49: Arjun Vaidya (V3 Ventures) | The purpose keeps you going | 1947 Operators

<p>Arjun Vaidya is a D2C founder &amp; investor. He built Dr. Vaidya’s to India’s largest Ayurveda brand online. Dr. Vaidya’s was recently acquired by RP Sanjiv Goenka Group – making it one of India’s first D2C exits.</p> <p>He now leads venture investing for V3 Ventures in India.</p> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>00:45 Intro to pod with Arjun.</p> <p>02:20 What drove Arjun to angel investing and his first angel investment.</p> <p>04:45 Arjun’s investing process.</p> <p>10:25 What are the traits of a mediocre founder?</p> <p>12:40 What kept Arjun going after 70 investors said no to him?</p> <p>16:07 What are Arjun's biggest wins and misses and his learning from them?</p> <p>20:40 How is Arjun looking at India through V3 Ventures?</p> <p>24:21 Advice of Arjun for someone who is starting to build a brand in VC.</p> <p>27:12 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Arjun work on?</p> <p>28:11 Money or Power?</p> <p>28:15 What is Arjun’s relationship with money?</p> <p>28:53 A founder that Arjun admires and why?</p> <p>29:20 What is Arjun’s day like?</p> <p>30:00 How much of his success does Arjun owe to luck?</p>