DTM E28. Hari Balasubramanian, Angel Investor & Mentor

Hari is an angel investor focused on innovative startup teams. He practices lean startup principles and encourages founders to think global, act local and build an organizational culture suitable for innovation in startups. He is associated with Indian Angel Network (IAN), LetsVenture and IvyCap Ventures, among many others. On the show Hari talks about his entrepreneurial and angel investment journey till now. He shares insightful stories behind his major investments like Mukunda Foods (DosaMatic), Spinny, Wow Momo, Styledotme, Codeninja.ai, Zostel, Mpokket, Box8, Biggies Burger, Auntie Fung's, etc. He highlights what he looks for in startup founders and how he evaluates startups utilizing his custom-built "Investment Readiness Score" calculator.

Finally, he lets us know what his future industry bets are and he leaves us with his wisdom on the art of angel investing which for him is to "enjoy what you are doing & multiply money".  This is an insightful one for all entrepreneurs, not to be missed.

Hari Balasubramanian - LinkedIn, www.bhari.com

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