Podcast Episodes

Part 1: Captain Fresh's Utham Gowda on seafood as the world's last unorganised trillion-dollar industry, why undervaluation is a founder's superpower and his “reverse career path”

Season 3 Episode 11

Welcome to First Principles! This is part 1 of episode 52, the full conversation.

Rohin met Utham Gowda at Spacebot Studio in Indiranagar on a Tuesday…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

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Part 2: Kalpana Morparia on the culture of dissent, the 90-day NYSE race, and why ambition requires self-redundancy

Season 3 Episode 10

Hello, listeners, and welcome back to part 2 of the 51st episode of First Principles.

Ms. Kalpana Morparia reached out to us via email after the bro-i…

5 months, 1 week ago

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Part 1: Kalpana Morparia on the culture of dissent, the 90-day NYSE race, and why ambition requires self-redundancy

Season 3 Episode 10

Hello, listeners, and welcome back to part 1 of the 51st episode of First Principles.

Ms. Kalpana Morparia reached out to us via email after the bro-i…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Part 2: Darwinbox’s Rohit Chennamaneni on leading without a CEO, the ‘show don’t tell’ product mindset, and why resilience beats intelligence

Season 3 Episode 9

In the 2nd part of the 50th episode of First Principles, Rohit Chennamaneni, co-founder of Darwinbox, joins the show to talk about what changes after…

6 months ago

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Part 1: Darwinbox’s Rohit Chennamaneni on leading without a CEO, the ‘show don’t tell’ product mindset, and why resilience beats intelligence

Season 3 Episode 9

In part 1 of the 50th episode of First Principles, Rohit Chennamaneni, co-founder of Darwinbox, joins the show to talk about what changes after the e…

6 months, 1 week ago

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First Principles, second look: The 2025 wrap

What a year it's been.

After a long hiatus and when we thought we'd closed the curtains for good, First Principles came back in April 2025 for Season …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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Part 2: Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai on using empathy, customer experience, and resilience to both survive and thrive

Season 3 Episode 8

Hello and welcome back to First Principles. This is the part 2 of the 49th episode since we started, or the 8th episode of season 3.

In this episode, …

6 months, 4 weeks ago

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Part 1: Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai on using empathy, customer experience, and resilience to both survive and thrive

Season 3 Episode 8

Hello and welcome back to First Principles. This is the part 1 of the 49th episode since we started, or the 8th episode of season 3.

In this episode, …

7 months ago

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Part 2: Indiagold's Deepak Abbot on turning a nation's 'dead asset' into credit scores and working capital

Season 3 Episode 7

Hello, listeners, and welcome back to First Principles, Episode 48, or the 7th episode of season 3. This is part 2 of the conversation.

The host, Rohi…

8 months ago

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Part 1: Indiagold's Deepak Abbot on turning a nation's 'dead asset' into credit scores and working capital

Season 3 Episode 7

Hello, listeners, and welcome back to First Principles, Episode 48, or the 7th episode of season 3. This is part 1 of the conversation.

The host, Rohi…

8 months, 1 week ago

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