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How MSME Schemes Took a Surat Loom Global
podcast Bootstrapped 3,335

How MSME Schemes Took a Surat Loom Global

A ?60 lakh export order from Dubai changed everything — and it started with a government help-desk visit.…

Sana Qureshi WeaveCraft Exports
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Building India's Most Reliable Freight Network
podcast ?12 Cr Series A 2,621

Building India's Most Reliable Freight Network

Sameer Patel of LogiTrack on the decisions, mistakes and small bets that shaped the company.…

Sameer Patel LogiTrack
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The Engineering Culture Behind a 99.99% Uptime Product
podcast ?6 Cr Pre-Series A 4,183

The Engineering Culture Behind a 99.99% Uptime Product

Arun Kumar of StackNova on the decisions, mistakes and small bets that shaped the company.…

Arun Kumar StackNova
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Rajni MalhotraFounder, Pansofic Solutions

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Sana QureshiDirector, WeaveCraft Exports

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Harish GuptaFounder, Gupta Enterprises

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Lakshmi MenonDirector, Menon Exports

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Sanjay VermaCo-founder, Verma Logistics

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