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Our guest today is Sanjay Swamy, managing partner at the VC firm Prime Venture Partners which has backed several well known Indian startups from an early stage. In this episode, Sanjay talks about how things will get tougher ahead for Indian startups, but also about how it’s an opportunity for everyone to ignore the chimaera of the unicorn status and focus on real value creation by solving important problems for businesses and consumers alike.
(00:43) Intro to The Daily Tech Conversation
(00:54) Our guest today — Sanjay Swamy, managing partner at Prime Venture Partners
(01:50) A quick backgrounder about Sanjay and Prime VP
(04:13) Thoughts on what’s happening today as investors become circumspect
(06:58) On continuing to engage with and invest in early-stage entrepreneurs
(08:45) Early impact on startups and VC firms — startups in different buckets
(13:38) What to expect in the coming months and quarters
(18:21) India itself is still really booming
(19:32) On whether Indian startups can make money in the Indian market, which has historically been difficult
(22:19) Irrespective of verticals or even niches, for good companies, there will still be money
(24:26) On the need for more domestic money
(26:51) Factors that are confidence-inspiring and concerns to worry about — and why ‘calm is a superpower'More about Sanjay Swamy and
Prime Venture Partners
https://primevp.in/team/sanjay-swamy/
Theme music courtesy Free Music & Sounds:
https://soundcloud.com/freemusicandsounds
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By Forbes India - Tech ConversationsOur guest today is Sanjay Swamy, managing partner at the VC firm Prime Venture Partners which has backed several well known Indian startups from an early stage. In this episode, Sanjay talks about how things will get tougher ahead for Indian startups, but also about how it’s an opportunity for everyone to ignore the chimaera of the unicorn status and focus on real value creation by solving important problems for businesses and consumers alike.
(00:43) Intro to The Daily Tech Conversation
(00:54) Our guest today — Sanjay Swamy, managing partner at Prime Venture Partners
(01:50) A quick backgrounder about Sanjay and Prime VP
(04:13) Thoughts on what’s happening today as investors become circumspect
(06:58) On continuing to engage with and invest in early-stage entrepreneurs
(08:45) Early impact on startups and VC firms — startups in different buckets
(13:38) What to expect in the coming months and quarters
(18:21) India itself is still really booming
(19:32) On whether Indian startups can make money in the Indian market, which has historically been difficult
(22:19) Irrespective of verticals or even niches, for good companies, there will still be money
(24:26) On the need for more domestic money
(26:51) Factors that are confidence-inspiring and concerns to worry about — and why ‘calm is a superpower'More about Sanjay Swamy and
Prime Venture Partners
https://primevp.in/team/sanjay-swamy/
Theme music courtesy Free Music & Sounds:
https://soundcloud.com/freemusicandsounds