By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Nurture Talent workshops are live, right? They’re not online? Amit: They are not online. We are going to start our online training programs in the near future, but these workshops are completely offline as of now. Every Saturday we take a conference room and anywhere from
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Amit: Let’s take Apalya Technologies. The first time they came to Mumbai Angels, we didn’t shortlist them at all. We told them to take three or four months and come back with a prototype in place with customers, a few service providers signed up, and television channel
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Do you require that the entrepreneurs you invest in have previous business experience? Amit: In terms of running a venture of their own, no. In terms of having some experience of at least being in that sector, understanding the nitty-gritty details of what they are getting
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: How many deals do you get each month, approximately? Amit: On average, I would say we get maybe sixty to seventy-five, but it can be up to one hundred. Irina: How many of those deals deserve a closer look? Amit: Once the one hundred companies apply
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold This is the nineteenth interview in our series on financing for entrepreneurs. I am talking to Amit Grover, member of the Mumbai Angels and the founder of Nurture Talent Academy, a training institute for entrepreneurs in India. Irina: Hi, Amit. Let’s start with your telling us a little