If a founder has passion and innovation, he needs to be supported. I am more intuitive than a numbers person, and I recognise that not all investments are going to be positive. Some may fail, and some may have problems for other reasons. That is life.

Young entrepreneurs will make a difference in the Indian ecosystem.

It is important for young entrepreneurs to be adequately self-aware to know what they do not know.

Some entrepreneurs talk of a high burn rate, high advertising rate, and so on, with no outcome, so it doesn't impress me. But an entrepreneur who has that kind of a feeling of responsibility towards his investors is somebody who will have all my support.

A founder who is in for the short run, or has no passion for the sector he is in, doesn't give me a great deal of comfort.

If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.