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Anand Daniel joined Accel in 2010.

Anand has been investing in technology startups since 2006, initially with Intel Capital in Silicon Valley, and later with Flybridge Capital Partners in Boston. Prior to that, he spent several years in key engineering and management positions at Intel Corporation.
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At Accel, Anand focuses on investments in consumer technology, online marketplaces, and healthcare. He has led investments in BlackBuck, Bounce, Forus, EduPristine (acquired by DeVry), Rupeek, SenseHQ, Spinny, Swiggy, TaxiForSure (acquired by Ola), Vedantu, Vokal, and other early-stage companies.

Anand holds an MBA from MIT, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue, and a BE in Computer Science from the University of Madras.

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Learnings from the WhatsApp journey
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Dr. Mark Kahn
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We hear from Neeraj on his early career days, non-obvious career moves, learnings from the Whatsapp journey.
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Untold Seed Stories: First 500 Days of Swiggy
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Dr. Mark Kahn
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At every stage of Swiggy’s growth, there were hires solid enough to teach the founders how-to around a certain aspect.
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Untold Seed Stories: First 500 Days of Freshworks
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Dr. Mark Kahn
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When customer trainers talk about products, it is largely around features but all that goes in a customer’s mind is his/her own problems. It is an important gap to bridge.
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Anecdotes from an Entrepreneurial Journey
Guests:
Dr. Mark Kahn
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In the podcast, Kunal starts off with talking about his early days, and how he started working at the early age of 15 to help his family tide over a financial crisis.
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Building OYO — A decacorn in the hotel industry
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Dr. Mark Kahn
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Ritesh talks about the early days of OYO, how he always had grand plans for OYO and was able to execute them with his able colleagues to scale his company to today’s levels.
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On the Biocon journey and why entrepreneurs need to be risk-takers
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Dr. Mark Kahn
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Kiran talks about starting up and her strategic shift to the biopharma industry, and gives young entrepreneurs advice on innovation, problem-solving, and mentorship.
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Anecdotes from an Entrepreneurial Journey
Guests:
Dr. Mark Kahn
Highlights
In the podcast, Kunal starts off with talking about his early days, and how he started working at the early age of 15 to help his family tide over a financial crisis.
Play this episode
Building OYO — A decacorn in the hotel industry
Guests:
Dr. Mark Kahn
Highlights
Ritesh talks about the early days of OYO, how he always had grand plans for OYO and was able to execute them with his able colleagues to scale his company to today’s levels.
Play this episode
On the Biocon journey and why entrepreneurs need to be risk-takers
Guests:
Dr. Mark Kahn
Highlights
Kiran talks about starting up and her strategic shift to the biopharma industry, and gives young entrepreneurs advice on innovation, problem-solving, and mentorship.
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Learnings from the WhatsApp journey
Guests:
Dr. Mark Kahn
Highlights
We hear from Neeraj on his early career days, non-obvious career moves, learnings from the Whatsapp journey.
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Untold Seed Stories: First 500 Days of Swiggy
Guests:
Dr. Mark Kahn
Highlights
At every stage of Swiggy’s growth, there were hires solid enough to teach the founders how-to around a certain aspect.
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Untold Seed Stories: First 500 Days of Freshworks
Guests:
Dr. Mark Kahn
Highlights
When customer trainers talk about products, it is largely around features but all that goes in a customer’s mind is his/her own problems. It is an important gap to bridge.
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Great listening to Accel Insights podcast on SaaS. Quite liked perspectives and experiences shared by Anand Jain from CleverTap around co-creating with your initial customers.

Umesh Bhutoria
Founder, XemplaHq
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Great listening to Accel Insights podcast on SaaS. Quite liked perspectives and experiences shared by Anand Jain from CleverTap around co-creating with your initial customers.

Umesh Bhutoria
Founder, XemplaHq

Thanks Anand Daniel & Farid Ahsan for the awesome Accel podcast which shares the story behind ShareChat. Very well articulated.

Tejas Baldev
Growth and business

Saying this because I've sent Deepak Kalra's Accel Podcast to 10 different founders & all of them really liked the part where he talked about this phase in MMT journey. Every podcast talks about $, DAU/MAU, Growth etc. No one talks about this - which is equally important.

Abhay Jani
Founding Member, FrontRow

I have heard almost every episode of the Accel India Insights podcast and I firmly believe that it is one of the most helpful podcasts for the founders' & everyone else who is part of the ecosystem. Thank you AnandDaniel for doing this, looking forward to the office hours!

Udit Chugh
Product Manager, Zeta Suite

As a first time founder, this is a gold mine of knowledge for running your first startup.

Amjad Puliyali
Co-Founder & CEO, GetBaqala

Great catching up with Anand Daniel, partner at Accel India. We did a podcast about starting Jabong, Xiaomi India and building India's most loved technology brand! Shared my thoughts on building a great culture & team.

Manu Kumar Jain
Managing Director, Xiaomi India

Dear founders, if you want the best investment for your startup listen to insights podcast by Accel India. 57 episodes = 57 startup lessons. Thanku Anand Daniel sir for giving this best initiative for first time founders like us.

Nikhil Vyaas
Founder, Chanakyaofficials

Just heard the Accel India podcast with Elad Gil followed by the one with Binny Bansal Good stuff Anand Daniel. Would love if you could do one with Kunal Shah, Kunal Bahl next 🙌

Suhas Motwani
Business Analyst, PepsiCo

Interesting thoughts from Kunal Shah during recent Accel India podcast.

P Bharat
Community, Masai School

Good INSIGHTS Podcast with Kunal Shah & Anand Daniel, specifically like the way Kunal articulates ideas grounded in human behaviour (Trust society, Delta theory etc.). Rarely do we hear many startup founders here talk like this!

Sunitha Viswanathan
Investor, UnitusVentures
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