How to Build a $100 Million Business—No BS! VC Investor Arjun Vaidya

Something Bigger Talk Show

Learn how to build a $100 million business from VC Investor Arjun Vaidya. Get practical advice on scaling your business and reaching financial success.

👇About the guest

Arjun Vaidya, Co-Founder of V3 Ventures, built Dr. Vaidya’s into India’s leading Ayurvedic D2C brand, serving over 2 million customers before its successful exit. A Brown University graduate, he now invests in startups across Asia, mentors entrepreneurs, hosts a podcast, and leads a top D2C brand-building course.

👇Key Highlights

✅The difference between VC vs Entrepreneurship

- VC involves betting on multiple companies, allowing for some failures as long as overall performance is good

- Entrepreneurship requires all parts of the company to do well for success, limiting room for failure

✅Focus on scaling one channel before expanding to others

- Start by focusing on your own website and scale it effectively

- Once you establish success on one channel, leverage that to expand to other marketplaces

✅Achieving product-market fit and its impact on business growth.

- Product-market fit leads to increased order flow, reduced concerns about business viability, and clarity in decision-making.

- Successful scaling requires prioritizing hiring, delegation, and team-building to increase productivity and avoid capping output.

✅A pitch deck needs to be compelling and easily consumable on phones.

- The pitch deck should have a font size of 30, less than 20 slides, and should be read from beginning to end in 10 minutes or less.

- During the meeting, focus on showcasing a strong team, market potential, traction, and product-market fit.

✅Indian market offers affordable aspirational products across various categories

- Sneaker brands like Zen, Baku offering shoes that resemble international brands at lower price range of 1500-4000 rupees.

- Brands like Rare Rabbit, Bare House providing men's fashion items at 1000-2000 rupees, similar to higher priced international brands.

👇Timestamps

[0:00] Introduction

[0:56] I make about…

[02:16] VC and Entrepreneurship

[06:29] Transitioning from a large team

[08:44] Failures and the need to pivot

[12:51] Seeking advice outside your business.

[14:51] Struggles in raising money

[18:35] Achieving success after solving business problems

[20:26] Focus on scaling one channel

[23:45] Product-market fit & its impact on business growth

[25:49] Key factors for business growth

[29:24] Having a clear long-term HR plan

[31:10] The potential of the market in India

[34:46] Foreign companies looking to scale in India

[36:51] Marketing strategies

[40:52] The right time to sell the business

[42:48] Leaving the office for the last time.

[46:38] Successful companies are often mission-driven

[48:29] A Pitch Deck- 30 20 10 rule

[52:42] Startups offering coffee at lower price point.

[54:35] Zen, Baku, Rare Rabbit & Bare House

[58:23] Entrepreneurship reaching new peaks

[1:00:10]Entrepreneurship teaches valuable life skills

👇 Connect with Arjun Vaidya

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abvaidya/

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjunvaidya/

Web: https://www.v3.ventures/

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