Avnish is an innovator, strategist, and technology evangelist with 30 years of extensive experience and track record around market making, growth hacking, corporate innovation, digital transformation, and leadership development for Top 500 Fortune clients in both mature and emerging markets. In his current role as MD of Accenture Ventures, he is responsible for leading open innovation programs, building a deal pipeline for investments and acquisitions, academia partnerships, and originating deals in selected segments and accounts.

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On the show we discuss,

(0:56) Jumping Career S-Curves: From Armed Forces to Corporate World
(4:16) Accenture Ventures: Motivation and Role in the Indian Startup Ecosystem
(5:50) Building a Zero-to-One Initiative: Not Just for Startups
(6:35) Defining Deep Tech and Highlighting Portfolio Deep Tech Startups
(9:48) The Role of Accenture Ventures in the Growth of Startups
(13:18) Forming Effective Partnerships with Large Corporations: How can Deep Tech Startups Collaborate with Corporations?
(17:54) Accelerating Startup Growth: Strategies for Deep Tech Startups
(25:25) Key Criteria for Evaluating Startups for Partnerships or Investments: 2-inch wide and 20-inch deep
(27:44) Approaches to Foster a Culture of Innovation in Startups
(31:23) The Importance of Learning from Failures in Startups
(33:05) Accenture Venture's Perspective on Generative AI
(34:49) Initiatives by Accenture in Generative AI

Links:

Avnish Sabharwal- avnishsabharwal (LinkedIn)

Accenture Ventures - Website

Pronojit Saha, DTM Podcast - pronojitsaha (LinkedIn), @pronojits (Twitter)