TSS w/ Neeraj Berry: Cold emailing Mark Cuban, founding and failing a 1200+ person company, becoming a VC, and foodtech predictions
Description
Neeraj Berry (@neerajberry), founder & general partner of Tet Ventures, joins Arman Anaturk (@armananaturk) to discuss his journey from scrappy entrepreneurial kid in silicon valley, to founder of Sprig ($60M raised) to joining the world of VC. He also shares more on how to leverage cold emails to get what you want, the ingredients behind successful founders and a peak into his portfolio and what's next in foodtech.
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Discussion: โ
๐ฎ๐ณ Growing up as an immigrant kid in Silicon Valley.
๐ธ His first ever side hustle - and how they made $50k.
๐ง Cold emailing Mark Cuban for an $100k investment.
๐ Founding Sprig and delivering meals in his mom's minivan.
๐ Hyper growth: From 3 to 1200 people in two years.
๐ Why Sprig failed and what happened when they shut.
๐ซ Why he moved from Silicon Valley (USA) to Berlin (Germany)
๐ฑ Why he switched to venture capital
๐ธ How VC make money
By FoodHack
In a fast changing industry, it's good to know how to get ahead. The Secret Sauce is a business podcast where host, Arman Anaturk, co-founder of FoodHack, speaks with disruptive entrepreneurs and innovators from across the foodtech industry to learn more about the businesses theyโve built and what's next in foodtech.
Hosted by: Arman Anatรผrk
Edited by: Annabelle Buckland
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