It’s a common saying, but what does it mean in the high-stakes, capital-intensive world of chips?
In the latest episode of the Chai & Chips podcast, I had the honour of speaking with Raja Manickam, a true legend of India’s semiconductor industry and the founder of Tessolve and iVP Semi.
This isn’t your typical success story. Raja offers a candid and deeply insightful look into the realities of building a deep-tech company in India. We discussed why he started his latest venture at 68, his unfiltered take on the ecosystem, and his powerful leadership philosophy that “you work for your people, they don’t work for you.”
