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The Neon Show
Hi, I am your host Siddhartha! I have been an entrepreneur from 2012-2017 building two products AddoDoc and Babygogo. After selling my company to SHEROES, I and my partner Nansi decided to start up again. But we felt unequipped in our skillset in 2018 to build a large company. We had known 0-1 journey from our startups but lacked the experience of building 1-10 journeys.
Hence was born the Neon Show (Earlier 100x Entrepreneur) to learn from founders and investors, the mindset to scale yourself and your company. This quest still keeps us excited even after 5 years and doing 200+ episodes.
We welcome you to our journey to understand what goes behind building a super successful company. Every episode is done with a very selfish motive, that I and Nansi should come out as a better entrepreneur and professional after absorbing the learnings.
Episodes
304 episodes
Lightspeed’s $500M bet on India with 1/3rd in AI Companies | Dev Khare
Is it time for investors to move beyond the valley when analyzing India?Dev Khare, Partner at Lightspeed agrees. He shares with us an interesting view on two funding models:The Silicon valley model begins with r...
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Episode 305
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Winning the Best Deals & Building a Top VC Firm | Avnish Bajaj, Z47 Founder
In this episode, Avnish Bajaj, Founding Partner at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India), shares what it takes to build one of India's most competitive VC firms and land the best startup deals.With over 20 years of experience, Avnish has ...
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Episode 304
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Sharad Sharma On India’s Digital Playbook, UPI’s Rise & AI’s Future
In this episode of The Neon Show, we have Sharad Sharma, founder of iSPIRT, the technology think tank behind India Stack, Health Stack, and other digital public goods. If you want to understand where India’s digital space is headed,...
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Episode 303
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1:59:10
Zerodha’s Move Into A ₹68 Lakh Cr Industry | Vishal Jain On Expanding India’s 8% Investor Base
In this episode, we have Vishal Jain, CEO of Zerodha Fund House, who brings over two decades of experience in building ETFs and passive investment products.From launching India’s first-ever ETF with Benchmark AMC in 2001 to now leading t...
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Episode 302
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Investor And Policymaker Jayant Sinha On Indian Economy And India’s Net Zero Goals
A seasoned investor who ran India's Finance Ministry.This week on The Neon Show, we welcome Jayant Sinha—Investor, Policy Maker, and former Minister of Finance & Civil Aviation.Mr. Sinha shares how the government builds innova...
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Episode 301
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2X SaaS Founder: How To Sell Global Tech Products From India | Sharath Narayana
In this episode, Sharath shares his journey of building two successful AI-driven enterprise solutions.Sharath Keshava Narayana, founder of Sanas and Observe shares his market-product fit approach of winning enterprise clients in the US-...
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Episode 300
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How We Closed Our Biggest Fund ($300M) | Alok & Ritesh | Stellaris Venture Partners
Venture Capitalists on Venture CapitalIn this episode we have Alok Goyal and Ritesh Banglani, Partners at Stellaris Venture Partners, one of India’s top VC firms. We go into details on running a VC firm in India. We discuss...
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Episode 299
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75 Minutes Of Pure Business Insights From The Man Behind BigBasket, BlueStone & HomeLane
Ganesh Krishnan is the man behind some of India’s most iconic startups, including BigBasket, Bluestone, Homelane, and TutorVista—India’s first ed-tech startup before ed-tech was even a category.Ganesh explains how he thinks about busine...
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Episode 298
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Nvidia’s Success, Chip Race, India’s Semiconductor Mission, & Hardware Vs Software with Raja Manickam
In this episode, we take a deep dive into the fascinating history of semiconductors, their evolution over the years, the rise of old giants and new disruptors, and explore why India has yet to produce a leader in one of the most important techn...
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Episode 297
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How India’s Leadership is Shaping the Future with R. Balasubramaniam, Capacity Building Commission
India’s leadership story is a fascinating journey full of lessons for anyone looking to make an impact.In just two years, opening up the space economy has led to over 100 new startups in aerospace, sparking innovation and fueling the dr...
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Episode 296
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Celebrating Ratan Tata’s Contribution To India’s Success Story with Harish Bhat Ex-Brand Custodian, Tata Group
Harish Bhat, ex-Brand Custodian of the Tata Group, joins us to share unique moments from the extraordinary life of Ratan Tata. From creating India’s first indigenous car, Tata Indica, to his on-ground response during the 26/11 Taj ...
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Episode 295
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Facebook India's First Employee: "How I Built A $1B Business" | Kirthiga Reddy
In 2010, Facebook opened its first office in India, four years after it went online.They needed someone bold to lead their journey in India which had a major customer base potential.That someone was Kirthiga Reddy.Under ...
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Episode 294
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How Erik Allebest Built $150 Million+ Chess Empire
How a 1,500-Year-Old Game Became an Online SensationIt started as a simple idea in 2005—a hub for chess enthusiasts to connect, chat, and share their love for the game.Erik Allebest and Jay Severson, two college buddies with a s...
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Episode 293
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How Trade Wars Reshape Countries and The Future of India-US Relations with Matein Khalid
These farmers lost around $1.72B in a single morning.It was all because of tit-for-tat import taxes.But what really happened and who were these farmers?It all started when Donald Trump walked into the White House in January ...
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Episode 292
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Lessons From 25 Years of Investing with Boris Wertz, Founder and GP, Version One Ventures
In this episode of the NEON Show, Boris Wertz, a renowned venture capitalist and entrepreneur, shares his extensive journey through the tech and investment world over the past 25 years. From founding a company that was acquired by Amazon to bec...
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Episode 291
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India's Silent Economic Revolution with Ashok Lahiri, Former Chief Economic Advisor
In this episode of the NEON Show, Ashok K. Lahiri, a leading economist and former Chief Economic Advisor, talks about India’s economic journey and the changes in its tax system. Lahiri shares why India has fallen behind some countries, pointing...
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Episode 290
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Alok Sama, Former SOFTBANK CFO on Working With the Visionary Masayoshi Son
The world’s largest tech-focused venture capital fund. And the man behind it is Masayoshi Son, often referred to as Masa.At 16, Masa moved to California, drawn by the entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley.Before he turned 21 ...
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Episode 289
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India's Road to $10 Trillion Economy with Subhash Garg Former Secretary of Economic Affairs
Why does 50% of India’s workforce remain in agriculture while the U.S. has just 2%?Despite all those hands in the soil, the sector contributes just 15-18% to the GDP. While countries like the U.S. and Europe shifted quickly...
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Episode 288
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How Policybazaar Became No. 1: Yashish Dahiya on Execution, Aspiration and Risk Taking
In India, financial security often seemed just out of reach, especially when it came to insurance. For many, insurance was complex, filled with hidden terms, and often mis-sold.That’s exactly what happened when an engineer-turned-consul...
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Episode 287
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The Story Behind India’s High Growth Years with Montek Singh Ahluwalia former Deputy Chairman Planning Commission
Ever heard of the M Document?Montek Singh Ahluwalia, an economist in govt of India, saw that India needed to make some big changes to keep up. So, he started working on what would become the M Document. The M Document sugge...
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Episode 286
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SANJEEV SANYAL On India's East-West Divide, Best States & How India Works
After India’s big economic shift in 1991, each state grew at different rates—but they didn’t all get there at the same speed.Western and southern states saw major benefits, while many in the east and north struggled to keep up. In fact,...
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GEOPOLITICS SPECIAL: Former MEA Secretary On India-US Relations, Pakistan's Decline & Bangladesh
The breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 was a game-changer for India, shaking up its economy, defence strategy, and foreign relations. For years, the USSR had been India’s largest trading partner, pumping in vital support through t...
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How Investing Legend Mark Mobius Built a Fortune in Emerging Markets
From Baker's Son to Global Investment Legend.Mark Mobius is known as a foundational figure in emerging markets investing. He is the chairman of Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund. Before that, he led the Templeton Emerging Markets Group...
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India Can be a $55 Trillion Economy by 2047 with Krishnamurthy Subramanian Executive Director IMF
In 1947, India gained independence with a per capita of around $2000(adjusted with inflation).But over the next few decades, the govt adopted socialist policies, emphasising self-sufficiency and state-led development. As a result, India...
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How 24 July 1991 Changed India | Senior Journalist On Corruption, GST, Demonetisation, Rajiv Gandhi
How the 1991 crisis got India to rethink its economic approach.By early 1991, India’s reserves were nearly gone.The government took a desperate step—it sent 67,000Kg of gold abroad to secure a loan from the IMF.Thi...
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