Shalini started as a Venture Partner in the Venture Capital Ecosystem with 500 Startups in 2015.

Post which later she started her own Rewards & Loyalty based product Epic.one in early 2019.

In this podcast, Shalini shares, the investment philosophy & thought process practised by her at 500 Startups.

Notes –
00:20 – Unusual for a VC to become an Entrepreneur
01:30 – How did your life shape up your background?
02:30 – How did 500 Startups happen?
03:20 – Purpose in life as a VC & Now as an Entrepreneur
04:17 – Epic.one (Solving the fragmented rewards space)
05:15 – Profiling a Customer
07:16 – Building an Ecosystem of Players
09:38 – Teaming up with Cofounder – Amit
10:25 – Key learnings at GSF as an Investor
12:20 – Wave of Financial Startups
13:40 – Investment Strategy at 500 Startups
17:24 – “In early stages folding of Companies is very common, 40-50% close in first 2-3 years”
19:50 – “Sometimes your hypothesis is wrong & sometimes it’s not well executed”
23:01 – Four things I learnt from the mistakes of Startups we invested in!

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