There Is an Epicentre Premium, and Reverse Migration Is Starting | Anirudh Garg, BEENEXT

Proximity to the Valley still carries a premium. Anirudh Garg on what is moving the other way. Book Ian for your event → iankhan.com | booking@iankhan.com SUMMARY Anirudh Garg is a partner at BEENEXT India, investing at the earliest stages across regions. He describes the epicentre effect pulling founders toward the west coast, the reverse migration now visible, and the three traits he looks for when hiring across technology and venture. KEY FINDINGS • Investing at the earliest stage and adapting learnings across regions • An epicentre effect concentrating AI activity on the west coast • A premium attached simply to proximity • Visible reverse migration away from that centre • Curiosity as the first trait worth hiring for • Access to resources and talent as the second • Ability to pivot, readjust and realign as the third NOTABLE QUOTES "I call it the epicentre effect. Right now the world wants to do AI." — Anirudh Garg GUEST Anirudh Garg, Partner, BEENEXT India FULL TRANSCRIPT iankhan.com/futurist/anirudh-garg-beenext-epicentre-effect Recorded at the Future Investment Initiative, Riyadh, for The Futurist. ──────────────────── ABOUT IAN KHAN — AI KEYNOTE SPEAKER Most AI keynotes end with a better understanding. Mine end with a measured readiness score and a ninety-day plan. Your leadership team is assessed before the event, the room sees its own collective result live, and every attendee leaves with a ninety-day plan they helped build. Every year I interview more than 500 seni