EP#58 Smita Deorah – Democratizing quality education in India, the growth playbook at LEAD & selecting the right investors for your startup

The VCpreneur: Startups | Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Fundraising by Digjay Patel

Jun 19, 202201:02:55Business

In this episode, Smita Deorah (Co-Founder & Co-CEO, LEAD), joins our host Digjay , to talk about her path leading up to LEAD, the genesis phase and what led Smita to make LEAD her life’s work, how LEAD plans to radically...

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