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Elizabeth Yin is the co-founder and general partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture capital firm that focuses on investing in "hilariously early" startups. Prior to Hustle Fund, she was a partner at 500 startups.00:00 - Top moments01:12 - Intro 02:17 - Elizabeth's first steps into investing and the founding story of Hustle Fund04:17 - Inspiration behind Hustle Fund05:36 - The thesis behind Hustle Fund.07:48 - Story behind, funding, Hustle Fund10:01 - Portfolio construction & its evolution.12:45 - Biggest learnings In terms of portfolio construction.14:31 - Elizabeth's biggest learnings.16:28 - Choosing between Sourcing, Picking, Winning and Helping.19:19 - Brand building for Hustle Fund20:58 - Hardest thing while building Hustle Fund.22:22 - Venture capital's future.24:43 - Biggest myths and lies in the world of venture capital.26:45 - Elizabeth's advise to emerging fund managers?28:18 - Elizabeth's obsession outside of work29:48 - Elizabeth's typical day.30:59 - If Elizabeth had unlimited resources, what would she work on?32:27 - Friend's opinion about Elizabeth.🔗 CONNECT WITH Elizabeth Yin 👥 Linkedin - / elizabethyin 🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/dunkhippo33🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .
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Viren Shetty is the Executive Vice Chairman of Narayana Health. Narayana Health is one of India's largest and most prominent healthcare organizations. It is currently valued at $3.3 billion.00:00 - Top moments 01:09 - Intro 02:04 - Influential factors during Viren's upbringing 02:59 - Significant impactful experience during Viren's upbringing 04:34 - Impact of experiences and skills learned in the US on Viren07:07 - Initial experiences upon returning to India 08:57 - Decision to join Narayana Health and subsequent journey 10:56 - Overview and evolution of Narayana Health 13:22 - Current scale of Narayana Health 14:52 - Innovations and differentiation in the healthcare sector 17:37 - Major challenges in running a large-scale company 19:51 - Insights now that would have been valuable later 22:02 - Overcoming a tough challenge that boosted Viren's confidence 25:55 - Personal guiding principles for stability 27:53 - Vision for Narayana Health in the next decade 30:17 - Future opportunities and challenges in healthcare 32:38 - Advice for those considering moving back to India 35:05 - India's professional opportunities 37:08 - Viren's typical day 38:09 - Viren's aspirations if resources were unlimited 41:58 - Viren's essential life hack 43:14 - Viren's current reading materials 44:10 - Viren's friends know him for?🔗 CONNECT WITH Viren Shetty 👥 Linkedin - / virenps 🐦 Twitter - 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTOur purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳!1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drainand 1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem.🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3KI3bZiSpotify - https://spoti.fi/3AEO5z5
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Nitya Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Simpl. Simpl is India’s fastest growing checkout and post purchase experience platform. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:14 - Intro 01:56 - Key influences during Nitya's childhood shaping development.03:19 - Early experiences and people which shaped Nitya's worldview.06:27 - Values and skills Nitya learned in the US.08:41 - Reasons for moving back to India and starting a company.10:46 - Evolution of the initial business thesis or idea.17:10 - Inflection point during the development of Simpl.26:16 - Desired outcome envisioned for Simpl.28:49 - Future vision for Simpl.31:15 - Strategies for overcoming difficult times.35:52 - Challenges and opportunities in India's fintech industry.39:15 - Examples of user experience-based applications in the US.40:53 - Nitya's advice for those considering moving back.45:07 - Nitya's potential actions with unlimited resources.47:29 - Nitya's obsession outside of work.48:09 - More about Nitya's scuba diving trip.53:05 - Who is Nitya for his friends.54:08 - Nitya's relationship with health.🔗 CONNECT WITH Nitya Sharma 👥 Linkedin - / nityasharma1 🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/nsharma0813🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTOur purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳!1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drainand 1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem.🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3KI3bZiSpotify - https://spoti.fi/3AEO5z5
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Vijen Patel is the founder of The 81 Collection, a VC fund that invests in unsexy industries. Before that, Vijen founded Pressbox, a dry cleaning startup, in June 2013 and sold it to Procter & Gamble in July 2018.00:00 - Top moments 01:16 - Intro02:18 - What shaped the person the most while growing up. 03:24 - How the person got into the world of technology. 05:22 - The inspiration behind Pressbox and the journey until it got acquired. 06:49 - Founding story of Pressbox. 08:44 - The founding story of 81 Collection. 11:46 - The thesis behind The 81 Collection. 14:43 - The thesis behind investing in the portfolio companies. 20:37 - Something the person knows now that they wish they knew earlier about investing. 22:38 - Why The 81 Collection is giving the person a lot of energy and fun. 25:35 - The hardest part for the person around building The 81 Collection. 28:15 - The magical outcome that the person holds for The 81 Collection. 33:33 - What interests the person about India. 36:36 - What the person is most obsessed about outside of work. 38:30 - One or two books that changed the way the person thinks about life and work. 41:34 - What the person's friends know them for. 42:35 - The person's relationship with health.🔗 CONNECT WITH Vijen Patel 👥 Linkedin - / vijenpatel 🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/itsvijen🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTOur purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳!1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drainand 1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem.🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3KI3bZiSpotify - https://spoti.fi/3AEO5z5🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW
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Shripriya Mahesh is a General Partner at Spero Ventures, which invests in things that make life worth living: wellbeing, sustainability, learning, work, and play.00:00 - Top moments 00:58 - Intro 02:02 - Influential factors during formative years. 04:04 - Journey of moving to the US. 05:11 - Initial experiences and transition to a professional career. 10:37 - Story of joining NextCard. 16:28 - Filmmaking career and its impact on current work. 24:28 - Founding story of Spero Ventures. 28:32 - Most fulfilling aspect of building Spero Ventures. 30:13 - Experiences that shaped career in the US. 34:14 - Biggest challenge encountered. 36:45 - Excitement about the Indian technology ecosystem. 39:11 - Contribution of Indian diasporas to the Indian technology ecosystem. 41:32 - Factors behind the success of Indian-origin CEOs globally. 44:31 - Obsessions outside of work. 45:08 - Plans to run a marathon. 46:19 - What friends recognize you for.
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Akshay Kothari is the co-founder of Notion. The connected workspace for your docs, projects, and knowledge. Notion is currently valued at $10 billion dollars. 00:00 - Top moments01:22 - Intro02:18 - Experiences during upbringing in India led to the move to the US.05:24 - Detailed account of the founding journey.12:02 - Emotions felt when selling the company.15:30 - Current state of Notion and vision for its future.20:44 - Key reason for joining Notion.23:54 - Pivotal story or experience that impacted the career in the US.27:55 - How ambitions are set and managed.32:56 - Excitement about the developments in the Indian technology ecosystem.37:49 - Plans for involvement in the Indian tech ecosystem and consideration of future ventures in India.41:44 - Strongest obsession outside of work.43:56 - Known among friends for specific traits or activities outside of work.
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Romita is the founder and CEO of Foxtale, a D2C skincare brand that offers targeted solutions for a variety of skin concerns. It’s considered one of the fastest-growing D2C brands in India.00:00 - Top Moments01:08 - Intro02:36 - Influences that shaped the guest during their formative years.23:16 - The guest's decision to move back to India.41:21 - The founding story of Foxtale as shared by the guest.53:41 - Advice from the guest for those considering moving back to India.58:24 - The guest's current obsessions outside of work.01:01:00 - Potential projects the guest would pursue with sufficient resources outside of work.01:03:39 - Three people the guest would invite for dinner and the reasons behind their choices.01:08:07 - What the guest is known for among their friends.🔗 CONNECT WITH Romita Mazumdar👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/romita-ma...🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/romitamazumdar🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTOur purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳!1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drainand 1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem.🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3KI3bZiSpotify - https://spoti.fi/3AEO5z5🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW
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Abhijeet is the co-founder of Knya. Knya is India’s largest apparel company for medical professionals. Knya is protecting the protectors.02:12 - Influences during upbringing05:49 - Reason for joining Knya, invited by co-founder and wife07:04 - Initial idea and the journey so far11:42 - Memorable customer feedback that instilled pride14:11 - Current scale of Knya16:00 - Significant experiences shaping founders as builders19:55 - Vision for Knya's future22:17 - Perspective on the health care system and its evolution28:19 - Typical daily routine30:16 - Recent sources of happiness31:16 - Known traits among friends32:22 - Relationship with health33:55 - Essential life hack🔗 CONNECT WITH Abhijeet Kaji👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhijeet-...🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/abhijeetkaji?lang=en🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTOur purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳!1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drainand 1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem.🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3KI3bZiSpotify - https://spoti.fi/3AEO5z5🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW
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Amit Damani is the co-founder of StayVista, the largest villa rental company in India.StayVista is India's largest luxury villa rental brand, with a collection of over 800 handpicked holiday homes across 60+ destinations in the country.00:00 - Top moments01:13 - Intro02:00 - Influences During Childhood03:44 - Moving to the US04:20 - Learnings in the US06:46 - Decision to Return to India11:42 - Inspiration for StayVista19:21 - Turning Point in StayVista25:14 - Vision for StayVista26:22 - Evolution of Travel Hospitality in India30:35 - Favorite StayVista Property32:19 - A Day in the Life33:59 - Advice on Returning to India35:44 - Skills from the US Applied in India38:27 - Recent Joys39:32 - Ideal Dinner Guests41:10 - Relationship with Sleep and Health43:57 - Essential Life Hack44:39 - Setting and Controlling Ambitions47:14 - Acts of Kindness48:39 - Secret to Being Zen and Relaxed🔗 CONNECT WITH Amit Damani 👥 Linkedin - / amitdamani 🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/am_damani🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTOur purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳!1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drainand 1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem.🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3KI3bZiSpotify - https://spoti.fi/3AEO5z5🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW
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00:00 - Top moments01:23 - Intro02:56 - Investing in space and defense06:03 - Raising the first fund and learnings08:41 - Key introduction that changed trajectory10:25 - Evolution of portfolio construction12:27 - Evaluating startups in space and defense tech15:52 - Sourcing, picking, and winning investments20:23 - Pros and cons of being a solo GP22:18 - Mistakes and changes in Fund Two25:25 - Valuable lesson learned27:14 - Biggest industry myths30:16 - Investment in Indian startup Pixel32:51 - Current obsessions outside of work33:52 - Recent sources of happiness34:33 - Essential life hack35:42 - Persona outside of work🔗 CONNECT WITH Jonathan Lacoste 👥 Linkedin - / jonathanlacoste 🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/lacostejonathan🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .
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Ruchit Agarwal is the co-founder and CFO of CARS24.CARS24 is a leading AutoTech company streamlining and revolutionizing the sale, purchase, and financing of pre-owned cars in India, Australia, Thailand, and UAECARS 24 is currently valued at $3.3 Billion.00:00 - Top Moments01:03 - Intro02:10 - What were few things, that shaped you while you were growing up?19:41 - What were some company dying experiences? What has helped you overcome those challenges?27:32 - What's the magical outcome, you as a team hold for Cars24?29:50 - What was the topmost milestone you had set early on?33:53 - How do you think people should look at the possibility of moving back to India? What are the opportunities that you see in India?42:55 - How do you, set and control your own ambition?46:17 - What was the realisation?48:25 - What's been, making you smile lately?49:30 - How have you been sleeping, lately?50:47 - What's the next metric that you're working on in terms of health?53:36 - What do your friends know you for?🔗 CONNECT WITH Ruchit Agarwal👥 Linkedin - / ruchitagarwal 🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/ruchitagarwal1🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .
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Leo is a co-founder and General Partner at Susa Ventures and Humba Ventures. He writes $1m-$3m checks via Susa, mostly in B2B SaaS companies, and $250k-$500k checks via Humba, mostly in deep tech and in critical sectors (manufacturing, energy, defense, etc). Humba is a new early stage fund in the Susa fund family.00:00 - Top moments01:09 - Intro 02:30 - What led you into investing? What was the founding story of Susa Ventures?04:43 - What was the portfolio construction and the thesis of Susa Ventures? And has it evolved over time? 07:30 - What’s the thesis around Humba and What’s the portfolio construction around it?10:12 - What’s the most overrated advice that you’ve heard about fundraising for funds?12:03 - How would you go about, sourcing LPs, building relationships, and closing LPs? 13:49 -What was the the hardest lesson or the biggest mistake, that you did as a group when you were fundraising and you realized later on?15:40 - How have you, improved over in each segment, around sourcing?19:37 - What’s the best way to build a great deal flow?21:23 - How one can think about building a brand?22:45 - What’s your take on picking?25:26 - What do you think are the biggest lies out there? 27:50 - How much do you think, investing is random and luck? 29:47 - What’s the hardest thing, about building Susa Ventures and Humba Ventures?31:40 - What’s making you smile lately?32:49 - Is there a hack that you can’t live your life without? 34:18 - If you’re hosting a dinner, and could invite three folks, dead or alive, who would they be? 35:18 - What do your friends know you for?
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Prashant is the co-founder of EaseMyTrip. Ease my trip is among very few consumer-startups in the world, that bootstrapped all the way till IPO & later even became a unicorn.Raghu is the founder of Zolve. Zolve is world's first cross-border Neobank. Before Zolve, Raghu built and sold ride hailing startup Taxi for sure to Ola for $200M dollars00:00 - Top Moments 01:25 - Intro03:41 - How are you both sleeping these days?08:40 - What were the scariest moments while building your company? How did you persist through it?30:37 - What’s been your relationship with health?49:34 - What’s been your relationship with desire? How do you set and manage your ambition?🔗 CONNECT WITH Prashant Pitti 👥 Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/in/prashantpitti/🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/ppitti?lang=en🔗 CONNECT WITH 👥 Linkedin - / graghunandan 🐦 Twitter - / raghugnandan
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Vinny Pujji is the Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital. Left Lane Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in high-growth internet and consumer technology companies. Notable investments include GoStudent, Jackpocket, Bilt Rewards and many moreBefore Left Lane Vinny was at Insight Partners - where he led insights investments in India00:00 - Top moments01:32 - Intro03:16 - How did you get into the world of investing and What is the founding story of Left Lane Capital?07:56 - Founders were telling you, "hey, there's something that you're doing. Not many people are doing out there" What is that really specifically?"10:31 - How did you arrive at that portfolio construction and thesis?12:53 - Do you think being a global firm gives you an edge? If so how does it give you an edge?15:53 - What's been the hardest thing for you in terms of building the fund?19:26 - Do you remember, an inflection point in your investing career that just changed your trajectory as an investor?22:54 - How has your relationship to investing in India started? How has it evolved over time?26:41 - How did the investment oppourtunity of AstroTalk come about?29:59 - What's been the biggest learnings for you through working with the founders in India?32:52 - What needs to be true for founders in India to get funded by Vinnie and the team at Left Lane Capital?34:28 - What's been making you smile lately?35:07 - What's your relationship with health?37:18 - How's tennis, going for you?38:27 - What was like your most favorite thing about India?39:26 - Who are you outside of work?🔗 CONNECT WITH Vinny Pujji👥 Linkedin - / vpujji 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/vpujji?lang=en🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - / shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - / 1947rise 👥 Linkedin - / shiva-sin. .
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Aditya Agarwal is the Partner at South Park Commons. SPC is a community of technologists and builders dedicated to helping each other explore, learn, and get from -1 to 0.Prior to SPC Aditya was the CTO of Dropbox and he was one of Facebook’s first engineers.00:00 - Top moments01:22 - Intro 02:41 - What is the founding story of South Park Commons?13:26 - What is the thesis and the portfolio construction of the fund?15:12 - What type of check sizes are these and what is the portfolio construction like?16:30 -What are some examples of companies that have gone from -1 to 0 under SPC?19:09 - What are some examples of companies that got incubated or took a bigger route?23:03 - What has been the hardest thing about building SPC?25:17 - What are your learnings from backing these top founders? What are some similar patterns?28:45 - What is your relationship with India? What are your learnings from working with Indian founders?31:36 - How can Indian companies apply for SPC?32:35 - Are you looking to spend more time in India and what is your view on India?35:44 - What's been making you smile these days?36:22 - What's your relationship with health?39:27 - What is that one hack, that you cannot live your life without?40:01 - What's on your techno playlist these days🔗 CONNECT WITH Aditya Agarwal 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaagarwal3/🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/adityaag🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...
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Nitin is the co-founder of Ofbusiness, a $6 billion dollar company and Pratham is the founder of Masters Union - A leading technology-focused b-school led by veteran leaders, offering an industry immersive PGP.00:00 - Top moments01:28 - Introduction02:27 - How are you both sleeping these days?06:38 - How is Nitin able to persist through everything and do it?10:00 - What's the secret behind Pratham's energy and persistence?16:13 - What is Nitin's framework to make it big in life?20:47- What is Pratham's framework to make it big in life?23:01- How does Nitin manage the relationship with his support systems while building the company?26:00 - How does Pratham manage the relationship with his support systems while building the company?29:33 - What's been making you smile lately, Nitin?31:35 - What's been making you smile lately, Pratham?33:05 - Your thoughts on the importance of support systems in life?34:34 -To what extent Money should define us?36:14 - The Importance of Work-Life Balance: Should we trade of personal life for work life?39:27-How do people who work with/under you find break from work?44:07 - How to tackle overworking and burnout?46:26 - What are your food habits?50:38 - If your company were a superhero what superpowers would it have? And who would be your arch nemisis?56:45 - do you battle not having a sense of belonging?58:45 - How to take breaks and manage them?🔗 CONNECT WITH Nitin Jain 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-jain-17b82310/?originalSubdomain=in🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/njain351🔗 CONNECT WITH Pratham Mittal👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/prathammittal/?originalSubdomain=in🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/prathammittal?lang=en🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...
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Andreas Klinger is a former CTO of Product Hunt, CoinList, Head of Remote at AngelList, and CTO at On DeckHe is also an investor via Remote First Capital.He has backed some amazing companies like Remote, Mainstreet, Clubhouse and more.Here are the topic we covered during our conversation00:00 - Top moments00:49 - Introduction02:07 - What was the founding story of Remote First Capital?05:18 - Did you have any mentors who helped you go about it?06:11 - What's the portfolio construction like?And how did you arrive to that portfolio construction?10:35 -What's your thesis around your global investing approach?11:49 - What are 1-3 things that work well when raising capital from LPs?What are 1 or 2 things you did wrong while fund raising?14:04 -Who was your first believer in Remote First Capital?15:04 - What was the story behind Remote.com?18:46 -What is that one thing that you know now, you wish you knew earlier?22:22 -What is the hardest thing about building a fund?27:45 -What was your reason for doing a trip to India and what has the experience been like?30:09 -What has been the top take aways from this? What did you find intresting?33:37-What do people get wrong about India?36:00 -How can someone building from India reach out to you?38:58 -What's been making you smile lately?40:26 -Is there a hack you can't live without?41:17 -If money was not needed anymore, what would you work on?44:28 -Who are you outside of work?🔗 CONNECT WITH Andreas Klinger👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreasklinger🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/andreasklinger🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...
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Sahil Lavingia is an entrepreneur, known as the founder and CEO of Gumroad, an investor, painter, and writer.Through SHL Capital he Invests $10 million a year into early-stage technology startups, mostly via $100K-$250K checks.00:00 - Top moments 00:42 - intro01:54- What was the founding story of SHL Capital?05:40 - What's the portfolio construction like for SHL capital? 08:09 - Are there examples in your portfolio of weird investments that turned out to be very good?14:15- Any investors in particular who have really helped you become a better investor?19:27 - Have you seen a pattern across your successful investments? 24:03- What was your reason of visiting India and how was the trip like?29:18- You recently tweeted saying, you know, "if you want to be a billionaire, move to India" Where did that come from?40:05- I'm a founder looking to, you know, reach out to Sahil and kind of get a sense, would I be even fit to Sahil? What would that scenario look like? 44:06 - What's been making you smile lately, Sahil?45:06 - What's your typical day like? 48:16- Is there a hack you can't live without? 50:58- Thank you🔗 CONNECT WITH Sahil Lavingia👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahillavingia/🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shl?lang=en🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ...🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...
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Akshay Chaturvedi is the founder and CEO of Leverage Edu, a fast-growing study abroad platform startup that provides personalized mentorship and guidance for higher education and careers.He is also a prolific angel investor.Timestamps:00:00: Top Moments00:34: Intro with Akshay02:25: Leverage Edu Overview04:22: First External Investor06:25: Akshay's Angel Investing Journey08:15: Impact on Growth as Founder12:26: Identifying Investment Opportunities15:51: Angel Investing Learnings18:58: Advising on Cap Table Construction22:22: Advice for Operator Angels27:04: Akshay's Typical Day29:47: Health's Impact on Akshay32:42: Akshay's Outside Interests34:02: Dream Dinner Guests37:10: No Limits to Dreaming
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Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner and Founder of Precursor Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in the first institutional round of financing for the most promising software and hardware companies.He is one of the pioneers of pre-seed investing.He is also an advisor and mentor to a number of emerging managers.Timestamps:00:00 Top Moments00:31 Intro to pod with Charles Hudson02:21 Angel investing and Precursor Ventures' founding story05:28 Evolution of fund strategy over the years07:29 Convincing LPs on a diversified portfolio09:52 Non-consensus of non-consensus being right12:35 Fundraising journey and learnings from fund one15:35 Fundraising from scratch, picking a number, and handling rejections18:53 Hardest part in building Precursor and in building a venture21:42 Growth as a fund manager and mentors' impact24:17 Solo GP Happy Hours initiative25:55 Advice for emerging fund managers and characteristics of successful investors27:17 Charles's outside-of-work obsessions27:58 Typical day for Charles28:32 Sleep, health, and well-being28:54 Dream project with time and resources29:56 Charles's affinity for Indian cuisine29:39 Charles's reputation among friends outside of work30:17 Dinner guests, dead or alive, and why
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