The Joe Francis Podcast talks to Chaitanya Ramalingegowda about his career and path to business success. He talks us through his journey from his early IT career, through to starting several ventures, then finally creating Wakefit, one of India's top furniture startups (currently valued over $300mn) with a former colleague and friend. 

 Timestamps :  00:00 - Intro  00:10 - Introduction of Chaitanya Ramalingegowda   01:30 - Chaitanya’s childhood and early career   03:56 - Beginning point of entrepreneurial journey in 10th class  05:46 - First startup and why that failed  10:34 - How learnings of the first start up led him to his second start up idea  13:12 - Focusing on strength   15:31 - Taking up job at Sequoia funded startup  17:40 - Who came up with idea of Wakefit?  20:29 - Difference between Wakefit and established competitors   25:03 - Wakefit’s focus on customer experience   29:34 - Consideration of funding options   33:33 - First firm to invest in the startup was..  37:22 - Changes following Sequoia’s investment   40:54 - Building culture within organisation  44:22 - Expanding the product line  45:37 - Advice to new entrepreneurs   48:48 - Thank you & wrap up   

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About the Host  Joe Francis is the Founder of Ultraviolet Films ( https: //www.ultraviolet-films.com ), a video production company focused on the needs of the B2B sector. They help organisations of all sizes from startup to MNC, to improve the scalability and efficiency of their business processes by unleashing the power of strategic video content to inform, educate and inspire. They have produced films for companies globally and operate from Oxfordshire, UK. Joe holds a BSc in Physics from the University of Leeds and an MBA in Strategic Marketing from ISB (Indian School of Business).

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