Thinking Out Loud Podcast: Recent Episodes
By Samarth and Samyak
The Thinking Out Loud Podcast focuses on 3 aspects, Startup, Content Creation, and Personal Finance. Through our conversations with domain experts, we try to uncover insights that are common across these three verticals and how the Indian ecosystem is going to alter because of advancements across the three. With an episode, a week, stay tuned for some amazing conversations from your hosts, Samarth & Samyak. Samarth - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samarthhmehta/ Samyak - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samyak-kothari/
In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak to Ankush, the Founder of Multiply
Ankush has been deep diving into the credit cards industry since the past 10 years and after assimilating his experience from the years, he has started up with his current business.
In the conversation, he speaks about -
- His days at IIT Delhi, dropping out and rejoining to complete his degree
- His initial few startups
- Using and experimenting with credit cards
- Creating a startup on credit cards selection
If you are someone who is interested in the cards business, this episode is a perfect watch for you
In this episode, Samarth speaks to Abhishek Poddar, the Co-Founder of Plum.Abhishek is a graduate of IIT Madras and then moved on to consulting. He moved to the US for his MBA and worked there for 10+ years.In this conversation, Samarth speaks to Abhishek about - - His early life and academic genius- Moving to the US and working there with organisations like Google- A deep dive into the insurance ecosystem- Tech advancements in the Insurance Tech ecosystem - Growth of the Indian startup ecosystemTune into this conversation to know more about the Insurance ecosystem in India"If you liked this episode, do share it with your friends :D and don't forget to follow us on our handles. If you have an idea, then think it out loud LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3K8dCWaYouTube - https://bit.ly/40Tkw8iInstagram - https://bit.ly/40WrauD#podcast #content #contentcreator #thinkingoutloud #d2c #insurance #healthinsurance #lifeinsurance
In this episode, Samarth speaks with Subin, the CEO of Groyyo.
Subin completed his education at St. Xavier's Bombay and then worked with Bain and was an early employee at Zilingo. Subin post that ended up starting with Groyyo.
This episode gives a perfect worldview of what it is like for a 20-year-old to start a company. In the episode, we discuss -
- How is it working in Management Consulting?
- How was being an early team member at an early-stage startup?
- Starting up in the textile segment
- Stakeholder management being a 20 year old
- Building from India for the world
A perfect deep dive for someone who wants to know more about starting up
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In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Sahil Vaidya, the co-founder of The Minimalist. Sahil completed his UG from IIT B and ended up starting a very witty agency by the name of The Minimalist. Over the years, it has grown to be a home name in the marketing space.In our conversation with Sahil, he mentions key points that shaped his journey and answer a few crucial questions- - What happened at IIT Bombay?- Being from an engineering background, how did he get into the creative field?- The journey of The Minimalist- Social Media, Witty writing and how IITs are a home ground for passion projects- His views on ChatGPT- How does he practice minimalism in real lifeA fun-filled episode with low wow momentsIf you liked this episode, do share it with your friends :D and don't forget to follow us on our handles. If you have an idea, then think it out loud LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3K8dCWaYouTube - https://bit.ly/40Tkw8iInstagram - https://bit.ly/40WrauD
In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak to Kushal Lodha.Kushal is a CA, CFA, CMA, Author, Content Creator, Founder and much moreThrough the conversation, Kushal speaks to us and answers the following questions- How it is to move from a small town to a big town?- Importance of hardwork and luck in life?- How can a normal individual become a content creator?- The art of writing books?- Building an edtech startup in today's day and ageThe episode gives a perfect deep dive into how you can be a jack of all trades and a master of all.
In this conversation, Samarth and Samyak speak with Vineet Khanna, the Co-Founder of Supertails.Vineet completed his MBA from IIM Lucknow and then went on to join the highly distinguished TAS Program.Post that, he scaled the eCom business at Snapdeal and grew Licious Through the journey, Vineet tells us about -✅ What was so special about the TAS Program?✅ What are his learnings at Snapdeal?✅ How did he grow Ecommerce Ops at Snapdeal?✅ How did he build the first D2C unicorn startup in India?✅ His journey at SupertailsDive in, for an insightful episode with Vineet of SupertailsIf you liked this episode, do share it with your friends :D and don't forget to follow us on our handles. If you have an idea, then think it out loud Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheThinkingOut1LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/thethinkingoutloudpodcastYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR06...Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the.tol.podcast/
In this episode Samarth and Samyak, speak to Yeshoda and Rhea, the co-founders of Hoovu Fresh!
In this episode of Thinking Out Loud Podcast, Samarth and Samyak speak with the Co-Founders of VS Mani
Through our conversation, they speak of their experience at Shark Tank
They answer questions that give us a lot of insights into what they are building
✅ What was it like to be on Shark Tank
✅ How did they prepare for Shark Tank
✅ How did they move from the agency business to building a D2C brand
✅ How do they want to be the leading F&B D2C brand of the South
The episode is a delight on building a D2C brand bottom up.
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In this episode, Samyak speaks with Siddharth, the founder of Snitch.
Siddharth spoke of his early childhood and how he navigated to become a successful entrepreneur.
This episode is special, as Snitch is the first startup to get an all-shark in the 2nd season of Shark Tank India
In this episode, Siddharth speaks about -
✅ How early influence from his father and friends helped him in his business journey
✅ Hacking and understanding consumer behavior
✅ How he predicted the demand of brands like Zara and H&M
✅ Difference between Wholesale and D2C businesses
✅ Shark Tank Experience
This was a great episode to get a deep dive into the 101s of doing a textile startup
In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Jyoti Bhardwaj, Founder of Teafit.
Jyoti is a seasoned entrepreneur as seen in the second season of Shark Tank India.
Jyoti has completed her MBA from ISB and through her journey has helped many businesses scale up.
In this episode, we speak to Jyoti about -
✅ Journey leading upto Shark Tank
✅ Experience and the media coverage post Shark Tank
✅ The feeling to have 4 Sharks on board
✅ Journey of being a solopreneur
✅ Importance of lean teams and profitable businesses
✅ Importance of content in the D2C ecosystem
✅ Growth of the D2C ecosystem
This was a great episode to understand and deep dive into the journey of a soloprenuer and her growth journey.
In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak to Sairaj Dhond, Founder of Wakao Foods.
Sairaj as seen on Shark Tank S1 is a 4th-time founder and speaks to us about his various entrepreneurial experiences.
In the episode, Sairaj speaks of his Shark Tank journey and above and beyond, also talks about -
✅ How life changed post-Shark Tank
✅ Rejecting the deal post-Shark Tank
✅ Building his startup from Goa
✅ Maturing of the Goa startup ecosystem
✅ Growth and category creation of Faux Meat in India
✅ His Marketing strategies and ideologies
Samarth and Samyak had a great time recording this episode and it gave them a real-life Shark Tank experience.
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In this episode of TOL, Samarth and Samyak speak with Neha Naggar on how she fought all odds and created a content behemoth!
Neha completed her MBA from IP University and joined IIFL as a Relationship Manager. Through her experience at IIFL and her CA days, this led to the foundation of her content creation journey.
In our conversation, Neha answers some key crucial questions -
- How was it like growing up, coming from a traditional family
- What did CA teach her
- Moving to Delhi for her UG and PG and her early days in her job
- How her husband helps her in her content journey
- Content Creation 101
This was an eye-opener for us, in terms of how the world of content works.
Dive into, the 15th episode of Thinking Out Loud Podcast with Neha Nagar
In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Ishan Rakshit, Co-Founder of Shopflo
Ishan speaks of his journey at IIT Bombay, transitioning in Consulting followed by VC and then finally finding his calling through Shopflo. He speaks about his varied experiences through these times and culls the entire episode around How and What is he building at Shopflo.
Through the conversation, Ishan answers some critical Qs -
- Journey at IIT Bombay
- Consulting and his VC Experience
- Building Shopflo and overall take on the D2C Industry
- A 101 on the D2C checkout ecosystem
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In this episode, Samarth speaks with Avnish Anand, the COO of Caratlane.
Through the episode, Avnish speaks of his journey from ISI to IIM, quitting corporate to working in a startup, leaving that to start his own venture and then again joining Caratlane.
Through the conversation, Avnish answers some critical Qs
- How was it to get into ISI?
- How did he make a move from ISI to IIM?
- How was it studying at IIM?
- How was it being at a startup so early in the day?
- How is he solving for hiring at Caratlane?
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In this episode of Thinking Out Loud Podcast, Samarth and Samyak speak to Madhav Kasturia.
Madhav is a graduate of Delhi University and hails from the city of Delhi.
Straight after schooling, he started his own chain of cloud kitchen restaurants along with his college education. This was the foundation layer for him to start ZFW Dark Stores.
He ran the cloud kitchen business for 6-7 years, before pivoting to the dark store model and starting afresh.
In this episode, Madhav speaks of the following -
- His experience in running cloud kitchens
- How he started a dark store business
- Dropping out and relationship with his parents
- Future of Q Commerce and Grocery business in India
Samarth and Samyak get to learn a lot about the Q-Commerce industry through this episode.
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In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak to Shreyaa Kapoor.
Shreyaa is a graduate of SSCBS, post which she worked at Bain & Co. for 2 years. After her stint at Bain, she took up freelancing and content creation and is regarded as one of the best Finance Influencers in the country as of now.
In this conversation, Shreyaa talks about her journey in content creation, providing a deep dive into what content creation is and how she earns a living out of it. Shreyaa focuses on softer aspects of creation and freelancing and touches upon themes like mental health as well.
This has been a fun-filled conversation, focusing on Consulting, Content and Freelancing with underlying themes of mental health.
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Thinking Out Loud Podcast focuses on 3 aspects, Startup, Content Creation, and Personal Finance.
Through our conversations with domain experts, we try to uncover insights that are common across these three verticals and how the Indian ecosystem is going to alter because of advancements across the three. With an episode, a week, stay tuned for some amazing conversations with your hosts, Samarth & Samyak.
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Samyak - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samyak-kothari/
In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Pawan Kumar Rai, Co-Founder of Finshots & Ditto Insurance.
Pawan is an IIM A graduate and has been a stock trader since his early days. Through the conversation with us, he speaks about his time at IIM A and how the idea of Finshots was born.
He talks about his journey of meeting his co-founders, and how for the initial years they used to build and create content for Finshots on their own. He also talks about how they raised their first round from Zerodha and how Ditto Insurance began.
Later he tries to break down the finer nuances of the Insurance Tech ecosystem and moves on to speak about the vision he has for Ditto and Finshots.
A content and insurance 101 masterclass, tune in to know more.
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In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Ajinkya Kulkarni, Co-Founder of Wint Wealth.
Ajinkya speaks about his journey, his days at IIT Gandhinagar, and about his father's business. He speaks about his learning from his business background and how that helped him in his finance journey.
He speaks about the current market in terms of Finance and Investment and how is it progressing and changing with time. He talks about his experience of building Wint Wealth and how has it been enrichening for him.
A power-packed episode, providing all the information required for a Finance 101 Masterclass.
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In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Pratham Mittal, Founder of Masters Union.
Pratham has an illustrious career, where he completed his schooling at The Doon School and went on to the University of Pennsylvania for his UG. He co-founded a SaaS start-up in the USA and ran it for a few years before coming to India to start-up in the Indian Education space.
In this episode, Pratham talks about his journey in the US and how he is trying to marry SaaS with Education to create a more educational system for the country at large.
This episode is a SaaS and Education 101, where he highlights the finer nuances of building in these industries.
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In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Gaurav Mandlecha, Director of Supply at Stoa School
Gaurav speaks about his humble beginnings in the city of Nashik and speaks about his upbringing. His sister was his benchmark to join BITs.
He speaks about his journey at BITs and how BITs was instrumental in him becoming who he is today. He also speaks about the semester-wise challenges he took up at BITs to build his career.
A great episode that speaks about start-ups, education and value system within the country.
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In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Arjun Vaidya, Founder of Dr. Vaidya's
Arjun talks about his Brown days when he met folks from across the globe. He speaks about how value-adding that experience had been.
He recalls his Private Equity days and how he was introduced to the Indian Consumer ecosystem.
He spoke of how Dr. Vaidya started and how it was a product of what his grand father had imagined and picturized.
Tune in to the 6th episode, of Thinking Out Loud Podcast, to know more about the Indian D2C revolution from Arjun Vaidya.
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In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Ankit Doshi, Founder, InsideIIM.
Ankit speaks of his entire journey, coming from a Gujarati business family to going on to build one of the largest edtechs in the country.
Ankit draws parallels from his IIM Indore days and speaks of how the educational system is changing.
He also talks about how content marketing and content, in general, will play a very important role within this sector.
Tune in to the 5th episode, of Thinking Out Loud Podcast, to know more about the educational evolution that InsideIIM is getting along the way.
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In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Sonam Srivastava, a seasoned Quantitative Trader, and content creator.
She talks about her journey of studying Engineering because her father was an engineer and then moving into the Finance side of things.
She shares her experience of working with Radhika Gupta and how that became a learning curve for her.
Content Creation was something she stumbled upon of late and has thrived in that too.
This a deep insightful episode focusing on trading, content, and the future of algo trading.
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In this episode, Samyak and Samarth **speak with Sarthak Ahuja, an angel investor, a content creator and a business consultant for startups.
Sarthak completed his college from SSCBS and went on to ISB for his MBA. He was the youngest in India at his time, to have completed CA, CS and CMA.
Sarthak has over 100K+ subscribers across platforms through which he is creating content around startups and businesses. In this episode, Sarthak speaks to us about his college days, how ISB happened and how ISB is currently helping him in his business.
He focused on the SME narrative in the country and what he as a consultant needs to do differently to fit into the SME narrative. He spoke of his ideologies with regards to Angel Investment and what ought to be done to become a successful angel investor.
Sarthak spoke about his content creation journey and where he stands currently.
All in all, a fun-filled episode, on startups, consultancy, education, angel investment and content creation.
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In this episode, Samyak and Samarth **speak with Kunwar Raj. Kunwar is the founder of Invoid, an AI/ML startup, that focuses on KYC compliance.
Currently, he is focusing on content creation, through his channel, Unfinance which has over 1mn+ followers across platforms.
In this episode, Samarth and Samyak, speak to Kunwar about his life. What were his days like at KPMG and how he learned the ropes of deal advisory.
Kunwar spoke about the importance of entrepreneurship and the connections you make at a B-School. He spoke about the finer nuances of building a product and what you need to get that aha moment.
Kunwar talked about his YC days and what is it like to be a part of the YC batch. Towards the end, he focuses on content creation and how can one use analytics to create more robust content.
This was an amazing conversation, and the insights were focused on content creation and achieving Product Market Fit.
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In this episode, Samyak and Samarth speak with Prashant Desai, Sr. Director at the Everstone Group. Everstone Group is one of the largest Private Equities and Prashant manages the exits business at Everstone Group.
Currently, in his secondment, Prashant is managing the Strategy and Investor relation side of things at Burger King India.
Prashant hails from the city of Kolkata, where he had completed his undergrad studies and his CA. Post that, in the early years of his career, he worked as an equity research analyst, then directly working with Kishore Biyani of The Future Group and then with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.
In this episode, Prashant speaks about his life, Private Equity, his failed start-up where he lost over INR 30Cr, and the book that he wrote after that to talk about his failed start-up.
The episode was an insightful one for those who want to know more about the Finance world, and how can you systematically go wrong about starting up and then coming back strong from it. Prashant is a highly knowledgeable person and has committed to life-long learning with some wonderful courses.
This has been nothing short of a breathtaking conversation for us. In the end, the guest leaves us with a few book recommendations and talks to us about what Financial Freedom is according to him.
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