Episode notes
Toshan Tamhane, the current Chief Strategy Officer at UPL, Shantanu’s mentor and first boss talks about entrepreneurship in India, creating wealth, and much more!
Chapterisation:
00:00-00:40 Coming up: Wisdom unlimited :)
00:40-05:20 Toshan invests in founders who pass his 'Delayed Flight Test'
05:20-13:53 Treating people well. Red flags in founders & ‘The Stagnant Unicorn Syndrome’
13:53-15:20 ‘Decacorns becoming house of cards’ - The cost of learning 15:20-22:17 Can a founder raise too much money?
22:17-25:44 Difference between Public and Private markets. Why did Michael Dell take Dell Private?
27:19-34:45 Entrepreneurial spirit in India. The need to make Gods, Human
34:45-37:40 Why did Toshan join UPL?
37:40-43:47 What club do you aspire to be in, and how to decide?
43:4 ...