From Doctor to Startup Guru: Ritesh Malik on Failure, Happiness & 138 Investments | Podcast

Описание: What happens when a doctor leaves behind the “safe path” to chase joy, ideas, and impossible dreams? Meet Dr. Ritesh Malik — the doctor-turned-millionaire, founder of Innov8, angel investor in 138+ startups, and one of India’s most inspiring entrepreneurs.

In this episode of the Humans of Bombay Podcast, Ritesh takes us through his rollercoaster journey of risk, failure, reinvention, and success — with a good dose of humor and real talk.

Here’s what you’ll hear:
✨ Why he went against his family’s expectations to follow entrepreneurship.
✨ The 90 proposals that shaped his resilience (yes, you read that right!).
✨ Building Innov8, getting into Y Combinator, and scaling against all odds.
✨ His unique philosophy on joy as the ultimate metric of success.
✨ The art of failing forward: why rejection is the best startup mentor.
✨ What he looks for before investing in founders & startups.
✨ His take on mental health, grit, optimism, and finding balance between capitalism & humanity.

Ritesh’s story is not just about money or startups — it’s about rediscovering yourself, embracing failure, and finding your “why” in a chaotic world.

👉 If you’ve ever dreamed of breaking the mold, this episode will remind you why life’s greatest ROI is happiness.

#RiteshMalik #StartupIndia #Entrepreneurship #Investing #YCombinator #Motivation #HumansOfBombay #Podcast #KarishmaMehta

00:00 – Precap
01:38 – Introduction
02:45 – Choosing startups against family expectations
05:07 – Finding joy & success in entrepreneurship
09:43 – Ritesh Malik’s Innov8 journey & Y Combinator
15:15 – Discovering your Why
21:39 – Embracing failure & trial and error
26:59 – Ritesh Malik’s strategy for startup investing
29:36 – Investing journey: 138+ startups
31:33 – Founder qualities that matter
33:08 – Power of simplicity in business
38:37 – Mental health & happiness in entrepreneurship
46:40 – Grit, optimism & leadership lessons
48:22 – Balancing capitalism & humanity
51:50 – Ritesh Malik’s final advice: Momentum, Subtraction & People

Links:
Humans of Bombay
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LinkedIn:   / humans-of-bombay  

Ritesh Malik:
Instagram:   / drriteshmalik  
YouTube:    / @drriteshmalik  


Karishma Mehta
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LinkedIn:   / karishma-mehta-b22151174  


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