A history of innovation in the deep science ecosystem in India, a case for startups

About this episode

The episode discusses the history of innovation in India's deep science ecosystem and its implications for startups.

In this episode of theUpStreamlife covering the @ankur_capital Deep Science Forum we bring to you Professor B Gurumoorthy and Professor C V Natraj, from the IISc, who talk about the history of Indian innovation in tech and the startup world. 00:00 - Introduction to the discussion. 01:48 - Building while being capital strapped in 1947. 03:10 - Why there was a supply and demand gap in India. 04:24 - Innovations at a lage corporate. 08:01 - Long term benefits of investing in innovation. 1...

People in this episode

Host: Vishal Krishna

Guests: Professor B Gurumoorthy, Professor C V Natraj

Topics covered

• innovation
• deep science
• startups
• Indian tech history
• capital investment
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• innovation
• deep science
• startups
• Indian technology
• capital investment
• entrepreneurship
• IISc

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IISc, ankur_capital

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