Women Who Build: Sonam Motwani, Founder of Karkhana.io on Manufacturing in India, Modelling Finances Before Starting Up, Having Honest Conversations with Yourself.
Description
As consumers, we always see finished products - from our favourite cars to favourite soaps. One of the most important sectors that impacts what we get in our hands is the manufacturing sector. This episode of Women who Build is extremely special for me as Sonam is probably the only startup founder I know from my hometown Gwalior. Also, she has a way of always following very “different” paths and is an incredible human being.
Sonam Motwani is the founder of Karkhana.io, a digital platform that simplifies manufacturing for businesses of all sizes so that new products can go from prototypes to production at blazing fast speed. Before starting Karkhana.io, she worked with Procter & Gamble in engineering and manufacturing roles across different business units.
She is an Aerospace Engineer from IIT Bombay.
She enjoys conversations around technology, building teams, leadership, and decision making.
In this episode of Women who Build, we will learn -
- Manufacturing in India - stakeholders and inefficiency in processes
- Budgeting/modelling your finances before starting up (for everyone who loves maintaining excel sheets!)
- Hiring and fundraising in an unconventional sector - timelines, messaging, external support, standing out
- Category creation and creativity when working on “different” things
- Having honest conversations with yourself
- Finding inspiration from regular things
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