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Episode Synopsis
Ankit Mehrotra is the Co-founder and CEO of Dineout. He started Dineout in early 2012 and through multiple acquisitions over the last eight years, has grown Dineout’s portfolio to include both B2C & B2B services and has been successful in positioning it as the Largest Dining Out and Restaurant Tech Platform in India.
Dineout was acquired by Swiggy, India's Largest On-Demand Delivery platform for $100M, in July 2022.
Ankit also recently co-founded a celebrity-led fund called Da One Global Ventures with the star cricketer Shikhar Dhawan
Timeline :
00:00 Top Moments
00:32 Intro to pod with Ankit
02:00 How did Ankit's upbringing and environment shape him?
04:00 What valuable experience did he gain from working in the UK?
05:54 What made Ankit move back to India and the founding story of Dineout?
13:14 How did Ankit launch Dineout without Internet, Angels or VC?
18:52 What is Dineout today after selling it for over $100 million to Swiggy?
26:13 What lesson does Ankit share with new entrepreneurs?
27:17 What is the investment thesis of Da One Global Ventures?
31:46 How much of his success would he attribute to luck and why?
33:10 Is it money or power for Ankit?
33:31 What is his relationship with money?
34:14 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on?
35:44 What do Ankit's friends know him for?
36:00 What is Ankit's day like?
Dineout was acquired by Swiggy, India's Largest On-Demand Delivery platform for $100M, in July 2022.
Ankit also recently co-founded a celebrity-led fund called Da One Global Ventures with the star cricketer Shikhar Dhawan
Timeline :
00:00 Top Moments
00:32 Intro to pod with Ankit
02:00 How did Ankit's upbringing and environment shape him?
04:00 What valuable experience did he gain from working in the UK?
05:54 What made Ankit move back to India and the founding story of Dineout?
13:14 How did Ankit launch Dineout without Internet, Angels or VC?
18:52 What is Dineout today after selling it for over $100 million to Swiggy?
26:13 What lesson does Ankit share with new entrepreneurs?
27:17 What is the investment thesis of Da One Global Ventures?
31:46 How much of his success would he attribute to luck and why?
33:10 Is it money or power for Ankit?
33:31 What is his relationship with money?
34:14 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on?
35:44 What do Ankit's friends know him for?
36:00 What is Ankit's day like?
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