UVC: Chandan Deep from B Capital Group on key areas of focus for B Capital's operating team, on how she measure success in her role & strategies startups can employ to thrive during tough times
In this episode of the Understanding VC, we delve into the career journey of Chandan Deep, the Vice President of Strategy and Operations on B Capital Group's Platform team for India and South East Asia. Chandan has a strong passion for building and operationalizing businesses within the tech space. She works closely with founders of B Capital's portfolio companies to help them scale.
Chandan's career has been diverse, starting from launching and growing Twitter's commercial operations in emerging markets for Asia Pacific after the company's IPO. Prior to that, she gained valuable experience in management consulting with Accenture and the Boston Consulting Group. Additionally, she is a vocal advocate for women in tech, actively mentoring young professionals and playing a leading role in initiatives such as Twitter's women chapter in Asia and co-founding Connected Women, a leadership forum uniting women across major tech companies.
Throughout the episode, Chandan shares key insights and learnings from her experiences. She discusses the motivations behind her career pivots, from consulting to Twitter and eventually joining B Capital. Moreover, she sheds light on the crucial areas of focus for B Capital's operating team and how they bring value to the portfolio companies they support. The discussion also touches upon proactive crisis identification and the support provided to portfolio companies by B Capital.
Chandan provides valuable insights into how she measures success in her role and emphasizes the importance of minimizing poor decisions for startups, particularly in challenging environments. She shares strategies that startups can employ to not only survive but thrive during tough times. Additionally, Chandan provides guidance on how startups should approach fundraising during such periods, offering practical advice to navigate through uncertainties.
In this episode you will learn:
- What were the motivations behind Chandan's career pivots from consulting to working at Twitter and then joining B Capital?
- What are the key areas of focus for B Capital's operating team, and how do they provide value to portfolio companies?
- How does B Capital proactively identify potential crises and provide support to their portfolio companies?
- How does Chandan measure success in her role?
- How can startups minimize poor decisions, especially in a challenging environment?
- What are some strategies startups can employ to thrive during tough times?
- How should startups approach fundraising during such a period?
About
Chandan Deep is the Vice President of Strategy and Operations on B Capital Group’s Platform team covering India and South East Asia. Chandan has a passion to build and operationalise businesses within the tech space and partners closely with founders of BCap’s portfolio companies to help them scale.
Prior to B Capital, Chandan launched and grew Twitter’s commercial operations in emerging markets for Asia Pacific as the company commenced it’s monetisation journey post IPO. She also spent several years in management consulting with Accenture and the Boston Consulting Group. A keen champion of women in tech, she seeks to actively mentors young professionals and has previously led Twitter’s women chapter in Asia and co-founded Connected Women, a leadership forum to bring together women across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Airbnb & Google.
Chandan earned a B.A. in Economics from the Shri Ram College of Commerce and an M.B.A. from Faculty of Management Studies in Delhi. Raised in India, she now lives in Singapore with her husband and her two sons. She enjoys good food, design, décor and fitness.
Chandan Deep
Vice-President, Strategy & Operations at B Capital Group
Chandan Deep is the Vice President of Strategy and Operations on B Capital Group’s Platform team covering India and South East Asia. Chandan has a passion to build and operationalise businesses within the tech space and partners closely with founders of BCap’s portfolio companies to help them scale.
Prior to B Capital, Chandan launched and grew Twitter’s commercial operations in emerging markets for Asia Pacific as the company commenced it’s monetisation journey post IPO. She also spent several years in management consulting with Accenture and the Boston Consulting Group. A keen champion of women in tech, she seeks to actively mentors young professionals and has previously led Twitter’s women chapter in Asia and co-founded Connected Women, a leadership forum to bring together women across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Airbnb & Google.
Chandan earned a B.A. in Economics from the Shri Ram College of Commerce and an M.B.A. from Faculty of Management Studies in Delhi. Raised in India, she now lives in Singapore with her husband and her two sons. She enjoys good food, design, décor and fitness.
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