So, you know, what kind of founder gets funded?

I think those who follow, let's say for lack of better word, the first principles, right? Understand why do you need the money Right? Uh, it's, today it's...

Actually, early stage, there's a lot of money available, right? The government of India is pumping in so much money.

There are a lot of angel investors, things like that.

So I think you need to first appreciate why do you need the money.

Do you-- I think the simple question is: do you see the 100 crore revenue number in the next X years, right? So first, can you, can you even think of that number, right? If you cannot, then, you know, don't start knocking doors.

Uh, the second part of it is, uh, you know, match it right.

You're saying that don't do top-down TAM, uh, TAM, uh, and maybe the TAM, SAM, SOM, uh, flow also, if you can help young founders understand what all of this means, uh, through some examples.

Ajay, so what else are we going to talk about other than innovation?

Oh, we can talk about movies.

We can talk about cricket.

We can talk about FIFA World Cup, anything.

But you're being very modest.

We

Why the break to become a professor?

Firstly, it's an absolute pleasure to be here and to be with you.