Amit Banka
Founder and CEO, WeNaturalists. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Amit Banka is the founder and CEO of WeNaturalists, a global ecosystem and digital network for nature professionals and conservationists. He previously served as a corporate executive and finance strategist at Indian media conglomerates including UTV, Unilazer Ventures, Zee, and Essel Group.
1shows
1appearances
15statements
4resolved
1supported
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25%fully supported
Everything Amit Banka said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Startups don't need to be unicorns to create real value
“Where everyone in the VC space thinks that, okay, out of 10, two may work. I feel that there's, every company should have a right life cycle, should be given enough rope to deal with it because not every company will become a billion dollar company, but it can…”
Banka: Humans cannot save nature; climate action is purely self-preservation
“I don't think we can save nature. Nature doesn't need your input. Nature will figure out its own course. Whatever you're trying to do is for your own selfish reason to save yourself.”
Banka saw 100-crore corporate loans lacking borrower signatures in 2003
“I've been exposed to some of the loan documents at that time, which didn't even have the borrower's signature. And there were a hundred plus crore loans.”
Banka: Indian corporates lack understanding on how to allocate climate CSR
“There is a lack of probably intent or understanding of where to spend when it comes to climate action and who to really back.”
Banka: Corporate and climate NGO sectors struggle to cross-pollinate talent
“The corporate world and the NGO and social world and the climate action world are two distinct environments. Right. Someone who's In the corporate world cannot see a career for himself or herself in that particular zone and vice versa. One is lack of skill, la…”
Every Indian city has a Mumbai, and Mumbai has a village
“And I also, and just to add to that thought process, I've seen a Bombay in every city. So there's a part of, in, and there is a village in every Bombay.”
Banka: UTV's three global acquisitions made it India's largest gaming company
“We acquired India games. We acquired another company in London and another MMO company in in U S true games. And with all these three acquisitions, we were the largest gaming company in the country.”
UTV scaled from 230-crore market cap to 6,400-crore exit valuation
“And value creation to an extent that we listed at 230 crore market cap. And we exited at 6400 crores enterprise value.”
Banka: Ronnie Screwvala learns faster and has superior mental math abilities
“What worked is that his mental math capability and his learning is far, far more superior than anyone else. He learns like this. Right. I mean, I have never seen someone learning so fast.”
Banka: UTV's culture encouraged collaborative thinking and questioning, unlike Zee
“In Z, you don't get time to think too much. But with UTV, I got time to think, also do something better than what we had discussed earlier. And there is a, there is an opportunity for you to think. There is an opportunity for you to collaborate and contribute …”
Founders must pivot and create value using current cash reserves
“I have to make whatever I have to make and create value with the fundraise or the money that you have in bank today. Right. If in case this money is not working for you and not going in the right direction and your decisions are constantly being challenged by …”
UTV's 2005 IPO was oversubscribed 25 times despite bad markets
“So that happened, and at that 5000, when the markets were really bad in 2004 or five, we got it subscribed by 20 by 25 times.”
UTV grew revenue from under 100 crore to 1,100 in six years
“We were constantly growing from almost 70 to 80 crore, 90 crore company. In six years, we were around 1100 crores.”
Banka: Traditional dal-chawal diets are inherently more sustainable than packaged foods
“Dal chavul economy will always give you more sustainability as compared to eating packaged food. I mean, there's no brainer.”
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 INNOVATORS & INVESTORSLEDGER | Founder and CEO, WeNaturalists | 1 | 15 | 25% 1/4 | full record on Innovators & Investors → |