In this blog post, I am sharing my thoughts on the trade offs involved in setting up a Holding Company in USA/Singapore vs India for Start-Ups operating and having management control in India while raising their first external investor. I have enlisted below my thoughts based on my limited understanding on this subject : Here […]
On this wonderful occasion of 75 years of Independent India, I am sharing my thoughts below on the role of foundations in nation building for India at 100. Firstly, I would like to salute to the people who have committed large amount of funds for making a significant positive impact in lives of people. As […]
I was invited by my founder friend Abhishek Shah (co-founder, Almo) to deliver a talk to the young team members at Almo – one of my investee companies. I spent some time talking about my experiences starting with the foundational values and philosophy of my life, besides sharing few learnings based on my personal and […]
Recently, Sequoia Capital presented a very cautious approach in a 51 page note for founders to manage their companies. Similarly, Y Combinator has also warned its portfolio companies to “plan for the worst” amidst worsening macroeconomic environment and sharp correction in tech companies. Both the letters signal a potential funding slowdown, hence the need to […]
My mother, Sarla Devi was born in Pakistan. She was the only child and came from a very rich background. Post partition she had to shift to India with a daughter and had a very challenging time and they were almost surviving by the day. She was blessed with three more children post the partition […]
I am extremely delighted to be a part of Fortune India’s top 100 angel investors of 2021. I have invested in 20+ start ups during this period. I have been actively pursuing angel investing since 2019 and have made 50+ angel investments, participated in 20+ follow-ons and interacted with over 400 founders. I have undertaken this […]
I have been asked this question quite a few times by some people on the role of an advisor of a family office (just to clarify, I am talking about an individual here and not institutional advisors). This issue has come up a few times in the last few months and it seems to me […]
The words family office and investment office have been used interchangeably but this blog relates primarily to wealth and investment management. I believe, investment management is the more immediate need of the families, given the significant wealth creation during last decade. The framework can be either formal or completely informal depending upon the size of the family, […]
Before I share my thoughts on the rationale for running a family office as a business, it is important to understand my experience and depth of engagement with some of the large business families. While my experience has been limited to North Indian families, but I do believe at a philosophical level there may not […]
I have been an investor in my previous avatar and invested across fixed income, listed equities and forex markets. I had also invested in some unlisted stocks as well like Oyo, Nykaa and NSE while heading family office at Hero Enterprise. I was able to generate a significant alpha as I followed a disciplined approach […]