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)