LV Podcast

Sanjay Mehta talks about his filters to choose the founders he invest in. Listen to this podcast to know his list of filters and circumstances that can be red flags for you as an investor.

In this series, we invite Sanjay Mehta, who has 80+ startups in his portfolio to tell us how he looks at startups and chooses which one to invest in. Sanjay talks about writing his first cheque as an investor and his journey from there to becoming a lead investor. Listen to the discussion to know his advice for new Angels.

Following the Flipkart-Walmart deal, it seems like everybody is eyeing the money that Flipkart employees made through ESOPs. We conducted a podcast with Narayan Thammaiah from Accel to understand how ESOPs work for companies. We talked about how employers should structure their Stock Options and how employees can evaluate their ESOPs. Listen to this podcast to know more!

In the fifth episode of LVPodcast, we want to dive a little deeper into the Agri-Tech space which has seen quite a few startups emerge in the last couple of years. We invited Mr. Ajay Lakhotia from FOSUN, who has been an active venture capitalist in South-east Asia for last 8-9 years to share his understanding of the sector. To interview him, we invited Mr. Varun Khurana, founder of one of the succeeding startups in the Agri-Tech space called Crofarm. It's interesting to see how a founder, with his experience of doing business in the sector discusses the investor's perspective.

Let's discuss the most crucial decision an entrepreneur has to make, Hiring and Firing of employees. We invited Mr. Mekin Maheshwari, who scaled Flipkart to 33000 employees at the age of 33, to share his thoughts on hiring the best talent for a startup. Tweet to us your doubts and experiences related to hiring and firing!

This month, we look at the differences and similarities between the startup ecosystems in India and Silicon Valley. Our founder, Shanti Mohan conducts this podcast with our guests, Mr. Sanjay Singh, COO of Unbxd and Mr. Nishkam Mehta, Venture Partner at GSF Global. Tune in to listen now!

In our second episode of LV Podcast, we dive deep into Impact Investments. We invited Srikrishna Ramamoorthy from Unitus Seed Fund to a chat with Madan Padaki from 1Bridge.one. Talking about Impact businesses and Unitus' take on the investments in this sector, we identify the trends and scope in Impact.