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An Operator's Blog - with Soumitra Sharma

An Operator's Blog is hosted by Soumitra Sharma, General Partner at Operators Studio, a micro-VC firm focused on the US-India corridor. This podcast takes you into the world of startups and venture capital, featuring candid conversations focusing on sharing real operating insights, tips, and playbooks that you can immediately start using to solve your biggest challenges as a founder and operator.

Join Soumitra as he interviews top founders, operators and investors who have built businesses in the trenches for decades. An Operator's Blog cuts through the BS, getting to actionable tips on everything from going 0-to-1 as a startup, building products, finding early customers, hiring, go-to-market via sales & marketing, fundraising from angels & VCs, driving growth, and creating exits.

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10:44

For AI Infra Founders: Why Differentiation Starts with Customer Discovery

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How to Choose the Right Problem to Solve as an AI Founder

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How Opinionated AI Products Win Amid Rapid Model Evolution

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Agentic AI Meets Compliance: Lessons From Sprinto

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Winning Enterprise Trust as a Seed Stage AI Startup

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The Ground Reality of AI-First Pricing Models: What's Changed & What Hasn't

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AI Infra GTM Playbook: Leveraging Networks, Content & Events to Drive Growth

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Fundraising Advice for AI Founders: Depth, Differentiation & Valuation

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Hard Earned Advice for US-India AI Founders

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Building a US-India AI Startup: Why Relocating to the Bay Area & YC Matters

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Underhyped AI Opportunities in 2025

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Building An AI-Infra Startup In 2025: Seed-Stage Lessons From Pipeshift

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Why Mental Health Is Critical for Startup Founders

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AI-First Pricing Models: The Operating Reality for Startups

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US-India Developer Tools GTM Playbook: Outbound, Events & Sales Teams

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US-India Dev Tools Founder Playbook: Org Design in the AI Era

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The Smart Way Enterprise Dev Tools Startups Can Use AI

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Hivel Startup Story: Boosting Engineering Velocity for US-India Tech Teams

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How AI Will Transform Every Business Function

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MVP Tips Every US-India Dev Tools Founder Must Know

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Code Less, Sell More: ICP Lessons for US-India Dev Tool Founders

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Fundraising Lessons from an Indian Cross-Border B2B Payments Startup

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How to Discover What to Build in B2B Payments: User Research Best Practices

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From Zero to $1M ARR: Building a US–India Enterprise Dev Tools Startup

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Startup Hiring Best Practices: Why Intent Matters More Than Pedigree

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Do Things That Don’t Scale: How Skydo Won Trust in the Fintech Space

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Fintech Startup Playbook: How Skydo Found Customers and Scaled Its Growth Engine

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Fintech MVP Lessons I Why Customer Insight & Focus Are Game Changers for Early Products

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How Startups Find Product Differentiation Early I Unique Insights & Intellectual Humility

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Why India Cross-Border B2B Payments Is A Massive Opportunity I The Skydo Story

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How Skydo Found Product-Market Fit in India’s Cross-Border B2B Payments

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Rapid Fire Questions on Finding & Engaging With Design Partners

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How to Build a B2B Software MVP I Frameworks & "Feature Flagging" for Faster Iteration

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How 0-to-1 Founders Should Approach Pricing for Design Partners

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How Early Stage Founders Can Maximize ROI from Events & Conferences

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Best Social Media Platforms for 0-to-1 Stage Founders I LinkedIn vs Reddit vs X

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How to Qualify Design Partner Leads I SMB vs Mid Market vs Enterprise Strategy

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How India-Based Founders Can Find US Design Partners I Cross-Border B2B Software Growth Tips

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"Friendly" vs "Cold" Design Partners: How to Work With In-Network and Outside Stakeholders

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Direct Sales vs Channel Partners I How Early Startups Should Choose Their Go-to-Market Strategy

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Identifying the Right Design Partner Persona | Navigating Organizational Structures for Success

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What Is a Design Partner? Why 0-to-1 Founders Need One.

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Finding US Design Partners As An India-Based Founder I Learnings From 3 Venture Backed Startups

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Learnings On Fundraising In The Valley For US-India Fintech Software Startups

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Go-To-Market Motions For A US-India Fintech Software Startup I Finding Design Partners I Conferences

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Building A US Fintech Software GTM Team As A US-India Founder I Are Rolodexes Over-rated?

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AI’s Impact On Fintech Software Product Roadmaps I Unbundling Classical Industries & Expanding TAMs

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Regulatory & Business Nuances Of US GTM In Fintech Software I Meeting Customers In-Person

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Approaches For Building Fintech Software MVPs I Learning from Zynga's Framework

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Backstory Of Prodigal I Importance of Founder-Market-Fit

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Customer Behavior & AI Adoption Patterns By Large US Financial Services Enterprises

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Building a US-India AI startup in fintech software

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Case Studies Of US-India B2B SaaS GTM I SuperOps, Rocketlane, Spendflo

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What Can Founders Start Doing To Engineer A Future M&A Exit?

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Managing Investor Expectations During Pivots

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Hiring The GTM Team In The US As A US-India B2B Startup

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Growing In The US Via On Ground Hustle - The Goodmeetings Story

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Pivoting From India To US Customers As A US-India B2B Startup

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When Do I-Bankers/M&A Advisors Become Relevant In A Startup's Lifecycle? I Trust & Expectations

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What Can VCs Do To Help Drive Exits For Their Portfolio? I Rise Of Secondary Funds

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