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.
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Reverse Brain Drain, Reality Of Venture Capital And India’s Next 10 Year Explained By Top Indian VCs
Join us on this exciting episode of The Neon Show as Siddhartha Ahluwalia hosts an insightful conversation with Sanjay Swamy, Shripati Acharya, and Amit Somani, Managing Partners at Prime Venture Partners.
We discuss the past, present and future of Venture Capital in India. In this unfiltered conversation we cover the struggles, successes, opportunites and failures as well.
From MakeMyTrip IPO to the evolution of the Indian market. From why talent left India to why it is coming back now. From building a career in venture capital to the nuances people miss. And so much more
Don't miss this episode if you want to gain a deeper understanding of venture capital in India from seasoned experts.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:12 - The Origin Story of Prime Venture Partners
04:00 - India’s Place In The Global Macro
04:56 - MakeMyTrip IPO and The Evolution of the Indian Market
07:41 - Why Is Talent Returning to India
13:07 - What’s Unique About The Indian Tech Ecosystem
18:57 - Why More Global VC Funds' Are Not Coming To India
22:11 - Prime Venture Partners' Strategy and the India Opportunity
27:37 - The Magic Four-Letter Word (Exit) In Venture Capital
35:24 - Building A Career in Venture Capital
43:26 - The Nuances of Venture Capital People Miss
50:06 - The Venture Capital Opportunity In India
53:45 - Lessons Learned From Companies That Didn't Succeed
1:01:07 - Secrets of Top VCs