From A Small Town in U.P. To Building Treebo Hotels, Working at McKinsey and Leaving Myntra...

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In today's episode, Shantanu has a one-on-one conversation with Rahul Chaudhary, Venture Partner at Matrix Partners India, and former co-founder at Treebo Hotels. Stay tuned till the end of the video to know why India is the place to be, how he made the leap to startups with Myntra, building Treebo, his new chapter in the Venture Capital world and much more!

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00:00:00 A teaser of what’s to come 00:01:15

Intro 00:02:26 Being a part of Matrix Partners

00:09:27 Angel vs Institutional Investing.

00:13:19 How VC as a profession is changing

00:15:42 Can investors add value?

00:24:00 What happens when founders and VC fund don’t align?

00:27:13 Things great VCs do

00:30:24 Things are looking up for India 🇮🇳

00:31:03 Feedback loops are super short!

00:35:28 Shantanu’s Bizarre Confidence in Starting BSC

00:38:41 “This VC shit is hard!”

00:45:26 Things are quickly changing in India 🇮🇳

00:58:45 Differences in India and the US

01:00:02 The naivety of pissing on traditional businesses

01:04:11 Everybody can learn from the hospitality business

01:09:17 Rahul’s years at Treebo

01:21:40 Behaviour of the Indian Consumer

01:26:12 What should brands be doing?

01:29:50 Dealing with challenges at Treebo

01:38:02 Letting go 12% of Treebo

01:41:19 Rahul’s Work/Life Balance

01:43:06 Investing in fitness as a founder

01:46:20 Rahul’s relationship with Sid

01:57:25 The role of Rahul’s family in his success

02:06:41 Shantanu’s story on dating

02:09:54 How did Rahul he wanted to marry Navneet?

02:13:49 On being a parent

02:22:24 Concluding notes

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My name is Shantanu and I am the founder of Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae. I LOVE entrepreneurship. Personally, I would rate myself as an average (at best) entrepreneur, but I love great ones.

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