The Neon Show
Hi, I am your host Siddhartha! I have been an entrepreneur from 2012-2017 building two products AddoDoc and Babygogo. After selling my company to SHEROES, I and my partner Nansi decided to start up again. But we felt unequipped in our skillset in 2018 to build a large company. We had known 0-1 journey from our startups but lacked the experience of building 1-10 journeys.
Hence was born the Neon Show (Earlier 100x Entrepreneur) to learn from founders and investors, the mindset to scale yourself and your company. This quest still keeps us excited even after 5 years and doing 200+ episodes.
We welcome you to our journey to understand what goes behind building a super successful company. Every episode is done with a very selfish motive, that I and Nansi should come out as a better entrepreneur and professional after absorbing the learnings.
The Neon Show
Wealth Creation For Employees Explained By Sri Batchu (Ramp, Instacart, Opendoor) I Neon Show
In this episode, Siddhartha Ahluwalia, Managing Partner at Neon Fund, sits down with Sri Batchu, Chief Marketing Officer at The RealReal. Sri has had an impressive career, having held key positions at highly successful companies like Opendoor, Instacart, and Ramp.
Sri shares his thoughts on career pivots, the debate between founder-operators and career VCs, the relevance of operator experience over time, and transitioning from big companies to startups.
Sri also shares valuable insights on identifying the right tech companies, constructing the perfect investment round, and the current AI cycle.
Don’t miss this episode if you are an operator, founder, or an aspiring investor.
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Timestamps:
01:03 - Sri Batchu's Career Journey From Opendoor, Instacart, And Now The RealReal
05:04 - Career Pivots & Choosing The Right Tech Company To Join
15:33 - Founder-Operator Or Career VC?
25:32 - The Half life Of An Operator
29:30 - What Do People Get Wrong About The Venture Capital Profession
30:55 - The Best Investor Sri Batch Has Worked With
33:00 - What Is The Ideal Career Stage For Transitioning To VC
35:55 - Starting Up Vs Starting a VC Fund
38:02 - Sri Batchu's Angel Investing Framework
45:40 - Angel Investing Vs Venture Investing
51:42 - New Funds Vs Top-Tier VCs
58:46 - How Founders Can Build A Perfect Round
1:06:13 - How Al Will Impact Consumer And B2B Markets