The Indian Dream

Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out to discuss some business ideas. Timeline: (00:00) - Intro and some updates (1:30) - No Code WhatsApp Automation (11:15) - Marketplace & Funding for Franchises (24:05) - Unbundling Digital Marketing Agencies Links from the Episode: Sanjeev Jain YouTube Video Sanjeev Jain's website to buy the WhatsApp Automation Template How to Send What...

Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out with Chinmay Bhogle and Patanjali Pahwa who are currently building The Signal Timeline (00:20) - Introduction to Newsletters & The Signal (03:00) - The Zomato IPO (11:30) - Unbundling Digital Marketing Agencies - Focused on Newsletter Growth (18:15) - Bundling Subscriptions (28:50) - D2C Brands Collaborating to share cusotmers. (33:30) - Wh...

We speak to Rasika Prashant, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Soulfull Foods which is now a part of Tata Consumer Products. We've also changed the format of the episode a bit - the last 10 or 15 minutes are a Business Munchies discussion where we discuss an idea with Rasika. So what is Soulfull? It's a food brand that's build entire around Millets, aka Ragi or Nachni - they...

Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) take a trip down the SME Business Landscape rabbit hole. And they discuss the state of SMEs, the opportunities and what the modern day SME will look like. We've also launched 'Digitise your business using No-Code Tools' course with the launch of our first cohort. Only 10 spots for the first cohort. You can read more and apply here . Join...

Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out with Tanay who has built interesting and profitable side hustles: Neog.camp , Rock 8. Join The Indian Dream WhatsApp group here. The Indian Dream Website Timestamps: (2:00) - Tanay's Journey of Building Two Profitable Side Hustles - Roc8 & Neog.camp (5:27) - The Opportunity in Cohort Based Courses (15:32) - The Business of Religion (25...

Today's episode is with Vaibhav Chhabra and Richa Shrivastava from Maker's Asylum. Join our WhatsApp Group For those of you who haven't heard of Maker's Asylum, it is a community space where anybody can go and build their dream project with their own hands. For ex, you always wanted to build a table from scratch but don't have the tools or expertise. You can just head over...

Aditya Rao of Kaapi (@adityarao310) , Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various business ideas. Send us your feedback at theindiandream20@gmail.com Join our WhatsApp Group. Timeline (1:02) - Aditya's journey with Local Oye and Kaapi  (08:45) - Goodreads 2.0 (12:30) - Micro-SaaS Aggregation (Micro Private Equity) (25:45) - Hot Sauces in India

Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various business ideas. Send us an email at theindiandream20@gmail.com Join our WhatsApp Group. Timeline (1:15) - Thras.io Model for India (25:00) - Smart Bartending (28:00) - Ideas for the $50B Indian Wedding Industry Business Ideas Thrasio Model for India: Thrasio is a company in the US that started in 2018 and started acquiring A...

Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various business ideas. Send us an email at theindiandream20@gmail.com Join our WhatsApp Group. Timeline (0:36) - No Code Courses (9:05) - Sexual Wellness Industry (20:30) - Eco Friendly Personal Care Products (26:05) - Table Tennis to replace Golf for Networking (28:00) - Warehousing in India Business Ideas No Code Courses: We&apos...

Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various business ideas. Send us an email at theindiandream20@gmail.com Join our WhatsApp Group. Timeline: (1:20) - Liquid teams and the Cooperation Economy (5:20) - Food Processing Industry (17:15) - Fitness Content Creation & Curation for Teenagers (24:30) - Notion Apps Business Ideas that were discussed: Liquid Super Teams and...

In this episode we talk to Karthik Sridharan , co-founder of Flexiple which is a network of the top freelance developers and designers. Karthik's Twitter Contribute to The Indian Dream Join The Indian Dream WhatsApp Group The story of Flexiple is a great example of building a bootstrapped tech enabled internet business from scratch and the sacrifices and key decisions that you have to make al...

Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out with Rishabh , Co-founder of Pepper Content.  Join The Indian Dream WhatsApp group here. The Indian Dream Website Timestamps: (0:40) - Evolution of Dating Apps (8:45) - Course Creators + Colleges (17:55) - Craft Beer Subscription (23:00) - Cult Gyms but for Kids' Extra-curricular activities Business Ideas: Evolution of Dating Apps - We dis...

We do a deep dive into the Hotel Industry with Siddharth Goenka, the founder of Octave Hotels and Aiosell. Contribute to The Indian Dream Join The Indian Dream WhatsApp Group Siddharth started his career as a software engineer for Microsoft in the US and now runs a chain of 30+ hotels across Bangalore. He even used his previous software development knowledge to build Aiosell, a product specificall...

We go even deeper into Space Tech with Awais Ahmed from Pixxel Space . Pixxel was just founded in 2019 and is on a mission to build a health monitor for the planet through a constellation of cutting edge hyperspectral small satellites. Our Space Tech Newsletter Contribute to The Indian Dream Questions: (2:30) - Why did you decide to start Pixxel? (8:45) - Have you already launched a satellite? (11...

Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out with Karn Nahata , former Swiggy employee. Join The Indian Dream WhatsApp group here. The Indian Dream Website Timestamps: (0:35) - Social Stock Trading Apps (9:50) - The Pet Care Industry in India (20:40) - Interstate food delivery  (28:03) - Building habits through social accountability Business Ideas: Social Stock Trading Apps - People in In...

Support The Indian Dream Project by contributing here . Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of The Indian Dream. This is where we explore markets and ideas that are set to explode in the next 3-5 years. This week, we did a deep diver into the word of Space Technology. Before we talk about the episode, let me give you a high level understanding of Space Tech.  For years, the various government...

We've launched a new show in Hindi in an Exclusive Partnership with Gaana.com. Checkout Founder Journeys on our new show 'Yeh Hai Dhande ki Baat'. The first three episodes with an Export Manufacturer- LNM Auto, Ferns & Petals, and Jiva Ayurveda are out. Check out the show here .  In this episode of Business Munchies, Sahil and Sid are back with their usual banter and some intere...

Hey everyone - welcome to The Indian Dream podcast. In this episode we dig deeper into the trend of Plant Based Meats with Abhinav Sinha , co-Founder of GoodDot and GoodDo . Good Dot is a food tech start-up and was one of the first companies to bring plant-based proteins to India - Good do is their Quick Service Restaurant arm that's bringing plant based foot to airports & many other loca...

Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) talk to Sajal Khanter , former investment banker and current founder of The Boring News Co - a newsletter that brings you daily news without any sensationalism. Check them out ! Join The Indian Dream WhatsApp group here. Timestamps: (0:36) - How do you create trust in SME's using a Social Media or Marketplace model? (11:04) - Creating Bronze Busts...

We host Varun and Nicole from Good Food Institute (GFI) to talk about the Plant Based Meat sector in India. Our Plant Based Meat Newsletter Join our No Spam Whatsapp Newsletter where we put summaries of the content we create. Join here . Plant Based Meat products are made out of processing Plants in a way that it resembles the taste, texture and nutrition of real meats. Animal Meat has significant...

Sahil (@sahil071) & Siddharth (@sidbetala) are joined by Raj Kunkolienkar (aka @Kunksed ), Co-Founder of Stoa School with us for this episode of Business Munchies. Join our No-Spam WhatsApp group for Weekly updates on our content! We discuss the following ideas:  Data Pooling of Recruiting Data Recruitment is consistently rated as one of the toughest parts of entrepreneurship - finding the rig...

Welcome to the 75th Episode of The Indian Dream! Our Diamond Jubilee! But sadly, India is currently going through a massive covid crisis - if you haven't already, please consider donating to a Covid Relief effort that can help save lives. Links to Donate for Covid Relief: https://donate.indiacovidresources.in Join our No Spam WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KhcYlPKpyWCEYXjVDrnKRk In...

Sahil (@sahil071) & Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out with Harish Uthayakumar , YouTuber at Curious Harish and co-founder of Clinify , for a special episode of Business Munchies - we look at College Side Hustles. Join our No-Spam WhatsApp group for Weekly updates on our content! Timestamps: (0:45) - Start a YouTube channel as a College Side Hustle. (7:45) - Cookie delivery service (13:45) - One...

In this episode, we talk to Vinay Chhajlani about his 3 decade long journey as an Entrepreneur building multiple profitable businesses.  We talk to him about the following businesses:  1. Webdunia - India's first Vernacular platform with products and services in Hindi and other regional languages. They were the creators of World's first Hindi Email Service and went on to raise VC funding...

If you like what we do, consider supporting the The Indian Dream Project at this link . We're joined by a special guest today,  Saurav Arya .  Saurav is the founder of Small World, WorkStays and Impressive Infographics. He's a digital nomad and has travelled to 90+ Countries. Timestamps: (0:35) - Hacker House in Tier II/III Cities (12:00) - Airbnb for services targeted towards Digital No...