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“A bit of experience in the industry, say five to seven years is what I consider as ideal, because it allows you to be exposed to the corporate world because you're going to be engaging and hiring people who are part of that industry at some point of time. So i…”

“I believe that engaging with them on one, once in a quarter is definitely not a good idea. I typically engage with them once every two weeks if not every week.”

“While the VCs are obviously interested in coming at an earlier stage, the number of startups is not grossly limited. So angel investors can still, even today find a lot of startups which are at a very early stage and are optimum or ideal for angel invest to co…”

“When you have an investor, then, like it or not, he's gonna be like a boss to you, who's gonna be asking you those important questions,”

“Coming from a conservative country like India, it is very important to have a laser focus as far as monetization is concerned, so that sooner you are self-dependent, the sooner are you, ah, not waiting for an outside infusion of funds, the better it is for you…”

“Edtech has been around for a long time, but I've seen the monetization journey for edtech has not been as robust as some of the other segments have been, but I do see chance for edtech to emerge prominent in the next Two, three years.”

“The food tech industry, which has been talked about a lot will go through a lot of churn in couple of years, because the number of players there is not enough room for all of them to be able to stay profitable at the level of growth they're achieving.”

“If you're into entrepreneurship to make money, maybe you're not in the right business, because there are 10 other ways to make money which would be a lot more easier rather than being an entrepreneur.”