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In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Amrit Acharya, Co-Founder & CEO of Zetwerk. Zetwerk is phenomenally disrupting the manufacturing industry across the globe as we know it. It is a B2B marketplace focused on make-to-order custom manufacturing and is one of India’s leading startups, redefining benchmarks of speed, growth, profitability and value creation. Founded less than 4 years ago, Zetwerk found a very unique whitespace with custom manufacturing and doubled down in an unprecedented manner. It is a profitable unicorn with a last reported valuation of more than 1.5Bn Dollars, generating incredible value for each of its stakeholders periodically reporting great fundamental numbers & multiple buy-backs for the team. Through this conversation, we decode how this rocketship unfolded and how they continue to innovate. Here is what we discuss - 1. (2:41) : Amrit's journey to becoming a founder // Being deliberate about choices! 2. (06:14) : Identifying white-spaces in Entrepreneurship ~ the Journey to starting Zetwerk! 3. (11:11) : Practising ~ "Listening to the Consumer" 4. (14:17) : Stakeholder Management for a diverse target group with Zetwerk! 5. (17:43) : Achieving Operational Excellence with Zetwerk 6. (22:33) : Building & Managing a sustainable Growth Engine 7. (27:05) : Attracting Talent for a rather unsexy business 8. (30:25) : Taking Indian Manufacturing to the World ? 9. (33:16) : Curating strong partnerships deliberately for the long run 10. (36:31) : Scaling as a Founder ~ the nuances of building a large company as a first-time founder 11. (41:57) : Dealing with Challenges through the Company building journey 12. (46:12) : Key Takeaways for the Entrepreneurial Journey 13. (49:40) : Conclusion Hope you liked the 77th Episode of the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast - Taking Indian Manufacturing to the World! That was it from this Episode, thanks again for tuning in! :) If you liked the episode, do share with your friends or drop us a quick review! Also, do follow us on social media to stay updated with all new episodes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/isv_podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indian-silicon-valley-podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indiansiliconvalleypodcast/ Gallery of all Episodes: https://airtable.com/shrTOFf1z5UT0q9p8 I am Jivraj, the host and if you have anything you would like to share with me, feel free to reach out via: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jivrajsinghsachar/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jivraj_sachar Or, you can directly reach out to me via WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/Indian_Silicon_Valley_Podcast You can also subscribe to the YouTube Channel of the Podcast : https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianSiliconValley/ "If you never try, you never know" Stay Tuned, Keep Building.