#118 Myth of the Entrepreneur: A Search for True Value by Ravi Kailas & Cathy Guo

05/31/19 • 43 min

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 Stock exchange
The 5 Trillion Indian infrastructure industry
Overrated advice!
Advice on finance

and much more

For more information on this book please go to
https://www.searchfortruevalue.com/

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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 Stock exchange
The 5 Trillion Indian infrastructure industry
Overrated advice!
Advice on finance

and much more

For more information on this book please go to
https://www.searchfortruevalue.com/

P.S

I am looking for feedback on the show. So If you could fill out the audience survey. It talks 2mins https://forms.gle/iNkXMauT7azY81sK8

P.P.S

Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel

Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel

https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/neilpatel2

Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! Share this episode with your friends.

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Music by Punch Deck.

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#117 Student by day & entrepreneur by night: Meet the real life startup superhero - Kunal Chandiramani 2 x CEO, International Bestselling author, and TEDx Speaker

"I feel like Superman getting ready to fly" Today I speak to Kunal Chandiramani founder and CEO of two startups. A TEDx speaker, an international best-selling author, while still at school. He talks about his love of startups, his love of innovation, waking up at 4.45am! Growing a beard & wearing suits for meetings. And he will tell you how to come up with value propositions, validate ideas, and how to motivate yourself. And finally we have some Jeff Bezos chat.

In this conversation we also talk about:

A love of innovations and startups
School system in india
Choosing between profit or impact
How does he do all this?
What do his classmates and teachers think?
Which is best: Distant future market or near future markets
Being authentic
Age is NOT a barrier
Having the Forbes list on his bedroom wall
Sending Jeff Bezos a letter and getting a reply

and much more!

links
http://kunalchandiramani.com/

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I am looking for feedback on the show. So If you could fill out the audience survey. It talks 2mins https://forms.gle/iNkXMauT7azY81sK8

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Try Premium free for 2 months and access all my classes!

https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/neilpatel

Hosted And Produced by Neil Patel

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#119 Building the Blockchain eco-system in India - Cathy Guo CEO & Co-founder of Dunya labs

"I never expected to an entrepreneur if you asked me when I was graduating from Columbia university what would I be I would say a philosopher! " Today I speak to Cathy Guo. Cathy is the CEO & Co-Founder at Dunya Labs. Dunya Labs is a global blockchain product company and innovation lab based in India. She talks about how she got started , what they are actually building. She talks about why she moved to india. She also talks about the blockchain ecosystem in india. favorite blockchain projects, dealing with the indian rules and regulations and finally her love of dhal and rice!

in this conversation we also talk about: