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The Ranveer Show

Check out BeerBiceps SkillHouse's Video Editing Course - https://bbsh.in/bb-launch-yt Use my referral code OFF40 to get a 40% Discount on a standard membership subscription. Follow BeerBiceps SkillHouse's Social Media Handles: YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2-Y36TqZ5MH6N1cWpmsBRQ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/beerbiceps_skillhouse Website : https://bbsh.in/bb-launch-yt For any other queries EMAIL: [e-mail] In case of any payment-related issues, kindly write to [e-mail] Follow Venky Balasubramanian's Social Media Handles:- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bevenky Follow Michael Ricordeau's Social Media Handles:- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelricordeau Follow Plivo's Social Media Handles:- Website: https://www.plivo.com/ Link to our blog: https://beerbiceps.com/ Today on The Ranveer Show, we have a very special guest; Venky Balasubramanian. He is the co-founder and CEO of Plivo, which helps large organizations modernize their business communication. He is the genius of the startup world and is here to share his immense knowledge with all aspiring startup founders. In this episode, we talked about his amazing journey of starting a business and making it huge in the global market. We talked about B2B businesses, the difference between venture capital vs venture debt, how Plivo raised funds in their initial years, and more. We deep-dived into understanding the workings of Y Combinator and how a startup gains value from it. This was an honest, business 101 conversation with Venky Balasubramanian. I hope you will like this episode and please share your thoughts in the comments. (0:00) - Venky Balasubramanian x Ranveer Allahbadia begins (3:30) - B2B Businesses (9:30) - Venture capital vs venture debt (12:00) - Plivo business model (16:20) - His career path (22:10) - His childhood (25:15) - Recovering from debt (27:10) - China’s work environment (38:30) - Plivo journey (42:22) - What is Y Combinator? (44:35) - How to get into Y Combinator? (53:55) - Advice to young startups for YC (55:26) - What happens after getting into YC (57:40) - What value does YC provide? (59:08) - What do VC investors look for? (1:00:15) - Indian VCs Vs. American VCs (1:03:00) - Seed funding (1:10:33) - How to ensure investment from VC? (1:15:40) - Life after Y Combinator (1:22:05) - Indians moving to the US (1:27:10) - Life in America (1:35:55) - Thank you for watching (1:37:36) - End of the podcast