First Principles

Last Principles

Five female founders speak about leading with empathy, ambition, and not being apologetic and just focusing on building

Manav Garg sold his business and started TogetherFund with Girish Mathrubootham. Naturally, the $150M fund has a founder-operator bias. What does that mean?

Alok Mittal—teacher, angel investor, former VC—asserts Indifi is not a disruptive business. He also emphasises organisations should not fall into the trap of founder-worshipping

Manav Garg started and ran Eka Software for 20 years before selling it. His #1 advise to founders? Budget 6 months to "manufacture" your co-founders

Postcard Hotels' Kapil Chopra wants to build an iconic luxury hotel group in a hurry and from scratch, but without risking it all

Part 2: Jaydeep Barman explains how internet restaurant Rebel Foods and luxury good giant LVMH have more in common than one can imagine

Alok Mittal of Indifi on why org culture should not be defined but discovered

Jaydeep Barman of Rebel Foods on why his business is 'misunderstood'—and why that's a good thing

Part 2: Chetan Maini of SUN Mobility on finding his 'true north', again

From succeeding in overcrowded markets to creating customer delight, five founders share their secrets

Part 2: Harsh Mariwala of Marico on experimenting with learning, fitness and leadership at 72

Why Chetan Maini of Sun Mobility stopped making EVs when it got cool

Part 2: Girish Mathrubootham on Freshworks' trade secrets – and why he opened them up to competitors

From Parachute to Saffola, Marico's Harsh Mariwala on building and branding India's biggest consumer products

Girish Mathrubootham of Freshworks on why he doesn't measure 'winning' by numbers

Part 2: Why Vaibhav Gupta of Udaan doesn’t identify problems by patterns

Five founders on creating trust, patience and careers in their organisations

This podcast episode delves into the principles and practices of effective leadership, team management, and company culture. Through insights from industry experts, it highlights the importance of empowering employees, fostering trust, delegating and trusting team capabilities, and building strong relationships within ...

Part 2: Aneesh Reddy of Capillary Tech on how being called a “bully” led him to be a better leader

How Vaibhav Gupta of Udaan builds, scales and improves execution playbooks