In this episode, we explore the incredible journey of Kaagaz, a homegrown document scanning app that scaled to 3 million monthly active users! The founder shares his experiences of building the startup, the challenges faced, and key learnings from the process.
🔹 How did he achieve 1 million downloads in just 30 days?
🔹 What’s the thought process behind Kaagaz?
🔹 How does marketing for Bharat vs. India differ?
🔹 What are his biggest startup learnings?
🔹 How do entrepreneurs raise funding?
💡 If you're an aspiring entrepreneur, startup enthusiast, or someone interested in product growth & marketing, this conversation is packed with valuable insights you won’t want to miss!
Chapters:
0:40 - Introduction
2:48 - Birth of Kaagaz
3:14 - Kaagaz’s journey so far
4:15 - His role in the team
5:38 - Choosing the right founders
9:07 - Kaagaz’s audience
11:23 - Thought process behind Kaagaz
16:30 - Identifying the target audience
25:05 - 1M downloads in 30 days
28:48 - Marketing for Bharat vs. India
31:32 - Overcoming challenges & learnings
38:18 - Raising funding as an entrepreneur
40:50 - Finding funding process
44:38 - What is YC?
50:27 - Life lessons