AI, Gold & Investing in startups - Devansh Alijar — The Indian Startup Show

What happens when gold, AI and startups collide? Today on The Indian Startup Show, I’m joined by Devansh Alijar for a wide-ranging conversation about AI, investing and building modern businesses. Devansh has helped transform a traditional family jewellery business, and we talk about how he’s using AI to make the business more efficient — from operations and hiring to training and decision-making. We also explore how he thinks about investing in startups, gold, and other assets, including what he looks for in founders and the red flags that can quickly put him off an investment.

We discuss why founders should be genuine users of their own products, why distribution matters so much, and how building trust can become one of a company’s biggest advantages. And, away from business, Devansh shares the story of his incredible 4,000-kilometre cycling journey across India during covid and banana chips startup, which led to being featured on Shark Tank India.

We talk about:

How to modernise a traditional family business
Building a digital brand without relying on paid advertising
Why founder visibility can create extraordinary customer trust
Gold, silver and the way Devansh thinks about investing
How to spot promising early-stage founders
Why pedigree and name-dropping can be major red flags
Using AI for recruitment, HR and employee training
How AI can analyse operational and financial data
Using AI to improve sales teams and compliance
The importance of giving AI the right context
Why distribution may matter more than the product
Building an audience before launching
His plans to turn that journey into a book
Why Nepal belongs on every trekker’s list

and much more

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/devanshalijar/

The Indian Startup Show is hosted and produced by Neil Patel

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