Nihal Mehta on Building a VC Giant | S2 E6

Professor Schrager is the Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and one of the foremost authorities on business behavior and strategy. Today, I had the pleasure of talking to Professor Schrager about his personal experiences executing the first US private company IPO in Japan, his course on New Venture Strategy at Booth, how to predict business success based on intricate models of startups and how he sees startup strategy changing in the future with the recent collapse of banks.  FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg  To stay up to date with the podcast:   Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1.   Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb  Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882  Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

Hooman is a co-founder of AddThis, Expa and most recently, Collective as well as an angel investor in multiple multi-billion dollar companies including Uber and SpaceX. Today, I had the pleasure of talking to Hooman about his origin story, how he developed his networks to achieve a 9 figure exit and angel investment philosophy that helped him land deals!   FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg  FOLLOW Hooman: https://twitter.com/hoomanradfar   To stay up to date with the podcast:   Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1.   Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb  Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882  Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

Kevin is a Partner at Bain Capital and a Venture Partner at Bain Capital Crypto. Today, I had the pleasure of talking to Kevin about his origin story, how he became the youngest partner in Bain Capital history and his takes on the future of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) as an investor involved in the space!   FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg  FOLLOW Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevinzhang   To stay up to date with the podcast:   Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1.   Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb  Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882  Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #data

Kashish is a co-founder of Hightouch, which syncs data from warehouses into something that business teams can use and rely on, through a unique process called Reverse ETL. They’ve raised over $50 million in funding and are growing faster than ever in the data activation space! Today, I talked to Kashish about his origin story, how the company pivoted 6 or 7 times before landing on data activation and where he sees the space moving in the future!   FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Kashish: https://twitter.com/kashgupta_ To stay up to date with the podcast:   Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1.   Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #data

Today, I’m joined by Nihal Mehta,  who has founded a host of companies and VC firms, including Urbangroove Networks, ipsh!, India Internet Group and ENIAC Ventures. On today’s episode, we talk through Nihal's early childhood, how that led to him becoming an entrepreneur early on and how he applied lessons from being an entrepreneur to be a successful VC.    FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Nihal: https://twitter.com/nihalmehta  To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1.   Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #venturecapital

Today, I’m joined by Vasu Prathipati, who is the founder of MaestroQA, a platform that software that helps managers deliver better customer service. On today’s episode, we talk through Vasu’s early childhood, how that affected his decision to become an entrepreneur right out of college and how he improved as an entrepreneur by leveraging resources.  FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Vasu: https://twitter.com/Vasu_Prathipati To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #crypto #web3

Today, I’m joined by Blake Robbins, former partner at Ludlow Ventures and a current partner at Benchmark VC, which backs early stage startups. On today's episode, Blake and I talked about how he broke into venture capital right out of college and began to invest specifically in the creator economy, as well as where he sees the creator economy going in the future! FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Blake: https://twitter.com/blakeir To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #crypto #web3

Today, I’m joined by Avichal Garg, who is a two time founder, having founded companies including PrepMe and Spool, both of which had successful exits. Avichal now manages Electric Capital. On today's episode, we talk about Avichal's journey through founding and having exits with multiple companies,  how that affected his entry to venture capital and his take on crypto and Web3!   FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Avichal: https://twitter.com/avichal  To stay up to date with the podcast:   Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1....   Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2u...  Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=...   #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #crypto #web3

This week on Investigating Pathways,  I’m joined by Slaav Rubin. Slava is the co-founder of Indiegogo, one of the biggest crowdfunding platforms in the world. Slava has also founded Humbition.VC, an early stage venture capital firm as well as Vincent Alternative Investments. On today's episode we talk about Slava's entrepreneurial journey, and how he built and scaled each of his companies and how he has applied those learned skills to venture capital.    FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Slava: https://twitter.com/gogoSlava To stay up to date with the podcast:   Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1.   Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

This week on Investigating Pathways,  I’m joined by Nick Raushenbush. Nick, the co-founder and COO of Shogun, which is a software company that at its core helps companies build ecommerce pages and websites. Previously, Nick founded Glass & Marker which was a creative agency for tech companies. On today's episode we talk about Nick's entrepreneurial journey, and how he built and scaled each of his companies.    FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Nick: https://twitter.com/nickraushenbush  To stay up to date with the podcast:   Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1.   Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  #investing #startups #entrepreneurship