Ashwin Gulati is a venture specialist, executive strategist, and trusted advisor to founders, CEOs, investors, and leadership teams navigating high-stakes inflection points. For more than 30 years, he has helped ventures take off, pivot, scale, or land — often stepping in at the moments when clarity, alignment, and decisive execution matter most.

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With deep operational and strategic experience across the U.S. and Europe, Ashwin brings a rare combination of analytical rigor, hands-on leadership, and human insight. His work focuses on diagnosing what’s really happening inside a venture, aligning teams around the truth, and guiding leaders through the decisions that define long-term outcomes.

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Ashwin’s work consistently confirms that what happens inside a founder or leadership team is one of the strongest predictors of how a venture performs. Strategy and execution matter — yet the human dynamics behind them often determine the outcome.

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This belief sits at the heart of his book Soul Venture: a true life and death journey into the startup culture, which explores the unspoken truths, hidden X-factors, and psychological forces that shape entrepreneurial success far more than pitch decks or business plans.

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Ashwin partners with founders, boards, and family offices through Match Point Ventures, bringing both strategic clarity and grounded human perspective to complex, high-pressure situations. He is also a frequent speaker and panelist, offering candid insight and hard-earned wisdom on leadership, resilience, ambition, and the deeper forces driving modern entrepreneurship.