Welcome to another powerful episode of the Founders Mindset Podcast. In this episode we have with us Ajay Rotti, who has just started this amazing venture Tax Compaas, with a vision to help startups handle their Tax issues.Ajay is an industry veteran, with more than 2 decades of experience in this space. He has been a Partner at KPMG and the founding Partner at Dhruva Advisors.In this episode we will try to understand from him what are some of the critical tax mistakes startups usually make, and how can they be avoided.*********Ajay on Linkedin https://bit.ly/foundesrmindset_ajayBook Recommendation:Ride of a Lifetime https://amzn.to/3N912HDGears/Softwares used for the podcast:01 Software for Recording Riverside App https://bit.ly/riverside-vivek02 Gears for Podcast Podcast Mic - ShureMV7 https://amzn.to/405gHgr03 Gears for Podcast Podcast Camera - Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3Zjq5vP04 Gears for Podcast Webcam Option https://amzn.to/3LH1ehZ05 Gears for Podcast Video Light https://amzn.to/404lM8u06 Gears for Podcast Softbox for Light https://amzn.to/3n92zUM07 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Light https://amzn.to/3FEl4XI08 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Camera https://amzn.to/3LzeiWS09 Gears for Podcast Table Arm for Mic https://amzn.to/3FEk8Cl10 Software for Music Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/xuhaf2Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://buildthatmindset.substack.com/******Chapters01. Sneak Peek 02. Introduction 03. Life in Bangalore 04. How Harshad Mehta made me a CA 05. Engineering or CA, which path is better? 06. 2 Most important meta skills I learned in 2 decades 07. Key Learnings as an entrepreneur 08. How to overcome financial risk when starting up? 09. Tax evasion is a thing of the past 10. How to build your initial team? 11. How to win initial clients, build revenue, using Personal Brand? 12. Important steps to consider before starting up, from tax perspective 13. When to hire a CA for your startup? 14. Tax considerations for startups to keep in mind 15. Most common mistakes startups make in India 16. 3 Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs 17. 3 Tips on Taxation 18. Book Recommendations