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Personal Growth, Startup Success, and Raising Investment with Babita Devi


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Innovation Conversation: Personal Growth, Startup Success, and Raising Investment with Babita Devi

In this episode of Innovation Conversation, host Ricardo Pascual sits down with Babita Devi, growth coach and startup advisor, to discuss the deep connection between personal development and business success. Babita shares her experience helping entrepreneurs align their businesses with their passion and purpose, and reveals the strategies she uses to guide startups through growth challenges.

They dive into:

  • Why aligning your business with your passion and purpose is crucial for long-term success.
  • How personal growth impacts business outcomes — and why entrepreneurs must understand what their business needs from them.
  • Realistic advice on raising investment, dealing with rejection, and finding the right investors.
  • The power of networking for gaining validation, strategic partnerships, and new opportunities.
  • Babita’s seven-step growth process, covering pricing, branding, and promotion strategies.
  • How internal factors like your relationship with money affect external business performance.
  • Recognizing and addressing subconscious behaviors that can limit success.
  • How childhood experiences and values shape entrepreneurial decision-making.
  • The journey of entrepreneurship as a path of personal transformation, not just financial gain.

Tune in for practical advice, personal insights, and transformational lessons for any founder or startup leader.

Brought to you by Startup Summit 2025 — Europe’s leading startup and investor summit, happening September 18–19, 2025, in Lisbon.

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🕒 Chapters 00:00 — Introduction and Background 02:15 — Passion and Purpose in Babita's Work 08:02 — Advice for Young Entrepreneurs 10:08 — Identifying Successful Entrepreneurs 12:02 — Validation and Market Feedback 15:18 — Challenges of Raising Investment 20:07 — The Value of Networking 22:04 — Babita's Seven-Step Process for Growth 24:28 — The Link Between Personal Growth and Business Success 27:39 — Getting Out of Your Own Way: Addressing Subconscious Behaviors 32:36 — The Impact of Childhood Experiences on Decision-Making 39:25 — The Journey of Entrepreneurship: Transformation and Connections 41:19 — Redefining Success: Beyond Financial Achievements

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The Innovation ConversationBy Ricardo Pascual