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#87 - Harsh Snehanshu on Building Startups and Nurturing Communities in India

#87 - Harsh Snehanshu on Building Startups and Nurturing Communities in India

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 On Episode 87 of the #LearningStories podcast we chat with Harsh Snehanshu. He is a technology entrepreneur and community builder. He built Your Quote which was India's largest writing platform that is home to over 7 millions writers and 200 million posts. He also built the Bookmark Dating App. Apart from startups he co-founded, Cubbon Reads and steered the silent reading movement across the globe with 120+ chapters in 70+ cities. Of late he is scaling his newest community, Pint of View - a lecture series movement in bars and pubs across the world. You can find him on YourQuote, Instagram and Linkedin. Show Chapters(00:05) - Podcast Introduction (00:30) - Guest Background(02:00) - "My father worked in SBI and we moved around a lot"(02:20) - "Eventually we settled in Dhanbad (Jharkhand)"(03:30) - What was your favourite subject at school?(05:00) - When did you decide to become an engineer?(06:05) - "A lot of the learning in high school was curiosity driven"(08:20) - What was the influence of your father (banker) on your journey?(12:20) - What was the influence of your mother (academic) on your journey?(13:50) - "When you merge creativity with enterprise it is magical"(16:30) - How did you crack the IIT JEE entrance exam?(21:00) - How to critique your ideas?(23:00) - What was your experience studying at IIT Delhi?(28:50) - How did you publish your first book in college?(29:50) - "In my third year I was making 3-4 lakhs as royalties from book sales"(30:40) - "I studied Engineering Physics for 4 years at IIT Delhi(31:00) - Why did you love reading biographies of scientists?(32:00) - Why did you love reading biographies and books by saints?(36:40) - What was your relationship to books as a student(38:55) - The importance of believing in yourself as a creator(39:45) - The letter feature on Bookmark Dating App(41:10) - Why Cubbon Reads got such a positive response?(41:40) - "I want to solve for myself and then others"(42:00) - The benefits of reading literary fiction(43:00) - Why I believe my core skillset is writing?(45:00) - "Startups and Publishing were on the rise in the 2010's"(46:00) - How did you write and publish four books right out of college?(48:00) - How do I make money from my one-liners and #WittyShit?(49:30) - The story behind the T-Shirt Startup I co-founded in college(51:00) - How did books shape your thinking?(54:00) - Why you wanted to study the arts after engineering?(57:00) - How did you fund your plan to travel around India for a year?(59:45) - What places did you visit when you travelled around India for a year?(1:02:00) - Dealing with a health crisis as a young adult(1:04:00) - What was your experience as a student at Young India Fellowship?(1:08:30) - What was your experience working as a full time journalist?(1:12:30) - "Your Quote was not my first startup idea"(1:14:00) - How did you deal with startup failures?(1:14:30) - How did you create and build YourQuote?(1:19:25) - What were your struggles with YourQuote?(1:21:40) - Why entrepreneurs and creators have to be critical by default?(1:28:00) - The story behind Cubbon Reads(1:34:00) - The problem with Engineering Graduates(1:36:00) - Love for bird watching(1:38:00) - How you think about startups and communities?(1:45:00) - Love for old cars(1:49:00) - Closing NotesShow LinksHarsh on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/harshsnehanshu/Harsh on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshsnehanshu/Harsh on Goodreads -https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3404537.Harsh_SnehanshuPint of View Club - https://www.instagram.com/pintofview.club/Cubbon Reads - https://www.instagram.com/cubbonreads/Your Quote - https://www.yourquote.in/Bookmark App - https://www.instagram.com/bookmarkappco/Pretty Old Cars - https://www.instagram.com/prettyoldcars/Show Description#LearningStories is an audio and video show where we interview a diverse set of learners from the 21st century.
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