Galata
by Puneeth Suraana
Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus.This podcast is about starting up while we are still in college. Testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Join us as we discuss the thrill of earning your first buck, tackling uncertainties, overcoming obstacles and delighting others. Most of all, Galata is about seeing, understanding and implementing so you can deliver on your audacious promise.
Episodes
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Vikas Baradia: Building Shoffr, Funding from Customers & Growth Lessons
Vikas and I dive into his journey building Shoffr: From testing with just 2 BYD cars to scaling a thriving fleet, his unique “vibe-based” hiring philosophy, raising funds directly from customers, spotting massive growth opportunities, and much more!
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Nikhil Kamath: Luck, Discipline, and Rethinking Wealth
Nikhil Kamath, Co-founder, Zerodha, and I discuss markets, Greek philosophy, helpers high, Renaissance paintings, luck and so much more! Reach Nikhil on Instagram: @nikhilkamath586 Links to significant resources mentioned in the interaction: Books: Money: Master the Game - 7 Simple Steps to...
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#88 Building Bangalore’s Future: Ravichandar V’s Blueprint for Public Spaces
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Ravichandar V, the visionary behind Bangalore International Centre (BIC) and Sabha. From his early days at BITS Pilani and IIM Ahmedabad to founding Feedback Consulting and later transitioning to civic leadership, Ravi shares his remarkable journey of...
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#87 Sonam Wangchuk - Revolutionary Voice of Ladakh: Fighting for Indigenous Rights & Climate Justice in the Himalayas
Join us for a deep dive with visionary engineer and activist Sonam Wangchuk, whose groundbreaking ideas on education, sustainability, and social justice have inspired millions worldwide. In this extended conversation, you’ll learn: • What education is truly for: Why we must shift from conquering...
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#86: Bijoy Ramachandran on Meaning, Memory & Making Public Spaces | Galata Podcast
🎧 About Galata Podcast Galata is a Kannada word that means the ruckus of noise. Through candid, long-form conversations, I explore entrepreneurship, creativity, and the pursuit of meaningful work with some of India’s most interesting minds. 🏛️ About Hundredhands Hundredhands is a…
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#85: How Suresh Kumar Bootstrapped to $1M in 3 Months, Mastered Proactive Sales, and Said No to Investors
In this episode of The Galata Podcast, I’m joined by Suresh Kumar, the founder of Pepul Tech, a privacy-first social network that’s reimagining how people connect online. Suresh has an incredible journey: he bootstrapped Pepul from zero to a million users in just three months, built strong...
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#70: CK Kumaravel on Building Naturals, Sparking the Sachet Revolution, Home Husbands, and Lessons in Growth
In this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with CK Kumaravel, co-founder of Naturals Spa & Salon, to unpack his inspiring journey — from pioneering India’s beauty revolution to the secret to catching unstoppable growth, why even a great product needs marketing muscle, and how dreaming big…
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#68: Verghese Kurien: Unveiling Amul's Journey, Breaking Monopolies, Navigating Bureaucracy, and Empowering Indian Farmers!
Hey, It's Puneet! Join me on this utterly, butterly delicious journey! I have got a fascinating 2-hour episode lined up all about Varghese Kurien, the legend behind India's White Revolution. We'll be flipping through the pages of his book I Too Had a Dream and sharing the juiciest highlights.…
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#67: Peter De Jager on busting the chains of conventional wisdom: Shattering myths, enthralling audiences, and inspiring change with precision
In this electrifying episode of Galata, join Puneeth as he sits down with the legendary Peter De Jager, a titan in the world of change management and technology. Together, they dive deep into the intricacies of navigating change, captivating audiences, and crafting compelling presentations....
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#66 Kishore Biyani: Rewrite Rules, Retain Values
Tune in to the Galata Podcast as we unlock the fascinating story of Indian retail pioneer Kishore Biyani, through his insightful autobiography "This Happened in India." From humble beginnings to building retail empires like Pantaloons and Big Bazaar, Biyani's journey is a testament to innovation...
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#65 Unlocking Creativity with Ankur Warikoo – A Deep Dive into Becoming a Content Factory, Overcoming Resistance, and Mastering Reflection, Active Thinking, and Constraints in Creative Processes
Explore his journey to becoming a content powerhouse, learn his unique creative process, conquer resistance, reflect powerfully, think actively, and embrace the daily grind. Uncover micromanagement secrets, leverage the power of constraints, and ignite your creative spark. Tune in now!
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#64 Nitthin Chandran: How He Made ₹85 Lakhs At 24, Lost It All, And Bounced Back Stronger With Medpiper!
Hey, It’s Puneeth and Welcome to The Galata Podcast. In this episode we have a guest whose vision is reshaping the future of healthcare technology. This episode was recorded live on the vibrant campus of IIM Bangalore during Eximius 2023. As a Y Combinator alum from the Summer 2020 cohort, our...
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#63 Kiran Seth: How To Build A Global Movement, Why Growth Is Not Taught, SPICMACAY
In this episode we discuss the beauty in simplicity, meditating on Indian highways, the fascinating difference between the west and the east, visible scale vs hidden depth and so much more!
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#62 Major Chandrakanth Nair: Underground Quizzing Culture, Jaw-dropping Fundas, Joy Of Useless Knowledge, Asking Better Questions
We are joined by someone who studied MBBS at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. He served in the Indian Army as a Doctor in multiple counterinsurgencies, high altitude and peace locations for seven years. He became a Major in 2013 but gave it all up..to become a prominent quizzer and quizmaster....
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#61 Vandana Saxena: Let Me Hijack Your Mind, Secrets Of Ecosystem Building, Reasons Why Accountants Are Business Strategists, Unspoken Dialogues
Sometimes I walk down the aisle of a bookstore and stumble upon a book that draws me in…once I open it, I just can’t keep it back! Maybe it was the bearded gentleman on the cover with a welcoming smile or the outright audacious title or the index. Yes, it was the index that stirred something in…
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#60 Barkha Dutt: To hell and back, changing voice of journalism, people first news
Barkha Dutt speaks the changing voice of journalism, people-first news and her latest book in this short episode recorded at VIsra 2022 in IIM Bangalore Please enjoy the interaction. check out her latest book: To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID - https://amzn.to/3EogTz9 PS: This link helps me to...
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3 powerful strategies for you to shine in a networking event!
This is the second part of the solo episode where I share 3 things to do when you arrive at the venue, how to become a powerful super host, storing and recalling people's names, startups, and milestones. Resources mentioned: #55: 5 Powerful WhatsApp Hacks To 10X Your Productivity!: Where I share…
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#59 Rohith Bhat On How To Spot Hidden Gaps In The Global Market, Winning Apple As First Customer, Building Cutting-Edge Technology
Rohith Bhat is a parallel entrepreneur who started three companies: Robosoft Technologies, Global Delight, and 99Games. Founding Robosoft Technologies in 1996, with Apple Inc. as a first customer. (Which we cover in this episode) As an entrepreneur for over 25 years, he has done it all: product...
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3 time tested strategies before you go to a startup networking event!
This is the first of the 3-part series focused on networking. This first solo episode outlines 3 powerful weapons you need in your social kit before you go to another event, how to find and make it to the right events, and creating a memorable visiting card that converts! How to get in a…
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#58: Megna Jain On How She Built A Baking Business From A College Experiment
Megna Jain and I uncover the science of baking, scaling from a home kitchen,women-only kitchen, values, choosing a cloud bakery, surviving logistical tsunami and so much more! About Megna Jain: Megna Jain runs an online bakery called Dream a Dozen with an all-women kitchen in Bangalore with the...
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#57: Vivan Marwaha On What Millennials Want
About Vivan Marwaha Vivan Marwaha is a user researcher who works on technology projects in emerging markets. A millennial himself, he cares deeply about understanding India and its future through its youth. He has lived and worked in New Delhi, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Buenos Aires, and…
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#56: Shridhar Venkat on How He’s Building An Empire for Krishna, Kaizen Thunders, Being Assertively Honest, Akshaya Patra’s War On Hunger
About Shridhar Venkat: He has over 25 years of work experience and has been associated with leading multinationals like Philips, ABB, Webex Communications (now CISCO), etc. Prior to joining Akshaya Patra, he was Vice President – Sales, Webex Communications. He joined Akshayapatra in search of...
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#55: 5 Powerful WhatsApp Hacks To 10X Your Productivity!
Episode Notes: Touch it once - only when you are ready to deal with it. if needed tilt the phone and read further to decide but touch only when ready to act upon it. Schedule WhatsApp time in your daily planner/agenda and use it ONLY then. Allow your messages to stack! Silent all notifications,...
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#54: Harsh Pokharna On How To Make Apps For Bharath, Unusual Influencers, Cracking Y Combinator
Harsh Pokharna and I discuss how to make apps for Bharath, unusual influencers, cracking Y Combinator, building Trust, killing idea babies and so much more! Resources Mentioned: Lean Startup - How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses. Y...
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#53: Vanitha VR On The Truth About Women’s Cricket
Vanitha Vr is an India Cricketer. In this interaction, she open's up about speaking the truth, being bullied, developing high pain tolerance, obsessing over sugar, making money as a cricketer and more!
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#52: Bijay Gautam On Being Really Vulnerable, Accepting A Broken Accent, Your Unique Success Template
About Bijay Gautam: Bijay,is a podcasting mentor, co-founder of WYN Studio and Host of one of the top podcasts in India, The Inspiring TalkHe empowers coaches, trainers, speakers experts and entrepreneurs to build their influence, authority and business using the power of podcasting. Resources...
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#51: Vaibhav Khandelwal On How He Co-founded Shadowfax, Gig Economy, LOTR, Reliable Last-Mile Delivery.
Vaibhav Khandelwal On How He Co-founded Shadowfax, Gig Economy, LOTR, Reliable Last-Mile Delivery, Power Of Tech, Engineering Pleasant Experiences, Forgotten Frontline Warriors And More! About Vaibhav Khandelwal: He was an all-time school topper. Bagging 100% scholarships throughout his…
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#50: Shweta Sastri - How A Successfully Mobilized Donation Drive Will Now Launch A Life Saving 120-bed Oxygen Facility
#50: Shweta Sastri - How A Successfully Mobilized Donation Drive Will Now Launch A Life Saving 120-bed Oxygen Facility At Canadian International School And MORE! If you can, contribute to the fundraiser here. About Shweta Sastri: She took over a failing international school at 23 and made it...
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How to build a 1000 crore company from 2 crore capital! Ft. Country Delight's Chakradhar Gade
Chakradhar and I discuss consumer first insights, a milk testing palette, delivering on a brand promise, iterating endlessly, revolutionising milk and much more! Resources discussed during the interaction: Movies/Series mentioned: American History X, Matrix, Forbidden Planet, 24,Schindler's List,...
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Uncaged: From daddy's cute boxer to the BADDEST Indian female fighter! ft. Manjit Kolekar
Manjit Kolekar is India's leading mixed martial artist, She is the first Indian female fighter to fight with Brave FC and The Invicta FC, She has also won the reality show SFL Challengers. Instagram: @manjit_s_kolekar21 Facebook This is a sponsored series in association with Sirona Hygiene. The...
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Firecracker : How Jwala Gutta is breaking the badminton monopoly
Jwala Gutta is an Indian professional badminton player.
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The 21 year drill: What it takes for an Indian woman to pursue football
About Brishti Brishti Bagchi is en route to becoming the first Indian female footballer to play in Spain. Having her roots from Bangalore, she has played for S.A.I and represented Bangalore United FC in the Indian Women's' League. Also, it is noteworthy that she has graduated from the University…
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#45: Mahaveer Shiyal: Money Is Something, Ethics Is Everything, Why Staffs Are Sahayogis, Big Fat Marwadi Weddings
Mahaveer Shiyal is the founder of Megawatts Electric company. He is an ardent follower of the principles of Lord Mahaveer. Has overcome a lot of challenges in his life by following the simple principles of Jainism. For him any religion is not just words or scriptures, It is a way of life. How one...
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Get after it! : 3 ways to face resistance and ship work.
This is a new variation on the podcast - a short experiment. This episode is less than 20 minutes long and just me riffing on starting up, making some galata, shipping work. It's intended to give you ideas for the week or weekend ahead. Please let me know what you think by pinging me on IG/FB/IN...
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#43 Nikhil Kamath: From Zero To A Billion And Beyond!
Nikhil Kamath Co-founder, Zerodha, and I discuss markets, luck, greek philosophy, helpers high, renaissance paintings and so much more! Reach Nikhil on Instagram: @nikhilkamath586 Links to significant resources mentioned in the interaction: Books: Money: Master the Game - 7 Simple Steps to...
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#42: Vadiraj On How To Techify Life, Share Greed, Democratize Innovation, Design Point Of Inspiration And More!
We discuss sharing greed, fortifying tech, democracy, point of inspiration, mass innovation, integrity, and more! Contact Vadiraj: [email protected]
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Design your profits: From sailing ships to simplifying mobility!
Shobhit Saxena and I discuss mobility problems, simplifying strategy, unit economics, minimalism and much more!
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#39: Vadiraj On How To Step-up And Successfully Start-up Now
This bonus episode features Founders Institute Bangalore. We discuss pre-seed accelerator, Product-founder-market fit, the Corona opportunity, startup framework, idea validation and much more! Official deadline is Sunday 21 June ... Today! Apply asap to Bangalore to get advantage of early…
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#38: Shakeef Khan On How To Overcome Stuttering, Building Successful Startups (Part 2)
We continue our conversation in this episode and talk about turning stalkers into consumers, behind the scenes of partnering with influencers like Ananya Birla, Melvin Lewis and Raftaar, The Tiktok madness, building a millennial obsessed, influencer-driven clothing company and MORE!
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#37: Shakeef Khan - How To Overcome Stuttering, Build Successful Startups
Shakeef Khan and I discuss, building a millennial obsessed and influencer-driven clothing company, over-coming stuttering, accomplishing a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign of 8 Lakh rupees, going broke 17 times and bouncing back, why failure is good and more!
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#36: The Truth About My Painful Childhood, Chain Smoking Random Books, Remarkable Experiments On Myself And More!
The Interview with Deep Bajaj is EP 25: Get at it and crack it. We discuss about energy vamps, 1000 days of grit, thoughtful solutions for women and more! In This Episode, I Discuss With Deep Bajaj The Truth About My Painful Childhood, Chain Smoking Random Books, Remarkable Experiments On Myself...
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#34: Aniketh Jain On Bootstrapping From Koramangala To Now Being Listed On NYSE (Part 2)
Lets feed 100 families. 1 at a time. Youth For Parivarthan is creating and distributing kits. Each kit contains: 2 K Rice 1 Kg Wheat flour 500 gm Toor Dal 500 ml cooking oil 1 packet of Salt 1 packet of chilli powder 1 packet of biscuit Each kit costs Rs. 250/- only. They take Gpay, Paytm…
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#35: Aishwarya Pissay - The 1st Indian World Motorsports Champion, How To Have A Learner's Mindset, Overcoming Loneliness, Being Really Motivated
We discuss racing with a learner's mindset, bouncing back from injuries, transforming frustration, gaining sponsors, grit and MUCH MORE. Golden Galata's from the episode. The worst can’t get any worse then you’ve seen and you can either pickup yourself and go forward or you can sulk about it. ....
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#33: Aniketh Jain On Bootstrapping From Koramangala To Now Being Listed On NYSE
Aniketh Jain joins me to discuss building a worthwhile college project, raising funds from family, bootstrapping, pivoting a business, his love for running and MORE! Link to download the pdf from Zenonco.io and Love heals cancer: http://bit.ly/Zenonco ZenOnco Website: https://zenonco.io/ Love…
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#32: Pragnya Mohan - India's First Professional Triathlete, Being Insanely Focused.
India’s 1st International Triathlete and a qualified CA Pragnya Mohan joins me to discuss her tryst with Triathlon, her ambition for Olympics , struggles and hacks for women, staying focused and winning for India. This is a sponsored series in association with Sirona India. The series features...
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#31 Sonam Wangchuk - The Truth Of Education, How To Be Awesome, Sustainable And Revolutionary In A Little Way
PPS: This episode is full of surprises! From crackers bursting in the middle of a normal day to recording in Bangalore traffic! About I Live Simply movement: A unique crowd-funding campaign where the contribution made is not monetarily, rather by pledging a greener and simpler lifestyle changes.…
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#30 Ankit Agarwal - How To Actually Profitably Build Your Idea Part-time, Unlock Unusual Revenue Models, Challenge Google And Win!
Join Us As We Discuss With Ankit Agarwal, The Founder Of Dare2Compete On How He To Profitably Build Your Idea Part-time, Unlock Unusual Revenue Models, Challenge Google And Win! About Dare2Compete: Dare2Compete, known as D2C, is the largest student community across domains B-Schools, Engineering...
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Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus.This podcast is about starting up while we are still in college. Testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Join us as we discuss the thrill of earning your first buck, tackling uncertainties, overcoming obstacles and delighting others. Most of all, Galata is about seeing, understanding and implementing so you can deliver on your audacious promise.
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