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Episode Synopsis
Ankur Warikoo
Ankur is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, author and one of India’s top content creators.
His aim through his content is to make sure all the choices you make in life come from a point of awareness and not ignorance.
Show Notes
00:00 Top Moments
00:42 Intro to pod with Ankur Warikoo
01:59 What drove Ankur into angel investing and what was his first angel investment
05:09 How Ankur does Ankur source deals and evaluates founders
07:52 What are the traits of a mediocre founder according to Ankur
07:53 Cheque sizes that Ankur writes and sectors that he invests in
14:56 Some of Ankur’s misses and his learnings from them
23:17 How should founders construct their cap table when raising the first round of funding
27:58 Advise on how to start angel investing
31:20 What would Ankur work on if money and attention are not needed anymore
31:45 How much of his success would Ankur attribute to luck
32:31 Ankur’s relationship with money.
34:08 What do Ankur’s friends know him for.
34:40 How to become a good listener.
Ankur is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, author and one of India’s top content creators.
His aim through his content is to make sure all the choices you make in life come from a point of awareness and not ignorance.
Show Notes
00:00 Top Moments
00:42 Intro to pod with Ankur Warikoo
01:59 What drove Ankur into angel investing and what was his first angel investment
05:09 How Ankur does Ankur source deals and evaluates founders
07:52 What are the traits of a mediocre founder according to Ankur
07:53 Cheque sizes that Ankur writes and sectors that he invests in
14:56 Some of Ankur’s misses and his learnings from them
23:17 How should founders construct their cap table when raising the first round of funding
27:58 Advise on how to start angel investing
31:20 What would Ankur work on if money and attention are not needed anymore
31:45 How much of his success would Ankur attribute to luck
32:31 Ankur’s relationship with money.
34:08 What do Ankur’s friends know him for.
34:40 How to become a good listener.
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