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1 The Icelandic Art of Intuition with Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir | 307 35:19
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We’ve turned intuition into a buzzword—flattened it into a slogan, a gut feeling, or a vague whisper we don’t always know how to hear. But what if intuition is so much more? What if it's one of the most powerful tools we have—and we’ve just forgotten how to use it? In this episode, I’m joined by Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir , Icelandic thought leader, filmmaker, and author of InnSæi: Icelandic Wisdom for Turbulent Times . Hrund has spent over 20 years studying and teaching the science and art of intuition through her TED Talk, Netflix documentary ( InnSæi: The Power of Intuition ), and global work on leadership, innovation, and inner knowing. Together, we explore what intuition really is (hint: not woo-woo), how to cultivate it in a culture obsessed with logic and overthinking, and why your ability to listen to yourself might be the most essential skill you can develop. In This Episode, We Cover: ✅ Why we’ve misunderstood intuition—and how to reclaim it ✅ Practical ways to strengthen your intuitive muscle ✅ What Icelandic wisdom teaches us about inner knowing ✅ How to use intuition during uncertainty and decision-making ✅ Why trusting yourself is an act of rebellion (and power) Intuition isn’t magic—it’s a deep, internal guidance system that already exists inside you. The question is: are you listening? Connect with Hrund: Website: www.hrundgunnsteinsdottir.com TedTalk: https://www.ted.com/talks/hrund_gunnsteinsdottir_listen_to_your_intuition_it_can_help_you_navigate_the_future?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Newsletter: https://hrundgunnsteinsdottir.com/blog/ LI: www.linkedin.com/in/hrundgunnsteinsdottir IG: https://www.instagram.com/hrundgunnsteinsdottir/ Book: InnSæi: Icelandic Wisdom for Turbulent Times Related Podcast Episodes: How To Breathe: Breathwork, Intuition and Flow State with Francesca Sipma | 267 VI4P - Know Who You Are (Chapter 4) Gentleness: Cultivating Compassion for Yourself and Others with Courtney Carver | 282 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music…
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1 Sapna Chadha on building tenacity, dealing with imposter syndrome, authentic storytelling, organisational influence, doing transformational work [#25] 1:27:27
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"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain". Sapna Chadha is a dear friend and the VP of Marketing for India and SEA at Google. She is a force of nature, and there's a lot to learn from her career journey. Her early years of learning from her inspiring mother, her experience dealing with imposter syndrome and building tenacity, her journey in Google creating exceptional campaigns and leading large teams - all of these and more can serve as inspiration for many. This is a no-miss episode for all the young women listeners of this podcast. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 1:33 Welcome and Intro. 4:00 Childhood, growing up in the US, immigrant hustle, learning from her parents, seeing men supporting women in their journeys. 10:54 Working moms of the past generation. Women in the work-force, and the issue of 'unpaid' labour. The power of having the right support network. 26:19 What could men do to enable women? 31:18 Tenacity and grit, in the face of imposter syndrome. The importance of having a good coach. Turning 'gremlins' into 'weapons'. 40:12 The balance between self-compassion and pushing oneself to achieve greatness. "Balance comes from purpose". 45:53 Storytelling and building a trusted 'real' brand with authentic stories. The story of 'Internet Saathi'. Her favourite Google campaigns. 54:47 Nuances about marketing to Indians. Differences between marketing to Indians vs folks from South-east Asia. 59:45 Building the skill of organisational influence. Understanding different perspectives, leveraging org behaviour, influencing without authority. 1:05:31 Personal work habits, organisational processes and habits that help her lead a large org. "Multiplying herself" to increase leverage, by writing regularly to her team. 1:12:00 Raising confident children, with a growth mindset. 1:15:07 Meaning of success - "Doing transformational work". 1:20:20 Dance and Pranic healing. Bringing positive energy into one's life. 1:24:54 Favourite quotes. "You can't make everyone happy, you are not pizza". "Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain". Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Manan Khurma on mathematical thinking, aristocratic tutoring, seeking mastery, creating a 'math learning' company [#24] 1:07:09
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Manan Khurma is the founder of Cuemath (www.cuemath.com), a leading math learning platform. He is a passionate educator, entrepreneur and a deep believer in making 'mathematical thinking' accessible and enjoyable to every child. My inner geek enjoyed this conversation and we explored many questions about math tutoring and enabling children to aim for 'mastery'. Don't miss the end section where we discuss Manan's favourite math equation, math constant etc. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 1:54 Welcome and Intro. 3:32 Why should everyone love math? The universal need for 'mathematical thinking'. 10:41 The history of how math has been taught (and the underlying problem with the approach). 16:58 Different models of math education and scaling the impact. 'Aristocratic tutoring'. 24:00 Scaling the quality of the teacher network. "A great teacher is someone who can engineer outcomes in their student". 28:30 Incentivising children to seek 'mastery'. Creating a 'gradual-ramp' to mastery. 34:23 Entrepreneurship journey. Creating a 'math learning' company. 44:46 Keeping the passion alive over the longer term. Building and aligning a team. 49:52 Dealing with competition. 55:25 Favourite math equation, math constant, simple math explanation of a complex concept. 59:42 Favourite books. 1.02:51 Message to teachers and parents. Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Rajesh Jain on entreprenurship, bootstrapping, solving for India, learning from failure [#23] 59:26
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1 Gaurav Dagaonkar on the business of music, learning from the legends, the golden age of independent musicians, keeping the freshness alive in the art [#22] 1:09:51
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Gaurav Dagaonkar ( Wiki ) is a music director, singer, songwriter, Youtuber and founder. After his engineering degree and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, he choose to go down the unconventional route of becoming a full time musician, even though he had no formal training or experience in the field. Since then he has composed and performed many albums, scored multiple Bollywood movies and worked with many legends in the Indian music scene. We talk about his journey, his path to success in this notoriously difficult industry, his favorite artists and much more. For all budding young musicians out there, this one is a no-miss episode! Hope you enjoy it. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 1:17 Intro. 6:53 Journey into music, working with Ranjit Barot, learning Indian classical music later in life. 15:05 The business of music, getting the 'foot in the door', getting sponsors for music albums, falling in love with the art form. 22:05 Mentors, learning from the experts, putting out work consistently. 27:19 Stories of favourite artists - A R Rahman, KK, Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam, Pritam, Arijit Singh. 35:00 Music in India, then and now. Indipop, Mp3s and then, YouTube and streaming. The 'golden age' of independent musicians. 45:40 Creating a music content brand with 'Songfest' and pivoting to an ad agency. 50:29 Launching a music SAAS product with hoopr.ai. 54:20 What should you NOT do while pursuing music as a career path. 1.04:00 Keeping the freshness alive in the art. 1.07:53 'Ek ajnabee haseena se' and 'College days'. Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Karthik Srinivasan on marketing, being a solopreneur, build a personal brand [#21] 48:08
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Karthik Srinivasan is a marketing commentator, solopreneur and personal branding consultant. He is a top Linkedin voice on all things marketing, and has incisive and insightful takes on brand storytelling from across the globe. He is also helping others build their personal brands and make their voices more heard. For all budding young marketers & brand builders out there, this one is a no-miss episode! Hope you enjoy it. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 1:13 Intro + How he got into marketing. 6:46 The evolution of marketing and communications. 12:00 What do marketers usually get wrong? 14:47 Writing regularly, creating a writing process. 20:23 Journey as a solopreneur. 32:53 Long format vs short format storytelling. Brand vs performance marketing. 39:00 Favourite books. 45:21 Interesting personalities on social media. 46:34 Closing questions. Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Karan Shroff on brand building, the importance of relatability, working with Sachin & Dhoni, building great teams [#20] 52:36
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Karan Shroff is the CMO and Partner at Unacademy. He's a good friend and a fellow marketer, and there's a lot to be learnt from his career journey and his stellar work in brand building and content marketing. He's the driving force between Unacademy's "Let's crack it" campaign and superhit web-shows such as Kota Factory and Aspirants (co-created with TVF). For all budding young marketers & brand builders out there, this one is a no-miss episode! Hope you enjoy it. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 1:22 Intro. 2:35 Career pivots, learning brand marketing. 7:13 Joining Unacademy, building a brand from scratch. 12:37 Creative and storytelling, balancing brand building and revenue orientation. 17:11 Content marketing and the importance of relatability in content (Kota Factory). 23:28 "Let's Crack It" campaign and connecting deeply with the customers. 28:27 Role of TV and Digital Video in building a millennial brand in India. 34:10 Working with Sachin & Dhoni. Learning from the Champions. 41:22 Building great marketing teams. 46:24 Rapidfire questions: Favourite brand, inspiring people, favourite books, movies. 50:31 Advice for young marketers. Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Gaurav Dublish on conviction and purpose, reinvention during crisis, love for the outdoors [#19] 49:34
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Gaurav Dublish is the Co-founder of the fantastic Indian outdoor brand Wildcraft (known for its superb quality products). His is a story of conviction and purpose-driven company building, and there's a lot to be learnt from how he and his company managed to survive and thrive during Covid, even though his industry was one of the worst hit because of the pandemic. Hope you enjoy this conversation! If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 0:46 Intro. 3:51 Purpose, passion, sustaining enthusiasm. 7:07 Career journey, finding his groove, founding Wildcraft. 13:38 Starting up with conviction, taking risks, building a world-class product. 18:29 Bootstrapping, planning for the long run. 22:24 Dealing with competition, childhood and growing up. 30:03 Dealing with the Covid crisis, reinventing the company. 39:27 Hiring, finding great talent. 40:46 Resilience, empowering teams, leading by example. 44:07 Love for the outdoors. 47:11 Rapidfire questions (what belief has he changed his mind about?) Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Nipun Mehta on compassion, infinite reciprocity, dissolution of ego [#18] 53:02
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A very different guest this time, from the world of philosophy, spirituality and service. Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace (servicespace.org), a volunteer-driven global organisation that creates lasting change and drives global compassion through small acts of service. Their mission, in their own words, is "to create a shift from consumption to contribution, transaction to trust, scarcity to abundance, and isolation to community". I learnt about compassion, infinite reciprocity, the meaning of impact, dissolution of ego and much more in this lovely conversation. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 0:52 Intro, Discovering Service as his purpose. 4:13 Early Childhood, experiences that shaped him, connecting context. 13:41 Relationship with money, choosing flow over accumulation. 18:18 The meaning of impact, serving without the expectation of an outcome. 29:38 Understanding Sympathy, Empathy and Compassion. And the difference between them. 34:57 Giving like a king, discovering compassion. 41:21 Learning the law of love, learning from kids. 47:47 Happiness in the disillusion of ego. 49:33 Living in the present. "Read man, he is the living poem." Full transcript of the conversation can be found here: https://share.descript.com/view/v00w4MD1he2 Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Rajan Anandan on risk taking, angel investing, pushing 10x thinking [#17] 55:51
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Rajan Anandan is a legend in the Indian startup ecosystem. He was a McKinsey consultant, then he moved to leadership positions in Dell, Microsoft and Google (I had the pleasure of working with him in Google and observing his leadership from close quarters). He's now Managing Director at Sequoia Capital and he spearheads their Surge program (early stage incubation + rapid scale up). He's a prolific angel investor with 100+ investments, a 10x thinker in everything he does, and a go-to advisor for all topics in the startup ecosystem. In our wide-ranging conversation, Rajan shares his life journey, investment frameworks, thoughts on the India growth story, achieving big goals and much more. Detailed timestamps can be found below. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 1:03 Intro. 2:23 Risk taking, “The art of the possible”, life journey. 9:12 India’s startup ecosystem explosion, becoming the ‘most innovative nation’. 17:23 Celebrating startups, India’s digital ecosystem, structural and regulatory improvements. 26:20 Angel investing, learnings from his angel journey, building a portfolio. 38:34 Pushing 10x growth in a large organisation, building a team of believers. 44:24 Finding star talent (10x thinkers). Setting new best-in-class benchmarks. 48:04 Finding passion ("Passion with capability"). Being extraordinary at something. 53:19 Quick questions (books, message for the world - "Life is full of challenges, embrace it"). Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Rahul Gaitonde on blockchain basics, valuing cryptocurrencies, changing regulations [#16] 1:05:58
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This one is a different episode, with a different format. We are doing a 'blockchain & crypto 101' session with my friend Rahul Gaitonde. Rahul is the founding COO of Cube Wealth and a retired operator with deep interest in the space. We had fun laying out the foundational building blocks of crypto and blockchain in this episode, hope you find it interesting! Timestamps coming soon. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers. Some more resources on these topics below (thanks Rahul!): # Newsletters that focus on the DLT space - bankless https://newsletter.banklesshq.com - 1confirmation https://www.1confirmation.com - veradiverdict https://www.veradiverdict.com # More general newsletters/personal blogs that nevertheless have solid coverage of the DLT space - Exponential view https://www.exponentialview.co - Ben Evans https://www.ben-evans.com/newsletter ← is this the a16z person you were talking about? - Morning Brew https://www.morningbrew.com - Not Boring https://www.notboring.co - Stratechery https://stratechery.com - Fred Wilson https://avc.com # Podcasts about DLT - Unchained https://unchainedpodcast.com - Modern Finance https://modern.finance - Proof https://proof.xyz - The Pomp Podcast https://www.anthonypompliano.com/podcast # Websites focused on DLT - Bloomberg on DLT: https://www.bloomberg.com/cryptocurrencies - Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/crypto-blockchain/ - Financial Times (subscription required): https://www.ft.com/cryptocurrencies - Coindesk https://www.coindesk.com - Blockworks: https://blockworks.co - Decrypt https://decrypt.co…
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1 Jacqueline Kapur on what we can learn from animals, her love for horses, a spirit of adventure [#15] 44:18
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Jacqueline Kapur talk to me about her love for animals, mindfulness, adventure and a lot more! If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps coming soon. Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Aditya Sehgal on personal development, prioritisation, blitzscaling, learnings from China [#14] 57:07
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Aditya Sehgal is one of the clearest thinkers I have had the pleasure of talking to; he is ex-President of Reckitt Benkiser, worked across multiple countries in top leadership roles, and the best testament to his leadership was that multiple folks I spoke to called him “the best manager / leader they ever worked for”. He has deeply thought out frameworks for career growth, personal development, decision making et al, and has honed these frameworks over decades of personal experience. I learnt a lot from this conversation and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Aditya’s blog is at www.adityasehgal.com. Detailed timestamps from the conversation are below. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 01:02 Intro 02:50 Frameworks, career journey, and power of compounding. 08:04 Framework of being rich, ideas for his future, being a ‘door opener’ for others. 13:20 Personal development, managing time, prioritising family, creating new habits. 18:02 Developing teams, getting promoted, ‘gardening’ as a metaphor for building talent. 22:08 Finding purpose. “The journey is all we have”. 25:50 Blitzscaling. “Be fast. Be big. Be bold.” 37:18 Scaling in China. Experiments and learnings. 46:23 Learnings from the China market. Embracing the future. Hunting in packs. ‘Guanxi’. 52:22 Job satisfaction model. 55:10 Quick questions. Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Archana Gehlot on unschooling children, living sustainably, rethinking time priorities, minimalism [#13] 1:01:26
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Archana Parsai Gehlot is a very unique individual. She's a mother of two wonderful 'unschooled' children, and founder of multiple initiatives such as Asmakam (www.asmakam.org, an organisation promoting self learning), Cotfoo (www.cotfoo.com, an organic nutrition startup) etc. She and her son also created a short film about the education system ('The Lost Gift', link: https://youtu.be/R4v-zOsk_nc). A chance connection on Linkedin led me to learn more about her work and eventually, to this conversation. We talk about her experience of bringing up two unschooled children, living sustainably, 'believing in emergence' and much more. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 1:10 Intro. 5:02 Unschooling her children and the journey that led to it. 12:35 Her children’s learning journey. 18:38 Usual objections / concerns from parents about unschooling. 25:36 Rethinking our time priorities. 34:28 Slowing down, living sustainably. “Stay in the now, believe in emergence”. 41:49 Dealing with competition. “Arrival of the fittest”. 47:40 Finding self-motivation. 54:39 Quick questions. Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Swagata Sarangi on starting up late, finding initial traction, grit, 'trying something new' [#12] 47:51
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Swagata Sarangi of Smytten (https://smytten.com/) is our guest this time! He's a serial founder, clear thinker and a prime example of how grit enables success. He has built a sampling platform for premium customers in India from scratch and this conversation is full of learnings from his journey. Timestamps and details of the conversation are below. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 1:23 Intro. 02:30 Starting up late in career. 10:30 Early years of a startup: finding the right problem and getting to the MVP. ("Digital intent creation.") 15:14 Grit ("we are all a victim of our childhood"). 20:44 Finding a Co-founder, building the early team. 24:24 Building product as a 'non-technical' founder. 26:46 Connecting the dots, in hindsight. 28:04 Mental models for hiring ("raising the bar on humility" & "choosing will over skill"). 31:38 What was easier than expected & tougher than expected. 34:53 Who should start a company? (And who shouldn't). 37:21 Getting the first customers. Then scaling from 1K to 1M. ("Creating the right initial cohort"). 42:51 Quick questions: Favourite books, new learnings, key message to the world "Try something new!" Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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1 Nithin Kamath on specific knowledge, scaling an ecosystem, role of capitalism, giving back [#11] 54:02
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Nithin Kamath of Zerodha is our guest this time! Nithin is the co-founder of Zerodha, TrueBeacon, Rainmatter, and is a force to reckon with in the Indian Fintech ecosystem. He and his team have reimagined fintech with their many beautifully designed customer-friendly platforms like Kite and Coin, and their investments in other upstarts like Smallcase. His journey is also a unique case study in building a bootstrapped behemoth via unwavering customer obsession, in an industry that had large encumbents. Timestamps and details of the conversation are below. If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps: 00:40 Intro. 02:47 “Specific knowledge“ that made Zerodha possible. 06:57 Family background & support. 11:58 Quitting his job and startup journey (portfolio advisory -> Zerodha). 15:35 Scaling, ‘Right place right time’, 22:55 The meaning of money and how it changed over time. 27:08 The role of capitalism in today’s India. 31:42 Varsity and sharing financial knowledge. 34:51 Being bootstrapped, dealing with well-funded competition. 40:37 Day-to-day priorities & helping the ecosystem grow with Rainmatter. 49:03 Hiring great talent, growing leaders from within. 52:24: Rapidfire. “If you don’t bet you can’t win, and if you lose all your chips, you can’t bet.” Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.…
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