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Published: June 29, 2021, 7:07 a.m.

Abhishek Sethi is a co-founder of gradCapital, where he is investing in the next generation of Indian entrepreneurs - current and recent college students. 

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Timestamps:

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0:00 Intro

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0:45 Why are BITS, Manipal, and IIT Roorkee producing so many successful founders?

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7:45 What is the biggest constraint while building a company?

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10:33 Democratizing access to capital with gradCapital

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13:30 Founders v/s the World, and what gradCapital looks for in founders 

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15:27 Grit 

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19:06 Abhishek's career before starting gradCapital 

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24:06 Biotech research and translation to businesses

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27:24 How does one start a VC firm to fund startups?

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38:45 Abhishek's venture into biology, finding the laws of motion for water beetles (and why this is important)

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49:30 As a founder, maximise upside instead of mitigating risks 

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