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S01 E01 | Mukul Rustagi & Nikhil Kapur | What does early stage investing in startups look like?


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Burst the bubble around early-stage investments in startups and get a better understanding of it from the pioneers themselves - Nikhil Kapur (Partner, STRIVE Ventures) and Mukul Rustagi (CEO, Classplus).

Nikhil Kapur spills all the secrets:

How do VCs evaluate a company/start-up? (02:01)

What do VCs look for in an early-stage start-up? (04:38)

How is seed-stage investing different from other stages? (06:52)

Do VCs fight over deals? How do they navigate the market? (12:11)

Rapid Fire Round (16:50)

  • Fastest time you’ve said yes to a company (16:50)
  • One company that shouldn’t be there in your anti portfolio (17:58)
  • Funniest/Strangest thing that has happened while others were pitching (19:56)
  • Data Vs. Gut feeling, what do you rely more upon?
  • One Misconception about VC (22:36)
  • ...more
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