Tarun Mehta studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Before starting Ather Energy, Tarun had worked at Ashok Leyland and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL).Ather Energy is developing India’s first smart electric scooter that aims to revolutionize the concept of two-wheeler driving in India. Tarun quit his job at Ashok Leyland in 2012 to start work on battery packs - one of the biggest shortcomings in electric vehicles. 

 

Listen to the two founders of two unicorns talk about the challenges and the state of start ups in India.

Tarun Mehta studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Before starting Ather Energy, Tarun had worked at Ashok Leyland and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL).Ather Energy is developing India&rsquo;s first smart electric scooter that aims to revolutionize the concept of two-wheeler driving in India. Tarun quit his job at Ashok Leyland in 2012 to start work on battery packs - one of the biggest shortcomings in electric vehicles.&nbsp;
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Listen to the two founders of two unicorns talk about the challenges and the state of start ups in India.

Are you planning your start-up? What will it take to make it big? How will you make it to the Unicorn Club? Know it all. Prashant Pitti, Co-founder of EaseMyTrip will be talking to other entrepreneurs whose businesses achieved the Unicorn status. Entrepreneurs share their stories, trade secrets and the recipe of making it big. Tune-in to the podcast – Decoding Unicorns on the Red FM Podcast Network and listen to some of the most influential minds talk about their success, failure and lessons learnt in the process.

Are you planning your start-up? What will it take to make it big? How will you make it to the Unicorn Club? Know it all. Prashant Pitti, Co-founder of EaseMyTrip will be talking to other entrepreneurs whose businesses achieved the Unicorn status. Entrepreneurs share their stories, trade secrets and the recipe of making it big. Tune-in to the podcast &ndash; Decoding Unicorns on the Red FM Podcast Network and listen to some of the most influential minds talk about their success, failure and lessons learnt in the process.

Decoding Unicorns with Prashant Pitti

Are you planning your start-up? What will it take to make it big? How will you make it to the Unicorn Club? Know it all. Prashant Pitti, Co-founder of EaseMyTrip will be talking to other entrepreneurs whose businesses achieved the Unicorn status. Entrepreneurs share their stories, trade secrets, and the recipe for making it big. Tune in to the podcast – Decoding Unicorns on the Red FM Podcast Network and listen to some of the most influential minds talk about their success, failure, and lessons learned in the process.

Prashant Pitti is co-founder of EaseMyTrip. He has a brilliant aptitude for various sectors of commerce and is identified for his exceptional marketing skills and creative ideas. Mr. Prashant is a B.Tech from IIT Madras. Prashant Pitti has 3 years of working experience in US and he has also contributed as assistant vice president in Risk Department of HSBC, Chicago. Under his surveillance, EaseMyTrip.com has created a niche for itself. Prashant firmly believes that technology, qualified manpower and advanced management team can lead any company towards peak of success.

Are you planning your start-up? What will it take to make it big? How will you make it to the Unicorn Club? Know it all. Prashant Pitti, Co-founder of EaseMyTrip will be talking to other entrepreneurs whose businesses achieved the Unicorn status. Entrepreneurs share their stories, trade secrets, and the recipe for making it big. Tune in to the podcast &ndash; Decoding Unicorns on the Red FM Podcast Network and listen to some of the most influential minds talk about their success, failure, and lessons learned in the process.
Prashant Pitti is co-founder of EaseMyTrip. He has a brilliant aptitude for various sectors of commerce and is identified for his exceptional marketing skills and creative ideas. Mr. Prashant is a B.Tech from IIT Madras. Prashant Pitti has 3 years of working experience in US and he has also contributed as assistant vice president in Risk Department of HSBC, Chicago. Under his surveillance, EaseMyTrip.com has created a niche for itself. Prashant firmly believes that technology, qualified manpower and advanced management team can lead any company towards peak of success.

EP-5 Tarun Mehta-Co Founder and CEO Ather Energy

"On the next episode of Decoding Unicorns, Host Prashant Pitti (@prashantpitti) interacts with the CEO of Pine Labs. Pine Labs is Asia’s leading Merchant Commerce platform that provides financing and last-mile retail transaction technology to merchants.



Tune into the podcast to know more about his journey



#EaseMyTrip #DecodingUnicorns #PineLabs"

"On the next episode of Decoding Unicorns, Host Prashant Pitti (@prashantpitti) interacts with the CEO of Pine Labs. Pine Labs is Asia’s leading Merchant Commerce platform that provides financing and last-mile retail transaction technology to merchants.
 
Tune into the podcast to know more about his journey
 
#EaseMyTrip #DecodingUnicorns #PineLabs"

Amrish- CEO, PineLabs

Vikram Chopra, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cars24, the e-commerce platform for pre-owned cars, credits the entrepreneurial lessons from his first startup, FabFurnish for the success of his second. Vikram was also a business analyst at McKinsey & Company. He received a BTech and MTech in Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and earned an MBA in Finance at the University of Pennsylvania-The Wharton School.

Listen to the two founders of two unicorns talk about the challenges and the state of start-ups in India.

Vikram Chopra, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cars24, the e-commerce platform for pre-owned cars, credits the entrepreneurial lessons from his first startup, FabFurnish for the success of his second. Vikram was also a business analyst at McKinsey &amp; Company. He received a BTech and MTech in Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and earned an MBA in Finance at the University of Pennsylvania-The Wharton School.
Listen to the two founders of two unicorns talk about the challenges and the state of start-ups in India.

Vikram Chopra, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cars24, the e-commerce platform for pre-owned cars, credits the entrepreneurial lessons from his first startup, FabFurnish for the success of his second. Vikram was also a business analyst at McKinsey & Company. He received a BTech and MTech in Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and earned an MBA in Finance at the University of Pennsylvania-The Wharton School.  Listen to the two founders of two unicorns talk about the challenges and the state of start-ups in India.

Vikram Chopra -  Co - Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CARS24

Prashant Pitti in conversation with Asish Mohapatra is the Co-Founder and Head of Sales at OfBusiness since August 2015.

Previously, Asish was a Senior Associate in Mumbai at Matrix Management Corporation from October 2010 to August 2015. At Matrix, Asish aimed to build on his healthcare and operations experience to help entrepreneurs build their business. Apart from work Asish

kept himself alive with a plethora of hobbies ranging from indulging in sporting records to maintaining collections to creative writing.

Asish started this journey as a Maintenance Manager, and subsequently an Operations Manager, in ITC after completing his B. Tech at IIT Kharagpur. As the Operations Manager Asish managed a team of a thousand people in the demanding plant environment. During this stint he led the turnaround of a factory that grew to ~5X its size in operations and manpower within a year. Asish's experience at ITC taught him that knowledge and an understanding of details is pivotal to being a great manager and leader of people.

Post his MBA at the Indian School of Business, Asish joined McKinsey & Company. While consulting is known to offer diversity across sectors, Asish chose to focus on the healthcare sector as he believed that the sector was in its nascence and was going to be a crucial element in India’s rapid global growth. Asish has spent bulk of his time at McKinsey in serving MNCs and domestic Indian companies in pharmaceuticals, medical equipments and pharma support services. Asish has also worked in the public sector with large bilateral donors and the Ministry of Health. Asish has built a diverse and deep expertise in healthcare at both the corporate and the grassroots levels.

Asish earned his MBA in Finance and Marketing from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and a B. Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Prashant Pitti in conversation with Asish Mohapatra is the Co-Founder and Head of Sales at OfBusiness since August 2015.
Previously, Asish was a Senior Associate in Mumbai at Matrix Management Corporation from October 2010 to August 2015. At Matrix, Asish aimed to build on his healthcare and operations experience to help entrepreneurs build their business. Apart from work Asish
kept himself alive with a plethora of hobbies ranging from indulging in sporting records to maintaining collections to creative writing.
Asish started this journey as a Maintenance Manager, and subsequently an Operations Manager, in ITC after completing his B. Tech at IIT Kharagpur. As the Operations Manager Asish managed a team of a thousand people in the demanding plant environment. During this stint he led the turnaround of a factory that grew to ~5X its size in operations and manpower within a year. Asish's experience at ITC taught him that knowledge and an understanding of details is pivotal to being a great manager and leader of people.
Post his MBA at the Indian School of Business, Asish joined McKinsey &amp; Company. While consulting is known to offer diversity across sectors, Asish chose to focus on the healthcare sector as he believed that the sector was in its nascence and was going to be a crucial element in India’s rapid global growth. Asish has spent bulk of his time at McKinsey in serving MNCs and domestic Indian companies in pharmaceuticals, medical equipments and pharma support services. Asish has also worked in the public sector with large bilateral donors and the Ministry of Health. Asish has built a diverse and deep expertise in healthcare at both the corporate and the grassroots levels.
Asish earned his MBA in Finance and Marketing from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and a B. Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Prashant Pitti in conversation with Asish Mohapatra is the Co-Founder and Head of Sales at OfBusiness since August 2015.

EP-5 Tarun Mehta-Co Founder and CEO Ather Energy

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