Tim DraperFounder and Managing Partne, Draper Associate · I back the ideas that look crazy first

We were thrilled to sit with Sabeer Bhatia, founder of Hotmail, on the set of the Season 8 Finale! 🤯

17 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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Sabeer Bhatia, founder of Hotmail, joins the Season 8 finale as a judge. He says the show has expanded significantly since his last appearance, and that his impression always comes down to the quality of ideas presented.

So we do have here the founder of Hotmail. If you have a moment to talk to our audience. Sure, why not? Yeah, do you mind if I sit right here with you guys?
Yeah. I'll sit right here.
All right, so we're gonna talk to the audience directly here. We're live streaming. Oh wow, okay. So today is the India finale. I know you've been here a lot with us. You've judged a lot. How are you feeling about this particular episode?
Well, I don't know. It all depends on the quality of the ideas. But the first initial impression is that your show has expanded quite a bit since the last time I got here.
First time we've jumped on you for a livestream as well. Yeah, first time.
But super excited. I'm looking forward to the— you know, everything is up here, the quality of the ideas. But obviously your production team has expanded quite a bit. So I'm looking forward to exciting pitches.