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The Indian DreamThe Untold Story of Scaling a Rs. 500 Cr+ Robotics Company in IndiaKicking off Season 2 of The Indian Dream with Satish Shukla, Co-Founder of Addverb Technologies! They build Robots (a lot of them) & make a few hundred crores by selling them all over the world! From transforming Indian warehouses to going global —and now building India's first humanoids — their story is incredible! We dive deep into automation, manufacturing mindset, R&D, hiring & more!This was one of the most fascinating conversations I’ve had about India’s future in automation, robotics, and deep tech. If you’re an entrepreneur, engineer, or just someone excited about...
2025-03-111h 51
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: The rise of Healthy Snacks, Fully Automated Hotels & Mushroom CoffeeIn 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 into subscribers, send highly-visible web push notifications, and increase customer retention!** Episode Outline:(01:44) - Sahil's Experience in a US Business Exhibition(03:09) - Four Sigmatic Mushroom Coffee, Mushroom d...
2022-05-221h 06The Indian DreamThe Venture Capital Winter, Our Top 5 (Hypothetical) Early Stage Startup Bets, Importance of Angel Investing Deal flowHello 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 updated!
2022-05-011h 09
The Indian DreamMaking Sense of Indian Startup Ecosystem - Indus Valley Annual Report ft. Sajith PaiOn 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 Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala). If you like our content, join our No Spam Whatsapp Group to get summaries of the content we create. In to...
2022-04-111h 16
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Warehousing, Cold Storage, Virtual Influencers & Portfolio of Small BetsSahil (@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 & Portfolio of Small Bets. (00:19) - Update on Portfolio of Small Bets Approach to Building a Career(04:47) - India's First Virtual Influencer, Kaira (09:03) - Why is there a boom in Warehousing in India?(15:08...
2022-03-2757 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Opportunities in the Circular Economy - Plastic & E-Waste RecyclingSahil (@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 Recycling and E-Waste recycling. (00:23) - Plastic Recycling in India(20:54) - E-Waste Recycling in IndiaResearch for Plastic RecyclingResearch for E-Waste Recycling
2022-03-1444 min
The Indian DreamDisease Specific Health-tech, A platform to connect D2C Brands with Content Properties, Content Repurposing AgencySahil (@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 Altigreen on the episode in 2020 where he spoke about the work they were doing in the 3-Wheeler EV Market(05:00) - Update on Government's ban of Drones. Sahil's visit to a Drone Manufacturing & R&D...
2022-02-1942 minThe Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Fertility Market (IVF) in India, Disrupting Family Managed Biz MBA, Rural Influencer NetworkSahil (@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 (40:44) - Rural Influencer Network👉🏽 Fertility Care Market in IndiaThe fertility care market in India is estimated to be Rs. 3000 Cr market growing at a fast clip thanks to the rising infertility rates a...
2022-01-2345 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Senior Citizen Market & Drones for AgricultureSahil (@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 & TwitterTimeline(01:54) - Senior Citizen Market in India(33:27) - Using Drones for Agriculture Senior Citizen MarketMarket SizeCurrently, India has more than 138 Million Senior Citizens. 67 Million Male, 71 Million Female. By 2030, this number is expected to be 200 Million.Estimated to be a Rs. 73,000 Cr market o...
2022-01-0943 minThe Indian Dream2021 Review: Best Episodes, Learnings, Life Update, Plans for 2022Sahil (@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!This episode is a look back of 2021. This is our first full calendar year of creating podcasts and newsletters for The Indian Dream. Just this year, we've produced ~80 podcasts and written ~30 newsletter talking about Founder Journeys, Market Trends and various opportunities. In this episode, we look back and make sense of the year that's gone by:Top Episodes (01:19)
2021-12-2643 min
The Indian DreamDefence Indigenisation in India, DAO to fund Scientific Research, Teaching Taxation to FoundersSahil (@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 & TwitterJob Description for the Content Associate Job at Blume VenturesClick here to apply for the Content Associate Job at Blume VenturesTimeline(00:00) - Introduction with two Job Announcements(02:30) - Defence Indigenisation in India(24:00) - DAO to fund Scientific Research(36:00...
2021-12-1945 min
The Indian DreamThe Minimalist Entrepreneur ft. Sahil Lavingia, Founder, GumroadWe're doing a Book Give Away! We'll be sending copies of 'The Minimalist Entrepreneur' to folks interested in building a profitable internet business. Just follow us on Twitter or Instagram & tell us about what you want to building using the framework laid out in The Minimalist Entrepreneur book. On the episode, we host Sahil Lavingia, Founder of Gumroad and the author of The Minimalist Entrepreneur. We talk to him about the roller-coaster ride of building Gumroad to a profitable internet business with $10 m in revenue and $1m in profit, and some concepts from the book.
2021-12-121h 10
The Indian DreamRevenue Based Financing for D2C & SaaS Biz, Translation Services for Netflix, Life Skills for TeenagesSahil (@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!Timeline:(00:58) - Revenue Based Financing(22:56) - Translation Services for Movies, TV Shows on Netflix, Prime Video(33:54) - Life Skill Courses for TeenagersBusiness IdeasRevenue Based FinancingCapital is an essential commodity to grow a business. The traditional way of growing companies was Debt & Equity Investments. Debt generally c...
2021-11-2843 min
The Indian DreamESG Investing & Business ideas, Real Estate Fractionalization, Intern Army for State Tourism Boards, Review Website for CBC'sSahil (@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! Timeline:(2:15) - Environmental, Social & Governance standards for big businesses(24:30) - Fractionalization of Real Estate(35:40) - Influencers working with State Tourism Boards(41:50) - Review Website for Cohort Based CoursesBusiness IdeasESG Investing & Business ideas - ESG stands for Environemtal, Social & Governance standards that the biggest companies in the...
2021-11-1545 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Video & Livestream E-commerce, Tiger 21, No-Code/Low Code Training, Indian wear for workSahil (@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! Timeline:(00:0) - Introduction(1:59) - Video & Livestream E-commerce (21:43) - Tiger 21 - Peer Network for High net worth individuals (36:54) - No-Code & Low Code Automation Teams at Enterprises & SMEs(41:12) - Indian wear but for OfficeIdea Details: 1. Video & Livestream E-Commerce: Two streamers in China sold $3B worth of products over 24 hours on their livestream. China...
2021-10-3149 min
The Indian DreamThe Rise of Game Streaming & E-Sports ft. Piyush Kumar, Founder, Rooter SportsSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) host Piyush Kumar, Founder of Rooter to talk about Game Streaming & E-Sports in India. Gaming is a $160B market globally, and game streaming is one of the fastest growing segments within that. Youtube and Twitch are the most popular global game streaming platforms! Youtube has over 40 million active gaming channels. Twitch, on the other hand, has 9 million active game channels, and On an average, there are 2.8 Million people watching a game stream on twitch, at the same time. Twitch had a revenue of $2.3 Billion in 2020. We talk to Piyush about...
2021-10-251h 11
The Indian DreamDisrupting the Used Car Market - Cars24 ft. Gajendra Jangid, Co-Founder & CMOSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) host Gajendra Jangid, Co-founder of Cars24 to talk about the disruption in the Used Car Market. To get summaries of the content we create, join this NO SPAM Whatsapp group. Today, we're talking about Cars24 and the $20B Pre-owned or Used Car market in India. In Financial Year 19-20, 4.4 Million pre-owned cars were sold compared to 2.8 Million new cars. This makes the pre-owned car market about 1.5 times the new car market. Started in 2015, Cars24 is now valued at $1.8B. We talk to Gajendra Jangid, Co-Founder and Chief Marke...
2021-10-1147 min
The Indian DreamHow to buy a US Business from India, What are NFT's, Sales Processes for B2B SaaS to Legacy BusinessesSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various ideas on this episode of Business Munchies. Support us and show us your love by buying us a some beer/chai on this link.Timeline:(00:0) - Introduction(2:00) - Detailed account on how we bought a US based e-commerce business from India(25:43) - What are NFT's?(40:00) - Sales Processes for B2B SaaSBusiness Ideas:How to Buy a US Business from India - our personal story - Buying a small business in the U...
2021-10-0344 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Drones Taking Off, Account Aggregators, Cold CallsSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various ideas on this episode of Business Munchies. Support us and show us your love by buying us a some beer/chai on this link.Timeline:(00:0) - Introduction(1:28) - Drone Market in India(25:43) - Account Aggregator Framework of India Stack(37:42) - How to get rid of Annoying Cold Calls for Loans and Real Estate(42:34) - Business Digitisation Course UpdateBusiness Ideas:Drone Market in India - The regulations around Drones have changed and I...
2021-09-1249 minThe Indian DreamBootstrapping a Video Production Business - Supari Studios with Advait GuptWhile preparing for this episode, I kept wondering - How do you even think about bootstraping a video production business? Equipment rental by itself is almost unaffordable in this industry - you have to rent video cameras, lenses, lights and much more. Despite this, Advait and Akshat still managed to bootstrap Supari Studios from a seed capital of just Rs. 75,000 to ride the wave of content production in India to become one of India's largest content production houses.Listen to this episode if you want to learn how to build and scale your own creative agency from...
2021-09-0547 min
Yaadon ka dabba by Sahil MudgalA poetry in memory of Siddharth ShuklaCheck out my latest episode! Subscribe to the podcast for more upcoming poetries, stories and tales.A poetry in memory of Siddharth Shukla | Sahil MudgalMai na abhi gaya hu,Mai na abhi jaunga...-Sahil MudgalWritten And Spoken By: Sahil MudgalMusic : Heart Touching
2021-09-0300 min
The Indian DreamWebflow Dev Agencies, E-Sports Coaching, AI Writing Tool for Scientific Papers, Making fun of SiddharthSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out to discuss some business ideas.Timeline:(00:00) - Making fun of Siddharth's seed oil idea(00:45) - AI Writing tool to summarise scientific papers(4:20) - Webflow Development Agency(11:50) - E-sports Coaching(17:45) - Making fun of Siddharth's oil seed idea(18:30) - Tool for creating One Off Surveys (23:45) - Entre-Paneer(26:40) - Continuous Information Diet Level Monitor(30:45) - App to rate and aggregate YouTube, Blogs, other contentBusiness Ideas:Making fun of Siddharth...
2021-08-2138 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: 100 Episode Special, Govt Services agent aggregator, Sustainable textile certification & moreSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out to look back at the 100 Episode journey of The Indian Dream. Yes, we've now release 100 Episodes of content around profitable businesses. Support us and show us your love by buying us a some beer/chai on this link. Timeline:(00:18) - Discussing the learnings from 100 Episodes of TID(10:00) - Update on Business Digitisation Course(21:00) - Brand Stickers to hide Stains on Clothes(26:58) - Aggregator of Govt Service Agents(32:05) - Sustainable Textile Certification Body in India
2021-08-1538 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Vitamin Epidemic, Disrupting Water Purifier Market, Prediction Gambling, Unbundling of UpworkSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out to discuss some business ideas.Timeline:(00:40) - Latest regulations surrounding Bill Discounting(6:11) - Vitamin D & B12 Deficiency Epidemic(16:40) - Disrupting Water Purifier Market(27:30) - Prediction Gambling (34:00) - Unbundling of UpworkBusiness Ideas from the episodeRegulations in Bill Discounting Market: Recently, the Lok Sabha passed a Factoring Regulation Amendment Bill that allows NBFCs to participate in the bill discounting marketing without any minimum % of business committed to Bill discounting. The earlier bill required Bill Discounting NBFCs t...
2021-08-0141 min
The Indian DreamNo Code WhatsApp Marketing Automation, Marketplace & Funding for Franchise, Unbundling Digital MarketingSahil (@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 AgenciesLinks from the Episode:Sanjeev Jain YouTube VideoSanjeev Jain's website to buy the WhatsApp Automation TemplateHow to Send WhatsApp Messages from Google Sheets with JavaScript and Node.jsHubspot WhatsApp IntegrationChat.apiYouTube video on Connecting Google sheets with WhatsApp using Chat.api and PabblySoulful/Rasika Episode LinkSoftware SuggestAnkit Dudhwewala episode linkFrog Ideas/Jatin Modi...
2021-07-2537 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Zomato IPO, Unbundling Digital Marketing, Bundling Subscriptions, D2C Businesses Sharing CustomersSahil (@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) - What is Kabuki Studios?Business Ideas in this EpisodeThe Zomato IPO: This IPO is one of the biggest events in the startup ecosystem in 2021. It will provide exits to a lot of investors and early e...
2021-07-1835 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: MSME Special - Tech & Lending opportunities in the MSME sector, Modern day SMEsSahil (@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 The Indian Dream WhatsApp group here.The Indian Dream WebsiteIdeas Discussed: 1. SME Landscape and Opportunities: We go deep in the SME ecosystem to understand the different t...
2021-07-1149 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Business of Religion, Cohort Based Courses, The rise of F1 ft Tanay Pratap of Neog CampSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out with Tanay who has built interesting and profitable side hustles: Neog.camp, Rock8. Join The Indian Dream WhatsApp group here.The Indian Dream WebsiteTimestamps:(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(25:10) - Meditation App built around Religion(28:16) - The Rise of Formula F1 Racing and the opportunities around it
2021-07-0339 minThe Indian DreamMaking Maker's Asylum & Distributed Manufacturing with Vaibhav and Richa, Maker's AsylumToday's episode is with Vaibhav Chhabra and Richa Shrivastava from Maker's Asylum. Join our WhatsApp GroupFor 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 to Maker's Asylum and use the woodworking tools they have available and ask the community for help with your project. If you're a hardware entrepreneurs, you can get...
2021-07-0142 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Goodreads 2.0, Micro-SaaS Aggregator, Hot Sauces ft Aditya Rao, KaapiAditya Rao of Kaapi (@adityarao310), Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various business ideas. Send us your feedback at theindiandream20@gmail.comJoin 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
2021-06-2637 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Thrasio Model for India, Personalized Wedding Planning, Smart BartendingSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various business ideas. Send us an email at theindiandream20@gmail.comJoin our WhatsApp Group.Timeline(1:15) - Thras.io Model for India(25:00) - Smart Bartending(28:00) - Ideas for the $50B Indian Wedding IndustryBusiness IdeasThrasio Model for India: Thrasio is a company in the US that started in 2018 and started acquiring Amazon third party merchants that were doing $3-5 Million in revenue. They went on to raise $1.7B and have been able to...
2021-06-1935 min
The Indian DreamSexual Wellness Industry, No Code Courses, Eco Friendly Personal Care Products, Warehousing in IndiaSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various business ideas. Send us an email at theindiandream20@gmail.comJoin 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 IndiaBusiness IdeasNo Code Courses: We've started doing a series of lectures on how SME's can start implementing automations in their businesses using various No Code tools. We plan to...
2021-06-1730 min
The Indian DreamFood Processing Industry, Liquid Super Teams & the Cooperation Economy, Fitness Content Creation & Curtion for TeenagersSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out and discuss various business ideas. Send us an email at theindiandream20@gmail.comJoin 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 AppsBusiness Ideas that were discussed:Liquid Super Teams and the Cooperation Economy - Read this essay on The Cooperation Economy by Not Boring - we never realised that The Indian Dream is actually a Liquid Super Team but...
2021-06-1231 minThe Indian DreamBuilding a Million Dollar Internet Business with Zero Marketing Spends with Karthik Sridharan, FlexipleIn this episode we talk to Karthik Sridharan, co-founder of Flexiple which is a network of the top freelance developers and designers.Karthik's TwitterContribute to The Indian DreamJoin The Indian Dream WhatsApp GroupThe 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 along the way. Karthik & his co-founders chose not to take any funding from outsiders and this decision has shaped their company culture - for example, the first few years...
2021-06-101h 02
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Evolution of Dating Apps, Course Creators + Colleges, Craft Beer Subscription ft Rishabh, Pepper ContentSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out with Rishabh, Co-founder of Pepper Content. Join The Indian Dream WhatsApp group here.The Indian Dream WebsiteTimestamps:(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 discuss how the current set of dating apps aren't working on what the next evolution could be. We discuss various ideas around verified blind dating service, and how Thursday, a...
2021-06-0533 minThe Indian DreamBusiness of Hotels with Siddharth Goenka, Octave Hotels & Aiosell TechnologiesWe do a deep dive into the Hotel Industry with Siddharth Goenka, the founder of Octave Hotels and Aiosell.Contribute to The Indian DreamJoin The Indian Dream WhatsApp GroupSiddharth 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 specifically built to help hotels increase their revenue.This episode will be super interesting for anyone who wants to know more about the economics of the hotel...
2021-06-021h 13
The Indian DreamSpace Technology - How to build a Space Tech Business ft. Awais Ahmed, PixxelWe 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 NewsletterContribute to The Indian DreamQuestions:(2:30) - Why did you decide to start Pixxel?(8:45) - Have you already launched a satellite?(11:00) - What kind of help do startups receive from ISRO?(13:30) - Isn't it difficult for a startup to work with the...
2021-05-2550 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Pet Care Industry, Social Stock Trading Apps, Interstate food delivery, Building HabitsSahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out with Karn Nahata, former Swiggy employee. Join The Indian Dream WhatsApp group here. The Indian Dream WebsiteTimestamps:(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 accountabilityBusiness Ideas:Social Stock Trading Apps - People in India loving trading stocks and there are a bunch of WhatsApp and Telegram groups that have popped up that just give advice on what stocks to buy and when. S...
2021-05-2236 min
The Indian DreamTrends: Space Technology - An Overview of India Space Tech with Narayan Prasad, COO - satsearchSupport 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 organizations have been sending satellites in space for various use cases ranging from Communication, Navigation, Television and Remote Imaging & Sensing. Organizations like N...
2021-05-191h 02
The Indian DreamBusiness Munches: Rare Plants & Gardening, Expert Networks, Gourmet Box SubscriptionWe'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 interesting ideas. Here's what we discuss: The Business of Rare Plants & Evolution of Gardening in India (1:47)The $1.5 Bn Expert Networks Industry (13:04)Subscription of Gourmet Meal Boxes (22:12)
2021-05-1531 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Creating Trust for SME's, Bronze Busts of Modi, Course Clubs to replace Book ClubsSahil (@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 of business leaders like Ratan Tata or other super famous people like Narendra Modi(20:54) - Discussion about the surprising profitibality of Food Delivery Apps(24:55) - Food Business Called 50/50 with Unhealthy...
2021-05-0844 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Meesho Matchmaking, Community Economies & Data Pooling for RecruitingSahil (@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 DataRecruitment is consistently rated as one of the toughest parts of entrepreneurship - finding the right people for the right job can make or break a business. However, recruitment faces many issues from both sides of the desk - the candidate and the business. On the business side, there is an i...
2021-05-0138 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: College Side Hustles, Scaling up a YouTube Channel, Modernising Alumni Relations ft. Harish UthayakumarSahil (@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 stop shop for all college information(19:00) - Hyper local Omegle for College Campuses(20:00) - Modernising alumni relations(25:00) - Learn No-Code and Freelance(34:15) - The story of Anirudh...
2021-04-2336 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Swiggy + Tinder, Memes as a Service, AI Personal Stylists ft. Dine with DataSahil (@sahil071) & Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out with the folks from Dine With Data, Vedika & Armaan, to discuss some great new ideas that we wouldn't have thought up on our own.Dine with Data is an amazing daily WhatsApp newsletter that introduces you to a new startup everyday so that you're always aware of the latest business trends. Join Dine with Data WhatsApp newsletter here.While you're at it, join The Indian Dream WhatsApp newsletter as well!(00:00) - Introduction(00:33) - Swiggy + Tinder(08:07) - Personal Stylists(20:19) - "Vibe Curation"...
2021-04-0346 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Regional Newsletters, Plant Based Foods, PE Fund for Regional Profitable BusinessesSahil (@sahil071) & Siddharth (@sidbetala) announce a new Referral Reward - you can be invited onto this podcast if you get enough referrals to our newsletter. Here's the link that you can use to generate your referral code!(0:00) - Referral Campaign Thanks(0:45) - Decentraland(3:20) - Regional Newsletters - The New Tropic(14:52) - The rise of Plant Based Foods & Beverages(21:00) - PE Fund for Regional Profitable CompaniesJoin the No Spam WhatsApp GroupDecentraland - A new virtual world that's combining two hot topics: NFT's & the Metaverse. You...
2021-03-2733 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: TID Book Giveaway, Equity Crowdfunding, Biostimulants, Warehousing as a Service, High End LocksWe're doing our first Giveaway! We'll be sending the book 'Psychology of Money' by Morgan Housel to 5 people who help us get the highest number of referrals for our Newsletter. Here's the link that you can use to generate your referral code. Sahil (@sahil071) & Siddharth (@sidbetala) munch on these ideas during the episode:(00:50) - The Indian Dream Book Giveaway - Psychology of Money(02:06) - Gumroad Investment & Equity Crowdfunding (09:05) - Biostimulants & Sea6 Energy(16:25) - Manufacturing & Warehousing as a Service (MaaS, WaaS)(28:52) - High end locksLi Jin's article on Passion...
2021-03-1933 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Helicopter Rentals, TID fund for Profitable Businesses, Wealth Management with Social Commerce & Opportunities with Carbon Allowances in IndiaSahil (@sahil071) & Siddharth (@sidbetala) have some fun discussing the helicopter rental industry in India and how it's shockingly profitable. We have some exciting business ideas that we discuss on this episode of business munchies.Join our Spam Free WhatsApp Group.Timestamps:(0:45) - The Indian Dream Fund for Bootstrapped/Profitable Businesses(11:05) - The Economics of the Helicopter Rental Business in India(26:25) - Wealth Management with Social Commerce(37:00) - Opportunities in the Carbon Allowances Market Topics we discussed:The Indian Dream Fund...
2021-03-1344 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: NFT's are the future, Sikkim & Himalayan Adventure Franchises, Cyber Crime InsuranceSahil (@sahil071) & Siddharth (@sidbetala) have some fun discussing how Siddharth made $1,000 in one week by trading NBA cards. We also have some interesting business ideas in this episode of business munchies. Join our Spam Free WhatsApp Group.For the first time ever, we were not too lazy to provide timestamps. Timestamps:(0:00) - Introduction(0:33) - Final Conclusion to Practo for Lawyers and CA's(2:35) - Summary of two the ideas of the podcast(3:32) - Sikkim Tourism centralised marketing agency for adventure sports + local franchises in...
2021-03-0546 min
The Indian DreamTrends #10.2: Mushroom Farming in India Ft. Avdhesh of Jiwa FoodsThis week, we're covering Hi-Tech or New Age Farming. There are tons of niche farming opportunities that can be turned into massively profitable businesses. We wrote about them in our newsletter last week. We also released an episode with the largest seaweed producer in India.In the episode today, we talk about large scale Mushroom farming. We are joined with Avdhesh Kumar, Co-Founder of CEO of Jiwa Foods, which produces over 100 tonnes of mushroom per month! And they're just getting started.We speak about the challenges in setting up large scale, hi-tech farms, the distribution...
2021-03-0346 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Modernising Direct Selling & Real Estate Agents, Opportunities in Branding, Zetwerk for JewelleryThanks for listening to another episode of The Indian Dream.Join our WhatsApp group here: https://bit.ly/2LgDN2nWe're looking for social media interns! You can email us at theindiandream20@gmail.comAs always, Business Munchies is an exploration of business ideas and how they can be leveraged in order to build new businesses or scale up existing businesses. This week, we had an interesting line up of strange ideas, we hope you like them!Timestamps:(0:24) - Update on the Seasonal Fruit D2C Idea
2021-02-0637 minThe Indian DreamThe Union Budget Special - What's the Intent & Where are the Opportunities? ft. Sarthak AhujaWe hit 50 Episodes last week! (We didn't even realize!). Consider this as the 50th Episode Special: Our take on The 2021 Union Budget. At The Indian Dream, our goal is create a community of knowledge seeking founders who are looking to build Profitable Businesses. A big part of building these businesses is being aware of the direction the government is focusing on. It always helps to be building in industries that the government is focusing on. Consider the example of Baddi and the Pharma boom that happened there. By understanding the governments future plans and intentions, you can...
2021-02-0339 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: AI Writing Tools, Productizing Services, Luxury D2C Fruit BrandThanks for listening to another episode of The Indian Dream.Join our WhatsApp group here: https://bit.ly/2LgDN2nAs always, Business Munchies is an exploration of business ideas and how they can be leveraged in order to build new businesses or scale up existing businesses. This week, we had an interesting line up of strange ideas, we hope you like them!Timestamps:(0:00) - Introduction(2:06) - AI Powered Writing Tools(9:35) - Productizing Your Services(15:30) - Luxury Direct to Consumer Fruit Brand(23:45) - STEM Toys for Pa...
2021-01-3034 minThe Indian DreamBrand Licensing in India - Rishabh Singla from LicenseWorksToday's show is a result of a phone call that I got after one of our listeners heard our Business Munchies episode. As we got talking, I realised his line of work is extremely interesting and operates in a niche. As our regular listeners might know, we love NICHE businesses. As they say, Niches build Riches. Around 2009-10, Rishabh & Pranav wanted to start an Electronics Accessories brand and upon more research, they realized it was difficult to compete with existing brands without a solid marketing budget. That's when they came across the idea of Corporate Brand Licensing. U...
2021-01-2746 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Clout Kitchens, High End Ice, Cohort Based Learning, Jewellery Insurance, Legal Micro SaaSThanks for listening to another episode of The Indian Dream.Join our WhatsApp group here: https://bit.ly/2LgDN2n As always, Business Munchies is an exploration of business ideas and how they can be leveraged in order to build new businesses or scale up existing businesses. This week, we had an interesting line up of strange ideas, we hope you like them!Timestamps:(0:00) - Introduction(1:17) - Clout Kitchens(5:50) - Virtual influencers(10:25) - High End Ice(14:45) - Cohort Based Learning(24:10) - Transparent Pricing with Car insurance(2...
2021-01-2334 min
The Indian DreamTrends #8.2: Craft Gin with Stranger & Sons - Vidur GuptaI'm really excited for this episode where we interview Vidur Gupta From stranger and sons – a brand of craft gin. This episode is a continuation of our deep dive into the Trend of craft alcohol in India. You should also listen to our previous episode with Brew Whale about the craft beer scene in India. Craft Alcohol NewsletterBrew Whale EpisodeI'm not gonna lie, Gin and Tonic has recently become my favourite drink after beer. I was first introduced to Stranger and Sons as a birthday gift and I fell in love with it...
2021-01-201h 01
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: The Indian Toy Industry, Gaming Industry and the future of WhatsApp Commerce & BotsWelcome to another episode of Business Munchies at The Indian Dream. We explore different business ideas on this segment of our podcast. We had a friend of the show with us on this episode: Animish Gadve from The Wandering Band, an indie video game publisher. Having worked with Zynga games & EA in the past - Animish was able to provide us with a lot of insights into how the gaming industry is shaping up in India and what opportunities still exist for people looking to enter. Animish also gave us two Promo Codes...
2021-01-1734 minThe Indian DreamFounder Journey: Building a Global Insurance Products & Services Business - Arun BalakrishnanOur guest today is an ex- Merchant Navy Officer who, through an interesting sequence of events, became an Insurance Executive and eventually an Entrepreneur. He currently runs a Global Products & Services business in the Insurance Domain with a team 1900 people spread across 9 countries. This journey began little over 7 years ago when Arun Balakrishnan was heading the Berkshire Hathway's Indian Insurance Business. When Berkshire decided to wind up the India business, Arun spotted an interesting opportunity that would eventually lead to his company, Xceedance. And he's used the bootstrapped entrepreneur playbook of starting with services and then building products very e...
2021-01-1453 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies #5: A Portfolio of bets to Build Wealth, IoT & Wearables Manufacturing, Fire Safety EquipmentWelcome to the 5th episode of Business Munchies. This will now be a regular segment of the show with Sahil and I hosting the show with other guests (friends of the show). If you're not familiar with our Business Munchies episodes, I'd urge you to start with the first one 4 weeks ago. We continue a few discussions from the previous episodes. For our episode today, we discuss the following topics: 1) Update on the E-Com business in US that we are trying to acquire (3:11)2) Using a portfolio of entrepreneurial bets to build wealth (4.14)3...
2021-01-0935 minThe Indian DreamFounder Journey: Scaling & Selling a 100 Cr Packaging Manufacturing Business in 10 Years - Creative StylopackIn this episode, we talk to two brothers about their journey of setting up and selling a packaging manufacturing business in 10 years. We discuss Market Research, Positioning, and Customer Centricity as it pertains to a Manufacturing Business. This episode is relevant for folks who have interest in Packaging as a product and/or run manufacturing businesses. For others, check out last week's Business Munchies Episode :) Creative Stylopack Acquired by Essel Pro Pack - News ArticleReachout to us here if you're listening to us from PodLP. Detailed Synopsis:We have a s...
2021-01-0458 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Brand Licensing, High Margin Businesses, IPL Trading CardsHappy New Year Y'all! Thank you for supporting us and allowing us the room to experiment with different content styles around profitable businesses in India. Business Munchies (Yet to finalize the name) is now going to become a more formal part of the content that we create. New Business Ideas, across industries depending on the emerging trends. The idea is to look at the business ideas as an optimist and see how to make it work. Most of our ideas will probably be bad, but we are sharing a point of view on what the future could...
2020-12-3150 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Personal Leverage, Online First Sweets Brand, E-SportsThis episode is a pure exploration of business ideas.Business Munchies is our attempt to explore different business ideas while discussing the underling trends that make these ideas interesting and potential go to market strategies. This is by no means supposed to be a deep dive on each business idea as these haven't been discussed earlier. If you enjoy this content, please join our WhatsApp group, we are already 500 strong!We explore the following topics in the episode:1) Personal Leverage (Nate's Article) (1:02)2) Our Journey of evaluating an acquisition of...
2020-12-2734 min
The Indian DreamTrends #8.1: Craft Beer in India with Pranav Mehra, Co-Founder of Brew WhaleIn this episode we speak to Pranav Mehra, Co-Founder of Brew Whale – a craft beer brewing company based out of Bombay. Craft Alcohol NewsletterPranav MehraBrew Whale WebsiteJoin the WhatsApp GroupI'm a big fan of good beer and could not resist doing a few episodes about the changing environment in the beer and alcohol industry in India. Craft beer has become a huge industry in the US in Europe - when you go to grocery store there you will see a number of bears from small breweries. With the ad...
2020-12-2354 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Wealth Creation, Mushroom Farming, Zero Fee Marketplaces, Zoom & Notion AppsThis episode is a pure exploration of business ideas.At The Indian Dream we have a dozen ideas that we discuss everyday but are not able to share with our listeners. This episode is an experiment that we've been planning for months. The idea really took off a few weeks ago when Sahil and Siddharth met up with Saransh in Goa. We started bouncing ideas off each other and realised that it would be great to record this and share with our listeners.If you enjoy this content, please join our WhatsApp group, we are...
2020-12-1931 minThe Indian DreamBuilding a $300k Amazon FBA Business, Amazon FBA Playbook - RishirajEarn in Dollars, spend in Rupees. That's one way to build a bootstrapped, profitable business. Amazon FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon Program) is a great way to target the global consumer. We talk to Rishiraj about building his Amazon FBA business, the playbook and what is he planning next. Listener Survey LinkRepublic of SellersThe global e-com marketplaces coupled with digital marketing reach have enabled Indian businesses to target their products to the global customer base. It presents a great opportunity for people to build profitable businesses. Manufacturers can look at selling their products...
2020-12-171h 03
The Indian DreamTrends #7.3: D2C Marketing Playbook with Himanshu AroraIn today's episode we have Himanshu Arora from Social Panga again bringing us a D2C Marketing Playbook. We promised in our last episode with Himanshu that we would go deep into the digital marketing aspects of Direct to Consumer (D2C) brands and that's exactly what we do today.D2C Playbook NewsletterJoin Our WhatsApp GroupIn this episode we discuss various parts of Direct to Consumer (D2C) digital marketing that are being used by all the biggest modern brands such as Mama Earth, Yoga Bar and others. We start by ta...
2020-12-1240 min
The Indian DreamBusiness Munchies: Vacation Homes, Communities, Acquiring Small Online BusinessThis episode is a pure exploration of business ideas. At The Indian Dream we have a dozen ideas that we discuss everyday but are not able to share with our listeners. This episode is an experiment that we've been planning for months. The idea really took off a few weeks ago when Sahil and Siddharth met up with Saransh in Goa. We started bouncing ideas off each other and realised that it would be great to record this and share with our listeners. If you enjoy this content, please join our WhatsApp group, we are...
2020-12-0935 minThe Indian DreamWhy are we Building The Indian Dream?Listener Survey LinkEmail us at theindiandream20@gmail.comThank you for supporting us on our journey of building The Indian Dream Project. This episode is just Sahil and Sid talking about Why started The Indian Dream, the journey so far and the plans for our future. We're focused on creating content around Profitable Entrepreneurship in India. We look at the past to create playbooks of building successful businesses through our Founder Journeys episode. We look at the future to identify opportunities to build profitable businesses through our T...
2020-12-0511 min
The Indian DreamTrends #7.2: The D2C Playbook - Navjot KaurIn the episode today, we have Navjor Kaur, Vice President at a Venture Capital firm that provides growth capital to early stage consumer brands. We go through the playbook of building a D2C Brand covering functions such as Marketing, Logistics, Manufacturing, Hiring. D2C Newsletter Direct to Consumer Business Model: In this business model you cut out all the middlemen that exist in the traditional supply chain - your wholesaler & retailer primarily. You leverage the internet and build your presence online to directly sell to the consumer. You save up on the margin that w...
2020-12-021h 08
The Indian DreamTrends #7.1: D2C - The Better India & The Better HomeWe have Dhimant Parekh on the show to talk about building an Audience First D2C Brand with The Better Home. In the episode today, We discuss the journey of building TBI, how they were able to leverage the community to build out their D2C business and what it's like to work with your significant other as a co-founder. Let's jump in. Links: The Better India Website The Better Home Products Audience First Products Newsletter For our next edition of Trends, we are covering a new way of building consumer brands: b...
2020-11-281h 00The Indian DreamScaling Up a Digital Marketing Agency - Himanshu Arora from Social PangaIn this episode we have Himanshu Arora from Social Panga which is a 360 degree Digital Marketing Agency. The pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation of traditional brands and has led to the growth of many D2C brands. All of us are now our own tiny digital marketing agencies, trying to build either our company or personal brands in the new digital world – just like us with this podcast. Join Our WhatsApp GroupHimanshu Arora LinkedInSocial Panga WebsiteIn this context, understanding the functioning of a digital marketing agency and how social panga wa...
2020-11-2543 min
The Indian DreamTrends #6.2 - Electric Vehicles - Dr. Amitabh Saran - Founder AltigreenAltigreen is an electric vehicle manufacturer that was started in 2011 with a retrofit product to convert light commercial vehicles to hybrid. Today, they sell their own 2,3, & 4 Wheel Electric Vehicles. We talk about this journey and the kind of opportunities (a TON!) that exist in the EV space. Altigreen's Website Dr. Amitabh Saran's Linkedin Trends #6: Electric Vehicle Newsletter
2020-11-221h 10The Indian DreamBuilding Tally with Bharat Goenka (Co-founder of Tally Solutions & Padma Shri Recipient)We talk to Bharat Goenka, Founder of Tally Solutions, maker of ERP and Accounting Software for SMBs since 1986. We cover the journey of building Tally, go deeper into their unique point of views on Customer Empathy, Distribution, Piracy and some philosophy across the entire episode :)We also go through the ups and downs that the business has gone through in the last 30 years and how it weathered the different storms to build a business that's thriving today. Tally's WebsiteTally's TwitterThe Indian Dream WhatsApp GroupWe have a long and...
2020-11-181h 17The Indian DreamHappy Diwali!Happy Diwali to all our listeners! We hope you have a great Diwali Weekend and a new year filled with Joy. We've had great fun doing this podcast and newsletter over the past few months and hope you've had as much fun listening to it. We have some exciting episodes lined up for you - can't wait to share it! We'd love to hear from you - send us an email at theindiandream20@gmail.comMusic: www.bensound.com
2020-11-1300 min
The Indian DreamTrends #6.1: Electric Vehicles - Sachin Seth, New Mobility Expert & author of Car Talk Today's episode is part of a series about New Mobility which includes self driving cars, car sharing , Internet connected cars and obviously the always talked about Electric Vehicles. The Indian Dream Newsletter - Subscribe to our newsletter!The Indian Dream WhatsApp GroupSachin's LinkedInSachin's Newsletter Car Talk Car Talk Issue where Sachin talks about a new form of Car Ownership - Highly recommended reading.When you think about the future of cars what's the first company that comes to mind? Tesla right? it was the same thought process for us a...
2020-11-111h 05
The Indian DreamTrends #5.3: Ayurveda 2.0 - Dr. Vaidya'sAyurveda 2.0 Trends NewsletterDr. Vaidya's Website Arjun's Podcast on AyurvedaIn this episode, we discuss the Ayurveda 2.0 Trend. We speak to Arjun about his journey building Dr. Vaidya's, the role of the government in promoting Ayurveda and the business opportunities that exist in this space.Arjun Vaidya started Dr. Vaidya's in 2017, with the goal of taking his family's long history with Ayurveda and bring it to the modern consumer. Arjun's great grand father and grand father practiced Ayurvedic medicine out of a small clinic in Mumbai. Over the years, their deep research into...
2020-11-0736 min
The Indian DreamTrends #5.2: Ayurveda 2.0 - AmrutamWelcome to another episode of the Indian Dream Trends. With Trends, we aim to explore new markets and ideas that can explode in the next few years. We look at the Market Gap, the current players and the opportunities that exist. It comes out as a Newsletter as well as a Podcast wherein we record our conversation with Industry experts and startup operators in the Trend that we are coveringThis week, we're covering Ayurveda 2.0 wherein we're seeing the modernization of a 5000 year Tradition. Here's the newsletterAyurveda is going through some very interesting times...
2020-11-0448 minThe Indian DreamSide Project to $10M in Revenue to Exiting - The Journey of Building FusionChartsToday's episode is part of our Micro-SaaS edition of the Trends Series.Micro-SaaS NewsletterThis is a story about how a 16 Yr Old's quest for pocket money lead to a multi-million dollar software business. , Based out of Calcutta in 2002, Pallav needed all the extra cash he could get to spend at the Bowling Alleys. He came across an opportunity to write a technical article and get paid for it. He set out to write the longest article possible since it paid by the number of words. That technical article would garner enough interest that Pallav...
2020-10-3151 min
The Indian DreamTrends #5.1 - Taking Ayurveda 2.0 to the US - Shaz & KiksWelcome to the Indian Dream Podcast and thanks for listening! Today's episode is part of a series about the resurgence of Ayurvedic brands over the last few years. Because of a host of reasons including increased focus on preventive medicine and Wellness, rising incomes in India and new models such as direct to consumer, the way that ayurveda has been experienced for thousands of years is suddenly changing. You can read our report for a detailed explanation on the changes and the opportunities that lie within.Ayurveda ReportTID Trends WhatsApp GroupShaz...
2020-10-2835 min
The Indian DreamMicro-SaaS Week - Building a $30k/Month Business in 14 Months - SuperLemonToday's episode is part of our Micro-SaaS edition of the Trends Series. Micro-SaaS NewsletterOur guest today is Preetam Nath from SuperLemon who also recently started new product called DelightChat. Preetam NathSuperLemonDelightChatThis is our longest episode yet and this was after cutting out at least 30 minutes of Siddharth and Preetam discussing life philosophy, finances, and other stuff. Preetam and his co-founder built SuperLemon as an app for the Shopify store. The reason they became well known in the software development circles is because they we...
2020-10-2558 min
The Indian DreamTrends #4: Micro-SaaS - Playbook to Build $1M ARR Business - JustCall (Part 2)Today's episode is part of our Micro-SaaS Edition of the Trends Series. Micro-SaaS NewsletterWe're going to explore this upcoming trend of Micro-SaaS and talk to a few people who've built Micro-SaaS businesses. What is Micro-SaaS you ask? SaaS is a business that Sells Software as a Service and follows a subscription business model to accrue recurring revenue. Over the last 10-15 years, we've seen some huge organizations being built in the SaaS Industry. Salesforce.com, Hubspot, in the US, Freshdesk, Zoho in India are all examples of giant SaaS companies with revenues in 100s...
2020-10-2224 minThe Indian DreamTrailer - The Indian DreamWelcome to The Indian Dream Podcast, we're Sahil & Siddharth! Together, we want to help bootstrapped entrepreneurs in India build fantastic businesses. We have two kinds of episodes as part of this podcast. We have Founder Journeys where we talk to Entrepreneurs to understand how they built & scaled their businesses and uncover their unique point of views. We aim to answer questions such as How do I market my products digitally, how do I build new age distribution channels in a crowded market or quite simply, how do I build my team...
2020-10-2100 minThe Indian DreamBootstrapping a Micro-SaaS to $5m+ in Revenue - JustCall.io (Part 1)Welcome to the Micro-Saas week at The Indian Dream Podcast. We're going to explore this upcoming trend of Micro-SaaS and talk to a few people who've built Micro-SaaS businesses. What is Micro-SaaS you ask? SaaS is a business that Sells Software as a Service and follows a subscription business model to accrue recurring revenue. Over the last 10-15 years, we've seen some huge organizations being built in the SaaS Industry. Salesforce.com, Hubspot, in the US, Freshdesk, Zoho in India are all examples of giant SaaS companies with revenues in 100s of Millions of dollars and in...
2020-10-2027 minThe Indian DreamThe Relentless Pursuit of Building JeeruMr. Rajiv Sehgal had one big dream, to build a consumer brand. This is his story of how he built Jeeru with his kids. He came from humble beginnings, worked for a few years, and saved up his money to fund his vision. He first started off in packaged drinking water but realised that the unorganised sector was filled with thousands of brands like his. Knowing he couldn’t compete with the big three kinley, aquafina, and bisleri— he started thinking along the lines of, what value can be added to water?
2020-10-1545 min
The Indian DreamAmit Varma's Entrepreneurship JourneyWho is India's most beloved podcaster? This week we will be talking to none other than Amit Varma!Welcome to our second episode on the trend report on audience first products. We’re really excited to have Amit Varma with us in this episode. Amit hosts the weekly podcast, The Seen and the Unseen. It offers us unique longform content and we are all such fans. No wonder it gets over 150,000 downloads a month!Amit is currently a columnist for the Times of...
2020-10-1045 min
The Indian DreamTrends #2.1: Audience First Products - Abhinav ChhikaraWelcome to the 2nd episode of TID Trends - we look at trends that are going to explode in the next 3 to 5 years. For our second topic we look at Audience-first Products where an entrepreneur first builds an audience or community and then builds a product around the community. You can read our detailed report here.In this episode we interview Abhinav Chhikara, the founder of 10K Designers, a 12 week UI/UX Course. In his journey to founding 10k Designers, Abhinav first spent about 1.5 years building a community of people interested in UI/UX design...
2020-10-0735 minThe Indian DreamBuilding a Personal Care Brand - KimiricaTwo brothers, Mohit & Rajat had the vision to create a consumer brand. However, they didn't have the required financing to invest in marketing and distribution that a retail brand requires. Not ones to give up, they chanced upon an exciting prospect. They realised a lot of up market hotels and resorts were still relying on unbranded and undifferentiated toiletries for their rooms. If you have any memories of traveling to these hotels in India, you'd recall a transparent bottle with Shampoo/Shower gel written on it. They realised this was a business they could p...
2020-10-0332 min
The Indian DreamTrends #001: Hemp - Bombay Hemp CompanyIn our First Edition of the TID Trends Podcast, we explore the state of the Legal Hemp industry in India with Bombay Hemp Company (BoHeCo) - one of the pioneers of Indian hemp. We talk to them about learnings from their time in the industry, challenges the industry faces, and the potential of turning this million dollar industry into a billion dollar one.Check out TID Trends NewsletterJoin TID Whatsapp GroupHemp is a variety of cannabis sativa plant species especially grown for the industrial usage of its derived products. Global regulations around...
2020-09-3044 minThe Indian DreamGrowing a Manufacturing Business by 7x in 7 YearsCheck out TID Trends Newsletter - HereJoin TID Whatsapp Group - HereToday, we uncover the entrepreneurial journey of Dilip Jain who has spent his life making, mastering, and mattering. As the first CA and MBA from his family, it was expected that Dilip would take up a big corporate job and thus his journey started at Marico. He worked with Voltas (Tata Group) for 7 years in senior management roles handling corporate strategy & planning, performance review, finance & procurement, M&A’s, etc. During this period the goal was to turn Voltas into a 10,000 crore company in...
2020-09-2339 minThe Indian DreamBuilding a New Age Financial Services Firm - Stallion AssetGet Early Access for TID Trends - HereJoin TID Whatsapp Group - HereToday, we uncover the journey of Stallion Asset with the founder and CIO Amit Jeswani. Stallion was started by Amit in 2015 as one of India's SEBI Registered First Equity Research Analyst (INH000007270) . From acquiring users through Quora to building a version of Quora for his customers, Amit's had a unique point of view on customer acquisition and building community around Stallion. In 2018, Amit decided to start his own Portfolio Management Service (PMS) (INP000006129) after he realized about scalability challenges...
2020-09-1638 minThe Indian DreamBuilding a Global SaaS Business out of India - QTechHow do you build software in India and sell it to the world, while being bootstrapped? This is a theme we plan to explore in the next few episodes.Today, we uncover the journey of Qtech Software with the founder and MD Paresh Parihar. Qtech Software is a travel tech business which started out as Software Services and eventually identified a niche where they built a product. Over the last 15 years, they have on-boarded customers across 28 different countries and most of these have been acquired through referrals. That's the beauty of developing a product for a niche...
2020-09-0933 minThe Indian DreamModernising an Iconic Ice Cream Brand - NaturalsWhat's the scoop on Natural Ice Cream's new logo and branding? What opportunities did they scoop up to grow so big in the last 10 years? Why is their ice cream so damn delicious?These questions have been bothering us (and making us fat) for years, ever since Natural Ice Cream started their massive rebranding effort. We finally got the chance to explore the thought process behind these decisions and break the ice with their mastermind, Srinivas Kamath, Director at this iconic Ice Cream Brand. We speak at length with Srinivas on how he has been...
2020-08-3039 minThe Indian DreamThe Entrepreneurship Rollercoaster with SajidWe would love feedback from everyone, please email us at theindiandream20@gmail.com!Whatsapp Group: https://rebrand.ly/TIDWhatsappIn our 9th episode, we speak to Sajid Chougle, Co-founder at Last Bench & Luma World.In 2012, after leaving a high paying job in the US, Sajid moved back to India to pursue the route of entrepreneurship. He Co-Founded Last Bench to help the college graduates become job ready. As they iterated on business models, Sajid started creating educational content for corporates to bring in the revenue. After not seeing the scale that they...
2020-08-2321 minThe Indian DreamBuilding a Consumer Electronics Brand - PebbleIn our 8th episode, we speak to Komal Agarwal, Co-founder at Pebble. In 2013, fresh out of IIM Calcutta, Komal saw the opportunity that would come about because of the smartphone boom. She identified Power Banks as a product that would grow tremendously and launched Pebble with 5 SKUs. Fast forward to today, Pebble has 100+ SKUs and present Pan-India, and Middle-East/Africa. It's been an exciting journey, one filled with a lot of learning for anyone who wants to build a consumer brand in India. We talk to Komal about how she scaled across different distribution channels...
2020-08-1643 minThe Indian DreamAutomation as a key lever for Growth - Youngman IndiaIn our 7th episode, we speak to Vanjul Jain, Managing Director at Youngman IndiaIn 2011, Vanjul grabbed the opportunity to become the general manager for the Indian Subsidiary of Youngman UK. Three years later, he went onto buy the Indian entity and negotiated a smart deal with Youngman UK. He has since grown his equipment rental business across India. We talk to Vanjul about how he leveraged Automation to scale his business to 18 locations and 6000 customers. He's obsessed with finding things to automate in his organization and has a dedicated tech team that launches new...
2020-08-0929 minThe Indian DreamA unique approach to build your teamInternationaln our 6th episode, we speak to Vedansh Gupta, the Founder and Head Solution Provider of Artica International DMCC and The Coniferous. Since 2014, Vedansh has founded and scaled two paper trading companies - one in Dubai and the other in India. We speak to Vedansh about the his hiring practices that have helped him scale his paper trading business. He's been able to build a super efficient team of young individuals who had no background in the paper industry before they started working with Vedansh. Vedansh Gupta on LinkedinThe Coniferous on Li...
2020-08-0522 minThe Indian DreamBuilding a New Age Trading Business - ConiferousIn our 5th episode, we speak to Vedansh Gupta, the Founder and Head Solution Provider of Artica International DMCC and The Coniferous. Since 2014, Vedansh has founded and scaled two paper trading companies - one in Dubai and the other in India. We speak to Vedansh about the lessons he has learnt about the future of trading that he has discovered through this journey. With the advent of global B2B marketplaces like AliBaba and IndiaMart, informational asymmetry between manufacturers and buyers are quickly evaporating, thus leaving traders without any room to work. The future of Trading Businesses l...
2020-08-0220 minThe Indian DreamLeveraging ERP to Supercharge your Manufacturing Ops with Bharat GuptaIn our fourth episode, we speak to Bharat Gupta, the Managing Director of Subhan Prints. In 8 years, Bharat grew his new business to Rs. 30 Crs in revenue with consistent, sustainable expansion. We speak to Bharat about the lessons he has learnt about expanding both his customer segment as well as product lines. We also discuss how he couldn't find the right ERP solution for his business and went on to develop on on his own in 2 years for a minimal cost of Rs. 2.5 Lakh. This ERP now powers each and every step in the value chain. Bharat...
2020-07-2617 minThe Indian DreamRisk Taking in Business with Akhilesh BhargavaIn our third episode, we speak to Akhilesh Bhargava, the Managing Director of AVI Global Plast and Director at Date With Ocean Foundation. In 22 years, Akhilesh grew his business from Rs. 3 crores to Rs. 210 crores in revenue but this journey came with a lot of risk. We speak to Akhilesh about the lessons he has learnt about risk through this long journey - his investments in a nightclub that went bust, his investments in equipment in his own business that nearly drowned the company in debt, and finally the success that he has seen over t...
2020-07-1930 minThe Indian DreamRole of Mentorship for Entering a New IndustryOur second episode is a conversation with Vikram Chheda, co-founder and Chief Experience Officer at Custom Holidays. We talk to Vikram about the difficulties of entering a brand new industry where he didn't know anything nor know anyone and the steps that he took to thrive in the business. We also discuss the importance of mentorship and how it can create lasting impact for an upcoming business.Custom Holiday's WebsiteVikram Chheda's LinkedInWe would love feedback from everyone, please email us at theindiandream20@gmail.com!Music: https://www.bensound.com
2020-07-1935 minThe Indian DreamDigital Marketing for B2B Manufacturers with Sahil KhandwalaOur first episode is a conversation with Sahil Khandwala, co-host at The Indian Dream podcast and Director at Axis Electrical Components. We use his experience in digital marketing for SME B2B Manufacturers to discuss this oft ignored space in sales & marketing. Digital Marketing is a fast growing but misunderstood tool where B2B manufacturers can make massive gains in brand building and sales. In this episode, we discuss the following initiatives taken by Sahil to grow his brand in the online space.YouTube Marketing for B2B ManufacturersTools for Keyword ResearchThe importance of Content WritingUsing alternative...
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