Indian entrepreneurs

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Aug 19, 2019 by Alok Mittal · across every show →

Everything said about Indian entrepreneurs, oldest first

Aug 19, 2019 neutral
Opinion
Mittal: Most Indian founders start businesses out of necessity, not choice
“So even the notion of doing a startup is very much driven by choice you know, rather than majority of Indian entrepreneurs, small businesses who tend to do a startup because there's no other alternative.”
Alok Mittal Aug 19, 2019 ▶ 19:06 100x Entrepreneur | Episode 11 | Alok Mittal, Founder Indifi & Angel Investor
Sep 6, 2019 negative
Opinion
Why Dr. Malpani believes Indian entrepreneurs disappoint by not writing stories
“What actually disappoints me is why Indian entrepreneurs aren't willing to share their stories.”
Dr. Aniruddha Malpani Sep 6, 2019 ▶ 7:23 100x Entrepreneur | Episode 1 |Dr Aniruddha Malpani, Founder Malpani Ventures
Aug 30, 2020 neutral
Insight
Gupta: Indian founders lacked marketing talent due to missing global exposure
“The reason they did not have marketing talent were two things. They were not exposed to global consumers because consumers help you define what the product needs to be. And they were not exposed to global marketing practices.”
Naren Gupta Aug 30, 2020 ▶ 11:50 Naren Gupta on the journey of Nexus Venture Partners
Feb 14, 2025 positive
Opinion
Goyal: Indian founder ambition scales as ecosystem benchmarks like Swiggy emerge
“Now when a Swiggy goes public at a more than a ten billion dollar valuation, You will find people thinking much, much bigger than what they used to in the past. So I think just the bar of the ecosystem gradually changes, but I think we are progressing there ve…”
Alok Goyal Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 49:46 $600M AUM, 44 Bets, and a 30x Return Unicorn: Stellaris Venture Partners on Picking Winners Early
Mar 21, 2025 bearish
Opinion
Bajaj: Indian entrepreneurs are lagging behind the market in AI and deep tech
“I have always felt that the entrepreneurs are ahead of the market in India. This time I feel entrepreneurs are behind the market, right?”
Avnish Bajaj Mar 21, 2025 ▶ 58:09 10 Unicorns, 5 IPOs, 26 Acquisitions – India’s OG VC, Avnish Bajaj On Why Only Founders Matter
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