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Episode Synopsis
Abhi Kumar heads M12 Asia, the venture arm of Microsoft. He leads series A-C venture equity investments for M12 in Asia (ex China), partnering with stellar entrepreneurs and teams to help amplify their growth. Develop the brand, ecosystem partnerships & peer engagement for M12 across APAC.
SHOW NOTES
The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
M12's focus in India and its investments (8:40)
Favorite part about his job at M12 (10:40)
Skills that he picked up from his experiences in the US and Hong Kong that ended up becoming valuable in India (12:15)
If he had recently moved back to India, what would he work on? India is a lot different than what it was back when he moved back? Advise to Indians living abroad and thinking about moving back to India (14:20)
Turning points in his life (17:35)
What does he struggle with (20:10)
Favorite failure (23:00)
Rapid-fire questions (25:00)
SHOW NOTES
The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
M12's focus in India and its investments (8:40)
Favorite part about his job at M12 (10:40)
Skills that he picked up from his experiences in the US and Hong Kong that ended up becoming valuable in India (12:15)
If he had recently moved back to India, what would he work on? India is a lot different than what it was back when he moved back? Advise to Indians living abroad and thinking about moving back to India (14:20)
Turning points in his life (17:35)
What does he struggle with (20:10)
Favorite failure (23:00)
Rapid-fire questions (25:00)
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