E138 - The Largest Healthcare Platform in India w/Prashant Tandon of Tata 1mg

Indian Silicon Valley with Jivraj Singh Sachar

In this episode we host Prashant Tandon, CEO & Co-Founder of Tata 1mg, India's largest healthcare platform. We uncover how Prashant has had an early intuition for building in Healthcare in India and subsequently what it means to have a mindset to build a long-lasting institution. Tata is synonymous with Trust and the decision to partner with Tata has shaped the company in interesting ways; which is also something we uncover. Tune in for a super in-depth conversation on building in Healthcare from India! 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - What prompted Prashant to startup? 08:30 - Role of Stanford GSB + McKinsey 09:52 - Recognising the Healthcare Opportunity 16:38 - How Healthcare Stakeholders work? 25:20 - Role of Trust 31:26 - 1mg partnering with Tata 36:16 - 1mg Culture vs Tata 1mg Culture 39:00 - Offline Excellence as a Digital First Company 43:08 - Role of Talent in building 1mg 47:38 - What are A Players? 49:36 - Staying course to achieve the Mission 52:50 - How to stay Mission Oriented? 54:12 - Growth in Prashant's journey through the last 15 years 58:33 - Truths of Entrepreneurship

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