India, July 16 -- Palash Soni, the India-born co-founder of B2B video platform Goldcast, has opened up about the mindset that helped him build and eventually sell his company for around $300 million. In a recent street interview with content creator Viraj Ala, the IIT Kanpur and Harvard Business School alumnus reflected on entrepreneurship, layoffs, and why "focus" turned out to be his biggest advantage.

During the rapid-fire interview, Viraj Ala asked Soni about his educational background. Soni shared that he attended IIT for his undergrad and did his MBA from Harvard Business School.

The interviewer then asked what he does for a living. "I just sold my company," Soni replied. When the interviewer mentioned Goldcast's reported $300 mil...