EP #38: Sathish Bala - CEO of EdTech Startup Schoolio + Founder of desiFEST (largest South Asian Music Festival in North America)

Sathish Bala (@sats.b) is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in tech; he has sold over 50M+ and had three tech exits to date. He's current the CEO of edtech startup Schoolio (@schooliolearning) & founder of desiFEST (@desifestmusic), the largest South Asian music festival in North America.Sathish joins Ara on this week’s episode of The Tamil Creator to discuss getting beat for getting Cs on his report card at the age of 10, investing in cryptocurrency, parenting in the Tamil community, dealing with the fear of death after getting cancer, and much more.Follow Sathish:- Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sats.b/)- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sathishbala/) Timestamps00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Sathish Bala01:11 - Born in India and then moving to Singapore and then Scarborough, having no choice but the path of entrepreneurship04:22 - His father being the only person he has never forgiven in his life06:49 - Why immigrant men have strained relationships with their dads, and how we can change that moving forward14:06 - Studying computer science at Ryerson and his journey towards starting BlueBand Digital20:22 - How the acquisition of BlueBand Digital came to be; Sathish realized he had cancer and a benign tumour in his kidneys23:35 - Being in a mixed marriage (Sathish being Muslim and his wife being Hindu), having 28,000 people at the first year of DESIFEST and averaging 150,000 people per day in 201327:51 - Plans to broaden the festival outside of Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal30:32 - Paying $1200 / month for his daughter’s tuition and starting Schoolio Learning Inc. to provide affordable education41:39 - Is teaching kids math, science, etc. better than catering to their curiosity?45:36 - Will Sathish continue bootstrapping for Schoolio?47:34 - Sathish’s vision for himself in the next 3-5 years, both personally and professionally52:12 - The personal legacy Sathish wants to leave behind; how he wants to be remembered by friends / family54:02 - Sathish’s thought process when he discovered he had cancer56:38 - How Sathish views money (saving / investment strategy), having a VPN company that was bringing in USD$120,000 / month58:59 - Why Sathish gave up the VPN company, selling a tonne of money making bowties1:01:31 - Cryptocurrency; investing in BTC and ETH1:02:31 - Lifelong learning; books / podcast Sathish recommends1:04:43 - Advice Sathish has for fellow aspiring Tamil creators1:07:21 - Creator Confessions1:08:49 - The Wrap UpIntro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan      Support the show