Sailesh is the Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc. A global VC fund notable for data-driven investment approach. Prior to rocketship.vc, Sailesh was CTO and co-founder of LocBox which got acquired by Square before that Sailesh helped build Kosmix which they sold to Walmart. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:36 - Intro 03:15 - Factors that shaped Sailesh's personal development during childhood. 11:53 - Key instance that led Sailesh to pursuing a career in AI. 13:52 - Sailesh's experience of founding and running two companies. 25:42 - Evolution of the Indian tech ecosystem and reasons for Rocketship's early-stage investments. 32:23 - Examples of companies, discovery process, and Rocketship’s investing approach. 43:00 - Unique advantages of the Indian technology ecosystem over others globally. 46:48 - Sailesh's advice for the Indian diaspora on contributing to the Indian digital ecosystem. 50:08 - Sailesh's recognition among friends 53:19 - Sailesh's dessert preference.