The Founder's DNA Podcast

Episode 7: Sudhir Kamath - 9Stacks

On this episode, you will hear:
Being able to constantly ask questions, especially in the early days of starting up, is critical a company’s success
The necessity to take decisions quickly is a skill that a founder develops over time.
Sudhir found the network of other founders and experts across various fields to be invaluable in his professional development as a founder

Episode 6: Vikas Kakkar - HireXP

On this episode, you will hear:
Designing and implementing firm-wide processes that can be replicable is paramount to grow a business sustainably
As a founder, in order to effectively lead a team, you need to set the example by doing and paving the way
Entrepreneurship teaches you to Respond rather than React to situations
 

Episode 5: Siddhartha Ahluwalia - SHEROES

On this episode, you will hear:
Siddhartha embodies the philosophy of being consistent in whatever path he is on. It takes years of consistent hard work to master a skill or business
It’s imperative to surround yourself with people who you aspire to be or are on similar paths as you. This enables you to soak their thought process and drive & passion

Episode 4: Arjun Vaidya - Dr. Vaidya's

On this episode, you will hear:
Self learning experiences that teaches you a lot of grit
At the beginning, no one will take you seriously and pay attention to you, but you have to push hard repeatedly.
One needs to have an inherent restlessness of wanting more. Fundamentally, one can’t be satisfied as an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs need to always be looking for the next challenge.

Episode 3: Aanchal Saini - Rentitbae

In this episode, you will learn:
- Don’t think too much, just put your thoughts into action as soon as possible!
- Aanchal and her co-founders had to set out their own precedents since they were one of the pioneers in the industry
- Aanchal is a believer in micro-experiments to test out an idea before rolling it out

Episode 2: Sanil Sachar - Huddle

In this episode, you will hear:
- Why always having foresight of what your next 2 steps might look like is important to Sanil
- How being slightly impulsive actually helped Sanil's journey leading upto becoming a founder
- A support system should include someone who understands your daily struggles as an entrepreneur
 
 

Episode 1: Priyanka Kanwar - Kite

In this episode, you will hear:
- How Priyanka combined her 2 passions, micro finance and film making at the age of 16, to shoot a documentary about the micro finance issues plaguing the country.
- How watching her family's appetite for risk-taking and resilience shaped her thinking of entrepreneurship. Action is at the forefront of being a founder. It is essentially in her blood!