Diptha Saha is the co-founder and COO of AgroShift, an agriculture startup, and a co-founder of Khamar-e. At the time of this episode (December 2022), AgroShift had recently announced a US$1.8mn fundraise, about 20 crore. The video title describes him as a BUET engineer.
In this episode Ahmed Fahad follows Diptha's path through Notre Dame College and BUET, including how he got involved in student politics and how he got out of it. They talk about exploring career paths, building a business, bringing a team together, a long struggling period, changing direction and seeing the first profit. They also cover the business lessons from that time, the inner workings and logistics of the business, and his move into a new venture. Fahad describes the episode as full of stories about BUET, startups, failures and heartbreak.
What the conversation covers
- Diptha's background and the road to BUET
- Getting into books
- His time at Notre Dame College
- Life at BUET and getting involved in student politics
- Getting out of student politics
- Exploring career paths
- Building the business and uniting the team
- The struggling period, switching paths and the first profit
- Business lessons, inner workings and logistics
- Starting a new venture
The conversation is in Bangla.