{"podcast":{"title":"The Indian Startup Show","slug":"the-indian-startup-show-1026402","podcast_index_feed_id":1026402,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/6dj1W8C2","website_url":"http://www.indianstartupshow.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5a8e79e6-61c1-44d1-9a82-337838b6b0d3/8999b9ff-10c0-4b39-9055-fe75882d5006/3000x3000/1439050250-artwork.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Neil Patel","episode_count":220,"summary":"A weekly podcast show about Indian startups, entrepreneurs, and more! Hosted by Neil Patel & Friends","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T22:22:03.570227+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-indian-startup-show-1026402"},"episode":{"title":"Rishi Krishna CEO of Symbionic - On building an assistive tech startup dedicated to building affordable, life-changing prosthetic devices.","slug":"rishi-krishna-ceo-of-symbionic-on-building-an-assistive-tech-startup-dedicated-to-building-affordable-life-changing-prosthetic-devices","published_at":"2026-06-20T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-indian-startup-show-1026402/rishi-krishna-ceo-of-symbionic-on-building-an-assistive-tech-startup-dedicated-to-building-affordable-life-changing-prosthetic-devices","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-indian-startup-show-1026402","url":"http://www.indianstartupshow.com","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/a6f1d091-f917-469a-9210-41d68cd4f5db/5a8e79e6-61c1-44d1-9a82-337838b6b0d3/episodes/audio/group/0e3080ba-0189-466c-a726-17ad9daf7bf2/group-item/09adb798-15d1-45d3-bcdb-7b10ef8e0ea8/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=6dj1W8C2","summary":"Giving People a Second Life! We are thrilled to welcome back Rishi Krishna, the visionary Founder and CEO of Symbionic, for his first appearance since November 2021! A lot has changed since our last conversation. After losing his right arm in a tragic bus accident in 2018, Rishi channeled his personal adversity into founding Symbionic, an assistive tech startup dedicated to building affordable, life-changing prosthetic devices. In this episode, we dive deep into the massive pivots the business has undergone, what it really takes to build and scale in India, and how Symbionic is quite literally giving people a second life. Rishi also pulls back the curtain on his recent experiences pitching on Shark Tank India Season 4 and Startup Singham, offering invaluable advice for early-stage founders on navigating the noise, securing finance, AI and finally An inspiring story of delivering a prosthetic to a user just before her wedding, allowing her to celebrate with confidence and without self-consciousness.","meta_description":"Giving People a Second Life! We are thrilled to welcome back Rishi Krishna, the visionary Founder and CEO of Symbionic, for his first appearance since Nov…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2460,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-indian-startup-show-1026402/episodes/rishi-krishna-ceo-of-symbionic-on-building-an-assistive-tech-startup-dedicated-to-building-affordable-life-changing-prosthetic-devices/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-indian-startup-show-1026402/rishi-krishna-ceo-of-symbionic-on-building-an-assistive-tech-startup-dedicated-to-building-affordable-life-changing-prosthetic-devices.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}