In this podcast episode of The Sankalp Show, we have Mr. Udit Goenka, who is the founder and CEO of PitchGround.com. He started his career as a freelance designer from the time he was in grade 10th.
He has always been a SaaS geek and hence he had always dreamt of becoming a software engineer. Unfortunately, the odds were not in his favor and he landed up pursuing finance in his college.
Being a geek, the software engineer in him never gave up and now he is currently the CEO of PitchGround which is a unique platform that bridges the gap between entrepreneurs and investors.
When the times of SaaS start-ups were not good enough and they were facing a failure rate of 92%, then PitchGround came into the picture and it has drastically flipped the numbers.
With PitchGround, the number changed from a 92% failure rate to an 80% success rate. Founded in 2018, PitchGround has already helped over 20 companies to raise over a million dollars in crowdfunding in less than 8 months of operation. In the episode w have discussed all of his journey from not getting into the dream college to building such a successful company.
Udit's Twitter: https://twitter.com/iuditg
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
2:12 - His college life and dream of becoming an engineer
4:10 - How old is freelancing?
6:02 - Why is he always hungry for more?/ Never Satisfied
7:31 - Did he find accounting and finance difficult in college?
7:59 - His dad as a Businessman.
9:05 - His views on investing at an early age.
11:36 - Jobs can also provide financial freedom.
13:00 - Start SIPs and build healthy financial habits
15:07 - True entrepreneurship is all about giving back
19:41 - His views on Intraday trading
23:22 - Difference between service class family and a business family
25:46 - What is PitchGround?
26:56 - Why 92% of the tech/SaaS start ups fail?
28:28 - Having a success rate of 82%
30:59 - Flipping sides: How PitchGRound turned a 92% failure rate to 80% success rate?
32:06 - When does a founder makes actual money.
I'm Sankalp Chauhan, a computer science student studying at KIIT University and I love to make videos on technology, study habits, vlogs, entrepreneurship, and development.
I am a passionate programmer, with a keen interest in web development.
Apart from all this, I love to travel and explore new destinations.
I like to make videos with the purpose of helping as many people as possible. I also teach coding and web development on this channel.
I run a podcast called The Sankalp Show where some awesome guests are invited to share their journey from starting a company at 19 to making great resumes to grab the best software engineering job.
🦅 Say Hi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seesankalp
My Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/seesankalp/
Join the Discord Community: https://discord.gg/e5uKsDVKZR
My LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sankalp-chauhan/