Jay Shankarpure is a 16-year old entrepreneur and investor. Previously, he ran the ⁠Arthavruksha newsletter⁠ (2,000+ readers), the ⁠Artha-Samvaad podcast⁠ (75,000+ views) and the ⁠Shodh⁠ - stock research platform with 500K+ lifetime traffic receiving ⁠$150K worth credits ⁠from Microsoft, which led him to speak at the G20 Summit representing the company in the presence of the Education minister of India and delegates across 20+ countries. Today, he currently runs ⁠Spark⁠ - A community of 400+ developers receiving $20,000 in sponsorship along with writing $3-15K checks for early-stage startups at ⁠Localhost⁠. In this episode, we discuss parts of his entire personal and professional journey until now, mindsets, teaching himself technical skills to become exceptional among his peers at his age, his experience speaking at the G20 Summit and building and scaling startups successfully. Having successfully grown companies of his own at a young age and in a short span of time, today's guest Jay shares lessons learned and insights from his journey. Topics: (00:00) - Intro (00:58) - Our guest's introduction (01:17) - What entrepreneurship means to you (02:27) - What inspired you to get into entrepreneurship and financial markets and when you started your journey in the start-up world (07:06)- Co-founding Localhost and the how and why behind it(08:37) - Experience running Spark, Sodh, podcasts and internships (10:37) - Coolest moment running startups(12:12) - Teaching yourself technical skills(17:30) - Speaking at G20 and what you did to increase your "surface area of luck"(20:00) - What are some challenges you have faced being an entrepreneur(23:16) - What skills and traits are essential for any young person to learn who wants to be successful(24:32) - Advice for youth peers who want to start and also who have started and continue growing(27:05) - Balancing work (internships, businesses and competitions) alongside studies as a young ambitious person building stuff (29:23) - Teaching financial literacy in schools(31:16) - Who inspires you? (32:04) - What are you working on next? Here are his action items: 1. Have a "Bias Towards Action" mindset. Make things happen either to impact people or satisfy your curiosity. 2. Put yourself in situations that get you lucky by showcasing your work.3. Combine curiosity and perseverance. We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information! — Jay: Twitter/X - @JShankarpure LinkedIn - https://in.linkedin.com/in/jay-shankarpureNewsletters - ⁠https://substack.com/@jayshankarpure⁠YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@JayShankarpureWebsite - ⁠⁠https://jays.framer.ai/⁠ 🎥 Edited by Josh 🗓️ Recorded on March 9th, 2024

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