In this episode we have with us Anurag Dixit.Anurag is the founder of HireSure.Ai, which he started in Dec 2019, along with Anshul Mishra, and Ramesh Konatham.And has just secured $2.5 million in seed funding, co- led by YCombinator and Three State Capital, along with round participation from Tribe Capital and Pioneer fund.HireSure enables companies to make prudent compensation decisions and eliminate pay disparities. They have partnered with more than 200 funded startups in India including Meesho, Slice, Dream11, Apna, Porter, Dunzo, Khatabook, and Rapido. And they are looking to partner with about 800 startups by the end of 2023 and will then expand its offering to Southeast Asia and Middle East. Anurag is a graduate from IIT Kanpur and we both have worked together at Redseer.*********Connect with Anurag on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/anuragdixitBooks recommended by Anurag:1 Never Split the Difference https://amzn.to/3FQdeua2 Thinking Fast & Slow https://amzn.to/42yXt4tGears/Softwares used for the podcast:01 Software for Recording Riverside App https://bit.ly/riverside-vivek02 Gears for Podcast Podcast Mic - ShureMV7 https://amzn.to/405gHgr03 Gears for Podcast Podcast Camera - Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3Zjq5vP04 Gears for Podcast Webcam Option https://amzn.to/3LH1ehZ05 Gears for Podcast Video Light https://amzn.to/404lM8u06 Gears for Podcast Softbox for Light https://amzn.to/3n92zUM07 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Light https://amzn.to/3FEl4XI08 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Camera https://amzn.to/3LzeiWS09 Gears for Podcast Table Arm for Mic https://amzn.to/3FEk8Cl10 Software for Music Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/xuhaf2*********Chapters01. Intro 02. Early Life, Getting into IIT 03. Key Learnings from IIT Kanpur 04. Inspiration, Quitting Job, 1st Startup 05. 1st Startup, Pivoting, Scaling & Shutting Down 06. Choosing a Co-founder 07. How did the idea of HireSure.AI happen? 08. Leveraging AI for Candidate Experience 09. Engaging Candidates throughout the hiring journey 10. Compensation Benchmarking, Increasing Conversions, Rationalising People Cost 11. Handling appraisals, Planning hiring budget 12. How to raise venture capital in India? 13. Raising funds from the US market 14. How much funding to raise? How many investors should be there? 15. Would compensation in India go down from here? 16. Book Recommendations & Outro