About this episode
Today’s guest:Monica Kapadia Mehta, EVP, Advisor, Impact Investor (Wadhwani NEN)Website: https://nen.wfglobal.org/
You will learn:01:55Background - India & abroad; learning & pursuit to give back03:58Must know information about Wadhwani Foundation - Vision & mission to boost startups10:36What qualities investors look for, from startup founders14:22How investors manage time boxing16:52BYJUs & EdTech space; early days experience with them & qualities of Unicorn 20:25Tips on funding & managing Venture Capitalists; Types of funding; idea bank & incubation27:03Wadhwani’s team & strategy in building the same.27:42When companies go IPO. Conflicts between Entrepreneurs & Investors; Conflict management36:52Initial challenges & how teaching entrepreneurship was handled39:23Women entrepreneurs in developing economies; and it’s statistics42:58 Moment of opportunities in pandemic & dynamics45:22Learnings from mistakes & importance of failure - It’s a bend & not an end49:50Managing personal time with loads of responsibility on shoulder52:56If you are holding back your ideas - don’t afraid to begin & fail56:55Rapid fire round
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