The Indian Startup Show

What happens when a successful entrepreneur, who built and managed the world's largest independent payphone company when he was still in his early thirties, begins questioning his identity as a value-creator? Today I speak to Ravi Kailas and Cathy Guo authors of an amazing new book called Myth of the entrepreneur. Its an intimate exploration of Ravi’s 30 year entrepreneurial journey. We talk about his life experiences . including having a heart attack . Shares his observations on the misconceptions surrounding entrepreneurship and ideas for the future of value creation. in this conversation we also talk about: Being a serial entrepreneur with over three decades of experience Wishing he had the heart attack earlier! How Vipassana meditation helps Risk taking The major myth about entrepreneurship Working with his father Great advice on building a services business. - You have to price competitive Mistakes first founders make Building one of Indian's largest renewable energy company Raising money on the London