Fuelling Startups in India | Dhurv Nath of Lead Angels Network

“When you teach, you learn.”
Staying true to his love for academics and teaching for nearly 2 decades of his career, our guest on The Spotlight is a retired professor, angel investor, startup mentor and co-author of the book ‘Funding Your Start-Up and Other Nightmares’.
In this episode, we are in conversation with Dhruv Nath who wears many hats. After serving as a professor at MDI, Gurgaon, he became the director of Lead Angels Network in November 2020, an angel investment platform that is providing time and money to early-stage startups, supporting them with funds and the much-needed guidance they require to grow amidst COVID-19 crises.
As the pandemic altered a lot of things in our lives, redefining ‘Normal’, Lead Angels saw a unique opportunity to invest in early-stage, up and coming startups, providing them exposure and innovative solutions in the new world.
He shares insights from his initial working days as a Senior Vice President at NIIT which is among world’s leading training companies. A keen-learner, and someone who believes in incorporating personal experiences into his teachings, he talks about his rewarding days as a professor.
Well, he is the most excited talking about his role as an angel investor and the workings of angel investing.
Tune in to the episode to listen to the powerhouse of a man talking about teaching, startups, investment, mentoring and everything in between.
From the episode:
1. Days at MDI and the phenomenal learning experiences.
2. Lessons on creating digital Start-Ups and Fintech.
3. Angel Investing, chances of being successful at it, and the risks involved.
4. Scaling-Up hacks for aspiring founders.
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