Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world.

Today’s guest is Nihal Mehta, the founder of Eniac Ventures. They invest in bold leaders who use code to create transformational companies. They especially focus on seed rounds and early-stage companies.

Before becoming a venture capitalist, Nihal created 5 companies himself. Some of these went bankrupt and others were acquired for millions of dollars. So he’s seen the full range of what can happen at start-up and used these experiences to help many other founders. 

He is a strong believer in helping founders from underrepresented backgrounds and he does this through the initiatives such as ‘The 100k Pledge’ and through his wife’s initiatives such as ‘Girls Who Code’ and ‘Marshall Plan for Moms’.

It was a real pleasure to chat with Nihal today. We hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. You can learn more at http//www.entrepreneurshandbook.co.

Eniac Ventures website: https://eniac.vc/

Nihal’s LinkedIn Account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nihalmehta/

Nabil's Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/nihalmehta

Keynotes:
Introduction (0:00)
The first company and staring failure in the face (1:47)
Bouncing back  (7:20)
Inspiring moments and mentors (11:21)
People are attracted to cooler things (15:15)
The switch (18:25)
Creating structure and getting better every day (24:03)
Resilience and creativity (28:55)
“Convince me that you are the only team to pull this off.”  (31:07)
Fail fast first (33:30)