European Billionaire In India - Marketing, Leadership, Hiring, Startups & Odoo | FO 181 Raj Shamani

Listen to this episode from Raj Shamani's Figuring Out on Spotify. Check Out Odoo's Website: https://www.odoo.com/r/ljnOrder 'Build, Don't Talk' (in English) here: https://amzn.eu/d/eCfijRuOrder 'Build Don't Talk' (in Hindi) here: https://amzn.eu/d/4wZISO0Smell good, feel confident. Use my code Raj10 to get additional 10% off all Blanko perfumes: https://hi.switchy.io/BlankoxRajSubscribe To Our Other YouTube Channels:-https://www.youtube.com/@rajshamaniclips?sub_confirmation=1https://www.youtube.com/@RajShamani.Shorts?sub_confirmation=1📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZTimestamps:00:00) - Intro (01:02) - Online vs offline marketing  (02:53) - Right billboard making  (06:32) - Book recommendations (07:41) - 3 lessons about management  (09:42) - Why do businesses fail? (11:32) - Right hiring criteria (15:12) - Challenges of a startup founder (19:37) -  Top 5 departments  (22:31) - Interview questions for different departments (24:18) - Zomato’s hiring strategy (26:09) - His and Odoo’s journey (31:23) - Marketing in Europe (32:17) - Odoo journey (36:51) - Importance of management tools  (40:06) - Where do people burn money? (41:47) - Mistake in Odoo (43:33) - US, Europe and Indian Customers (47:33) - Entrepreneurship opportunities (48:34) - Key industries in India  (50:59) - Decision making and Indian market (52:47) - Conclusion In today’s episode of Figuring Out, we have Odoo founder Fabien Pinckaers in conversation with Raj Shamani. Odoo is a growing business management software company. A company that is worth around 4 billion dollars. In this episode, we talked about marketing in Europe, a few checkpoints to keep in mind while making an effective billboard. Fabien shared some key lessons about management, he also helped us understand some common reasons why many businesses fail, he shared some tricks to understand the best-performing member of the team, and some challenges every startup founder faces. Further, he shared a few departments that need to be worked on to grow the organisation and scale it up. We talked about his story, how he came into entrepreneurship, the different businesses that he tried his hands on, and how he came up with Odoo. He shared about the high tax that is paid in European countries by businesses, and why different company sizes need business management software. Further, he shared about how Odoo will help businesses in India to grow, where do most businesses burn their money and what’s the difference between Indian, European, and American customers. We ended our conversation by talking about the opportunities in India and their competitor Zoho. For more such insightful conversations, subscribe to our channel and join us on this journey of Figuring Out.Follow Fabien Pinckaers On:Twitter: https://twitter.com/fpodooLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fpodoo/Follow Odoo On: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odoo.official/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/odooYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OdooLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/odoo/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OdooTo Know More,Follow Raj Shamani On ⤵︎Instagram @RajShamanihttps://www.instagram.com/rajshamani/Twitter @RajShamanihttps://twitter.com/rajshamaniFacebook @ShamaniRajhttps://www.facebook.com/shamanirajLinkedIn - Raj Shamanihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rajshamani/#Podcast #FiguringOut #RajShamani #Odoo