E38 - Customer Obsession w/Groww's Lalit Keshre

<p>In this Episode, I (<a href="https://twitter.com/jivraj_sachar">@Jivraj Singh Sachar</a>) speak with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitkeshre/">Lalit Keshre</a>, Co-Founder and CEO of <a href="https://groww.in/">Groww.</a></p> <p>Groww is building an investing platform for the millennial generation of our country. One of the leading Fin-Tech startups of the country, Groww is backed by some of the largest institutional investors from across the world including Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital and others. An extremely wonderful and stimulating application making it easier and more accessible to invest, Groww is certainly out to solve for the lack of penetration of investing in the country.</p> <p>Lalit Keshre is a distinguished young leader who has always had the Entrepreneurial persona in him. An alumnus of the distinguished IIT Bombay, Lalit has had startup experience by his own and through Flipkart before starting Groww in 2016.</p> <p>Through this Episode we discuss the following:</p> <p>1. (3:09) : The problem statement of Groww &amp; building conviction to work on it!</p> <p>2. (5:40) : Learnings from Lalit's journey at Flipkart</p> <p>3. (7:06) : The 0 to 1 for Groww</p> <p>4. (8:27) : Early customer Obsession &amp; reading the signals&nbsp;</p> <p>5. (10:07) : The Content Strategy at Groww</p> <p>6. (11:34) : Realising PMF Exists</p> <p>7. (13:15) : Competitive Landscape &amp; Mindset&nbsp;</p> <p>8. (15:26) : Optimising team journeys</p> <p>9. (17:10) : Execution v/s Strategy</p> <p>10. (19:46) : Product Thinking through Lalit's lens&nbsp;</p> <p>11. (21:40) : Founder's are always hiring!</p> <p>12. (23:50) : Technical nuances in building Groww</p> <p>13. (25:08) : Lalit's Founder Persona</p> <p>14. (26:42) : Decision Making framework for Lalit&nbsp;</p> <p>15. (29:25) : Thinking in terms of downside &amp; upside</p> <p>16. (31:00) : The role of Fear in the Founder journey&nbsp;</p> <p>17. (33:56) : Bridging the learning arbitrage in the ecosystem</p> <p>18. (36:35) : Surrounding yo