Harsh Shah is the co-founder of Fynd.   Fynd is India's largest omnichannel platform helping retail businesses accelerate growth.  Fynd was acquired by Reliance in 2019. Harsh is a prolific angel investor. He has made over 60 investments till date.   Timeline:  00:00 Top Moments  00:13 Intro to pod with Harsh  01:21 What drove Harsh to angel investing and what was his first angel investment?  05:18 How does Harsh source, pick, and win deals?  07:48 What triggers Harsh to invest? 10:21 What were his biggest wins and misses and learning from them?  16:52 His advise to operators looking to start angel investing  18:40 How would he go about constructing a cap table?  22:25 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on?  24:12 How much of his success would he attribute to luck and why?  24:50 What is his relationship with money? 26:12 Who is Harsh outside of work?  27:21 What’s his favorite country?

Ranjan Kant is a co-founder of Arthmate.   Arthmate is enabling entrepreneurs of emerging Bharat.  He also co-founded Ofbusiness. Currently valued at $5B. And Ranjan is also a prolific angel investor.   Timeline:  00:00: Top moments  01:45: What drove Ranjan to angel investment and what was his first angel investment?  03:33: How does Ranjan pick and win deals?  07:24: What cheque sizes does he write and what sectors that Ranjan invests in?  08:52: What are the biggest wins and misses for Ranjan and his learnings from them?  12:26: Something Ranjan knows now he wishes he knew earlier.  16:48 His advice to operator angels looking to start angel investing  21:00 What was the founding story of Arthmate?  25:30 Who was the first believer of Arthmate?  26:14 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on?  27:37 How much of his success would he attribute to luck and why?  29:23 What is his relationship with money?

00:00 Top Moments  00:32 Intro to pod with Abhishek  01:38 What drove Abhishek to angle investing and what was his first angel investment  03:35 How does Abhishek source and win deals?  06:06 How does Abhishek evaluate deals and his trigger to invest?  08:57 Cheque sizes that Abhishek writes and sectors he invests in.  11:00 What's something he knows now he wishes he knew earlier?  12:40 Biggest wins and misses of Abhishek.  16:40 What is the founding story of Tracxn?  19:10 Abhishek's suggestion to someone who is looking to start angel investing 22:00 How would Abhishek go about constructing his cap table if he were to start a new company?  23:34 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would Abhishek work on?  26:00 How much of his success would Abhishek attribute to luck?  27:28 Abhishek's relationship with money.

Rahul is Managing Director at Arkam Ventures, an early stage tech VC fund. Arkam portfolio includes incredible companies like SmallCase, Jaikisan, Jar, KrazyBee, Signzy, Jumbotail, BestDoc. 00:00 Top moments  00:33 Intro to pod with Rahul Chandra  02:20 Early life of Rahul and his move back to India.  11:00 Founding story and thesis of Arkam Ventures.  19:54 Some of Arkam’s investments and the thesis behind it  29:35 Advise for those that are thinking about moving back to India  32:20 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Rahul work on? 35:48 How is Yoga helping Rahul?  38:37 What do Rahul's friends know him for?

Saurabh Garg is the co-founder of NoBroker. NoBroker is a revolutionary real estate platform that makes it easier to buy, rent or sell a home without paying any brokerage. It's a One-stop shop for the entire Real Estate journey. Saurabh is also a prolific angel investor 00:00 Top Moments 00:57 Intro to pod with Saurabh 02:20 What drove Saurabh to angel investing and his first angel investment. 06:24 Saurabh’s investing process. 09:56 Traits of a mediocre founder. 11:20 Industries that Saurabh invests in and cheque sizes he writes. 13:22 What is something that Saurabh knows now he wishes he knew it earlier ? 14:29 Founding story of NoBroker 17:44 First Angel investor at NoBroker. 20:11 Rationale behind having operators on cap table. 23:18 How much of his success would Saurabh attribute to luck ? 24:54 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Saurabh work on ? 25:29 Saurabh’s relationship with money. 26:25 What do Saurabh’s friends know him for? 27:28 The operator that Saurabh admires the most.

Anand Chandrasekaran Anand is a Partner at General Catalyst. In this role, he is focused on early-stage investing and leading the India/US practice across consumer, climate/agri, healthcare, software and crypto/fintech. Show Notes 00:00  Top Moments 01:03 Intro to pod with Anand Chandrasekaran 02:33 Anand’s journey of growing up in India and what made him move to the US. 07:08 Anand’s framework of moving back and his learnings while working at companies in India. 12:00 What drove Anand to angel investing and what was his first angel investment? 16:10 Something that Anand knows now he wishes he knew earlier about angel investing. 20:02 Anand’s transition to full-time venture capitalist and how did General Catalyst happen? 24:30 Thesis of GC for India. 29:34 What kind of change would Anand like to see in the Indian ecosystem? 32:32 Anand’s take on the layoffs happening in the US. 35:58 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Anand work on? 39:30 Who is Anand outside of work?

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 V3 Ventures in India. Show Notes 00:45 Intro to pod with Arjun. 02:20 What drove Arjun to angel investing and his first angel investment. 04:45 Arjun’s investing process. 10:25 What are the traits of a mediocre founder? 12:40 What kept Arjun going after 70 investors said no to him? 16:07 What are Arjun's biggest wins and misses and his learning from them? 20:40 How is Arjun looking at India through V3 Ventures? 24:21 Advice of Arjun for someone who is starting to build a brand in VC. 27:12 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Arjun work on? 28:11 Money or Power? 28:15 What is Arjun’s relationship with money? 28:53 A founder that Arjun admires and why? 29:20 What is Arjun’s day like? 30:00 How much of his success does Arjun owe to luck?

Apaksh is the co-founder of One Impression. One Impression is helping over 250 Enterprises and Fast-growing startups drive influencer-led campaigns Apaksh is also a prolific angel investor. Show Notes 00:35 Intro to the pod with Apaksh Gupta 02:16 What drew Apaksh to Angel Investing and his first angel investment. 04:06 Investing process of Apaksh. 10:02 Traits of a mediocre founder 12:16 Apaksh’s advice to someone who is starting to Angel Invest. 17:38 Biggest wins and misses of Apaksh. 22:41 What is something that Apaksh knows now but he wishes he knew it earlier. 24:51 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would Apaksh work on. 26:45 Apakh’s relationship with money. 29:07 What do Apaksh’s friends know him for

Ankur Warikoo Ankur is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, author and one of India’s top content creators. His aim through his content is to make sure all the choices you make in life come from a point of awareness and not ignorance. Show Notes 00:00 Top Moments 00:42 Intro to pod with Ankur Warikoo 01:59 What drove Ankur into angel investing and what was his first angel investment 05:09 How Ankur does Ankur source deals and evaluates founders 07:52 What are the traits of a mediocre founder according to Ankur 07:53 Cheque sizes that Ankur writes and sectors that he invests in 14:56 Some of Ankur’s misses and his learnings from them 23:17 How should founders construct their cap table when raising the first round of funding 27:58 Advise on how to start angel investing 31:20 What would Ankur work on if money and attention are not needed anymore 31:45 How much of his success would Ankur attribute to luck 32:31 Ankur’s relationship with money. 34:08 What do Ankur’s friends know him for. 34:40 How to become a good listener.

Prabhu is the co-founder of M2P. M2P builds a stronger infrastructure for the financial world. They are backed by one of the best investors globally. The likes of BeeNext, Insight Partners, Tiger Global to name a few Show Notes 00:00 Top Moments of the episode 00:14 Intro to the episode with Prabhu 01:33 What drove Prabhu to Angel Investing and his first angel investment. 06:19 How does Prabhu source deals and evaluate founders and his cheque sizes. 09:48 What are the traits of a mediocre founder according to Prabhu. 11:47 Biggest learnings from Angel Investing 15:24 Initiatives that Prabhu has taken to support founders from Tamil Nadu. 22:10 Prabhu’s advice to operator angels on Angel investing. 27:03 Entrepreneurs that Prabhu admires the most. 29:44 How much of his success does Prabhu attribute to luck. 31:10 What is Prabhu’s relationship with money. 34:59 Who is Prabhu outside of work.