Germany, Goa & Grit: Building Businesses Without a Safety Net with Abhimanyu Vikram

About this episode

In this episode, Shraddha Paunikar interviews Abhimanyu Vikram about building businesses without quitting a job and the realities of entrepreneurship.

How do you build a successful business without quitting your job immediately? What does entrepreneurship really look like behind the scenes? In this episode of Personal Growth with Coach Shraddha, I speak with Abhimanyu Vikram, an entrepreneur, startup founder, former scuba diver, Germany-returned professional, and multi-business operator currently building ventures in India and serving clients in the US. This episode covers: • Entrepreneurship for beginners • How to start a side hustle while working a 9–5 • Business pivot strategies in your 20s • Building and managing teams • Negotiation skills in business • Working with US clients from India • Airbnb business model in India • Marketing agency growth journey • Mentorship and investing in coaching • Overcoming self-doubt and imposter syndrome • Discipline vs motivation in business • NRI returning to India to build a startup If you’re looking for practical startup advice, real business lessons, and personal growth strategies - this episode will give you clarity. Abhimanyu- Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhimanyu-vikram-16325096/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/itsabivikram/ Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/@abi.vikram…

People in this episode

Host: Shraddha Paunikar

Guest: Abhimanyu Vikram

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• side hustle
• business strategies
• team management
• marketing
• personal growth

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• side hustle
• business pivot
• team management
• negotiation skills
• Airbnb business model
• marketing agency
• self-doubt
• imposter syndrome
• long-term thinking

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Germany, Goa, India, US

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