Best Alok Desai Podcasts (2024)

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Ayurveda Meets Modern Manufacturing to build a Rs. 100 Cr Brand | Nat Habit | Swagatika Das | S2 E1 55:13

21d ago55:13

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We're back with Season 2 of The Indian Dream Podcast This season going to be all about talking to founders who have built manufacturing or manufacturing related businesses in India! On this episode, we have Swagatika Das, the founder of Nat Habit joining us to talk to us about how they built a Manufacturing & D2C business together! Nat Habit is a b…

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Scaling a Manufacturing Business to Rs. 550 Cr in 8 Years | Make in India | Sukrit Bharati 57:15

1y ago57:15

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Make In India. The three words that will define the future of the country. We have a trade deficit of close to $100 Bn with China. That's Rs. 83,000 Crores that leaves the country and isn't used for our own development. Virtuoso Optoelectronics is a manufacturing company that started in 2015 with the idea of making electronic products in India. Sta…

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Behind the Scenes of Movie Production | Producer of Lust Stories & Bombay Talkies | Ashi Dua | Founder of Flying Unicorn Entertainment 44:44

1y ago44:44

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Movie Production. It's something that most of us don't know much about. I host Ashi Dua, Founder of Flying Unicorn Entertainment to talk about her work in producing movies like Lust Stories, Bombay Talkies, Paava Kadhaigal and More! Episode Timeline: (01:09) - Introduction of Ashi Dua (03:39) - Why did Ashi move to Bombay? (07:12) - Ashi’s introduc…

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Rs. 200 Cr of Digital Loans to Small Businesses EVERY MONTH | Story of Indifi | Alok Mittal, Founder & CEO | Episode 166 43:44

1y ago43:44

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India has 64 Million Micro, Small & Mid Sized Businesses (MSMEs) in India. However, only 12% of them have access to formal credit. There's a massive $530 Billion Credit Gap in this market. In simpler terms, the total demand for formal loans by MSMEs in $819 Billion, out of which $530 Billion is unmet. The problem is that banks don't have the right …

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Inside the world of Influencer Marketing with Pranav | Founder of OpraahFx 55:23

1y ago55:23

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Influencer Marketing. A rapidly growing Industry. I sit down with Pranav, Founder of OpraahFx, one of the first Influencer Marketing Agencies in the country to talk about the rise and evolution of Influencer Marketing. We talk about how Influencer Marketing campaigns get executed, how much do creators get paid, his decision to focus on Gaming Creat…

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Can Indian Brands Go Global | Empowering Indian MSMEs | Akshay Ghulati, Co-Founder, Shiprocket 55:29

1y ago55:29

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About time that Indian Direct to Consumer Brands make a global impact... I talk to Akshay Ghulati - Co-Founder of Shiprocket, who is currently working with many Indian D2C Brands to help them go global! Episode Timeline: (00:00) - Introduction to ShiprocketX & Indian D2C brands going global (03:01) - Why should Indian brands go global now? (07:21) …

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AI Revolution in Farming | KissanAI for Bharat ft. Dr. Pratik Desai 57:57

1+ y ago57:57

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Artificial Intelligence will change the way our food is grown. Want to know how? In this fascinating conversation with Dr. Pratik Desai, a Computer Scientist and Artificial Intelligence Expert, we talk about his startup KissanAI and how it's helping the farmers in India get much needed information about all aspects of farming - from fertilisers to …

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AI for Bharat | How Artificial Intelligence will power India's $10 Trillion GDP Dream ft. Prayank Swaroop 1:06:40

1+ y ago1:06:40

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Artificial Intelligence will change the way how we live. In this episode, I host Prayank Swaroop, Partner at Venture Capital firm Accel, who invests in AI startups in India. We talk about how AI will have a massive impact on Agriculture, Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure Development and more and fuel India's journey towards a $10 Trillion GDP. …

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How a 7 Year Old Startup is Disrupting the $2 Bn Water Purifier Market ft. DrinkPrime 53:00

1+ y ago53:00

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Learn how DrinkPrime, an innovative water purifier company in India, is tackling the country's water crisis. With millions suffering from waterborne diseases, DrinkPrime offers IoT-enabled purifiers that adapt to varying water quality. Trusted by over 200,000 households in three cities, they are scaling profitably with support from leading investor…

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Building a Rs. 180 Cr Skin Care Brand in 3 Years | Pilgrim ft. Anurag Kedia 1:18:44

1+ y ago1:18:44

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If you're building a D2C Brand or want to build one, do NOT miss this episode! Take my word for it, this will be time well spent! In the last 5-7 Years, we've seen some great D2C Brands scale up to become large profitable businesses. One such brand is Pilgrim, that operates in the Beauty and Personal Care segment, which is estimated to be $25 Billi…

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A Rs. 100 Cr Pet Care Business: Supertails ft. Varun Sadana 55:52

1+ y ago55:52

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The Pet Care Industry in India... It is estimated to be a Rs. 4000 Crores Market in India, growing annually at about 20% which makes it a great industry to start a new business as there is double digit growth! The industry can be roughly broken down into Pet Foods which is about 60% of the market, Pet HealthCare (20% of the market), Pet Toys and Ac…

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India's Largest Tech School - Masai ft Prateek Shukla 55:55

2y ago55:55

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On this episode, we talk to Prateek Shukla, Co-Founder and CEO at Masai School Prateek is an IIT Kanpur Graduate, a Teach for India Alum and Ex-Founder of Grabhouse, a real-estate tech startup that was acquired by Commonfloor and subsequently by Quikr. He’s a second time entrepreneur who is picking up his first love of teaching. India has 444 Milli…

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Building a Rs. 800 Cr Agarbatti Business | Zed Black ft Ankit Agarwal 49:05

2y ago49:05

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Mysore Deep Perfumery House (MDPH), popularly known for their brand Zed Black has built an Rs. 800 Crore+ Agarbatti Business from India. We talk to Ankit Agarwal, Partner at MDPH about how he has scaled the business profitably over the last 17 years on this episode of The Indian Dream Podcast. We talk about the following things on the Podcast: (00:…

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Building Duroflex and Sleepyhead into Mattress Giants with Rs. 1000 Cr+ in Revenue ft. Mathew Joseph 1:08:07

2y ago1:08:07

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In this episode, we talk to Mathew Joseph. He's a 3rd Generation Entrepreneur who was the Marketing Director at Duroflex before he started a D2C Mattress Brand called Sleepyhead. So, mattresses. It’s one of those ‘boring’ and ‘unsexy’ industries and as we’ve often discussed on the podcast, it’s perfect for building a large, profitable business. The…

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The Insane Rise in Value of Sports Leagues & Sports Celebrities ft Kavita & Anand, Founders at Voiro 38:22

2y ago38:22

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In this episode, we host Kavita & Anand (Co-Founders at Voiro) to talk about Ad-Tech Industry. Technology has fundamentally changed how we can consume and interact with Sports Content. And that has resulted in a meteoric rise in the value of Sports Leagues and Sports Celebrities. IPL, Formula 1, NBA, NFL, all these leagues have seen tremendous grow…

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The Business of Ad-Tech ft Kavita & Anand, Co-Founders of Voiro - Part 1 46:26

2y ago46:26

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In this episode, we host Kavita & Anand (Co-Founders at Voiro) to talk about Ad-Tech Industry. We’re all familiar with how big the Digital Ads market has grown over the last decade. To put some numbers, in 2012, the Global Digital Ad spend was close to $100 Billion. Today, that stands at more than 600 Billion dollars - a healthy 20% growth every ye…

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India's Digital Infrastructure - Part 2 - ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) - Will it be the end of Amazon, Flipkart Duopoly? 51:46

2y ago51:46

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This is Part 2 of the series where we discuss India's Digital Infrastructure. Here are our Research Notes for the episode. Open Network for Digital Commerce or ONDC has been in the news lately. Currently, online marketplaces (Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal) follow a platform model. In this model, they have end-to-end control over the entire e-commerce …

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The Indian Education System & Building an Alternative MBA School ft. Aditya & Raj, Founders of Stoa School 1:20:33

2y ago1:20:33

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The Indian Education System needs an overhaul, especially college education. The current system produces students that barely have the necessary employable skills. In this episode, we talk to Aditya and Raj of Stoa School to talk about the Indian Education System, the problems that exist, how they can be solved and their insights from building Stoa…

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The Business of Drones & Can India become a Drone Superpower? ft. Vipul Singh, Co-Founder, Aarav Unmanned Systems 1:02:10

2y ago1:02:10

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The business of Drones is one of the most exciting themes to look out for in the next 5-10 Years. With wide ranging applications, Drones are set to be a Rs. 15,000 Crore industry by 2026. We have with us, Vipul Singh, Founder of Aarav Unmanned Systems. They manufacture drones and provides integrated services for Geo Surveys. They recently bagged a …

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Quick Takes #3 - Aditya Birla Owned Grasim's Entry into $100 Bn B2B E-Commerce Market 18:34

2y ago18:34

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On this episode of Quick Takes, we talk about the USD 100 Bn B2B E-Commerce Market in India and the recent entry of Grasim into this market. ------------------------------------------------------ This episode is brought to you by PushOwl. PushOwl is a web push marketing app built for e-commerce busiensses. Trusted by more than 25000 brands across t…

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The Business of Sula Wines - Part 2 of Business of Wines in India 51:49

2+ y ago51:49

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This is Part 2 of two part episode on Wine Industry in India and Sula's impending IPO. In the previous episode, we discuss about the Business of Wines in India and a brief history about Sula. In this episode, we take a deeper look at the business of Sula Wines based on the IPO prospectus that they filed. Sula is a ~Rs. 450 Crore business with ~Rs. …

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The Business of Wines in India - Understanding the fast growing Rs. 1500 Cr market 23:27

2+ y ago23:27

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This is Part 1 of two part episode on Wine Industry in India and Sula's impending IPO. Wine is a Rs. 1500 Cr ($200 Million) market in India that's growing fast. Sula's DRHP filings are a great read to understand about this market and what it takes to operate in complex alco-beverage sector in India. In this episode, we focus on the market as it sta…

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India's Digital Infrastructure - The Innovation that will unlock the $300 Billion MSME Lending Market - OCEN (Open Credit Enablement Network) 49:15

2+ y ago49:15

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This is Part 1 of the series where we discuss India's Digital Infrastructure. Over the last few years, the Indian Government along with the support of iSpirt, have build India Stack. We're now close to seeing the full potential of India Stack with the recent launch of Account Aggregator, which will soon be followed by Open Credit Enablement Network…

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Quick Takes #2 - Ban on Single Use Plastics - Rise of Paper Straws and Jute Bags 16:49

2+ y ago16:49

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On this episode of Quick Takes, we talk about the ban on Single Use Plastic by the Indian Government and the investments that are happening in the alternatives of these products. ------------------------------------------------------ This episode is brought to you by PushOwl. PushOwl is a web push marketing app built for e-commerce busiensses. Trus…

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Building Noise: A Rs. 1000+ Cr, Bootstrapped, Profitable Smart Wearable Brand ft. Amit Khatri, Co-Founder 50:48

2+ y ago50:48

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On the episode today, we have with us Amit Khatri, Co-Founder of Noise Checkout our Youtube Channel and Subscribe! A couple of themes I’ve tried to focus on in the discussion: Ofcourse, we speak at length about bootstrapping. The decision to bootstrap, and how it impacted the journey of Noise We also talk about Product Differentiation and how impor…

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Can Battery Swapping Scale EV Adoption & The Business of Petrol Pumps 1:10:16

2+ y ago1:10:16

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In this episode of Business Munchies, we talk about Battery Swapping & The Business of Petrol Pumps . Battery Swapping Research Business of Petrol Pumps Research If you like the content we create, I need 30 seconds of your time to help us reach more people. Do one or more of the following, depending on how much you love The Indian Dream. Subscribe …

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Quick Takes: Resurgence of Toy Industry in India 7:19

2+ y ago7:19

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Very excited to launch the first episode of a new segment that we'll be experimenting with on the podcast. These Quick Takes are going to be less than 15 minutes where we discuss all the interesting market trends, government policies or anything that we believe could be interesting for people who are interested in all things business! In this episo…

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The Business of Sneaker Reselling, Opportunities in Mental Health Market 1:02:16

2+ y ago1:02:16

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In this episode of Business Munchies, we talk about the Sneaker Reselling Market in India and the state of the Mental Health market in India. We also do a quick take on the Ethanol Market in India. Sneaker Reselling Research Mental Health Research If you like the content we create, I need 30 seconds of your time to help us reach more people. Do one…

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Defence Make In India: Time to build our own Defence Equipments, Update on Drones 1:01:21

2+ y ago1:01:21

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In this episode of Business Munchies, we talk about the recent Drone Mohatsav and about the Make in India push for the Indian Defence Industry. ------------------------------------------------------ **This episode is brought to you by PushOwl. PushOwl is a web push marketing app built for e-commerce busiensses. Trusted by more than 25000 brands acr…

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Building a D2C Agarbatti Brand & a Bio Materials Startup - Phool.Co ft Ankit Agarwal, Founder 1:06:49

2+ y ago1:06:49

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On the episode today, we have with us Ankit Agarwal, Founder of Phool.Co Checkout our Youtube Channel and Subscribe! Did you know India produces 8 Million tonnes of Flower Waste that comes from Temples, Events and various other sources. And a lot of this waste lands up in rivers like Ganga, Yamuna and adds to the pollution. This problem led to the …

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Business Munchies: The rise of Healthy Snacks, Fully Automated Hotels & Mushroom Coffee 1:06:56

2+ y ago1:06:56

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In this episode of Business Munchies, we talk about the fast growing world of Healthy Snacks and talk about Sahil's experience with Mushroom Coffee and Fully Automated Hotels in US. **This episode is brought to you by PushOwl. PushOwl is a web push marketing app built for e-commerce businesses. Trusted by more than 25000 brands across the globe, Pu…

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The role of Pricing & Compensation in Scaling Up ft. Verne Harnish (Founder of EO, Author of Scaling Up) 47:00

2+ y ago47:00

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**This episode is brought to you by PushOwl. PushOwl is a web push marketing app built for e-commerce businesses. Trusted by more than 25000 brands across the globe, PushOwl lets you turn one-time store visitors into subscribers, send highly-visible web push notifications, and increase customer retention!** -----------------------------------------…

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The Venture Capital Winter, Our Top 5 (Hypothetical) Early Stage Startup Bets, Importance of Angel Investing Deal flow 1:09:58

2+ y ago1:09:58

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Hello Hello Hello! Another Business Munchies Segment and this time we talk about the upcoming Venture Capital Winter, Startups we'd like to take a bet on and why Siddharth has stopped Angel Investing. Hosted by Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala). We're now actively sharing interesting snippets on Twitter, reels on Instagram and Clips on Y…

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The $10 Trillion Dream Ft Mr. Subhash Chandra Garg, Ex- Finance Secretary, Economic Affairs Secretary 59:12

2+ y ago59:12

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On this episode, we discuss the path for India's economy to be a $10 Trillion Dollar economy. To talk to us about this, we have Mr. Subhash Chandra Garg on the episode. Mr. Garg has served the country as ex-Finance Secretary and Economic Affairs secretary between 2017 and 2019. He’s an IAS Officer who has served in various key positions across the …

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Making Sense of Indian Startup Ecosystem - Indus Valley Annual Report ft. Sajith Pai 1:16:38

2+ y ago1:16:38

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On this episode, we host Sajith Pai to talk about the brilliant report he and Amal Vats published called the Indus Valley Annual Report 2022. The Indus Valley Report is a report that captures the beauty of the Indian Startup Ecosystem with relevant data points and helps you make sense of what's happened already and the massive opportunity that is i…

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Riches in Niches - The Journey of PushOwl ft. Shashank Kumar 57:10

2+ y ago57:10

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On the episode today, we have with us Shashank Kumar, Founder of PushOwl If you like the content we create, please drop us a review on Spotify & Apple. And join our No Spam Whatsapp Group to get summaries of the content we create. On this episode, we talk to Shashank about his journey of building, scaling and selling Pushowl. We discuss the followi…

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Business Munchies: Warehousing, Cold Storage, Virtual Influencers & Portfolio of Small Bets 57:18

2+ y ago57:18

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Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various ideas on this episode of Business Munchies. We're now actively sharing interesting snippets on Twitter and reels on Instagram. Follow us there to stay updated! Click here to help TID part time with content creation and distribution. On this episode, we talk about Warehouse, C…

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Building the Netflix for Bharat - Stage.in Ft. Vinay Singhal 1:04:57

2+ y ago1:04:57

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On this episode, we have with us Vinay Singhal, Co-Founder of Stage.in If you like the content we create, please drop us a review on Spotify & Apple. And join our No Spam Whatsapp Group to get summaries of the content we create. On this episode, we talk about Vinay's current startup - Stage. Stage is building the Netflix for Bharat, starting with a…

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Business Opportunities in the Circular Economy - Plastic & E-Waste Recycling 44:46

2+ y ago44:46

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Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various ideas on this episode of Business Munchies. We're now actively sharing interesting snippets on Twitter and reels on Instagram. Follow us there to stay updated! Click here to help TID part time with content creation and distribution. On the show today, we do a dive deep on the…

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Building a Chain of Restaurants - Burma Burma ft. Ankit Gupta 47:43

2+ y ago47:43

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On the episode today, we have with us Ankit Gupta, Co-Founder of Burma Burma If you like the content we create, please drop us a review on Spotify & Apple. And join our No Spam Whatsapp Group to get summaries of the content we create. On the episode, we talk to Ankit about the business of restaurants, how food entrepreneurs can do market research, …

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The Journey of Building Fratelli Wines to 100 Cr+ in Revenue ft. Gaurav Sekhri 32:35

2+ y ago32:35

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On the episode today, we have with us Gaurav Sekhri, Co-Founder of Fratelli Wines. If you like the content we create, please drop us a review on Spotify & Apple. We talk to Gaurav about the journey of building Fratelli and how they went about building the brand, distribution and more importantly, awareness for wines in India. (01:27) - How did the …

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Disease Specific Health-tech, A platform to connect D2C Brands with Content Properties, Content Repurposing Agency 42:59

2+ y ago42:59

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Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various ideas on this episode of Business Munchies. We're now actively sharing interesting snippets on Twitter and reels on Instagram. Follow us there to stay updated! Click here to help TID part time with LinkedIn & Twitter (0:55) - Update on Altigreen, that raised $40 million in Fu…

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Future of Education & Real-Estate in India, How to do angel investing right - A conversation with a polymath ft. Dr. Ritesh Malik 47:36

2+ y ago47:36

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On the episode today, we have with us Dr. Ritesh Malik, Founder of Innov8 Coworking (Sold to OYO) and Founder & Trustee of Plaksha University and an active angel investor who has backed 75+ startups. If you like the content we create, please drop us a review on Spotify & Apple. In this conversation, we touch about three broad topics: The Education …

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Budget 2022 Business Opportunities Analysis ft. Sarthak Ahuja 1:17:41

2+ y ago1:17:41

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Hey everyone, welcome to the Budget 2022 special of the Indian Dream Podcast with Sarthak Ahuja. In this episode, we do a complete Indian Dream-style breakdown of the 2022 Indian Budget speech to find the biggest opportunities for entrepreneurs to build new businesses. We discuss every business opportunity from the Budget including Drones training …

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The Rise of Creator Economy ft. Manish Pandey, Co-Author - Booming Digital Stars 44:05

3y ago44:05

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Today, we have with us Manish Pandey (Twitter), Co-Author of the book Booming Digital Stars to talk about the rise of creator economy and what it takes to be a creator in this day and age. Manish has been the force behind some of India's biggest creators and has helped them with content and distribution strategy. In his new book, Booming Digital St…

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Business Munchies: Fertility Market (IVF) in India, Disrupting Family Managed Biz MBA, Rural Influencer Network 45:40

3y ago45:40

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Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various ideas on this episode of Business Munchies. We're now actively sharing interesting snippets on Twitter and reels on Instagram. Follow us there to stay updated! Click here to help TID part time with LinkedIn & Twitter (4:00) - The Fertility (IVF) Market in India (24:43) - Disr…

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How to Finance and Grow Your Startup Without VC with Prof. John Mullins 1:06:50

3y ago1:06:50

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We speak to John Mullins, Professor of Marketing & Entrepreneurship at the London School of Business and author of the fantastic book, ‘The Customer Funded Business’. Timeline: (3:20) - What is a Customer Funded Business? (6:10) - How do Business Authors find the stories for their books? (11:00) - What’s the difference between Cash Flow & Profits? …

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Business Munchies: Senior Citizen Market & Drones for Agriculture 43:12

3y ago43:12

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Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various ideas on this episode of Business Munchies. We're now actively sharing interesting snippets on Twitter and reels on Instagram. Follow us there to stay updated! Click here to help TID part time with LinkedIn & Twitter Timeline (01:54) - Senior Citizen Market in India (33:27) -…

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Building India's Largest Maternity Hospital Chain - Cloudnine Hospitals ft. Rohit MA, Co-Founder 1:12:37

3y ago1:12:37

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On this founder journey, we speak to Rohit MA, co-founder and CEO of Cloudnine Hospitals. It is a chain of maternity hospitals that's spread across 9 cities and has 20+ hospitals. We speak to Rohit about his journey, how he raised capital for the business, how he scaled and the focus on customer experience. Join our No-Spam WhatsApp Group Here's an…

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2021 Review: Best Episodes, Learnings, Life Update, Plans for 2022 43:23

3y ago43:23

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Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various ideas on this episode of Business Munchies. We're now actively sharing interesting snippets on Twitter and reels on Instagram. Follow us there to stay updated! This episode is a look back of 2021. This is our first full calendar year of creating podcasts and newsletters for T…

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