Welcome to another episode of the podcastIn this episode, I have with me Vikrant Shome. He is the Founder & CEO of AcadSpace Technologies. Acadspace is in short - Google Map for CareersVikrant is quite passionate about the detect space and this is his 2nd venture in this space. His 1st venture Edvise was in the top 20 of 650 EdTech startups by Edupreneur Village which he had built as a side hustle.Besides these two startups he has also advised multiple edtech companies as a management consultant, while being at Redseer.Vikrant did his MBA from IIM Indore and holds a degree in Chemical engineering from NIT Durgapur.In this podcast, we’ll try to understand how does the life of an early stage entrepreneur looks like, what are some of the challenges and potential solutions to them which Vikrant has unlocked.*********Connect with Vikrant on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/vikrantshome_acadspaceBook recommended by Vikrant:1 Zero to One https://amzn.to/3ZMuEPl2 A Start-up Story Minus The Bullshit https://amzn.to/43vW8M93 The Firestarters https://bit.ly/Firestarter_ebookGears/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/xuhaf2Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://vivekpathakiitr.substack.com/******Chapters01. Intro 02. Early Life, growing up in Kolkata 03. Why I went for MBA from IIM Indore? 04. Why Vikrant is Passionate about Education? 05. Coming up with the startup idea 06. How is Campus Placement for Fresh MBA Grads 07. Building his 1st startup as a side hustle 08. Pros of a Consulting job, learnings at Redseer 09. The Idea of Acadspace 10. Taking the final call of going in full time 11. When to build the initial team? 12. How I found my Co-founder? 13. Thoughts on Raising Capital 14. How to develop High Risk Mindset? 15. Helping people find their Dream Career 16. 3 Key Learnings from Entrepreneurial Journey 17. Book recommendations