Indian Business Podcast

What if India's biggest startup opportunity isn't AI, fintech, or quick commerce, but the country's fastest-growing elderly population? While most brands are busy building products for Gen Z and Millennials, millions of senior citizens with enormous disposable income remain one of the most underserved consumer segments in India. In this episode of the Indian Business Podcast, we sit do...

What does it really take to build a brand that can compete with global giants? Most people believe it's all about having deep pockets, celebrity endorsements, or a massive marketing budget. But Utkarsh, Founder of Comet, believes the biggest advantage isn't money. It's understanding your customers better than anyone else. In this episode, we unpack some of the biggest lessons behind bu...

Imagine two graduates getting their first job on the same day. Both are equally smart. Both work equally hard. Both earn roughly the same salary. Fast forward 15 years. One of them becomes financially independent, builds an incredible network, and is sought after by every company in the industry. The other is stuck, worried about layoffs, struggling to get promoted, and wondering where things went...

Most people talk about passion. Very few people spend 30 years obsessively pursuing it. In this episode, we sit down with Vikas Khanna, Michelin-star chef, entrepreneur, author, filmmaker, and founder of Bungalow, one of New York's most sought-after Indian restaurants. From arriving in America with almost no money to building a globally celebrated restaurant, Vikas shares the story of how pass...

Most founders think sales is a people problem. Hire more salespeople. Generate more leads. Close more deals. But what if a 2-person team could generate more than 1000 enterprise opportunities every month using AI?In this episode, we sit down with Tanay Kothari, Co-Founder of Wispr Flow, to understand how AI is quietly rewriting the rules of enterprise sales. In this episode, you'll learn:• How...

Most founders think AI is just another tool you plug into your stack. But what if it is already transforming how marketing gets built, tested, and scaled at India’s biggest banks? In this episode, we sit down with Kedar Ravangave, Head of Marketing, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd former Amazon leader, and one of the few executives in India actively deploying AI agents at enterprise scale across: Awarenes...

Most founders believe that if you build a great product, growth will follow. But what if the real game is not growth? What if it is getting people to come back again and again? In this episode, we sit down with Nir Eyal, former professor at Stanford University, early angel investor in Canva, and a New York Times bestselling author of:• Hooked• Indistractable• Beyond BeliefHe breaks down one of the...

Most people think the US dollar will rule the world forever. But what if the country that printed $3.3 trillion since 2020 and invaded Iraq while the world cheered is actually heading toward collapse? In 1976, British general Sir John Glubb published The Fate of Empires. He studied 11 empires across 3,000 years. Every single one lasted roughly 250 years. America was founded in 1776.Today, Balaji S...

Video Introduction:Everyone wants to become a content creator today, but the real question is: do creators actually earn well? Can you make ₹1 crore at 22 through content creation? In this episode, we break down the reality of the creator economy with industry professionals Viraj Sheth (Co founder & ceo) Monk Entertainment, Ayush Wadhwa (Founder, Owled Media), and Aryan Anurag (Co Founder) Bin...

Mumbai is one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world. But the real question is this. Is it actually creating wealth or trapping capital? In this episode of the Indian Business Podcast, we sit down with Vishal Bhargava, Founder of BHK Voice and one of the most credible voices in Indian real estate. Unlike brokers or builders, Vishal is not incentivised to sell anything. His insights...

Most people think insurance is boring. But what if this “boring” business is actually one of the biggest wealth machines in the world? In the 1970s, Warren Buffett made a decision that changed everything. Instead of investing in factories or oil companies, he invested in a struggling insurance company. That single move went on to build an empire sitting on $100+ billion in cash, powered by one sim...

Ansh Mehra is the Founder at the Cutting Edge Group, and has trained global enterprises in UAE & India on AI and Automations. He’s also represented India at the Global Prompt Engineering Championship 2025. Ansh is also the official instructor for OpenAI Academy as well, where he teaches the basics of Prompt Engineering in Hindi & English. He’s competed at MIT, Harvard and Microsoft Imagine...

Agri land in India is one of the most misunderstood yet powerful wealth creators. In this episode, Mayank Agarwal, a land aggregator, Real estate consultant and founder of Edstate Learning, explains why land is the raw material of real estate and how the right investment can generate 5X, 10X, even 50X returns. But heres the catch...he explains, most people lose money not because of luck, but becau...

In this episode, Ankit Agarwal, a Harvard Graduate and Co-founder of Mesa School of Business, breaks down the harsh realities of today’s job market, what actually works, what doesn’t, and why most career advice is outdated. Mesa School of Business is a truly new-age MBA school built for the realities of today’s fast-moving business world. If you want to do an MBA that actually turns you into an en...

Today, we are joined by Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India. He is at the center of India’s push to build strategic technology capabilities and is leading some of the country’s most critical infrastructure and manufacturing initiatives. In this episode of the Indian Business Podcast, we discuss w...

Most people believe the rich don’t pay taxes. But the truth is far more interesting. In this episode, we sit down with Divakar Vijayasarathy, who is a chartered accountant with a keen interest in international taxation, history and psychology and author of Don't Just Pay Taxes, about how taxes actually work and why the wealthy legally structure their finances to reduce taxes. From famous cases...

Family businesses are the backbone of the Indian economy. Yet, most of them don’t survive beyond one or two generations. In this episode, Rajiv Talreja, founder of Quantum Leap, has spent close to 2 decades helping India's MSME owners grow beyond survival. He is engineering an ecosystem that is turning small and mid-sized businesses into sources of pride, recognition, and strength, because the...

Health insurance is sold as financial security. But most people discover the truth only during a claim. In this episode, Pawan Kumar Rai, Co-founder of Ditto Insurance, breaks down how medical insurance is mis-sold, what really decides claim success, and what buyers should actually focus on. This conversation goes beyond premiums and policy documents. It explains what really decides outcomes. This...

Video IntroductionAfter 40 years of discussions, delays, and political battles, the Dharavi Redevelopment Project in Mumbai is finally moving forward. But is this the right model for Dharavi? In this episode of Indian Business Debate, two experts go head-to-head on one of India’s most controversial urban decisions. Meet Ghulam Zia, Senior Executive Director at Knight Frank India. He believes this...

Today, we are joined by Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India. As the country’s top economic policymaker, he brings deep, first-hand insight into India’s growth story at a time of global uncertainty and shifting economic cycles. In this episode of the Indian Business Podcast, we discuss India’s macroeconomic trajectory, global conflicts, inflation, inequality...

Gen Z drinks 28% less alcohol, but takes 50% of all personal loans. They hold just 4% of total bank deposits, yet drive the biggest consumption shift India has ever seen. To understand this massive shift, we sat down with: Sameer Shetty, Head of Digital Business & Transformation, Axis Bank Madhivanan Balakrishnan, CEO of Apollo 24|7 Akhil Gupta, Co-founder of NoBroker If you’re building a bran...

Manish Chowdhary started with a ₹6.5 crore debt. It was a moment that could have ended everything. Instead, he repaid the debt and built WOW Skin Science into a household name. In this chat, Manish doesn't hold back. He talks about the viral hits and the science that made their brand stand out. He also gets honest about the massive losses that followed their success. We discussed: Spotting tre...

How do you sell fragrance online and still build a ₹200+ crore brand? In this episode of the Indian Business Podcast, I sat down with Adil Qadri, Founder & Owner of Adil Qadri Perfumes, to understand the real business behind perfumes. From starting with online experiments to building a brand with 40+ stores, Adil breaks down:- How perfumes are actually made - Why most fragrance brands fail to...

In this episode of Indian Business Podcast, I speak with Manav Garg, Founder of Together Fund, the VC backing some of India’s fastest-growing AI startups, including Emergent, which scaled to $15M ARR in just 90 days. In this conversation, we discuss- Why most AI startups are being built on negative gross margins Why apps will fade and agents will own users The mental models VCs use to spot hard, n...

In this episode of The Indian Business Podcast, we sit down with Arindam Paul, the founding team member who helped transform a simple household appliance into a tech-enabled, design-first consumer movement. We spoke about:• How Atomberg discovered a hidden white space in a commodity category• Why BLDC motors became their breakthrough technology• How selling to Gujarat’s ceramic factories changed e...