107: What it takes to build $3.3 Billion Healthcare company in India | Viren Shetty, Narayana Health

Viren Shetty is the Executive Vice Chairman of Narayana Health. Narayana Health is one of India's largest and most prominent healthcare organizations. It is currently valued at $3.3 billion. 00:00 - Top moments 01:09 - Intro 02:04 - Influential factors during Viren's upbringing 02:59 - Significant impactful experience during Viren's upbringing 04:34 - Impact of experiences and skills learned in the US on Viren 07:07 - Initial experiences upon returning to India 08:57 - Decision to join Narayana Health and subsequent journey 10:56 - Overview and evolution of Narayana Health 13:22 - Current scale of Narayana Health 14:52 - Innovations and differentiation in the healthcare sector 17:37 - Major challenges in running a large-scale company 19:51 - Insights now that would have been valuable later 22:02 - Overcoming a tough challenge that boosted Viren's confidence 25:55 - Personal guiding principles for stability 27:53 - Vision for Narayana Health in the next decade 30:17 - Future opportunities and challenges in healthcare 32:38 - Advice for those considering moving back to India 35:05 - India's professional opportunities 37:08 - Viren's typical day 38:09 - Viren's aspirations if resources were unlimited 41:58 - Viren's essential life hack 43:14 - Viren's current reading materials 44:10 - Viren's friends know him for? 🔗 CONNECT WITH Viren Shetty 👥 Linkedin -   / virenps   🐦 Twitter - 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter -   / shivassangwan   🐦 Twitter -   / 1947rise   👥 Linkedin -   / shiva-sin.  . 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Our purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳! 1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drain and 1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem. 🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3KI3bZi Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3AEO5z5