The dollar will lose its status as the world’s reserve currency & the greatest wealth transfer in history is already underway - warns the founder of one of India’s fastest-growing unicorns!

In this episode, Deepak Garg, founder of Rivigo and AnywhereJobs shares why Rivigo's iconic Relay model succeeded, and what ultimately limited it.

He predicts Zomato's dominance, questions funding choices of startups and shares why India may miss the AI revolution without a radical energy shift.

From Bitcoin vs. gold and Trump’s potential Nobel Peace Prize to Tesla becoming a $30 trillion company, Deepak’s predictions are bold and grounded in years of pattern recognition.

If you're a founder, investor, or macro nerd, this is an episode you won’t forget.

0:00- Rivigo & Anywhere Jobs

02:16 – When your business outgrows the market

04:18 – Capital raising is a Double-edged sword

05:02 – Which ideas truly need funding?

07:33 – Build teams with Accuracy, not Kindness

09:39 – How to know if you've chosen the right market?

10:41 – Why Zomato is India's best Consumer tech bet

16:00 – How the Power is shifting b/w nations today?

20:18 – Will Dollar cease to be a Reserve currency?

22:36 – Is Bitcoin better than Gold?

26:59 – Who will be the Next global Superpower?

31:56 – India in the Next 20 years

34:22 – When 2 players control 80% of India’s Private sector

35:52 – Why China is far ahead of India in Nuclear Energy?

40:17 – Will Trump win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2025?

42:01 – How Tesla could become a $30 trillion company?

47:15 – Wealth transfer from Wall Street to Main Street

50:30 – Where India should focus in AI

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​​India’s talent has built the world’s tech—now it’s time to lead it.

This mission goes beyond startups. It’s about shifting the center of gravity in global tech to include the brilliance rising from India.

What is Neon Fund?

We invest in seed and early-stage founders from India and the diaspora building world-class Enterprise AI companies. We bring capital, conviction, and a community that’s done it before.

Subscribe for real founder stories, investor perspectives, economist breakdowns, and a behind-the-scenes look at how we’re doing it all at Neon.

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Venture capital is much fancied today.

Is this job which looks like cutting cheques for products and founders you like, for everyone?

As for any work, there are traits you should have and some which won’t help you on the job.

We have with us Kushal Bhagia (All In Capital), Karthik Prabhakar (Peer Capital), and Rajan (Upekkha).

Three people who interestingly all began as engineers and took different career paths to today become Fund managers of leading VC firms.

All In Capital’s $24M pre-seed fund backing early-stage founders,

Peer Capital’s $75M early-stage fund investing in tech-first Indian startups from seed to Series A,

Upekkha's $40M Capital’s accelerator-style fund supporting B2B SaaS startups.

Tune in!

01:53 – Why builders shouldn’t become VCs?

03:12 – Why best VCs sell well & stay curious

05:12 – How the VC job is like Flying a plane

07:48 – How parental instincts enable VCs?

10:42 – Is fundraising harder than ever?

14:12 – What makes people write VC cheques?

18:03 – Where do India’s rich family offices invest?

20:30 – Why India still doesn’t have its own YC?

22:55 – The OG YC when startups weren’t cool

28:00 – Can YC’s numbers ever be replicated?

33:03 – David v/s Goliath of Small vs large funds

39:02 – Zepto’s first $50k cheque

40:22 – Sectors VCs won’t touch

41:35 – Story-driven v/s numbers-driven Fundraising

44:36 – How we missed Swiggy, Postman & Zepto?

46:18 – The best VCs

48:24 – What needs to change in Indian VC?

49:47 – Founders we’d invest In (But not work for)

51:25 – Unlearnings as an Investor

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​​India’s talent has built the world’s tech—now it’s time to lead it.

This mission goes beyond startups. It’s about shifting the center of gravity in global tech to include the brilliance rising from India.

What is Neon Fund?

We invest in seed and early-stage founders from India and the diaspora building world-class Enterprise AI companies. We bring capital, conviction, and a community that’s done it before.

Subscribe for real founder stories, investor perspectives, economist breakdowns, and a behind-the-scenes look at how we’re doing it all at Neon.

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Check us out on:

Website: https://neon.fund/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theneonshoww/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beneon/

Twitter: https://x.com/TheNeonShoww

Connect with Siddhartha on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharthaahluwalia/

Twitter: https://x.com/siddharthaa7

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This video is for informational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the individuals quoted and do not constitute professional advice.

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“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

In this episode of The Neon Show, Vishwa (Co-founder of ZenDuty) is joined by Rahul Sasi (Co-founder of CloudSEK) and Ananda Krishna (Co-founder of Astra Security).

They share how AI feels magical now. And how as founders they are trying to sprinkle this magic everywhere from how building products to building teams and everything that matters.

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00:00 Highlights

00:41 Meet the New Hosts

01:08 Founders' Biggest Time Killer

05:10 Biggest Mistakes and Lessons

11:19 The Role of AI in the Future of Work

17:40 Senior Engineers and Code Reviews

19:13 Design Systems and AI Tools

19:43 Challenges in Product Management

20:35 Prompt Engineering

21:22 AI in Marketing and Content Creation

22:50 AI in Product Workflows

24:14 Adoption of AI Tools in Teams

26:59 AI in Support Systems

32:18 Future of AI in Enterprise

37:47 Conclusion

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Website: https://neon.fund/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theneonshoww/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beneon/

Twitter: https://x.com/TheNeonShoww

Connect with Siddhartha on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharthaahluwalia/

Twitter: https://x.com/siddharthaa7

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This video is for informational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the individuals quoted and do not constitute professional advice.

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