ProductNation/iSPIRT
Sampad Swain is a seasoned entrepreneur and leader with extensive experience in the digital commerce and technology sectors. As Co-founder and CEO of Instamojo since 2012, Sampad has played a crucial role in establishing the company as India's largest digital commerce as a service (DCaaS) platform for challenger brands, leveraging deep knowledge of both SMB software and the e-commerce industry. In addition to leading Instamojo, Sampad has been a donor for the iSPIRT Foundation since 2015, contributing to India's growth as a technology product nation. Previous ventures include co-founding dealsandyou and WanaMo.com, while also holding positions at H-Farm Ventures, Godrej, and ITC Limited. Sampad's academic background includes an MBA in Marketing and Finance from IBS Hyderabad and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering from Nagpur University.
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ProductNation/iSPIRT
We are a non-profit think tank that builds public goods for Indian product startups to thrive and grow. iSPIRT aims to do for Indian startups what DARPA or Stanford did in Silicon Valley. To transform India into a hub for new generation software products, it is crucial to address government policy, create market catalysts and grow the maturity of product entrepreneurs. An integrative approach is fundamental and vital. Since the stakes are high and the industry is moving very fast, a reactive ivory tower approach cannot succeed. In addition to top-down policy recommendations, the hive mind of the industry must be leveraged to support conversations for grassroots involvement and actions. David Weinberger said it most aptly: the smartest person in the room is now the room. With this context in mind, about 30 product companies and individuals have joined hands to form iSPIRT – the Indian Software Product Industry Roundtable. iSPIRT builds four types of public goods – technology building blocks (aka India stack), startup-friendly policies, market access programs like M&A Connect and Playbooks that codify scarce tacit knowledge for product entrepreneurs of India. To apply for Volunteering with us, visit: volunteers.ispirt.in Please write to us at community@ispirt.in.