Episode #2 - Karan Thakkar, CEO and Founder, THRECO - Creating a circular economy, one electronic device at a time. "Purpose beyond Profit" with Ankur Jadav
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How does someone without any technical background start a successful venture in e-waste management? Ankur Jadav speaks to Karan Thakkar, Founder and CEO, The Recycling Company (‘THRECO) to find out.
Karan Thakkar talks about his motivation to start his entrepreneurial journey in e-waste management, how he taught himself about the subject, key challenges he faced and lessons for budding social entrepreneurs.
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1:45 minutes - Motivation for starting an e-waste recycling company
6:57 minutes - Entrepreneurship demands courage and some foolishness to take the dive!
8:34 minutes - Researching a new field of business and insights into the Indian recycling industry.
14:58 minutes - Awareness of e-waste management across the globe.
17:15 minutes - Key challenges and how Karan faced it. (where to begin, educating customers, building a team
24:04 minutes - 3 traits of entrepreneurship (purpose, passion and perseverance)
25:52 minutes - An example in perseverance - Fundraising
31:30 minutes - Message to budding entrepreneurs
34:00 minutes - Thank you!
To know more about THRECO, visit THRECO and follow Karan Thakkar at https://www.linkedin.com/in/karanthakkar/
For more inspiring content and stories of Social Entrepreneurs and Changemakers, subscribe to “Purpose Beyond Profit” on YouTube, Google podcast, Apple podcast or Spotify.
Be Good, Do Great
Ankur Jadav
Purpose Beyond Profit
How does someone without any technical background start a successful venture in e-waste management? Ankur Jadav speaks to Karan Thakkar, Founder and CEO, The Recycling Company (‘THRECO) to find out.
Karan Thakkar talks about his motivation to start his entrepreneurial journey in e-waste management, how he taught himself about the subject, key challenges he faced and lessons for budding social entrepreneurs.
Timestamp for the content:
1:45 minutes - Motivation for starting an e-waste recycling company
6:57 minutes - Entrepreneurship demands courage and some foolishness to take the dive!
8:34 minutes - Researching a new field of business and insights into the Indian recycling industry.
14:58 minutes - Awareness of e-waste management across the globe.
17:15 minutes - Key challenges and how Karan faced it. (where to begin, educating customers, building a team
24:04 minutes - 3 traits of entrepreneurship (purpose, passion and perseverance)
25:52 minutes - An example in perseverance - Fundraising
31:30 minutes - Message to budding entrepreneurs
34:00 minutes - Thank you!
To know more about THRECO, visit THRECO and follow Karan Thakkar at https://www.linkedin.com/in/karanthakkar/
For more inspiring content and stories of Social Entrepreneurs and Changemakers, subscribe to “Purpose Beyond Profit” on YouTube, Google podcast, Apple podcast or Spotify.
Be Good, Do Great
Ankur Jadav
Purpose Beyond Profit
35 min