Innovating in India's Digital Space: A Conversation with Growth Leader Kartik Patiar

[Unsold Podcast: Episode 9] In this episode of the Unsold Podcast, host Santhosh Venkatesh sits down with Kartik Patiar, Senior Director of Growth at ShareChat, to explore the dynamic landscape of India's digital market. Kartik shares his journey from OLX to Flipkart to Swiggy and to ShareChat, offering valuable insights on tech adoption, user engagement, and the challenges of balancing growth and monetisation. We discuss challenges and opportunities in capturing user attention, building world-class products, and navigating the complexities of a diverse audience. We close the conversation with how and where Kartik spends time to keep himself updated on matters that concern his current industry.

Chapters

0:00 - Kartik’s Career Beginning
1:26 - Kartik at Cadbury’s
2:20 - Kartik at OLX
6:01 - Kartik at Flipkart
9:35 - Kartik at Swiggy
14:58 - Kartik at Lenovo
18:40 - Kartik at Disney+ Hotstar
20:44 - Kartik at ShareChat
27:00 - Building World-class Products in India
35:41 - Building & Retaining Audience in India
44:01 - Balancing Growth & Profit for Digital Products
49:06 - Role of Partners in Monetising the Product
57:10 - Balancing People & Tech in Digital Product Biz
1:03:51 - Driving Operational Efficiency Behind the Scenes
1:08:58 - What Kartik Values While Hiring Talent
1:13:22 - Building vs. Buying Tech to Drive Biz Ops
1:17:43 - Building vs. Acquiring Digital Products
1:21:36 - Staying Updated about Tech, Industry, Innovation
1:31:28 - What Does Kartik’s Typical Week Look Like
1:39:00 - Kartik on the Value of Attending Events as a Growth Leader
1:43:20 - Kartik’s Fav Digital Products
1:53:21 - Closing the Conversation

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