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Past Events

Startup Grind Hosts Makesh (Crayond)

Startup Grind Hosts Makesh (Crayond)

 Startup Grind Hosts Swaathi of Skcript

Startup Grind Hosts Swaathi of Skcript

 Fireside chat with Suresh Radhakrishnan (Chai King)

Fireside chat with Suresh Radhakrishnan (Chai King)

 Startup Grind & Tech Story Present Bootstrap Like A Boss!

Startup Grind & Tech Story Present Bootstrap Like A Boss!

 Startup Grind Hosts Raja Varatharaju (Syona Cosmetics)

Startup Grind Hosts Raja Varatharaju (Syona Cosmetics)

 Startup Finance 101 (A Serial Entrepreneur & The Chennai Angels)

Startup Finance 101 (A Serial Entrepreneur & The Chennai Angels)

 Hemu Ramaiah (Co-Founder Landmark, Angel Investor)

Hemu Ramaiah (Co-Founder Landmark, Angel Investor)

 Ramaraj (Co-Founder - Sify, Angel Investor)

Ramaraj (Co-Founder - Sify, Angel Investor)

 End of Summer Party (Startup Grind Chennai)

End of Summer Party (Startup Grind Chennai)

 Santosh Panda (Explara)

Santosh Panda (Explara)

 Kumar Vembu (Go Frugal, Zoho)

Kumar Vembu (Go Frugal, Zoho)

 GV Ravishankar (Sequoia Capital)

GV Ravishankar (Sequoia Capital)

 Kripa Dhevi Dharmaraj (MC’s Lunchbox)

Kripa Dhevi Dharmaraj (MC’s Lunchbox)

 Sriram Manoharan (Contus)

Sriram Manoharan (Contus)

 C.R. Chandrasekar (FundsIndia)

C.R. Chandrasekar (FundsIndia)

 C.R. Chandrasekar (FundsIndia)

C.R. Chandrasekar (FundsIndia)

 Sarath Naru (Ventureast)

Sarath Naru (Ventureast)

 Padma Chandrasekaran (Angel Investor)

Padma Chandrasekaran (Angel Investor)

 Ganesh Vasudevan (India Property Online Pvt Ltd)

Ganesh Vasudevan (India Property Online Pvt Ltd)

 Arunprasad Durairaj (Flinto)

Arunprasad Durairaj (Flinto)

 Murugavel Janakiraman (Matrimony.com)

Murugavel Janakiraman (Matrimony.com)

 Raghunandan (Taxiforsure.com)

Raghunandan (Taxiforsure.com)

 Sandilya Venkatesh (Eventjini)

Sandilya Venkatesh (Eventjini)

 Chitra Ravi (EZ Vidya)

Chitra Ravi (EZ Vidya)

 Arun Athiappan (Ticketgoose.com)

Arun Athiappan (Ticketgoose.com)

 Arun Kumar (Casa Grande)

Arun Kumar (Casa Grande)

 Suresh Kalpathi (Angel Investor & Founder-AGS, SSI)

Suresh Kalpathi (Angel Investor & Founder-AGS, SSI)

 R. Narayanan (Angel Investor & Mentor)

R. Narayanan (Angel Investor & Mentor)

 Bhoovarahan Thirumalai (Aspiration Energy)

Bhoovarahan Thirumalai (Aspiration Energy)

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Sriram Sekhar

Chennai Director

He found his entrepreneurial calling early in life, and after working with top global and Indian consulting companies & finance houses for several years, he left the beaten path to start his own venture  - Smart Advisors, an advisory firm focused on helping startups scale and raise capital. He is a CFA charter holder with nearly a decade of experience in the financial markets. He brings to the table a global perspective on finance and the equity markets, along with his knowledge of diverse industries.

From the Blog

Being an entrepreneur

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Sriram Sekhar 2014-03-24T11:53:24+00:00
We had the privilege of chatting with Arun Kumar, the founder of Casa Grande (one of Chennai's largest builders). Despite being a builder, he is actually a techie and a serial entrepreneur! His passion is for tech, and he has turned angel investor for several tech startups.
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Getting out of trouble

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Sriram Sekhar 2014-03-24T11:35:32+00:00
We had the pleasure of chatting with R. Narayanan (a.k.a. Naru) on 25th Oct. He is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, and started one of India's first bubble gum companies among other ventures. It was a fantastic chat, with Naru have "answers to everything" in his own words.
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Grow Fast & Grow Big

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Sriram Sekhar 2014-03-24T10:44:44+00:00
We had the pleasure of chatting with Suresh Kalpathi, a serial entrepreneur turned venture capitalist on the 16th of December. He was the perfect mix of funny, informative, and humbleness (despite his background)!
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