Masterclass #4: Credible Relationships as a New Founder with Adrija Das
🎤 About this masterclass
Join us for Masterclass 4/5 with Adrija Das on Credible Relationships as a New Founder.
Adrija works in social entrepreneurship, social innovation, and impact-linked finance, with experience across fund and programme design, impact measurement, and cross-functional collaboration. Her work focuses on helping businesses and investment intermediaries create measurable, lasting outcomes for people and the planet.
This session is part of the founder preparation series leading up to Aspiring South Asian Founders Pitch to Angels - Hustle Games on 18 June.
For early-stage founders, every conversation with a first hire, first investor, first customer, or first partner can become the start of a long relationship. In this session, Adrija will explore how patient and credible trust-building shapes better negotiations, and why founders who slow down at the start often go further in the end.
🚀 Why to attend?
Learn how to build trust with early customers, investors, partners, and team members
Understand how credibility shapes stronger founder relationships and negotiations
Prepare yourself for the 18 June Shark Tank-style pitch evening
Stay eligible for the final pitch selection by attending the masterclass series
Meet other committed early-stage South Asian founders
🎯 How this connects to Hustle Games
On 18 June, 10 selected startups will get the chance to pitch in front of angels, early-stage VCs, and the South Asian founder community.
To be considered for the final pitch stage, founders are expected to attend at least 4 out of 5 masterclasses. The goal is to identify committed founders and help everyone prepare better before the main event.
👥 Who should attend?
Early-stage South Asian founders/co-founders, especially those in the ideation, validation, or pre-pre-seed stage, who are working seriously or full-time on their startup idea.
📍 Format
Online session. Link will be shared with approved participants.
🔥 Main event
Register for the 18 June pitch event here: https://luma.com/amfg3rw6
📚 Masterclass series
Masterclass 1/5 - Nikhil Kamoji - 5 June, 15:00-16:00
Masterclass 2/5 - Ashish Jain - 8 June, 11:00-12:00
Masterclass 3/5 - Kanika Choudhary - 9 June, 17:00-19:00
Masterclass 4/5 - Adrija Das - 10 June, 17:00-18:30
Masterclass 5/5 - Dilip Maurya - 12 June, 15:00-16:00 - Register
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