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1947 Rise

17: Arjun Vaidya (Dr. Vaidya's & Verlinvest)

Mar 30, 2022
24:03

Arjun Vaidya is a D2C founder & investor. He built Dr. Vaidya’s to India’s largest Ayurveda brand online. Dr. Vaidya’s was recently acquired by RP Sanjiv Goenka Group – making it one of India’s first D2C exits.

He now leads venture investing for Verlinvest in India

SHOW NOTES

  • Arjun’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
  • The journey after moving back to India and repackaging of Dr. Vaidya’s (6:30)
  • What made him join Verlinvest and the vision he holds (14:26)
  • What’s the best part about his job (17:40)
  • The hardest part about his job  (18:20)
  • What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction (19:12)
  • What is he most excited about outside of work (20:28)
  • If money and attention are not needed anymore, what would he work on (21:50)
  • What do his friends know him for (23:10)

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