Internet IPOs: What should retail investors do?

Ganesh is a serial entrepreneur with four successful greenfield ventures and exits. He currently runs GrowthStory.in, a leading venture builder platform that promotes and incubates new ventures. Over the years, GrowthStory has promoted leading companies like Bigbasket, Portea Medical and FreshMenu. Ganesh's last venture, TutorVista, was acquired by US and UK listed education leader Pearson for $213 million. Ganesh has also been the founder of Marketics, CustomerAsset and IT&T. During the first wave of the Covid pandemic in 2020, Ganesh co-founded a social initiative to feed migrant workers and served 45 lakh meals across five cities under the FeedMyBangalore and FeedMycity banner.

Nilesh Shah is Group President and Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited. An expert in mutual funds, Nilesh was previously the MD and Chief Executive of Axis Capital. Over the past three decades, he has served in senior roles at ICICI Prudential and Franklin Templeton. Nilesh is Chairman of Association of Mutual Fund in India (AMFI), Member of Mutual Fund Advisory Committee (MFAC) and a part time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. He was featured among Top 50 People of India by India Today magazine in 2020.

Shankar is the founder of First Global, one of the most reputed asset management companies in India. An alumnus of the Asian Institute of Management at Manila, Sharma initially worked with Citibank before founding First Global in 1990. First Global's research depth and ability to discern trends ahead of the street, have helped it gain tremendous following among institutional investors worldwide. Over the past 3 decades Shankar has earned the moniker 'The Alchemist of Dalal Street', coined by Forbes magazine, for his astute market forecasts. He has been widely quoted on CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and has featured on several TV shows.

Lalit is the CEO of Groww, an online investment platform that allows investors to invest in mutual funds and stocks. Lalit looks after all the aspects of the business, predominantly the product and customer experience at Groww. Earlier, he had served in a senior product management role at Flipkart, where he launched and led Flipkart Quick and helped launch Flipkart Marketplace. An alumnus of IIT Bombay, Lalit has also been the founder of an online learning company called Eduflix, and an early team member at Ittiam Systems.