Deepinder Goyal and Navil Noronha: a study in contrasting exits
And what that says about how far Eternal can push its norm-defying acts
The Ken Podcast
What happens when the startup ends… but the founder doesn’t start up again? What if instead, they take their entrepreneurial skills and instincts to another organisation as an employee?
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We have all heard the founder’s story. The kind they make movies about. The kind of founders who see unimaginable success and build massive brands that the whole world knows about.
Or the other kind of founder story. The founder whose startup fails. Who loses the company, the money, and sometimes even themselves along the way.
But there’s another version of the founder story. What happens when the startup ends… but the founder doesn’t start again? What if instead, they take their entrepreneurial skills and instincts to another organisation as an employee?
In this episode, we talk to Printo’s co-founder Lalana Zaveri and Leap.Club’s co-founder Anand Sinha to unpack what it means to think like a founder even when you are not one anymore. It’s got lessons for everyone on ownership and finding the rhythm amidst ambiguity and chaos.
Have thoughts about this episode? Write to Rahel ([email protected]) or Vidhatri ([email protected]).
Credits:
Written and produced by Rahel Philipose, Vidhatri Rao
Edited by Rajiv CN
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