E85: Manish Taneja (Co-founder & CEO, Purplle)

The Desi VC: Indian Venture Capital | Angel Investors | Startups | VC

Manish Taneja is the co-founder and CEO of Purplle, an online beauty and wellness retailer and a recent entrant into the unicorn club. He brings a wealth of experience having spent some of his finest years in venture capital (Avendus Capital), private equity (Fidelity Growth Partners India) and investment banking (Lehman Brothers), before turning a founder.

In this episode we will cover:

1. Manish's biggest takeaways from the last two years of building Purplle (4:18)

2. What has Manish discovered about himself and his role as a leader in general? (17:08)

3. As a founder, how does Manish deal with difficult decisions? (27:02)

4. Influences and influencers who have had an impact on Manish’s life (38:23)

5. Where does Manish see Purplle in the next decade (49:20)

6. Manish's advice to his younger self? (59:58)