
The Indian Dream
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.
Episodes
168 episodes
The Untold Story of Scaling a Rs. 500 Cr+ Robotics Company in India
Kicking 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 I...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:51:16

From Dealership to a Rs. 500 Cr+ Manufacturing Giant: The JCBL Story | Rishi Aggarwal, MD
Masterclass on how investing in Research & Development (R&D) can lead to compounding... I sat down with Mr. Rishi Aggarwal, Managing Director at JCBL Limited to talk about the multi-decade journey of expanding the manufactu...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:07:56

Ayurveda Meets Modern Manufacturing to build a Rs. 100 Cr Brand | Nat Habit | Swagatika Das | S2 E1
We're back with Season 2 of The Indian Dream Podcast This season going to be all about talking to founders who have built manufacturing or manufacturing related businesses in India! On this episode, we have Swagatika D...
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Season 1
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Episode 169
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55:13

Scaling a Manufacturing Business to Rs. 550 Cr in 8 Years | Make in India | Sukrit Bharati
Make In India. The three words that will define the future of the country. We have a trade deficit of close to $100 Bn with China. That's Rs. 83,000 Crores that leaves the country and isn't used for our own development...
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Season 1
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Episode 168
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57:15

Behind the Scenes of Movie Production | Producer of Lust Stories & Bombay Talkies | Ashi Dua | Founder of Flying Unicorn Entertainment
Movie Production. It's something that most of us don't know much about. I host Ashi Dua, Founder of Flying Unicorn Entertainment to talk about her work in producing movies like Lust Stories, Bombay Talkies, Paava Kadhaigal and More!
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Season 1
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Episode 167
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44:44

Rs. 200 Cr of Digital Loans to Small Businesses EVERY MONTH | Story of Indifi | Alok Mittal, Founder & CEO | Episode 166
India has 64 Million Micro, Small & Mid Sized Businesses (MSMEs) in India. However, only 12% of them have access to formal credit. There's a massive $530 Billion Credit Gap in this market. In simpler terms, the total demand for formal loans...
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Season 1
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Episode 166
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Inside the world of Influencer Marketing with Pranav | Founder of OpraahFx
Influencer Marketing. A rapidly growing Industry. I sit down with Pranav, Founder of OpraahFx, one of the first Influencer Marketing Agencies in the country to talk about the rise and evolution of Influencer Marketing. We talk about how Influen...
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Season 1
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Episode 165
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55:23

Can Indian Brands Go Global | Empowering Indian MSMEs | Akshay Ghulati, Co-Founder, Shiprocket
About time that Indian Direct to Consumer Brands make a global impact...I talk to Akshay Ghulati - Co-Founder of Shiprocket, who is currently working with many Indian D2C Brands to help them go global!Episode Timeline:(0...
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Season 1
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Episode 164
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55:29

AI Revolution in Farming | KissanAI for Bharat ft. Dr. Pratik Desai
Artificial Intelligence will change the way our food is grown. Want to know how?In this fascinating conversation with Dr. Pratik Desai, a Computer Scientist and Artificial Intelligence Expert, we talk about his startup KissanAI and how ...
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Season 1
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Episode 163
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57:57

AI for Bharat | How Artificial Intelligence will power India's $10 Trillion GDP Dream ft. Prayank Swaroop
Artificial Intelligence will change the way how we live. In this episode, I host Prayank Swaroop, Partner at Venture Capital firm Accel, who invests in AI startups in India. We talk about how AI will have a massive impact on Agricu...
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Season 1
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Episode 162
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1:06:40

How a 7 Year Old Startup is Disrupting the $2 Bn Water Purifier Market ft. DrinkPrime
Learn how DrinkPrime, an innovative water purifier company in India, is tackling the country's water crisis. With millions suffering from waterborne diseases, DrinkPrime offers IoT-enabled purifiers that adapt to varying water quality. Trusted ...
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Season 1
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Episode 161
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53:00

Building a Rs. 180 Cr Skin Care Brand in 3 Years | Pilgrim ft. Anurag Kedia
If you're building a D2C Brand or want to build one, do NOT miss this episode! Take my word for it, this will be time well spent! In the last 5-7 Years, we've seen some great D2C Brands scale up to become large profitable businesses. On...
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Season 1
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Episode 160
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1:18:44

A Rs. 100 Cr Pet Care Business: Supertails ft. Varun Sadana
The Pet Care Industry in India... It is estimated to be a Rs. 4000 Crores Market in India, growing annually at about 20% which makes it a great industry to start a new business as there is double digit growth! The indu...
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Season 1
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Episode 159
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55:52

India's Largest Tech School - Masai ft Prateek Shukla
On this episode, we talk to Prateek Shukla, Co-Founder and CEO at Masai SchoolPrateek is an IIT Kanpur Graduate, a Teach for India Alum and Ex-Founder of Grabhouse, a real-estate tech startup that was acquired by Commonfloor and subsequ...
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Season 1
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Episode 158
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55:55

Building a Rs. 800 Cr Agarbatti Business | Zed Black ft Ankit Agarwal
Mysore Deep Perfumery House (MDPH), popularly known for their brand Zed Black has built an Rs. 800 Crore+ Agarbatti Business from India. We talk to Ankit Agarwal, Partner at MDPH about how he has scaled the business profitably over...
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Season 1
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Episode 157
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49:05

Building Duroflex and Sleepyhead into Mattress Giants with Rs. 1000 Cr+ in Revenue ft. Mathew Joseph
In this episode, we talk to Mathew Joseph. He's a 3rd Generation Entrepreneur who was the Marketing Director at Duroflex before he started a D2C Mattress Brand called Sleepyhead. So, mattresses. It’s one of those ‘boring’ and ‘unsexy’ i...
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Season 1
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Episode 156
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1:08:07

The Insane Rise in Value of Sports Leagues & Sports Celebrities ft Kavita & Anand, Founders at Voiro
In this episode, we host Kavita & Anand (Co-Founders at Voiro) to talk about Ad-Tech I...
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Season 1
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Episode 155
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38:22

The Business of Ad-Tech ft Kavita & Anand, Co-Founders of Voiro - Part 1
In this episode, we host Kavita & Anand (Co-Founders at Voiro) to talk about Ad-Tech I...
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Season 1
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Episode 154
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46:26

India's Digital Infrastructure - Part 2 - ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) - Will it be the end of Amazon, Flipkart Duopoly?
This is Part 2 of the series where we discuss India's Digital Infrastructure.Here are our Research Notes for the episod...
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Season 1
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Episode 153
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51:46

The Indian Education System & Building an Alternative MBA School ft. Aditya & Raj, Founders of Stoa School
The Indian Education System needs an overhaul, especially college education. The current system produces students that barely have the necessary employable skills. In this episode, we talk to Adit...
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Season 1
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Episode 152
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1:20:33

The Business of Drones & Can India become a Drone Superpower? ft. Vipul Singh, Co-Founder, Aarav Unmanned Systems
The business of Drones is one of the most exciting themes to look out for in the next 5-10 Years. With wide ranging applications, Drones are set to be a Rs. 15,000 Crore industry by 2026. We have with us, Vipul Singh, Founder of Aarav...
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Season 1
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Episode 151
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1:02:10

Quick Takes #3 - Aditya Birla Owned Grasim's Entry into $100 Bn B2B E-Commerce Market
On this episode of Quick Takes, we talk about the USD 100 Bn B2B E-Commerce Market in India and the recent entry of Grasim into this market. ------------------------------------------------------This episode is brought to y...
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Season 1
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Episode 150
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18:34

The Business of Sula Wines - Part 2 of Business of Wines in India
This is Part 2 of two part episode on Wine Industry in India and Sula's impending IPO.In the previous episode, we discuss about the Business of Wines in India and a brief history about Sula. In this episode, we take a deeper look at the...
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Season 1
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Episode 149
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51:49

The Business of Wines in India - Understanding the fast growing Rs. 1500 Cr market
This is Part 1 of two part episode on Wine Industry in India and Sula's impending IPO. Wine is a Rs. 1500 Cr ($200 Million) market in India that's growing fast. Sula's DRHP filings are a great read to understand about this market and wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 148
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23:27

India's Digital Infrastructure - The Innovation that will unlock the $300 Billion MSME Lending Market - OCEN (Open Credit Enablement Network)
This is Part 1 of the series where we discuss India's Digital Infrastructure. Over the last few years, the Indian Government along with the support of iSpirt, have build India Stack. We're now close to seeing the full potential of...
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Season 1
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Episode 147
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49:15
