Sahil & Siddharth

The Indian Dream

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The Indian Dream tells the stories of the profitable, long term thinker, risk-taker Entrepreneur because the country needs to be told that there's also a way to build long term value generating businesses in the era of VC funded hyper-growth engines. We wish to use these voices to showcase the strength of the Indian entrepreneurial spirit that forms the backbone of the nation.

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Sahil & Siddharth

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Business

Latest episode

Mar 11, 2025

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Episodes

Quick Takes #2 - Ban on Single Use Plastics - Rise of Paper Straws and Jute Bags 19.07.2022

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. Trusted by more than 25000 brands across the globe, P...

Building Noise: A Rs. 1000+ Cr, Bootstrapped, Profitable Smart Wearable Brand ft. Amit Khatri, Co-Founder 06.07.2022

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 important it is to focus on Customer Needs to launch...

Can Battery Swapping Scale EV Adoption & The Business of Petrol Pumps 26.06.2022

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 on Youtube (Posting 5 Videos every week) Foll...

Quick Takes: Resurgence of Toy Industry in India 24.06.2022

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 episode, we discuss the Resurgence of the Toy In...

The Business of Sneaker Reselling, Opportunities in Mental Health Market 15.06.2022

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 or more of the following, depending on how much...

Defence Make In India: Time to build our own Defence Equipments, Update on Drones 08.06.2022

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 across the globe, PushOwl lets you turn one-time st...

Building a D2C Agarbatti Brand & a Bio Materials Startup - Phool.Co ft Ankit Agarwal, Founder 01.06.2022

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 birth of Phool, a brand that’s known for its n...

Business Munchies: The rise of Healthy Snacks, Fully Automated Hotels & Mushroom Coffee 22.05.2022

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, PushOwl lets you turn one-time store visitors...

The role of Pricing & Compensation in Scaling Up ft. Verne Harnish (Founder of EO, Author of Scaling Up) 17.05.2022

**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!** -------------------------------------------------- In this episode, we host Verne Harnish...

The Venture Capital Winter, Our Top 5 (Hypothetical) Early Stage Startup Bets, Importance of Angel Investing Deal flow 01.05.2022

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 Youtube.  Follow us there to stay updat...

The $10 Trillion Dream Ft Mr. Subhash Chandra Garg, Ex- Finance Secretary, Economic Affairs Secretary 19.04.2022

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 Central Government and the Govt. of Rajastha...

Making Sense of Indian Startup Ecosystem - Indus Valley Annual Report ft. Sajith Pai 11.04.2022

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 in front of us. The podcast is hosted by Sahi...

Riches in Niches - The Journey of PushOwl ft. Shashank Kumar 04.04.2022

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 following topics:  (01:41) - Shashank's Thes...

Business Munchies: Warehousing, Cold Storage, Virtual Influencers & Portfolio of Small Bets 27.03.2022

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, Cold Storage, Virtual Influencers & Portf...

Building the Netflix for Bharat - Stage.in Ft. Vinay Singhal 20.03.2022

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 platform dedicated for premium video...

Business Opportunities in the Circular Economy - Plastic & E-Waste Recycling 14.03.2022

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 Circular Economy, specifically Plastic Recy...

Building a Chain of Restaurants - Burma Burma ft. Ankit Gupta 06.03.2022

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, how restaurants are conceptualized and the p...

The Journey of Building Fratelli Wines to 100 Cr+ in Revenue ft. Gaurav Sekhri 27.02.2022

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 Fratelli journey start in 2006? (02:51) - Ho...

Disease Specific Health-tech, A platform to connect D2C Brands with Content Properties, Content Repurposing Agency 19.02.2022

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 Funding. We've had the founder of Alt...

Future of Education & Real-Estate in India, How to do angel investing right - A conversation with a polymath ft. Dr. Ritesh Malik 13.02.2022

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 Sector in India, The Real-Estate Market,...

Budget 2022 Business Opportunities Analysis ft. Sarthak Ahuja 06.02.2022

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 & manufacturing, Electronics & Wearables M...

The Rise of Creator Economy ft. Manish Pandey, Co-Author - Booming Digital Stars 30.01.2022

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 Stars, he explores the life's of India&a...

Business Munchies: Fertility Market (IVF) in India, Disrupting Family Managed Biz MBA, Rural Influencer Network 23.01.2022

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) - Disrupting Family Managed Business MBA  (40:...

How to Finance and Grow Your Startup Without VC with Prof. John Mullins 16.01.2022

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? (15:30) - How do you change the processes...

Business Munchies: Senior Citizen Market & Drones for Agriculture 09.01.2022

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) - Using Drones for Agriculture  Senior Ci...

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