Roundtable Recap: December 17 – Spotlight on the Indian Startup Ecosystem

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Sasha Mirchandani, Founder and Managing Director, Kae Capital, an early stage fund focused on India. I’ve known Sasha for over a decade, and we discussed the evolution of the Indian startup industry at length.

Predicate Group

As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Joe Ko, Predicate Group, an incubator for online brands. Joe has excellent domain knowledge in e-commerce.

SpecFash

Next, Rajesh Soundararajan from Madurai, Tamilnadu, India, pitched SpecFash.com, a concept-stage venture for luxury eyewear.

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Capital Efficient Entrepreneurship to $30 Million from India: Ankit Oberoi, CEO of AdPushup (Part 1)

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Great entrepreneurs continuously learn from the market. Ankit’s story is one of really diligent learning. Wonderful read!

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Roundtable Recap: December 10 – Spotlight on EdTech

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Betsy Corcoran, Co-founder of EdSurge, for a lively discussion on EdTech.

We then went on to discuss another one of my startup ideas from 8 Startup Ideas for the Post COVID World:

Startup Ideas for the Post Covid World: K-12 Education

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Roundtable Recap: December 3 – Looking for an Entrepreneur with a Passion for Literature and Film

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Fabrice Grinda, Founding Partner at FJ Labs, who discussed his firm’s investment thesis around marketplaces.

We then went on to discuss one of my startup ideas from 8 Startup Ideas for the Post COVID World that has generated a lot of interest: Startup Idea for the Post Covid World: Meaningful Friendships Through Literature and Film.

Henrietta Tech

As for entrepreneur pitches, we had Pedro Guardado from Baltimore, Maryland, pitch Henrietta Tech, a direct doctor-patient relationship platform.

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510th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Vishesh Rajaram, Speciale Invest

Vishesh Rajaram, Managing Partner, Speciale Invest, discusses his fund’s investment thesis.

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Roundtable Recap: November 19 – Seed Funding for B-to-C Ventures

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Vishesh Rajaram, Managing Partner, Speciale Invest, who discussed his fund’s investment thesis.

AYA AsYouAre

As for entrepreneur pitches, we had Sunali Aggarwal from Chandigarh, India, pitch AYA AsYouAre, a matchmaking site for LGBT in India. This discussion would be useful for any entrepreneur considering funding for a B-to-C startup.

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Roundtable Recap: November 12 – Great Discussion on How to Build Platform Startups

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital. Ashmeet is the founder of a small venture firm that we have a great deal of respect for, and a personal friend. It’s a wonderful conversation.

DeepBrainz AI

As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Arunkumar Venkataramanan from Bangalore, India, pitch DeepBrainz AI, an enterprise AI platform idea. The discussion offers valuable insights for those entrepreneurs trying to build platform companies.

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Rollercoaster on a Bike: Zagster CEO Tim Ericson (Part 1)

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Tim has navigated major ups and downs during his years with Zagster.

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