Manish Balani is a Chartered Accountant who hails from Jaipur,  Rajasthan. He has cleared his CA in the first attempt and has been  exploring the fields of technology along the way.  

He comes from a business family where his family has been doing business  for generations. Despite being a CA he is a believer in working with an  entrepreneurial mindset.  

He is a tech geek as he has worked a lot with engineers, UI/UX designers  and has experience of being a product manager. 

Presently, he heads the  GST Business at Vayana Network (GSP APIs + SahiGST GST compliance  software). They are the largest GSP in the Ecosystem and are an SAP  Certified GSP.  

He was featured by Linkedin in their #Inittogether campaign through TV  commercials, Video Ads on various digital platforms like YouTube &  Facebook as well as billboards & hoardings in major cities of India,  during IPL 2019 season. (more than 5 Million views across platforms)  Before this, his story was also featured by Linkedin on its official  pages on Linkedin, Facebook & Twitter.

He has also been a Josh Talk Speaker and his story has been heard by more than 16,000+ people on the platform.  

Check out his social media profiles:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camanishbalani/ 

Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camanishbalani/  

In this episode, we have discussed topics like:  

How to clear CA in the first attempt? 

How to become a CA? 

How to be a confident person?

How CAs can enter in the tech world? and many more

Timestamps:  

00:00 - Introduction 

00:14 - Manish's initial life, family business and his journey to becoming CA 

02:22 - Learning new business terminologies 

04:09 - How to do a job with an entrepreneurial approach? 

06:34 - The unglorified struggle to become a Chartered Accountant (CA) and how to overcome that. 

07:48 - His 3 key reasons to become a CA 

10:36 - His experience as he heads GST at Vanaya Networks. 

12:00 - The two players of GST: ASP and GSP 

14:51 - Why would a CA be interested in technology?  

18:08 - How does technology make you learn psychology and human behavior? 

21:09 - How did his great communication skills help him be a Josh Talk Speaker? 

25:32 - His experience as a Josh Talk Speaker. What happens behind the scenes? 

28:01 - How to leverage your social media to get more opportunities? 

30:41 - How his LinkedIn growth was divided in 3 parts? 

33:42 - Can entrepreneurship be taught or is it an inherited trait from your family? 

36:40 - Manish loves listening to podcasts 

39:16 - Questions from followers 

46:05 - His investment advice as a CA