In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak to Ankush, the Founder of Multiply
Ankush has been deep diving into the credit cards industry since the past 10 years and after assimilating his experience from the years, he has started up with his current business.
In the conversation, he speaks about -
- His days at IIT Delhi, dropping out and rejoining to complete his degree
- His initial few startups
- Using and experimenting with credit cards
- Creating a startup on credit cards selection
If you are someone who is interested in the cards business, this episode is a perfect watch for you

Ep 26 - Changing the credit card game in India w/ Ankush Dixit, Founder at Multiply

In this episode, Samarth speaks to Abhishek Poddar, the Co-Founder of Plum. Abhishek is a graduate of IIT Madras and then moved on to consulting. He moved to the US for his MBA and worked there for 10+ years. In this conversation, Samarth speaks to Abhishek about - - His early life and academic genius - Moving to the US and working there with organisations like Google - A deep dive into the insurance ecosystem - Tech advancements in the Insurance Tech ecosystem - Growth of the Indian startup ecosystem Tune into this conversation to know more about the Insurance ecosystem in India" If you liked this episode, do share it with your friends :D and don't forget to follow us on our handles. If you have an idea, then think it out loud LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3K8dCWa YouTube - https://bit.ly/40Tkw8i Instagram - https://bit.ly/40WrauD#podcast #content #contentcreator #thinkingoutloud #d2c #insurance #healthinsurance #lifeinsurance

Ep 25 - Making Health Insurance affordable in India w/ Abhishek Poddar, Co-Founder and CEO of Plum

In this episode, Samarth speaks with Subin, the CEO of Groyyo.
Subin completed his education at St. Xavier's Bombay and then worked with Bain and was an early employee at Zilingo. Subin post that ended up starting with Groyyo.
This episode gives a perfect worldview of what it is like for a 20-year-old to start a company. In the episode, we discuss -
- How is it working in Management Consulting?
- How was being an early team member at an early-stage startup?
- Starting up in the textile segment
- Stakeholder management being a 20 year old
- Building from India for the world
A perfect deep dive for someone who wants to know more about starting up
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Ep 24 - Building a USD 200MM Startup w/ Subin Mitra, Founder and CEO at Groyyo

In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Sahil Vaidya, the co-founder of The Minimalist. Sahil completed his UG from IIT B and ended up starting a very witty agency by the name of The Minimalist. Over the years, it has grown to be a home name in the marketing space. In our conversation with Sahil, he mentions key points that shaped his journey and answer a few crucial questions- - What happened at IIT Bombay? - Being from an engineering background, how did he get into the creative field? - The journey of The Minimalist - Social Media, Witty writing and how IITs are a home ground for passion projects - His views on ChatGPT - How does he practice minimalism in real life A fun-filled episode with low wow moments If you liked this episode, do share it with your friends :D and don't forget to follow us on our handles. If you have an idea, then think it out loud LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3K8dCWa YouTube - https://bit.ly/40Tkw8i Instagram - https://bit.ly/40WrauD

Ep 23 - How to Start a Million-Dollar Agency while studying at IIT w/ Sahil Vaidya, Co-Founder at The Minimalist

In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak to Kushal Lodha. Kushal is a CA, CFA, CMA, Author, Content Creator, Founder and much more Through the conversation, Kushal speaks to us and answers the following questions - How it is to move from a small town to a big town? - Importance of hardwork and luck in life? - How can a normal individual become a content creator? - The art of writing books? - Building an edtech startup in today's day and age The episode gives a perfect deep dive into how you can be a jack of all trades and a master of all.

Ep 22 - How to build 100K+ followers on each social media platform w/ Kushal Lodha, Founder KAGR.club

In this conversation, Samarth and Samyak speak with Vineet Khanna, the Co-Founder of Supertails. Vineet completed his MBA from IIM Lucknow and then went on to join the highly distinguished TAS Program. Post that, he scaled the eCom business at Snapdeal and grew Licious Through the journey, Vineet tells us about - ✅ What was so special about the TAS Program? ✅ What are his learnings at Snapdeal? ✅ How did he grow Ecommerce Ops at Snapdeal? ✅ How did he build the first D2C unicorn startup in India? ✅ His journey at Supertails Dive in, for an insightful episode with Vineet of Supertails If you liked this episode, do share it with your friends :D and don't forget to follow us on our handles. If you have an idea, then think it out loud Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheThinkingOut1 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/thethinkingoutloudpodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR06... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the.tol.podcast/

Ep 21 - INR 70,000 Crore Pet Care Market in India w/ Vineet Khanna, Co-Founder at Supertails

In this episode Samarth and Samyak, speak to Yeshoda and Rhea, the co-founders of Hoovu Fresh!



Ep 20 - How Hoovu Fresh Got a Rs. 50 Crore Valuation w/ Yeshoda and Rhea, Co-Founders at Hoovu Fresh

In this episode of Thinking Out Loud Podcast, Samarth and Samyak speak with the Co-Founders of VS Mani

Through our conversation, they speak of their experience at Shark Tank   

They answer questions that give us a lot of insights into what they are building   

✅ What was it like to be on Shark Tank
✅ How did they prepare for Shark Tank
✅ How did they move from the agency business to building a D2C brand
✅ How do they want to be the leading F&B D2C brand of the South  

The episode is a delight on building a D2C brand bottom up.  

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Ep 19 - Building a $3Bn food brand of the South w/ Co-Founders, VS Mani

In this episode, Samyak speaks with Siddharth, the founder of Snitch.

Siddharth spoke of his early childhood and how he navigated to become a successful entrepreneur. 

This episode is special, as Snitch is the first startup to get an all-shark in the 2nd season of Shark Tank India

In this episode, Siddharth speaks about -

✅ How early influence from his father and friends helped him in his business journey

✅ Hacking and understanding consumer behavior 

✅ How he predicted the demand of brands like Zara and H&M

✅ Difference between Wholesale and D2C businesses 

✅ Shark Tank Experience 

This was a great episode to get a deep dive into the 101s of doing a textile startup

Ep 18 - Snitch Getting a ALL SHARK DEAL w/ Siddharth Dungarwal, Founder of Snitch

In this episode, Samarth and Samyak speak with Jyoti Bhardwaj, Founder of Teafit.

Jyoti is a seasoned entrepreneur as seen in the second season of Shark Tank India.

Jyoti has completed her MBA from ISB and through her journey has helped many businesses scale up.

In this episode, we speak to Jyoti about -

✅ Journey leading upto Shark Tank
✅ Experience and the media coverage post Shark Tank
✅ The feeling to have 4 Sharks on board
✅ Journey of being a solopreneur
✅ Importance of lean teams and profitable businesses
✅ Importance of content in the D2C ecosystem
✅ Growth of the D2C ecosystem

This was a great episode to understand and deep dive into the journey of a soloprenuer and her growth journey.

Ep 17 - Building the first healthy tea brand of India w/ Jyoti Bhardwaj, Founder of TeaFit

The Thinking Out Loud Podcast focuses on 3 aspects, Startup, Content Creation, and Personal Finance. Through our conversations with domain experts, we try to uncover insights that are common across th

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Thinking Out Loud Podcast

The Thinking Out Loud Podcast focuses on 3 aspects, Startup, Content Creation, and Personal Finance. Through our conversations with domain experts, we try to uncover insights that are common across these three verticals and how the Indian ecosystem is going to alter because of advancements across the three. With an episode, a week, stay tuned for some amazing conversations from your hosts, Samarth & Samyak. Samarth - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samarthhmehta/ Samyak - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samyak-kothari/