About Ajinkya Tanpure

Ajinkya is the Founder and CEO of CrossVal, a platform that automates the process of financial modeling for early-stage companies, enterprises, and investment funds. He is one who is easily excited by numbers, startups and triathlons.

Ajinkya graduated as an engineer but spent most of his career in venture capital & private equity.

About this episode

In this episode we speak to Ajinkya about his journey to becoming an entrepreneur, and how he moved from engineering to the finance sector. He also shares some insightful experiences about starting up your own venture, and how to stay motivated even when things get tough.

Quotes

3:14 – No specific single point of inspiration but it was just something that built up over life

3:54 – Building something, believing in yourself, having a normal life outside of that and all of the stuff that comes with it

4:33 – It is your responsibility as a founder or a business owner to manage your emotions and manage your fulfilment and as a result, you need to derive it from multiple places

5:26 – Starting your own venture is a process of learning and exploring and making the step and you just have to be patient

6:25 – If it goes away, you’ve done what you needed to do but if it doesn’t then it’s not meant for you 

8:04 – The ability to be resilient is the one big thing that’s going to help you

9:22 – Confidence is not daily affirmations. Confidence is just having status proof that you’ve done what you say you’ll do 

Useful Links

Website: https://www.crossval.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajinkyatanpure/

The Matrix Green Pill Podcast: https://thematrixgreenpill.com/

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