#43 Somil Goyal: Disruptive Innovation

Career Skills in High Demand, Disruptive Innovation & Digital Assets

Somil Goyal works with investors in innovative UK companies to help maximize capital efficiency across their portfolio. Somil has deep experience in finance and consulting with skills honed at Deutsche Bank and the Big Four. He runs an alumni angel network in the UK focused on digital industries and climate change. He has also managed and worked at start-up companies, especially in fintech. At GovGrant, Somil works with the venture capital and private equity community to drive value from R&D and innovation activity in their portfolios.

Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:43) Somil Goyal's background
(05:55) Core skills to develop
(07:37) Interviewing tips & preparation
(12:25) Values, purpose & alignment
(20:40) New business & evolving trends
(26:39) Disruptive innovation & technology
(35:38) Capital raising and start-up incubators
(37:00) Digital assets & cryptocurrency
(45:41) Outro

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