Podcast · podcast series (45-90 min episodes)

The Neon Show (formerly 100x Entrepreneur)

Siddhartha Ahluwalia · Apple Podcasts Free Intermediate India

150+ candid conversations with Indian founders and investors on how they actually found their idea and their first customers, in the Indian market context that YC and a16z never speak to. Real playbooks from people building here.

  • How Indian SaaS and consumer founders validated in a price-sensitive market.
  • First-customer and early-GTM stories specific to India.
  • Investor perspective on what early signal looks like locally.
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The question it answers

  1. How do I validate an idea without building anything?

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