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E131: Ashok Hariharan (CEO, IDfy)
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Ashok is the Co-founder and CEO of IDfy, an online fraud detection and identity platform that provides background verification services to banks and financial institutions. He started his career in semi-conductors, building high-speed network processors. His MBA degree took him away from Engineering and into the world of Business Strategy. He worked with British Telecom in London for 5 years before deciding that his heart lay in creating value grounds-up.
The company has raised over $54M from IndiaMart, KB Investment, Blume Ventures, Elev8 Venture Partners among many others.
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Episode Notes:
- Introduction (2:00)
- Was entrepreneurship part of Ashok’s career plan (3:04)
- Early influence of entrepreneurship (4:40)
- Learnings from building (13:50)
- What does entrepreneurship teach you about failure and setbacks (25:00)
- Struggling with mental health as founders (30:00)
- Evolving as a founder: Doer to enabler (39:45)
- Building a ‘change culture’ (44:01)
- Impact of entrepreneurship on personal life (51:35)
- Advice to self and other founders (54:29)
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Social Links:
- Follow Ashok on Twitter
- Follow Ashok on LinkedIn
- Follow The Desi VC on LinkedIn
- Follow Akash Bhat on Twitter
- Follow Akash Bhat on LinkedIn
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E131: Ashok Hariharan (CEO, IDfy)
The Desi VC: Indian Venture Capital | Angel Investors | Startups | VC
Manage episode 423315867 series 2769558
Ashok is the Co-founder and CEO of IDfy, an online fraud detection and identity platform that provides background verification services to banks and financial institutions. He started his career in semi-conductors, building high-speed network processors. His MBA degree took him away from Engineering and into the world of Business Strategy. He worked with British Telecom in London for 5 years before deciding that his heart lay in creating value grounds-up.
The company has raised over $54M from IndiaMart, KB Investment, Blume Ventures, Elev8 Venture Partners among many others.
. . .
Episode Notes:
- Introduction (2:00)
- Was entrepreneurship part of Ashok’s career plan (3:04)
- Early influence of entrepreneurship (4:40)
- Learnings from building (13:50)
- What does entrepreneurship teach you about failure and setbacks (25:00)
- Struggling with mental health as founders (30:00)
- Evolving as a founder: Doer to enabler (39:45)
- Building a ‘change culture’ (44:01)
- Impact of entrepreneurship on personal life (51:35)
- Advice to self and other founders (54:29)
. . .
Social Links:
- Follow Ashok on Twitter
- Follow Ashok on LinkedIn
- Follow The Desi VC on LinkedIn
- Follow Akash Bhat on Twitter
- Follow Akash Bhat on LinkedIn
141 tập
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