Debu Purkayastha joined Octopus in February 2014 as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence following six years at Google, where he held senior roles globally in its M&A, Investments and New Business Development teams.

As Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Debu Purkayastha will be working with the Ventures team at Octopus to identify new investment opportunities and support the entrepreneurs and management teams in the portfolio to help them develop and realise the full growth potential of their businesses.

Hot Topics sat down with Debu Purkayastha to think about how his role at Octopus has improved his knowledge of the tech space and shares his thoughts on the best way to realise the potential of a startup.