{"id":651,"date":"2025-07-17T14:11:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andbetweenus.com\/?p=651"},"modified":"2025-07-17T14:11:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:11:54","slug":"ep-1-z-force-3-2-18-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andbetweenus.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/ep-1-z-force-3-2-18-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 58: The Startup Catalyst Building the Ecosystem | Between Us\u2122 Bharat Startup Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/andbetweenus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Startup-Catalyst-Ashish-Garde-on-Building-Indias-Startup-Ecosystem-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andbetweenus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Startup-Catalyst-Ashish-Garde-on-Building-Indias-Startup-Ecosystem-1.jpg 417w, https:\/\/andbetweenus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Startup-Catalyst-Ashish-Garde-on-Building-Indias-Startup-Ecosystem-1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/108tA6GZpIE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QJBPaeUtfv4&amp;t=377s&amp;ab_channel=andbetweenus noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"33\" src=\"http:\/\/andbetweenus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Listen-now.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105\" style=\"width:106px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ep 58: The Startup Catalyst Building the Ecosystem | Between Us\u2122 Bharat Startup Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What does it really take to create a thriving startup culture in India\u2019s small towns? In this episode of Between Us\u2122 Bharat Startup Series, we sit down with Ashish Garde, Director of MAGIC Incubator, and one of the most influential figures quietly reshaping India\u2019s startup ecosystem. From mentoring women entrepreneurs to empowering rural innovators, Ashish shares what it means to support startups that don\u2019t always come from Silicon Valley-like cities \u2014 but from Tier II and Tier III Bharat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ep 58: The Startup Catalyst Building the Ecosystem | Between Us\u2122 Bharat Startup Series What does it really take to create a thriving startup culture in India\u2019s small towns? 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