"Corporate" events, and I have been to many; are all about Suits, Networking, Panels, Grabbing contacts; whilst the Company showing off why they are the greatest!
None of that in the Zero1 by Zerodha Fest by Zerodha and Zerodha Varsity.
There wasn't anything about Zerodha flexing its muscles as the largest Trading App in India. It was all about actually enabling everyone interested in finance to be able to flex their muscles; and providing an ecosystem and platform for it.
At times, it seemed like a college fest; complete with music, standup, games, performances.
And just by the way, talks by the most brilliant minds in Finance like dear friend Deepak Shenoy.
But it was the AMA at the end by Nikhil Kamath and Nithin Kamath along with Kunal Shah; which was in true sense; an absolute unplugged AMA. Deeply personal with no gyaan or humble brag. Haven't seen any of the WTF podcasts; but can see why Nikhil makes people open up very differently.
Lo Foods had presence at the Zero 1 Fest. Obviously, what would a Rainmatter event be without a Health Section courtesy Dilip Kumar.
Than you Somnath Mukherjee and fantastic event Sagar Gudekote.
And yes, some very delightful folks to meet and know - Suniel Shetty, Revant Himatsingka (Food Pharmer), Rashmi Daga, Swetha Subbiah, Jayanti Bhattacharya, Pranay Kapoor, Suhasini Sampath and more. (phew, lot of name dropping!)
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