How To Build 1000 Crore Brand? Shantanu Deshpande On Work Life Balance, Consumers & Branding | FO 62

Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction03:18 - Smaller cities are better than Tier 1 cities06:38 - Why is greed good?08:05 - Economy Vs Business in flights13:36 - Flipkart Vs McKinsey15:38 - Superpower of Founders18:17 - How do you develop connection with your team?24:15 - Raj’s biggest mistake in his entrepreneurship journey26:19 - Biggest mistake of Shantanu in Bombay Shaving Company29:49 - Founders should not be optimistic?36:20 - Why did you choose entrepreneurship?42:11 - Every successful person is privileged44:05 - Wealth vs Privilege50:38 - Parents on their kids success54:45 - Biggest opportunity for our generation56:51 - American Investment in India57:27 - Story behind Bombay Shaving Company1:04:50 - Large businesses vs startups1:07:51 - Brands in India1:11:52 - How to find the startup idea?1:19:22 - How to judge the value system of Founders?1:24:53 - 3 important things in startup ideas1:27:32 - Most successful unsexy businesses in India1:33:54 - Why Parachute is successful?1:37:01 - Consumer brands in India1:38:07 - Should businesses be profitable from beginning?1:42:17 - How do founders make money?1:47:13 - Work life balance1:53:15 - Shantanu on his 18 hours work Linkedin post2:00:14 - How to build a brand?2:05:04 - Next big opportunity in India?2:07:45 - How can we improve?2:11:26 - Interview round for CEO of Bombay Shaving Company2:17:22 - Conclusion