Today the chairman of the jury and the chairman of Infosys Nandan Nilekani And by ten‘s Gokul Rajaram Share their thoughts.
Nandan Nilekani, jury president, etsa
I look forward to the jury meeting of the awards with great anticipation as I see this year as the year that Indian startups come of age. For a long time we thought of private startup markets as separate from public ones, but just as Infosys brought tech companies into the capital market in 1993, I think Zomato’s offering has done the same and we are seeing a steady stream. are going. Startups are going public in India.
You are also going to see that with Freshworks in the US doing ADRs on Nasdaq, the whole Indian SaaS story is playing out on the global stage. Whichever way you look at it, it is truly the era of the startup world. I believe startups will play a role in India’s post-Covid economic recovery as they have access to huge amounts of capital, can build large companies in a very short period which in turn will lead to economic growth and job creation. will promote.
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Gokul Rajaram, Product and Business Leader, Doordarshan
ETtechI hope the winners will be some of the most dynamic startups in India today. The baseline for me is the excellent founding team, with compelling missions to solve customers’ burning problems. On top of this, I expect to see not only product market fit but also market stretch and strong traction. I’m also looking forward to seeing the company solve problems that are technically complex and challenging, but also apply to as wide an audience as possible. Finally, I expect differentiation that enables the company to create a competitive moat. A unique, compelling, non-obvious insight that the founding team has about the market.
I always start and end with the founding team, and why they are the right team for this problem. What experiences do they have that make them uniquely qualified to tackle this problem?