Abhishek Goyal, Co Founder- Tracxn

<p>My guest for today is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishekgoyal/">Abhishek Goyal</a>, Co Founder of <a href="https://tracxn.com/">Tracxn</a>. Abhishek is graduate from IIT Kanpur, worked with Yahoo and Amazon before joining Accel and then starting Tracxn. In various avatars (Accel, Tracxn Labs &amp; personally), he has invested in 100+ startups over last 13 years which included names like Flipkart, Delhivery, Rupeek, Gameskraft, Airmeet, and Lafz. We spoke about</p> <p>-Indian Startup ecosystem</p> <p>-Thought process before early investment in Flipkart</p> <p>-Being in Fortune 40 under 40</p> <p>-How it feels like running company with own life partner</p> <p>I really enjoyed it!!</p> <p>This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://multipie.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer">multipie.co</a> where we believe Investing is an ignored life skill and it's time to change it. Multipie is building up a platform where people can form community and learn, share , collaborate on growing their wealth using right tools. We want your hard earned money to work for you</p> <p>Show Notes</p> <ul> <li>1:30: Indian startup ecosystem</li> <li>5:00: Sectors in startups to outperform</li> <li>8:45: Will startups be able to monetize</li> <li>10:30: Abhishek's professional Journey</li> <li>15:40: Getting funded by Ratan Tata</li> <li>17:00: Thought process before being an early investor in Flipkart</li> <li>21:00: Qualities you see in founders prior to investing</li> <li>23:20: Advice for investing in private equity</li> <li>26:00: Stereotypes while investing in private markets</li> <li>28:00:Startups listing in private markets</li> <li>29:20: How it feels like being fortune 40 under 40</li> <li>30:15: How it feels like to run a company with your life partner</li> <li>32:30: Any one investment which has excited you</li> <li>35:05: Learnings from companies which have failed</li> <li>36:35: Life idol</li> <li>39:12: Favorite Books</li> <li>40:00: Closing remarks<br> </li> </ul>