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Nihal Mehta, Eniac Ventures - you learn the most from epic failures!
Manage episode 274730631 series 2362821
Nihal Mehta, General Partner at Eniac Ventures, experienced the pain of building a tech venture that failed during the dotcom collapse. He's subsequently founded & exited several successful tech ventures - Nihal was also an early investor in the likes of Uber and Admob – so he’s got a pretty strong track record spotting disruptive companies with unicorn potential!
We explored:
- the resilience of New York city - despite covid
- lessons learnt from the dotcom collapse that today’s tech entrepreneurs can leverage
- the need for tech founders to be able to answer this question: “Are you 1 of the very few teams in the world that could pull off this mission?”
- how to use Twitter and LinkedIn to engage with enterprise prospects & clients
- the mental health issues facing entrepreneurs and tech leaders during the pandemic
- why Eniac's portfolio has been actively hiring ethnic & gender diversity board members & employees
For more insights into Eniac Ventures, head over to https://eniac.vc & for gudiance on recruiting leadership talent for tech startups & scaleups check out https://alpinasearch.com
115 episodes
Manage episode 274730631 series 2362821
Nihal Mehta, General Partner at Eniac Ventures, experienced the pain of building a tech venture that failed during the dotcom collapse. He's subsequently founded & exited several successful tech ventures - Nihal was also an early investor in the likes of Uber and Admob – so he’s got a pretty strong track record spotting disruptive companies with unicorn potential!
We explored:
- the resilience of New York city - despite covid
- lessons learnt from the dotcom collapse that today’s tech entrepreneurs can leverage
- the need for tech founders to be able to answer this question: “Are you 1 of the very few teams in the world that could pull off this mission?”
- how to use Twitter and LinkedIn to engage with enterprise prospects & clients
- the mental health issues facing entrepreneurs and tech leaders during the pandemic
- why Eniac's portfolio has been actively hiring ethnic & gender diversity board members & employees
For more insights into Eniac Ventures, head over to https://eniac.vc & for gudiance on recruiting leadership talent for tech startups & scaleups check out https://alpinasearch.com
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