be better? Once Amar decided to podcast, how did he go about starting it How much time does it take to produce one episode The biggest learning Amar had from his first podcast - and a lot of podcasters make it too How to find out what you

While traveling in India, when you observe the stray dogs and cows, have you ever said this to yourself: "Wish I could rescue this animal from their misery"? Our guest today, Erika Abrams-Myers not only asked that question, but moved all the way from Seattle, USA to Rajasthan to set up a non-profit organization does exactly this. Animal Aid Unlimited has grown tremendously over the several years into this amazing, loving refuge for the homeless, street animals, treating about 150 animals everyday. In this episode, we talk about: What made the founders move to India What did they do before starting Animal Aid Unlimited How their previous experience helped them establish Animal Aid Unlimited What might be a better place to raise kids: India or USA? How you can get funding for starting your NGO How to pitch for getting funding Where did Animal Aid Unlimited Behind the scenes with Animal Aid's Marketing and YouTube videos What are the sources of revenue for Animal Aid Links to relevant resources: Animal Aid U

Vivek Bajaj is a Chartered Accountant, a Graduate from IIM Indore and the director at Kredent Ventures. He started his career as a commodities research analyst and moved on to create one of the most active financial derivatives trading desks in India with over 200+ traders. Now he is actively involved in Financial education and training, focusing on entrepreneurs. In this episode, we talk about: How eLearnMarkets was launched How Kredent Academy applied classroom learnings towards online learning platform Why Kredent Academy was focused on east India and how they expanded rapidly Is it beneficial to have a physical classroom or an online classroom? How to get people interested in teaching and learning How you can create an online class without having taught a single course How is the course delivered to the customers? How to make videos interesting for customers Who gets to contribute content to eLearnMarkets How much to charge the lecture creators What is the most common financial mistake that an entrepre

Gaurav Mahshruwala is one of the top financial planner in India. He started his own venture called ACE - short for A cutting edge in 1994 and since then has helped several other entrepreneurs with financial planning and investment strategies. Gaurav also has his own column in Times of India where he talks about tip & strategies using which people can stop worrying about money and focus on the important things in life. We have him on the show to talk about some of the aspects related to entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, financial planning and money. In this episode, we talk about: How can entrepreneurs generate wealth? Why it is important to keep taking money out of the venture How to distinguish between assets and liability Is there a difference between Good Debt and Bad Debt Why it is better to pay EMI on a property you own vs. paying Rent Why it is better to put your extra money into your EMI rather than Stock market How to get poor quickly Couples should go on financial date Links to relevant resources:

Gaurav Mahshruwala is one of the top financial planner in India. He started his own venture called ACE - short for A cutting edge in 1994 and since then has helped several other entrepreneurs with financial planning and investment strategies. Gaurav also has his own column in Times of India where he talks about tip & strategies using which people can stop worrying about money and focus on the important things in life. We have him on the show to talk about some of the aspects related to entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, financial planning and money. In this episode, we talk about: Why insure and is it worth it? Surprising fact on who should be insuring (hint: its a starting entrepreneur) Are there any insurances that do not make any sense? How do you justify insurances that eat into the cash a small business is generating? How to avoid making the most common mistake an entrepreneur makes? Links to relevant resources: Yogic Wealth Gaurav Mashruwala ACE - A Cutting Edge PolicyX.com Podcast Karo.com For all