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Startup Fridays Season 2 Ep. 5: VC or entrepreneur, seek to be relevant, enjoy the journey, deliver results: Sateesh Andra of Endiya Partners
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Our guest today is Sateesh Andra, managing director at Endiya Partners, a VC firm that backs early-stage IP-led startups. Before Endiya, he was a partner at Ventureast and DFJ. Before turning to VC, Sateesh was a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, as founder and CEO of Euclid, in the IT management software space. Sateesh was also a top-ranked table tennis player representing Andhra Pradesh.
(00:46) Introduction to Startup Fridays
(01:06) Our guest today — Sateesh Andra, Managing Director, Endiya Partners
(02:28) A snapshot of Sateesh’s career and journey to Endiya
(05:24) A few thoughts on what Endiya is about today
(07:56) India’s startup scene — more often, today, companies are being started by multiple founders on day one
(09:21) A quick recap of Endiya’s eventful last 12 months
(16:02) Noteworthy global changes from a tech VC investor’s perspective and thoughts on how to back emerging startups in that context
(20:53) Promising deep tech startups coming up in India — even a few in the hardware and related areas
(24:02) Are the ingredients there in the Indian startup ecosystem today to support hard engineering based ventures
(26:49) Endiya’s philosophy of being great sherpas to founders, and what it entails in practice
(28:39) What does Sateesh look for in an entrepreneur and a startup
(31:02) Money versus great investors — how should an entrepreneur choose
(34:44) Do VCs need to work harder today to get the best entrepreneurs on their portfolio
(37:18) For a VC fund that has given itself the mandate of backing deep intellectual property led companies, does that intensify the tension between a founder's vision to build his or her company in a certain way, and the constraints of returning money to LPs
(39:34) Biggest takeaways from Sateesh’s entrepreneurial stint
(42:52) The top challenges for entrepreneurs and VCs today
(47:15) Advice to anyone aspiring to a career in VC
(49:49) Rapid fire questions
About Sateesh Andra and Endiya
https://endiya.com/team/sateesh-andra/
Theme music courtesy Twisterium
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Manage episode 335147799 series 3373965
Our guest today is Sateesh Andra, managing director at Endiya Partners, a VC firm that backs early-stage IP-led startups. Before Endiya, he was a partner at Ventureast and DFJ. Before turning to VC, Sateesh was a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, as founder and CEO of Euclid, in the IT management software space. Sateesh was also a top-ranked table tennis player representing Andhra Pradesh.
(00:46) Introduction to Startup Fridays
(01:06) Our guest today — Sateesh Andra, Managing Director, Endiya Partners
(02:28) A snapshot of Sateesh’s career and journey to Endiya
(05:24) A few thoughts on what Endiya is about today
(07:56) India’s startup scene — more often, today, companies are being started by multiple founders on day one
(09:21) A quick recap of Endiya’s eventful last 12 months
(16:02) Noteworthy global changes from a tech VC investor’s perspective and thoughts on how to back emerging startups in that context
(20:53) Promising deep tech startups coming up in India — even a few in the hardware and related areas
(24:02) Are the ingredients there in the Indian startup ecosystem today to support hard engineering based ventures
(26:49) Endiya’s philosophy of being great sherpas to founders, and what it entails in practice
(28:39) What does Sateesh look for in an entrepreneur and a startup
(31:02) Money versus great investors — how should an entrepreneur choose
(34:44) Do VCs need to work harder today to get the best entrepreneurs on their portfolio
(37:18) For a VC fund that has given itself the mandate of backing deep intellectual property led companies, does that intensify the tension between a founder's vision to build his or her company in a certain way, and the constraints of returning money to LPs
(39:34) Biggest takeaways from Sateesh’s entrepreneurial stint
(42:52) The top challenges for entrepreneurs and VCs today
(47:15) Advice to anyone aspiring to a career in VC
(49:49) Rapid fire questions
About Sateesh Andra and Endiya
https://endiya.com/team/sateesh-andra/
Theme music courtesy Twisterium
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