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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 V3 Ventures in India.
Show Notes
00:45 Intro to pod with Arjun.
02:20 What drove Arjun to angel investing and his first angel investment.
04:45 Arjun’s investing process.
10:25 What are the traits of a mediocre founder?
12:40 What kept Arjun going after 70 investors said no to him?
16:07 What are Arjun's biggest wins and misses and his learning from them?
20:40 How is Arjun looking at India through V3 Ventures?
24:21 Advice of Arjun for someone who is starting to build a brand in VC.
27:12 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Arjun work on?
28:11 Money or Power?
28:15 What is Arjun’s relationship with money?
28:53 A founder that Arjun admires and why?
29:20 What is Arjun’s day like?
30:00 How much of his success does Arjun owe to luck?
He now leads venture investing for V3 Ventures in India.
Show Notes
00:45 Intro to pod with Arjun.
02:20 What drove Arjun to angel investing and his first angel investment.
04:45 Arjun’s investing process.
10:25 What are the traits of a mediocre founder?
12:40 What kept Arjun going after 70 investors said no to him?
16:07 What are Arjun's biggest wins and misses and his learning from them?
20:40 How is Arjun looking at India through V3 Ventures?
24:21 Advice of Arjun for someone who is starting to build a brand in VC.
27:12 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Arjun work on?
28:11 Money or Power?
28:15 What is Arjun’s relationship with money?
28:53 A founder that Arjun admires and why?
29:20 What is Arjun’s day like?
30:00 How much of his success does Arjun owe to luck?
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