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In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Vineet Rao & Sourjyendu Medda, Co-Founders of DealShare. Dealshare is India's fastest growing social e-commerce startup, an online buying platform for multi-category consumer products. It is defining how the next billion Internet shoppers of India transact online! This movement is being enabled by a unique model that leverages some wonderful first-principle mechanisms such as group buying, hyper-local influencers, SME integration on the supply side and much more. All of this on top of operational brilliance and mind-blowing capital utilisation, making DealShare a legendary organisation. Through this episode we discuss the following: 1. (01:52) : Deciding to go after the large E-Commerce opportunity of India! 2. (06:17) : The practical on-ground early consumer reaction to DealShare ~ Going over the early the 0 to 1! 3. (10:31) : Doing things that Do-Not-Scale at Scale!! 4. (13:27) : The secret behind the Operational Brilliance in the DealShare Model 5. (18:38) : How does DealShare execute the principles of Capital Efficiency & Profitability? 6. (23:14) : Tackling the adverse aspects of the Journey! 7. (26:20) : Building a mission driven when disrupting a Category! 8. (30:01) : Staying connected across the Team as the Company Scales ~ the role of the Founders when scaling culture! 9. (33:11) : Thinking from First-Principles and Pioneering Original Mechanisms in the Market! ~ Group Buying, Hyperlocal Influences, Supply-Side integration. 10. (39:29) : Short Term Execution v/s Long Term Vision ~ Lessons for Scaling Exponentially Fast! 11. (44:09) : Time Bracketing & Prioritisation amidst multiple co-founders! 12. (48:34) : Scaling as Founders along the journey exponential growth! 13. (52:36) : The core motivation as a Builder 14. (56:43) : Conclusion Hope you liked the 72nd Episode of the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast - Pioneering E-Commerce 2.0! That was it from this Episode, thanks again for tuning in! :) If you liked the episode, do share with your friends or drop us a quick review! Also, do follow us on social media to stay updated with all new episodes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/isv_podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indian-silicon-valley-podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indiansiliconvalleypodcast/ Gallery of all Episodes: https://airtable.com/shrTOFf1z5UT0q9p8 I am Jivraj, the host and if you have anything you would like to share with me, feel free to reach out via: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jivrajsinghsachar/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jivraj_sachar Or, you can directly reach out to me via WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/Indian_Silicon_Valley_Podcast You can also subscribe to the YouTube Channel of the Podcast : https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianSiliconValley/ "If you never try, you never know" Stay Tuned, Keep Building.