Equity side, see if you’re writing first cheques, 4 out of 10 companies will not make it right. In fact, there we are more sympathetic to founders saying that, you know, okay, we put in capital, but you put in three, four or five years of your life, you know, so how do we get you back to either maybe the maybe startup isn’t the right thing for you, you know, it’s not like startup is the best thing for everyone. ‘m not fit enough, I keep saying that I’m not smart enough or qualified enough to run my own venture. You know, so we are good at investing in behind other people and sort of cheering from the sidelines. But we are not the guys who can run companies operate companies, startup companies. So it’s a very different skill set that is required. And it’s a very hard and lonely journey. […]

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I was not doing well in my life. And then I went to IIM, got a good job, for 4 years doing very well. earning good money, and now you again leave the job, and you start something new, you don’t know whether this will succeed or not. So it was very tough at that time And, and right at that time, I also decided to marry so when I got married, I think I resigned from the job. And after my resignation, Two months later, I got engaged, and I told my to be wife that I am leaving my well-paying job to start a fund. And I asked her to give me three years. And in three years, I would be in a situation where I’ll actually come back to where I am career-wise in terms of money-wise, I thought it will take three years it didn’t right. It took six years. […]

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