🎙️Founders Unfiltered Ep-87:

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.

Join us as we talk to Vinayak Shrivastav, the Co-Founder & CEO of VideoVerse about their story.

Vinayak pursued his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Following that, he gained valuable experience in a wide range of fields. He contributed as a production engineer at KMO Engineers, took on the role of business development head at BigSchoolBox.com, and served as the head of sales and marketing at iolytics.

His entrepreneurial spirit led him to co-found several successful ventures, including Styck, Magnifi, Illusto, and most recently, VideoVerse, established in 2022. Additionally, Vinayak holds the distinguished title of being an official member of the Forbes Technology Council.

🏢 About VideoVerse:
VideoVerse is a video tech company that encapsulates an ecosystem of smart video editing tools using AI for all enterprise and individual content creators.

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Playlists🎬:
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🎥 AJVC BTS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUZb75L7Qi_2SqAGAJ0_rS1--1u82jvfL
🦄 Start-up Chronicles: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUZb75L7Qi_0ujPMygWRZQcJBK250BXbC
🔎 AJVC Insights: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUZb75L7Qi_00SpPyAU_zhicXdehoNuBd
🎯 Deep Dives: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUZb75L7Qi_2BHzAOji1wBEKjXo-go7e6
📈 Founder Insights: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUZb75L7Qi_1L3HjHLvNUQgPWGrfcoc-q


🎤 About the Hosts :
Aviral Bhatnagar is a VC at Venture Highway and is the Founder of A Junior VC. He started the A Junior VC Newsletter in 2018 after observing whitespace in conversations in the Indian Venture ecosystem. He completed his B. Tech from IIT Bombay and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.

Mazin Biviji is a Product Owner at Agoda and a founding member of A Junior VC. He previously worked at Deloitte as a Senior Consultant. He completed his MSE and BSE from the University of Michigan and his MBA from INSEAD.

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✂ Editing Credits:
1. Neel Panji - https://www.linkedin.com/in/neel-panji-598b7b176/
2. Sweta Singhania - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sweta-singhania-755b92183/

🔎 Research:
1. Ayush Kumar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayushkcs/
2. Sahil Nizam - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahilnizam12/
3. Aditya Chauhan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-chauhan-27b298177
4. Nikhil Nair - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ca-nikhil-nair

Time Stamps:
00:00 - Precap
01:00 - Rapid Fire Round
07:34 - Vibing on Pune
12:55 - Energy or Focus: What Matters More?
16:52 - Vinayak’s VC Stint
18:41 - Videoverse’s Early Days
21:28 - Making Cricket Highlights Real Time & More
26:18 - The Era of Video
28:13 - Why does Short Form Content Work?
29:36 The Hardest Thing
31:42 Videoverse’s Suite of Products
34:15 Videoverse’s Revenue
34:43 Different Products, Different Strategies
37:03 Selecting New Markets
39:05 Vinayak’s Favorite Football Club
39:45 The India Opportunity
42:56 Ephemeral vs Eternal
46:12 AI & ML in Content & the Plan Ahead
48:36 #Unfiltered Feedback

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