Vijen Patel is the founder of The 81 Collection, a VC fund that invests in unsexy industries. Before that, Vijen founded Pressbox, a dry cleaning startup, in June 2013 and sold it to Procter & Gamble in July 2018.

00:00 - Top moments
01:16 - Intro
02:18 - What shaped the person the most while growing up.
03:24 - How the person got into the world of technology.
05:22 - The inspiration behind Pressbox and the journey until it got acquired.
06:49 - Founding story of Pressbox.
08:44 - The founding story of 81 Collection.
11:46 - The thesis behind The 81 Collection.
14:43 - The thesis behind investing in the portfolio companies.
20:37 - Something the person knows now that they wish they knew earlier about investing.
22:38 - Why The 81 Collection is giving the person a lot of energy and fun.
25:35 - The hardest part for the person around building The 81 Collection.
28:15 - The magical outcome that the person holds for The 81 Collection.
33:33 - What interests the person about India.
36:36 - What the person is most obsessed about outside of work.
38:30 - One or two books that changed the way the person thinks about life and work.
41:34 - What the person's friends know them for.
42:35 - The person's relationship with health.

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