Rise of social impact startups in IIM-CIP & the North-East: in-conversation with chairman Ajay Jain

In this episode we talk with Chairman of the IIMCIP, Ajay Jain, who has been through forty years of entrepreneurship and is now paying it forward as a professor and startup mentor. He talks about how the North-East part of India is going to attract several startups in the years to come and why IIMCIP is playing a vital role in its growth. ‪@iimcalcutta‬ 00:00 - Introduction to the podcast 01:21 - Learning from the Corporate world 05:20 - Career in Kuwait and the stepping stone to business. 08:44 - Why Institutions will create social impact going forward. 14:33 - The balance to create innovation that makes impact. 18:11 - Academia/Corporate partnership - will it become mainstream. 23:12 - Carrying empathy to build a business. 29:00 - Supporting the North-East Corridor to become a startup centre. 33:03 - Why North East supports some great opportunities. 35:55 - The North East will change going forward. 41:03 - Role of government, going beyond grants. 49:00 - What does it take for innovation to work in the future 54:42 - Building future leaders.