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Startups Dil Se 🎙️

Startups Dil Se 🎙️

Written by: Anthony Prakash & Riddhi Gore
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 Startups Dil Se: Where Global Innovation Meets Local Ingenuity

🌟 Uncover the Next Wave of World-Changing Startups! 🌟

Startups Dil Se is your weekly dose of entrepreneurial inspiration, bringing you face-to-face with visionary founders who are revolutionizing industries and solving local challenges with global impact.

🎙️ Every episode, we dive deep into raw, honest conversations (Dil Se means "from the heart" in Hindi) with:
  • Passionate Entrepreneurs on the Cusp of Greatness
  • Game-Changing Investors Shaping the Future
  • Thought Leaders Redefining Innovation
🚀 What You'll Discover:
  • Behind-the-scenes stories of startup journeys
  • Cutting-edge strategies for business growth
  • Real-world impact of groundbreaking ideas
💡 Perfect for:
  • Aspiring entrepreneurs seeking inspiration
  • Investors scouting the next big thing
  • Anyone passionate about innovation and global impact
🌍 Join us as we fuel the rise of startups that are set to change the world. From AI to clean tech, fintech to health innovations – if it's revolutionary, you'll hear about it here first!

New episodes drop every Sunday. Subscribe now and become part of the global startup revolution!

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Episodes
  • Why Developer Communities Are Broken (And How One Founder Is Fixing Them) ft. Arpan Garg from Commudle | Ep.28

    Why Developer Communities Are Broken (And How One Founder Is Fixing Them) ft. Arpan Garg from Commudle | Ep.28
    Feb 1 2026
    What happens when developer communities are scattered across a dozen different platforms? In this episode, we sit down with Arpan Garg, founder of Commudle, who's on a mission to solve one of the biggest headaches in developer relations: fragmentation. From watching Extreme Machines as a kid to speaking at Google I/O, Arpan's journey is anything but typical. After facing rejection as an electronics engineer, he became the sole developer at a healthcare startup, then dove deep into the Google Developer Group community—where he discovered a massive problem.

    The issue? DevRel teams are drowning in chaos. Events on Meetup. Conversations on Discord. Content scattered everywhere.

    The result? Lost data, zero insights, and communities that never reach their full potential.

    Arpan's solution? Commudle—a centralized platform that brings together events, content, hackathons, and developer profiles into one ecosystem. But here's what makes it different: it's not just another community management tool. It's built around the individual developer, giving them a portable identity that showcases their skills and journey across the ecosystem.

    In this conversation, we explore:
    • Why traditional community platforms fail developer-focused companies
    • How ML-powered spam filtering keeps communities high-quality
    • The future of AI in understanding what developers actually want to build
    • What it takes to build in the competitive DevRel space from New Delhi
    Whether you're building developer tools, managing a tech community, or just curious about the future of how developers connect and learn, this episode is packed with insights.

    Listen now to discover how one founder is turning community chaos into strategic intelligence.
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    33 mins
  • A journey through Deep Tech, Diplomacy & Love ft. Axel Guyon from Choose Paris Region| Ep.27

    A journey through Deep Tech, Diplomacy & Love ft. Axel Guyon from Choose Paris Region| Ep.27
    Dec 1 2025
    Joining us from Mumbai, Axel shares his fascinating transition from a material scientist in Silicon Valley to a key diplomat bridging the business ecosystems of France and India. In this episode, we explore how Axel promotes the Paris region across three crucial verticals: Investment, Tourism, and the Film Commission.

    🌟 A Global Citizen's Journey Axel details a truly global career path that led him to India. Moving from studying physics in France to engineering at Stanford in the US, he was driven by a keen interest in sustainability and renewable energy, embarking on a career focused on CAPEX-heavy deep tech projects.
    🔋 Deep Tech Dive: The Battery Revolution Axel shares his experience as a material scientist at the battery startup Natron Energy (formerly Alveo Energy) in Palo Alto. There, he helped develop innovative battery technology based on a Prussian blue analog material.Unlike traditional Lithium-Ion, this unique chemistry allows for super-fast charging/discharging with a significantly lower risk of thermal runoff. Axel explains the challenges of building a battery from the ground up, from coin cells to full industrial packs.
    🍓 Engineering & Operations: The Agricool Era Returning to France, Axel took a 360-degree role leading engineering and operations at Agricool, a French indoor agriculture startup. He discusses the complexities of growing strawberries and leafy greens inside shipping containers—a prime example of the "Valley of Death" challenges hardware startups face.
    🇫🇷 The Focus on AI & Investment: Paris vs. London Now bridging the ecosystems of France and India, Axel outlines the strategic focus of the "Choose Paris" region.
    • Putting Paris on the Map: How France is competing with London and Germany to become the premier destination for Indian investors.
    • The AI Boom: Why Paris is viewed as a global AI hub, benefiting from the heavy math curriculum in French education (linear algebra), and why France and India share a similar "sovereign" approach to AI development.
    🇮🇳 Insights on the Indian Market Axel shares his key realizations after two years in India. He discusses the need to "evangelize" India back in Paris, educating colleagues on the country's rapid tech advancements—like using UPI to buy tickets at the Eiffel Tower! He emphasizes that India must be understood as a "continent" with distinct business cultures across different states.🥘 Bonus: Food & Culture Discover the continuing draw of Paris’s tourism sector (food tours and high teas) and hear Axel’s surprising comfort food picks from South India—Pongal and Kerala Biryani!
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    33 mins
  • From Code to CEO - The Birth of a Vision ft. Denis Yakovenko- CEO of Faster than Light | Ep.26

    From Code to CEO - The Birth of a Vision ft. Denis Yakovenko- CEO of Faster than Light | Ep.26
    Aug 7 2025
    What happens when a Ukrainian 🇺🇦 software engineer becomes a father and decides to change the world?

    🚀Denis Yakovenko, CEO of Faster Than Light (FTL), shares the exact moment that transformed him from employee to entrepreneur—and how he built a company that helps startups launch products at record speed.

    🔥 WHAT WE COVER:The personal catalyst that made him quit his job Why startups beat big corporations in the talent war Building through COVID-19 and the Ukraine war His unconventional approach to leadershipWhy he refuses to have role models The future of product development

    💡 KEY INSIGHTS:→ Why people matter more than company prestige→ How global crises can accelerate startup growth→ The real cost of leaving employment for entrepreneurship→ Building resilient teams in uncertain times→ Why speed beats perfection in today's market

    🎯 PERFECT FOR:✅ Developers thinking about starting a company✅ Entrepreneurs navigating crisis and uncertainty✅ Startup founders scaling their teams✅ Anyone seeking authentic entrepreneurship stories

    Denis doesn't sugarcoat the journey—he shares the real risks, the failures, and why surrounding yourself with the right people matters more than having a perfect business plan.

    🔗 CONNECT WITH DENIS:
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ydionis/
    FTL Website: https://fasterthanlight.me/
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    33 mins
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