Diary of a Founder

Mukesh Agarwal, Co-founder & CEO of BitO and former Microsoft product leader, explains how AI is re-shaping the way software and teams are built. He shares lessons from failing with Intent Hub to turning RevEx profitable and now building BitO’s AI code-review agent. Mukesh argues that AI will merge the roles of designer, developer and product manager — and why founders should focus on skilling...

Gurprit Singh Gujral, founder of LoanTube, shares how he built a UK-regulated fintech from India, bootstrapped and belief-driven. A chartered accountant with no tech background, he learned product development, earned FCA approval, and turned failures into lessons. From losing his team to rebuilding stronger, from zero revenue during COVID to scaling post-pandemic, Gurprit shows the power of discip...

Richard Lee, founder of Innovators Uncensored, shares how he went from Deloitte to building a media company on a mission to democratise opportunity for founders. Starting as a teenager reselling football boots, he always knew business—not university—was his path. His first real venture, Venue, collapsed during COVID after raising traction but failing to scale. Richard openly reflects on mistakes,...

Founder to operator to educator: Siddharth Handa traces how The Baker’s Dozen and later Eklavya (Bengaluru) were built on a simple promise — quality, integrity, and patience that compounds. He and family co-founded two ventures in 2012, running primary care clinics in Navi Mumbai while learning artisanal bread from first principles. They self-funded, opened four stores, supplied 35–40 restaurants...