Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is the Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw - Self made entrepreneurship | Finding purpose
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Kiran Mazumdar Shaw - Self made entrepreneurship | Finding purpose

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a first-generation entrepreneur and global business leader with over 4 decades of experience in biotechnology.

Challenges of acquiring funding to scale up a home-grown technology, and how ICICI venture funding initiative drove Biocon towards success and partnering with the global giant- Unilever.

The importance of scaling up your business and the key challenges that one comes across in the process.

Coming from a non-business background, becoming an entrepreneur can seem to be a daunting experience. Gain an understanding of how to overcome the implicit biases as a woman entrepreneur.

Gain an understanding about carving a niche and pursuing a path of differentiation, innovation and disruption. How believing in your mission can drive a business’s success.

The importance of scaling up your business and the key challenges that one comes across in the process.

Get a sight of Biocon's journey of value creation by acquiring the right investments which upped the company's credibility altogether

Acquire the skills of steering away from the commandeering style of leadership to instill a sense of problem solving in your team. The Grandmaster recalls her own set of failures and the valuable lessons learnt from them.

Illustrating upon the myths women entrepreneurs encounter in their entrepreneurial journey and how they have managed to bust them, this episode also addresses the issue of lack of women in STEM.

A parting shot from the grandmaster to all the ambitious business professionals out there

Dive deep into the fundamentals of setting up and steering strategic directions across your own business. Understand the importance of innovation and differentiation, to capture value and drive your organization to global leadership. Get valuable insights on how to establish credibility by demonstrating business success, exhibiting an empowering leadership style and instilling a culture of problem-solving and risk-taking in business. The course also throws light on gender equity in the corporate landscape and strengthening female entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurship, Fund-Raising, Leadership & People hiring, Risk & Failure, Scaling & Sustainability

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