Anjali Sosale of Waterbridge Ventures chats with Saurabh Pandey, co-founder and CEO of EloElo. EloElo is an app that enables live-social experiences through games and entertainment. it is currently among the top 10 Apps on the Google Play Store in India, with over 2 million downloads in 2021. Anjali deep dives into Saurabh's journey and explores the series of experiences and events that led to him building EloElo.
(4:32) Discovering himself and his love for studying human behaviour while being a college student at St Xaviers, Mumbai
(5:36) Wearing skull ties and shiny shirts at his first sales job
(12:14) Why his co-founder Akshay and him are like yin and yang
(13:00) "Pandey Ji, Bungee Jumping Banta Hai" - the advice he got from Kunal Shah
(14:02) Managing his Mom's Yoga YouTube Channel
(16:30) How and why they quit Flipkart together on the same day
(18:08) Why you need a solid support support around you to start-up and work 16hours a day
(24:00) Pivoting away from beauty recommendation videos to live-gaming and solving for creator fan engagement and monetization
(27:00) Creating the Bharath Metaverse
(28:00) The name EloElo being inspired by the famous "Ole Ole" song from
(34:00) The Creator Economy Landscape in India
(35:11) Why fast-eating Chicken Wings live is actually a popular game on EloElo?
(42:00) What gives him shivers and sleepless nights
(47.40) Keeping up with the Kukrejas! How a family of three live stream their daily life on EloElo
(51:00) Creating a happiness company