Season 1 · Episode 6
Narayan & Niraj
Revamping the Automotive Future
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We sit down with the co founders of Ultraviolette Automotive, Narayan Subramaniam and Niraj Rajmohan. Founded in 2016, Ultraviolette focuses on sustainable mobility and is launching its first electric motorbike, the F77, in India. They share their journey from idea to prototype, iterating rapidly based on feedback, and the intense lessons learned pitching to VCs. This episode is a field guide for making unconventional ideas real.
Core Ideas
- Moving quickly from an initial idea to a working prototype through rapid iteration.
- Scanning the world from multiple perspectives to build unconventional solutions.
- How operating with limited resources forces better thinking and better engineering.
- Blending serious technical chops with curiosity, drive, and cross disciplinary ideas.
Resources & References
- Find Ultraviolette: Website, Twitter, Instagram
- Contact Narayan Subramaniam: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram
- Contact Niraj Rajmohan: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram
- People Mentioned: Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin
- Books Mentioned: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, Innovators by Walter Isaacson, Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse
- Links and Resources: Apple, Google, Microsoft, Gattaca, Ghost in the Shell, Ex Machina, Inglourious Basterds, Calvin and Hobbes, The Simpsons
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