Ep #3: How does Peak XV (prev. Sequoia) Choose Their Bets | VC Hiring | Pushpak Kedia
In the third episode of Tal's Pod, we welcome Pushpak Kedia from Peak XV to discuss the secrets of hiring in a venture capital firm, what does a VC look for before funding a company, does your hiring impact how much you raise, and a lot more.
Pushpak's LinkedIn: / pushpak-kedia
Pushpak @sequoiacapital : https://www.peakxv.com/team/pushpak-k...
Prabhav (Host): / prabhav-pandey
Video Chapters:
00:00 Coming up section
01:06 Pushpak's journey form Christ to Peak XV
03:39 The Way into Consulting and VC
07:21 What seed investors look for in a founder.
14:52 Should you raise capital for your startup?
16:48 How to master Deep tech and AI?
22:20 What does a VC exactly do?
39:05 AI just a bubble?
43:29 Do you really have work life balance?
47:08 Outro to the podcast