1947 Rise

Nirmit Parikh is the founder and CEO of Apna. India's largest professional networking & job opportunities platform for the rising workforce. SHOW NOTES Nirmit'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 how did the idea of building Apna come about (13:00) What's the magical outcome Nirmit has for Apna (26:00) What does he struggle with? What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction? (31:00) His advice to those who are thinking about moving back to India (38:00) Failures (42:00) If money and attention are not needed anymore, what would he work on (46:00)

Gautam Shewakramani is the Head of APAC and India; International Product and Growth at On Deck. Previously he built a company and headed International Product and Growth for Quora and Skillshare. SHOW NOTES The 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 (5:30) His company building experience which involved tons of highs and lows (8:25) How did Quora come about? (14:00) On Deck's visions for India (17:40) On Deck and ODX are relevant to India. India is special for On Deck and On Deck is special for the Indian tech ecosystem (19:00) His advice to those who are thinking about moving back to India (28:00) Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (28:00) What frameworks do you use when things are not going in the right direction? (37:00) What do his friends know him for (40:00)

Amrit Acharya is the Co-Founder & CEO of Zetwerk. Currently valued at $1.33 Billion, Zetwerk is a universal manufacturing network powered by new-age technology. SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) How did Zetwerk come about (6:20) His advice to those who are thinking about moving back to India (8:15) Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (10:00) Favorite stories at Zetwerk (13:00) Where is Zetwerk today as a company (16:00) His approach towards cold emails and planting seeds with people (20:30) What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction? (25:00) Books he would recommend (30:00) If money and fame are not needed anymore. What would he work on (34:00)

Bradley Tusk is an American businessman, venture capitalist, political strategist, and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Tusk Ventures, the first venture capital fund focused on investing in early-stage startups in regulated industries SHOW NOTES Setting the context: Three waves of the internet (1:00) A call from Travis Kalanick (Uber) was an inflection point for Bradley. He took Uber as his first client not knowing what equity was meant. Ignorance is good sometimes 😉(3:20) What pushed Bradley to bet on Uber and take equity back when it was a year-old startup (9:40) His investment in Coinbase (13:00) They need you more than you need them. That's called access to deals. Bradley has built one through differentiation at Tusk Ventures (14:50) What types of founders succeed that are building in regulated industries (21:00) When should a startup start thinking about regulatory frameworks? Removal of Travis Kalanick, you need aggressive founders like Travis to build something transformational, how Akshay BD thinks about policies and regulations in India His advice to founders building in Web 3.0 (48:00)

Abhi Kumar heads M12 Asia, the venture arm of Microsoft. He leads series A-C venture equity investments for M12 in Asia (ex China), partnering with stellar entrepreneurs and teams to help amplify their growth. Develop the brand, ecosystem partnerships & peer engagement for M12 across APAC. SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) M12's focus in India and its investments (8:40) Favorite part about his job at M12 (10:40) Skills that he picked up from his experiences in the US and Hong Kong that ended up becoming valuable in India (12:15) If he had recently moved back to India, what would he work on? India is a lot different than what it was back when he moved back? Advise to Indians living abroad and thinking about moving back to India (14:20) Turning points in his life (17:35) What does he struggle with (20:10) Favorite failure (23:00) Rapid-fire questions (25:00)

Aakrit Vaish is the Co-Founder & CEO of Haptik, a Reliance Jio Platforms company & he is also an Angel Investor in 50+ amazing founder SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) What made him move back to India (6:46) Evolution of the Indian tech ecosystem from 2011 - 2021 (14:30) If he had recently moved back to India, what would he work on? India is a lot different than what it was back when he moved back? Advise to Indians living abroad and thinking about moving back to India (19:00) Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (25:00) Rapid-fire questions (30:00)

Prashant Tandon is the co-founder of 1mg & Healthkart. Both companies have become household names in India. SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) What made him move back to India (2:53) His entrepreneurial journey back in India (5:20) Was there a time when he thought this was it, if so, how did he manage to overcome it? (10:00) If he had recently moved back to India, what would he work on? India is a lot different than what it was back when he moved back? Advise to Indians living abroad and thinking about moving back to India (13:50) Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (17:10) Any life event, book or a decision that changed your life (20:00) What does he struggle with (22:15) Rapid-fire questions (23:30)

Tejeshwi Sharma is the managing director at Sequoia Capital India. He has led investments in companies like Byju's, Dream11, Bounce, CRED, Moglix, Purplle, Rebel Foods, Whatfix, Unacademy. SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) Overview of the Indian tech ecosystem evolution starting from 2010 (5:15) What is next for India? How can India reach the scale of the US and China, what needs to be true? (9:20) Advice to Indians living abroad and are thinking about moving back to India (12:45) Books that changed the way how he thinks about work and life (17:45) What does he struggle with (23:15) Rapid-fire questions (27:00)

Sandeep Aggarwal has founded two marketplaces in India so far – ShopClues, India’s first managed marketplaces in 2011, which became the 5th Unicorn in Consumer Internet in India, and Droom, India’s first marketplace for automobiles in 2014, which is about to go public. The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:20) His thought process for making the move back to India (14:00) How has the Indian tech ecosystem evolved from 2011 to 2021 (12.30) In what ways the government can support the Indian tech ecosystem for it to get to the next level (24:30) If he were to move back to India today, what would he work on and his advise to the Indians living abroad and are thinking to move back to India (29:00) What is money and success to him (33:50) What do his friends know him for (36:00)

Raghav Chandra is the Co-Founder & CTO of Urban Company. Urban Company is the largest home services platform in India and UAE, with recent expansion to Australia and Singapore. SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) His thought process for making the move back to India (7:00) How did Buggi and later Urban Company come about (12.30) Times, when he thought this could be it at Urban Company (19:20) Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (24:00) His favorite failure and the learnings from it (29:00) What does success mean to him (33:30) What do his friends know him for (35:30)