Empowering Offline Retailers | Anshoo Sharma @ Magicpin
“Dream Big. Work hard. Make it happen.”
Such is the story of this episode’s guest, Anshoo Sharma, Founder and CEO of Magicpin.
Quirky, fun, relentless and extremely talented, Anshoo is a passionate risk-taker. In this candid conversation, he shares the inside details of his entrepreneurial journey and how with sheer determination to make it BIG, he started Magicpin, the largest discovery platform for offline retail in India.
An alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Anshoo has worked with the telecom giant, Motorola and also served at Bain & Company, a global management consultancy firm. He was even a venture partner with Lightspeed India for 10 long years.
By the end of this episode, you will learn essential lessons for navigating a VC firm, understanding the venture model, prudent investment strategies, building a long-term network, improvisation, monetisation, fundraising, and establishing credibility.
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Learn more about Anshoo and Magicpin:
1.Magicpin’s Growth Journey: From Series A to $60 Million Series D Funding
2.Magicpin Launches Velocity: Aims to Scale Hyperlocal Delivery to 100k Orders
3.Hyper-local e-comm firm Magicpin plans to hire 250 people over next 6 months
4.Building big companies in India has become easy, says Magicpin’s Co-Founder and CEO Anshoo Sharma
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