Indian Business Podcast

How do you sell fragrance online and still build a ₹200+ crore brand?In this episode of the Indian Business Podcast, I sat down with Adil Qadri, Founder & Owner of Adil Qadri Perfumes, to understand the real business behind perfumes.From starting with online experiments to building a brand with 40+ stores, Adil breaks down:- How perfumes are actually made - Why most fragrance brands fail to find product-market fit- The truth about premium pricing, packaging psychology, and compliments- Amazon vs Shopify for Indian D2C founders- Why Cash On Delivery, is painful but still unavoidable in India- Lessons from Shark Tank and working with Vineeta SinghIf you’re a founder, operator, or brand builder, this episode will change how you look at consumer businesses.►►Check out Think School: https://thethinkschool.com/sp/communication-masterclass

In this episode of Indian Business Podcast, I speak with Manav Garg, Founder of Together Fund, the VC backing some of India’s fastest-growing AI startups, including Emergent, which scaled to $15M ARR in just 90 days.In this conversation, we discuss- Why most AI startups are being built on negative gross marginsWhy apps will fade and agents will own usersThe mental models VCs use to spot hard, non-obvious problems earlyWhy India might be the most underrated AI market globallyIf you’re building, investing, or trying to make sense of where AI is really headed, this conversation will change how you think.⭐️ Think School’s flagship Communication course with live doubt sessions: https://thethinkschool.com/sp/communication-masterclass/

In this episode of The Indian Business Podcast, we sit down with Arindam Paul, the founding team member who helped transform a simple household appliance into a tech-enabled, design-first consumer movement. We spoke about:• How Atomberg discovered a hidden white space in a commodity category• Why BLDC motors became their breakthrough technology• How selling to Gujarat’s ceramic factories changed everything• How Amazon became their biggest growth engine• How listening to customers led Atomberg to a design-first revolution• What founders get wrong about consumer research• The team needed to build enduring consumer brands Watch this episode to understand how curiosity and execution can turn a supposedly ordinary product into an extraordinary brand! Check out Zero to Scale:

In today’s episode, we sit down with Ananth Narayanan, Founder & CEO of BRND.ME, the man who has consistently cracked white spaces in some of India’s toughest D2C categories. From spotting an unexpected opportunity in peanut butter to turning MyFitness into a breakout success with 22% of India’s market share, Ananth explains how deep consumer insight, razor-sharp execution, and a data-led playbook helped him challenge legacy giants. He also breaks down how he expanded into perfumes, why ingredient-led brands are the future, and what it truly takes to build products people trust and love. He shares the biggest mistakes founders should avoid, the qualities of the first 10 hires that determine a company’s destiny, and the mindset needed to build brands that endure. If you’re a founder, operator, creator, or someone dreaming of building India’s next global brand, this episode is a masterclass in Brand building!

In this episode of the Think School Podcast, we sat down with Darpan Sanghvi, the founder of The Good Glamm Group, India's first content-to-commerce unicorn. From the early success of MyGlamm to facing a staggering ₹600 crore loss, Darpan opens up about the mistakes, the lessons, and the reinvention that followed.At its peak, Good Glamm Group was valued at more than ₹7000 crores, but what followed was one of the most dramatic falls in Indian startup history. Darpan had to make the toughest decision of his life - shutting down a massive empire he had built from scratch. In this raw and honest conversation, he reveals what went wrong, how he dealt with the pressure from investors, employees, and the media, and most importantly, how he's rebuilding from the ashes with hard-earned wisdom and a completely new playbook.►Think School’s flagship Communication course with live doubt sessions : https://thethinkschool.com/sp/communication-masterclass/►Follow Think School Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThinkSchool►Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thethinkschool?igsh=NWg2ZXRyZmdsM2ds&utm_source=qr