Snapfish to Aadhaar to MoneyTap to AI: Bala Parthasarathy on Building Across Eras

15/07/2025 34 min
Snapfish to Aadhaar to MoneyTap to AI: Bala Parthasarathy on Building Across Eras

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🎙️ Bala Parthasarathy - Chairman & Co-founder, Freo, Director at People+AI, Senior Adviser, EMK Capital (London) -  joins us for one of our most insightful episodes.In this full conversation, Bala discusses:🔹 Snapfish’s dotcom-era growth, crash, and acquisition by HP🔹 Building Aadhaar from the ground up with Nandan Nilekani🔹 The truth about raising and deploying venture capital🔹 What’s broken (and what’s working) in fintech🔹 The founder's mindset in the age of AIIf you're a founder, investor, or operator, this episode is packed with lessons, stories, and perspective.📌 Episode Timestamps:00:00 – Bala’s background & Snapfish origins03:00 – Dotcom boom, bust & Snapfish acquisition06:30 – Understanding VC: what founders often get wrong10:00 – Building Aadhaar at scale with Nandan Nilekani13:00 – Freo, fintech & operating in regulated markets16:00 – AI disruption & founder readiness23:00 – How every function is being reshaped by AI28:00 – Founder life: balance, energy & playing the long game📌 Follow us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevpTwitter: https://twitter.com/primevp_inWebsite: https://primevp.in👇 Subscribe for more insights from top founders & investors.#BalaParthasarathy #Startups #AI #VentureCapital #Aadhaar #FintechIndia #Entrepreneurship  #PrimeVenturePartnersPodcast 

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