Podcast Episodes

Part 2: Manav Garg sold his business and started TogetherFund with Girish Mathrubootham. Naturally, the $150M fund has a founder-operator bias. What does that mean?

Season 2 Episode 29

In the first part of my conversation with Manav Garg, I introduced him as the founder of Eka Software. This week, I would like to reintroduce Manav as a venture capitalist and the co-founder of Toget…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Part 2: Alok Mittal—teacher, angel investor, former VC—asserts Indifi is not a disruptive business. He also emphasises organisations should not fall into the trap of founder-worshipping

Season 2 Episode 28

"This notion of a startup should be centered around the founder is a mindset. It makes for great stories. It makes for great heroes. And that's the reason why that sustains But, you know, there are g…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Part 1: Manav Garg started and ran Eka Software for 20 years before selling it. His #1 advise to founders? Budget 6 months to "manufacture" your co-founders

Season 2 Episode 27

“As I said, I am from a middle-class family. I was earning $10,000/month, which is a large sum in those days. And sitting in Singapore, Bangkok, travelling around the world. So my the larger question…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Postcard Hotels' Kapil Chopra wants to build an iconic luxury hotel group in a hurry and from scratch, but without risking it all

Season 2 Episode 16

Kapil Chopra, the founder and CEO of Postcard Hotels told me the following statistics.

Of the 10 million foreign tourists who visit India each year, roughly 10% - one million - are classified as luxur…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Part 2: Jaydeep Barman explains how internet restaurant Rebel Foods and luxury good giant LVMH have more in common than one can imagine

Season 2 Episode 25

Jaydeep Barman has settled into his role of being a CEO for quite some time now. He admits he was not always the nicest of people when they restarted or ‘actually started’ Faasos, which later became …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Part 1: Alok Mittal of Indifi on why org culture should not be defined but discovered

Season 2 Episode 24

Alok Mittal has been on both ends of the startup ecosystem. He’s been a founder and a VC. These days he’s back in the founder’s seat but still enabling businesses but through his lending platform Ind…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Part 1: Jaydeep Barman of Rebel Foods on why his business is 'misunderstood'—and why that's a good thing

Season 2 Episode 23

Rebel Foods was incorporated in 2015. Before that it was Faasos and Faasos has been around since 2004. But co-founder and CEO Jaydeep Barman says back in 2004 when he and his co-founder Kallol Banerj…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Part 2: Chetan Maini of SUN Mobility on finding his 'true north', again

Season 2 Episode 22

When Chetan Maini – co-founder and chairman of SUN Mobility – stepped down as Mahindra Reva CEO in 2015, he wasn’t thinking what was the next venture to start. In fact even though he stepped down he …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

From succeeding in overcrowded markets to creating customer delight, five founders share their secrets

Season 2

What does your company do?

There are many ways to answer this question.

Most founders have a really good answer, some have a meandering one.

Well, let’s just say it’s always a compelling answer.

This wee…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Part 2: Harsh Mariwala of Marico on experimenting with learning, fitness and leadership at 72

Season 2 Episode 21

Our guest for this episode has a very specific weekly routine. 

Pilates - once a week.

Strength training - once a week.

Aqua therapy - once a week

Functional training, swimming, breathing exercises, medi…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago