Dileep Rao is a former VC and financier. He financed 400+ ventures and real estate projects using VC, debt, and leases – 9 entrepreneurs built billion-dollar or hundred-million-dollar companies. He also led 5 business turnarounds – 4 succeeded.
After retiring from finance, Rao
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