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Rishav Agarwal

• Founder & CEO, Picxele (Gig Economy)

Sharing his insights on:

1. What has changed in the Gig Economy, post Covid-19 pandemic?
2. How large is this Gig Market across the globe?
3. What are the challenges with Gig Economy?
4. How are gig platforms like Freelancer, Upwork really differentiating/solving this gap?
5. How can founders/startups benefit from the opportunities involved?
6. Journey of Picxele, and what gap does it fulfill?

Bonus podcast recorded on a recent Twitter thread by Chris Cantino on the same subject.

Chris is currently the co-owner of Color Capital. Prior to this, he was CMO of Schmidt's Naturals and helped propel the company to $100M+ acquisition by Unilever alongside wife and partner Jaime Schmidt.

Head on to this podcast, to hear 10 pointers recommended by Chris to scale up your venture as a viable/potential acquisition venture!  

Purva Aggarwal

• Founder & CEO, Good Good Piggy
• Women in Tech ® India Ambassador

Sharing her insights on:

1. The story behind building Good Good Piggy?
2. How important is financial literacy for kids?
3. How should parents teach financial education to their children?
4. Is pre-teen the right age to talk about investments?
5. What's the market opportunity like for such a sector?
6. Finally, how's Good Good Piggy inculcating financial literacy among kids?

Parag Dhol 

• Managing Director, Inventus Capital India

Sharing his insights on:

1. Why do corporates/startups acquire other companies (key reasons)?
2. When should a founder decide to sell his/her startup?
3. Once decided to sell, how should an entrepreneur prepare his/her startup for a possible acquisition?
4. Why do acquisitions fail at certain times, and how should one prevent it from happening?
5. Based on a portfolio company, what's the journey like from growth to IPO?
6. Finally, a brief about Inventus Capital and its investment thesis?

Sameer Sortur

• Regional Director GCC, Founder Institute
• Founder-CEO, SquareCircle Global

Sharing his insights on:

1. How is the Founder Institute enabling startups globally?
2. What differentiates Founder Institute from the other accelerators?
3. What factors/aspects does Founder Institute look for in a startup to shortlist them in the program?
4. How does Founder Institute help those entrepreneurs who don't make it?
5. What kind of support do entrepreneurs get when they join the program?
6. As a Regional Director, what's your vision for the Founder Institute in GCC?
7. Finally, tell us a bit about yourself and your venture SquareCircle Global?

Shirish Nadkarni

• Serial Entrepreneur, Author of "From Startup to Exit"

Sharing his valuable insights on:

1. How easy/difficult is it to launch and scale up a tech venture?
2. What should be the ideal journey for any venture?
3. What should tech startups do to succeed in all phases?
4. How should founders efficiently raise funding, and when should they start the process?
5. His own journey insights from 3 startups, things that went great, and about his failures?
6. A bit about his book, "From Startup to Exit" and how to get it?

Saloni Jain

• Founding Partner, SUNiCON Ventures

Sharing her valuable insights on:

1. When should founders reach out to Angel Investors for investments?
2. What motivates Angel Investors to invest in a startup?
3. 8 different types of Angel Investors, with a brief on each?
4. How does a founder assess/shortlist the right Angel Investor, who would be a great fit?
5. And, how to reach out to these shortlisted ones?
6. A bit about yourself and SUNiCON Ventures.

Hassan W. Bhatti

• Prior co-founded, Cryptonumerics (acquired by Snowflake)
• Investor @thecommunityvc
• ProductBD, @snowflakedb

Hassan W. Bhatti

• Prior co-founded, Cryptonumerics (acquired by Snowflake)
• Investor @thecommunityvc
• ProductBD, @snowflakedb

Sanil Sachar

• Founding Partner at Huddle

Sharing her valuable insights on:

1. Why should entrepreneurs opt ​for the​ accelerators, and what kind of value add should they expect?
2. With so many different options available, how should a founder select, who would be a right fit?
3. At just a 1-2% success rate, what qualities/skills of an entrepreneur would ensure that s/he gets admitted in a cohort/program?
4. What are the most common mistakes that founders do, when applying for the cohorts/programs?
5. Most startups look at accelerators as stepping stones to fundraising, what would your thoughts be on this?
6. Tell us a bit about Huddle, what do you look for in a startup and what do you offer them at each stage?
7. Finally, would you share few success stories from some of your earlier investments?