<description>&lt;p&gt;Abhishek Sethi is a co-founder of &lt;a href="https://www.gradcapital.in/"&gt;gradCapital&lt;/a&gt;, where he is investing in the next generation of Indian entrepreneurs - current and recent college students.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Timestamps:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;0:00 Intro&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;0:45 Why are BITS, Manipal, and IIT Roorkee producing so many successful founders?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;7:45 What is the biggest constraint while building a company?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;10:33 Democratizing access to capital with gradCapital&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;13:30 Founders v/s the World, and what gradCapital looks for in founders&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;15:27 Grit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;19:06 Abhishek's career before starting gradCapital&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;24:06 Biotech research and translation to businesses&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;27:24 How does one start a VC firm to fund startups?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;38:45 Abhishek's venture into biology, finding the laws of motion for water beetles (and why this is important)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;49:30 As a founder, maximise upside instead of mitigating risks&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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Abhishek Sethi is a co-founder of <a href="https://www.gradcapital.in/">gradCapital</a>, where he is investing in the next generation of Indian entrepreneurs - current and recent college students.&nbsp;
 
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Why are BITS, Manipal, and IIT Roorkee producing so many successful founders?
7:45 What is the biggest constraint while building a company?
10:33 Democratizing access to capital with gradCapital
13:30 Founders v/s the World, and what gradCapital looks for in founders&nbsp;
15:27 Grit&nbsp;
19:06 Abhishek's career before starting gradCapital&nbsp;
24:06 Biotech research and translation to businesses
27:24 How does one start a VC firm to fund startups?
38:45 Abhishek's venture into biology, finding the laws of motion for water beetles (and why this is important)
49:30 As a founder, maximise upside instead of mitigating risks&nbsp;

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Episode 9 - Abhishek Sethi and the Importance of Maximising Upside

Episode 9 - Abhishek Sethi and the Importance of Maximising Upside

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