Rishav Agarwal | Picxele

This Podcast is 3 Hours 40 Mins long, and I recorded straight for 7 hours with 1 hour of a break in Between. One fine Sunday, I invited 13 Friends of mine, including Startup Founder, Creators, Community Managers, Agency Owners and Team Members. Covering aspects of --- growing startups 0-1 --- enabling communities and events --- service industry and challenges --- content creation on instagram --- growing linkedin account as a founder --- work life balance --- importance of fitness and team That day, we didn't just record an episode; everyone got to speak and interact with each other, and we also ranted, laughed and discussed the on-ground problems Watch the Full Episode Here youtu.be/3iQF0Cq1nkI

Building community is not about how many people you have added to showcase the numbers. Our communities have 30,000+ members but we also blocked/removed 5000+ in this process, which is equally very important, to avoid spammers and irrelevant folks. Its a PROCESS, and yes some LIKE many DISLIKE, but we LOVE it :-) – at Dhanbad, India

Hiring Sales Head at @picxele Full-time role from HSR, Bengaluru. We work 6 days a Week with a young team of about 25 people who are crazy enough to do wild things. Need someone with 2-5 years of Agency Experience, who will do sales without giving me gyaan about Lead Cycle or Funnel. Can onboard clients for Design, Video, Podcast, Product Launch Distribution Campaigns, Website, branding, and events. DM me if this matches with a reason "WHY" and I want a grounded person who will work and give results, not reasons/excuses.

Someday when I see, any random product raising money, I realise that "mai hi paise raise nahi kar paaya" 🙃 – at Anekal Bangaluru, India

How to Attend Events/Meetups in Bengaluru - Only for Serious Founders. - Read the description of the event; very important - Do not just randomly keep applying to all meetups you see - If you are attending, you should know why you want to - The event is related to investors, but you, as a founder, want to get it; stop doing that - Once rejected at any meetups, don't keep applying again and again - Attend the event if you have been approved; do not ghost away - Respect someone's time if you have given during the event - Don't be a Pain to Organizers; you might end up getting blocked/banned If you implement even 70% of these, all community folks in Bengaluru will like you.

How are Enterprise sales different from Mid-Enterprise sales, and how can you identify who is wasting your time?

I thought this would be boring, but HRs know how to make things Interesting 😅 Hosted 20 HR Leaders yesterday for a curated Mixer over Drinks & dinner, and yes, with some fun moves around. It was my first time hosting this, and I'll definitely host more in the coming days. RSVP here for the next HR Leaders Mixer: luma.com/xbiyhqec

My sister who don't have a Demat Account, called and told me to apply for @reliancejio IPO, thats the craze level and kind of Promotion jio has done. – at Anekal Bangaluru, India

How to Survive in Bengaluru - Only for Serious Founders. - Stay away from Noise and avoid FOMO - Don't entertain if someone constantly ghosts you - Avoid being a person applying to events where you are not the TG - Stop begging for something where things are not working out - Block or remove people who waste your time more than 2 Times - Be clear with Expectations and also set the same on other end - Do not indulge in the loop of "LET'S COLLABORATE" or "WE HAVE SYNERGIES" - Respect the ones who helped you even if you Raise lot of money or become Rich - Keep remembering and texting all those people whenever you get a chance and thank them - And yes don't be a Spammer If you have stayed here for 2+ years consecutively and even 70% of the things you implement, Life will become easier, and you will fall in love with the startup ecosystem of Bengaluru 🫡🍻

Coming up with the next curated Dinner & Drinks mixer, but this time with HR Leaders, the people behind the large workforce in any organisation. I make it no-agenda, but when people with the same interests come together in one room, the magic happens, and the conversation doesn't end until the restaurant closes. If you are working as an HR, TA or CHRO in any organisation, RSVP here: luma.com/8ra7h234

My whole business logic gets shattered when I see someone burning 190Cr to generate 12Cr of Revenue in the name of Product Market Fit and Category Creation 🫡

This Durga Puja, in Bengaluru if someone nailed the Branding completely is @Flipkartminutes They were just everywhere and the type of recall they have created is insane. – at Anekal Bangaluru, India

Before the Diwali week kicks in, let's bring HR Leaders together for a relaxing evening 😊 Hosting a curated HR Leaders Mixer in partnership with @picxele, @SalarySeApp and @UNLOXACADEMY on 23rd Oct, 7 PM onwards in HSR, Bengaluru. It's an exclusive, invite-only gathering designed to bring together HR Leaders from the Bengaluru Startup Ecosystem and corporates. RSVP here: luma.com/8ra7h234

This was the first time I addressed students in an auditorium with a seating capacity of 800+, and a few were standing around. Usually, when I go to a college as a Judge, Speaker, or Panel Member, the auditorium is about 50% occupied, and this time it was overwhelming to see every seat filled. I saw a room full of 1st- and 2nd-year students from @IIITDelhi, and other colleges participating in Hackshift, a 24-hour hackathon organised by E-Cell IIITD on 17th October 2024. Glad to interact and speak with a few of them, and yes, students are becoming more aware and learning along the way.

Yesterday maximum folks went to either Chinnaswamy Stadium or Palace Ground in Bengaluru But both got washed due to Rain 🌦 – at Delhi, India

Gurugram offers best AirBnb at Best Rates 🤌🤌 – at Anekal Bangaluru, India

Navratri aur Shravan mein Pyaaz, Chicken aur Daaru khana peena jo chor dete hai, meri maano toh unpe kam hi bharosa karna Agar khana ho toh 365 din khao aur agar nahi khana hai toh kabhi mat khao. 9 din ya 30 din mein bhagwaan impress nahi honge. – at Bengaluru, India

If you love eating and like to try variety of dishes, never sit and eat with those people who keep counting "Calorie" & "Protein" with every bite you eat Sach bata raha hu, khate waqt mood off hojata hai and khate waqt to tokna bohot hi galat baat hai – at Anekal Bangaluru, India