the buildercast

arav behl

tired of the same boring questions? buildercast goes deeper, asking what you've always wanted to know but were too afraid to ask. from startup secrets to raising money, we've got you covered. frustrated with vc fundraising? learn what vc's say vs. what they really mean. tune in today. made for builders by builders, hosted by arav behl.

Episodes

  1. 07/04/2024

    E1- Learnings from 27 years in the valley w Deepak Natarajan

    Intro- 0-1:30- Introduction 1:30- 4:36- Secret to longevity 4:36- 8:30 - Pirating software stories of enterprises 8:30- 10:00- growing interest in asia 10:00- 12:00- asia vs us 12:00- 16:45- what the us does well 16:45 - 22:00- corporate boards- behind the scenes 22:00 - 27:00- what is an EIR 27:00- 29:00 - accelerators 29:00 - 31:00- consultants in startups 31:00-33:00 - operational experience 33:00- big ERP’s 36:00- how has ERP software evolved over the years 39:00- 45:00 - ERP becoming more accessible with the cloud 45:00 - 46:00- why operational experience is important 46:00- 51:00 is being a VC useful for being an entre. 51:00- 52:00 how to stay in touch 52:00- 54:00- why he left IITB 54:00-56:00 - american days 56:00- 57:00 how he financed his Masters 57:00- 1:00:00- masters + MBA at same time 1:00:00- 1:02:00 how berkeley mba is private now 1:02:0- 1:03:00 going back to india from HBS 1:03:00- 1:10:00 IITB v US 1:10:00- 1:12:00- the immigrant experience 1:12:00- 1:13:00- entitlement in other countries 1:13:00- 1:14:00 higher taxes 1:14:00- 1:16:00 on Lee Kuan Yew 1:16:00-1:17:00 why US has to be less socialist 1:17:00-1:19:00 can you change medicare? 1:19:00- 1:21:00 what country do you want to be in? 1:21:00- 1:23:00- launching into new markets 1:23:00 - 1:25:00- how to serve customers better 1:25:00- 1:28:00 signals for high signal startups 1:28:00- 1:31:00- how pentium dominated everything 1:31:00- 1:33:00- how intel missed tailwinds 1:33:00- 1:37:00- is VC declining? 1:37:00- 1:37:30 thoughts on accelerators 1:37:30- zero % interest rate

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tired of the same boring questions? buildercast goes deeper, asking what you've always wanted to know but were too afraid to ask. from startup secrets to raising money, we've got you covered. frustrated with vc fundraising? learn what vc's say vs. what they really mean. tune in today. made for builders by builders, hosted by arav behl.