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For over five decades, Azim Hashim Premji has been one of the trailblazers of India Inc. Taking over his family business of vegetable oils at the young age of twenty-one after the untimely demise of his father, he built one of India's most successful software companies along with a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate. As of 2019, he was the tenth richest person in India, with an estimated net worth of $7.2 billion. Yet, the one facet of the man which has overshadowed even his business achievements is his altruism. He’s given away most of his wealth!
In this episode, we’re joined by Sundeep Khanna, veteran journalist, and author of the book “Azim Premji: The Man Beyond the Billions (https://www.amazon.in/Azim-Premji-Man-Beyond-Billions-ebook/dp/B08JPNJ7RM)”. Sundeep peels the layers off Premji's life while chronicling his professional and charitable work in the context of his many strengths and shortcomings. The episode is sponsored by Gaja Capital as part of the Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2021.
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27 Nov 2021
The story of Royal Enfield - a cult?
Few brands inspire the kind of devotion that an Enfield does. Its distinctive look and feel, the sound of its engine and the image that it creates of its rider have all contributed to putting the brand on the kind of pedestal that others could only dream of. But the story of how Royal Enfield became the brand it did today is filled with ups and downs, from its robust origins in the early 1950s to the rock bottom that was the 1980s to the lifestyle bike it is today trying to make a presence internationally. Enfield has truly come to epitomise successful business turnarounds and a case study in branding.
In today’s episode we’re joined by Amrit Raj, the author of the best selling book “Indian Icon: A Cult Called Royal Enfield (https://www.amazon.in/Indian-Icon-Called-Royal-Enfield-ebook/dp/B08LDPFCX4)” for which he’s been nominated for the prestigious Gaja Capital Business Book prize 2021.
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9 Aug 2021
Investing in Deep Tech & AI with Manish Singhal, Pi Ventures
In 1956 at the Dartmouth workshop, the idea we’ve now come to know of as artificial intelligence was sown. John McCarthy of Dartmouth college named the field, Artificial Intelligence. After the initial excitement, the artificial intelligence winter set in. With the availability of large amounts of data and computing power, we’re seeing a revival in AI. Several fields are being transformed by artificial intelligence now. And that includes writing.
A few months ago, I’d interviewed (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s02e07-from-0-to-%2450-000-in-monthly-revenue-in-4-months/id1532934940?i=1000510358187) Paul Yacoubian, the founder of Copy.ai. He is easily one of the most interesting entrepreneurs to watch out for. In just four months, his startup, Copy.ai had gone from $0 to $50,000 in monthly recurring revenue. The company uses the language model GPT3 to write marketing copy. And the traction it is seeing is proof that thousands of people are using it.
It’s not just writing that’s being transformed by AI. It has found applications in several fields, including healthcare, manufacturing, banking, and finance. We figured it is about time we had someone on the show to talk about AI.
In this episode of the Use Case podcast, we talk to Manish Singhal, the founder of Pi Ventures on investing in AI and deep tech companies. Pi Ventures is a Bangalore-based fund that only backs companies that uses deep technologies like AI to solve real-world problems.
Timestamps
3:01: Why did Pi Ventures choose to invest in deep tech and its thesis.
6:36: On cancer screening tech from Niramai and mental health company Wysa.
10:50: On Pi Ventures fund II.
13:02: What has changed in deep tech for it to become investible now?
14:52: How Pi Ventures invests.
17:08: Understanding Demand & Supply Resonance Maps (https://www.piventures.in/blog/deeptech-investing-points-of-inflection)
24:24: India’s place in deep tech
28:33: Incremental innovation and 10x innovation
29:34: Domestica capital in deep tech
32:03: Pi Ventures has 42% women-founded deep tech companies
Link to Pi Ventures blog (https://www.piventures.in/blog).
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