How did you identify the opportunities that unintentionally gave rise to the creation of your own business?
One day, Maanav asked a restaurant owner if he knows who the biggest spender in the restaurant is, and he didn’t get an answer. This encounter sparked the idea of developing a tech product aimed at enhancing restaurant service to customers. Although his startup venture, like many others, had a limited lifespan, this experience fueled his fascination with delving further into entrepreneurship and eventually becoming a Venture Capitalist.
Maanav is now a Partner at Bharat Founders Fund (BFF), which is an early stage venture group, of the most successful Indian entrepreneurs globally, and they’ve got a great portfolio of some exciting companies .
In this episode, Maanav and I talked about:
↪️ His strange path to becoming a VC (from making money, to taking other people’s money)
💡 Finding opportunities everywhere
🛠️ Solving the right problems (and truly understanding product market fit)
💔 Dealing with self-doubt and self-worth after shutting down his business
👥 Choosing between serial and first time entrepreneurs
💸 Defining financial freedom
If you’ve been dreaming of being a full time investor like me, then you’ll be chewing up the golden nuggets from my conversation with Maanav Sagar of Bharat Founders Fund.
