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How to Build a $100 Million Business—No BS! VC Investor Arjun Vaidya
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Learn how to build a $100 million business from VC Investor Arjun Vaidya. Get practical advice on scaling your business and reaching financial success.
👇About the guest
Arjun Vaidya, Co-Founder of V3 Ventures, built Dr. Vaidya’s into India’s leading Ayurvedic D2C brand, serving over 2 million customers before its successful exit. A Brown University graduate, he now invests in startups across Asia, mentors entrepreneurs, hosts a podcast, and leads a top D2C brand-building course.
👇Key Highlights
✅The difference between VC vs Entrepreneurship
- VC involves betting on multiple companies, allowing for some failures as long as overall performance is good
- Entrepreneurship requires all parts of the company to do well for success, limiting room for failure
✅Focus on scaling one channel before expanding to others
- Start by focusing on your own website and scale it effectively
- Once you establish success on one channel, leverage that to expand to other marketplaces
✅Achieving product-market fit and its impact on business growth.
- Product-market fit leads to increased order flow, reduced concerns about business viability, and clarity in decision-making.
- Successful scaling requires prioritizing hiring, delegation, and team-building to increase productivity and avoid capping output.
✅A pitch deck needs to be compelling and easily consumable on phones.
- The pitch deck should have a font size of 30, less than 20 slides, and should be read from beginning to end in 10 minutes or less.
- During the meeting, focus on showcasing a strong team, market potential, traction, and product-market fit.
✅Indian market offers affordable aspirational products across various categories
- Sneaker brands like Zen, Baku offering shoes that resemble international brands at lower price range of 1500-4000 rupees.
- Brands like Rare Rabbit, Bare House providing men's fashion items at 1000-2000 rupees, similar to higher priced international brands.
👇Timestamps
[0:00] Introduction
[0:56] I make about…
[02:16] VC and Entrepreneurship
[06:29] Transitioning from a large team
[08:44] Failures and the need to pivot
[12:51] Seeking advice outside your business.
[14:51] Struggles in raising money
[18:35] Achieving success after solving business problems
[20:26] Focus on scaling one channel
[23:45] Product-market fit & its impact on business growth
[25:49] Key factors for business growth
[29:24] Having a clear long-term HR plan
[31:10] The potential of the market in India
[34:46] Foreign companies looking to scale in India
[36:51] Marketing strategies
[40:52] The right time to sell the business
[42:48] Leaving the office for the last time.
[46:38] Successful companies are often mission-driven
[48:29] A Pitch Deck- 30 20 10 rule
[52:42] Startups offering coffee at lower price point.
[54:35] Zen, Baku, Rare Rabbit & Bare House
[58:23] Entrepreneurship reaching new peaks
[1:00:10]Entrepreneurship teaches valuable life skills
👇 Connect with Arjun Vaidya
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abvaidya/
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjunvaidya/
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