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Episode Synopsis
Arjun Vaidya is a D2C founder & investor. He built Dr. Vaidya’s to India’s largest Ayurveda brand online. Dr. Vaidya’s was recently acquired by RP Sanjiv Goenka Group – making it one of India’s first D2C exits.
He now leads venture investing for Verlinvest in India
SHOW NOTES
Arjun’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
The journey after moving back to India and repackaging of Dr. Vaidya’s (6:30)
What made him join Verlinvest and the vision he holds (14:26)
What’s the best part about his job (17:40)
The hardest part about his job (18:20)
What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction (19:12)
What is he most excited about outside of work (20:28)
If money and attention are not needed anymore, what would he work on (21:50)
What do his friends know him for (23:10)
He now leads venture investing for Verlinvest in India
SHOW NOTES
Arjun’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
The journey after moving back to India and repackaging of Dr. Vaidya’s (6:30)
What made him join Verlinvest and the vision he holds (14:26)
What’s the best part about his job (17:40)
The hardest part about his job (18:20)
What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction (19:12)
What is he most excited about outside of work (20:28)
If money and attention are not needed anymore, what would he work on (21:50)
What do his friends know him for (23:10)
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