Episode #2 - Karan Thakkar, CEO and Founder, THRECO - Creating a circular economy, one electronic device at a time‪.‬ "Purpose beyond Profit" with Ankur Jadav

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/

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Be Good, Do Great

Ankur Jadav

Purpose Beyond Profit