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The BarberShop with Shantanu — 137 episodes

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1

The 60% Luxury Tax Scam: Why Indians Pay Double For German Cars | Ft. MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz

2

How Vijay Sales Built a ₹13,000 Cr Retail Empire? | Offline vs Online, EMI Psychology Explained

3

The ₹500 Cr FMCG Playbook: Using the “Be Big, Be Fast, Be Bold” Framework to Scale Little Farms

4

How Neuro Scaled $3M to $180M After Joe Rogan Mentioned It | Ft. Kent Yoshimura

5

72% Repeat Rate but Only ₹23Cr Revenue: What’s Stopping Little Rituals From ₹100Cr?

6

The Education Truth 90% of Indian Parents Don't Know | Ft. The Curious Parent

7

₹15Cr Indian Toy Brand vs Chinese Toys: Solving Zero Repeat Rates Post-Shark Tank|Ft. Aditya Sehgal

8

Scaling a Fashion Brand Profitably: Finding PMF & Making Data-Driven Decisions

9

How can bootstrapped Solara scale from ₹100 Cr to ₹1,000 Cr?

10

Shark Tank’s GOAT Life Gets a Reality Check on Its ₹1 Cr to ₹10 Cr Scale-Up Strategy Ft. Yash Kalra

11

How a McKinsey Partner Lost 90% of His Savings & Turned Early Failures Into an IPO Dream | CleanMax

12

How to Generate ₹120 Cr in Revenue Without Owning Villas | Ft. Deven Parulekar

13

Modern-Day Masculinity: The Dark Truth of Being a Man in a Confusing World

14

How to Crack Interviews: Lessons from McKinsey, Questions and Framework and Common Mistakes to Avoid

15

How Kenny and Shantanu Plan to Compete with Davidoff and Chanel with their Perfume | BSC X Kenny

16

Interns. ESOPs. And What Working at Bombay Shaving Company Really Feels Like

17

Content Creator “Money Hacks” vs Reality: Mutual Funds, Insurance Traps & What You’re Not Taught

18

How to Sell Anything Without Selling Anything | Ep5 RP 3.0 | Sell Omniblade, Win a KTM 390 Duke

19

The One Where Shantanu Bought 5 Trimmers | Ep4 RP 3.0 | Sell Omniblade, Win a KTM 390 Duke

20

The Simple Truth About Selling That Everyone Misses | E3 RP 3.0 | Sell Omniblade, Win a KTM 390 Duke

21

First-Time Sellers vs Founders: Who Wins? | Ep2 RP 3.0 | Sell Omniblade, Win a KTM 390 Duke

22

How Aai Mastered the Art of Selling | Ep1 Razorpreneur 3.0 | Win a KTM 390 Duke by Selling Omniblade

23

How Aai Mastered the Art of Selling | Ep1 Razorpreneur 3.0 | Win a KTM 390 Duke by Selling Omniblade

24

S4E20: Are Founders Overlooking Legal Risks, Cap Table Issues & the Long-Term Impact of Exits?

25

⁠From Inventing WiFi to Planting 2 Lakh Trees, Transforming 1500 Acres | A Visionary’s Journey

26

Draft

27

2 CEOs vs 2 Gen Zs | The Bridge S1E9: Is Corporate India addressing Gen Z’s MENTAL HEALTH at work?

28

2 CEOs vs 2 Gen Zs | The Bridge S1E8: Are Phones Killing Our Brains?

29

2 CEOs vs 2 Gen Zs | The Bridge S1E7: Can Gen Z Afford to Buy a Home in 2025?

30

2 CEOs vs 2 Gen Zs | The Bridge S1E6: Is Going to College Still Worth It?

31

2 CEOs vs 2 Gen Zs | The Bridge S1E5: Is Consumerism Improving Our Lives?

32

2 CEOs vs 2 GEN Zs | The Bridge S1E4: Is Entrepreneurship in India Still Worth It?

33

2 CEOs vs 2 Gen Zs | The Bridge S1E3: Is Organisational Loyalty Overrated?

34

⁠⁠2 CEOs vs 2 Gen Zs | The Bridge S1E2: Is Personal Branding Really Necessary?

35

2 CEOs vs 2 GEN Zs | The Bridge S1E1: Is hustle culture killing India's next generation?

36

Alok Sama on Being SoftBank CFO, Masa's investment style, India & AI, CEO Superpowers & more

37

How Is Ankur Warikoo Scaling a ₹70 Cr EdTech Company & Making ₹4.5 Cr in Book Royalties?

38

Purplle Founder on ‘Beauty for Bharat’, Taking on Nykaa, Making Acquisitions Work, and More

39

Scaling a ₹1000 Cr GenZ fashion brand with The Souled Store and XYXX

40

MakeMyTrip’s Investor Sanjeev & Founder Deep Talk About Building ₹10000 Cr Travel Company

41

S4E13: Building A ₹10,000 Cr Company In India Ft. MakeMyTrip Founder And Investor

42

How Saurabh Pandey Raised $40M to Build Eloelo, India’s Largest Live Social Entertainment App

43

Kapil & Deepak Break Down Their Founder-Investor Dynamic After 8 Years of Friendship

44

Kapil & Deepak Break Down Their Founder-Investor Dynamic After 8 Years of Friendship

45

33 VCs saying NO, being labelled FAKE to signing Diljit: The Incredible Story of Mokobara

46

From RBI to CEO of Paytm Bank: Shinjini Kumar's Exceptional Journey as a Woman in Finance.

47

How “Shark” Amit Jain plans to build 20 unicorns out of Jaipur with his brother Anurag

48

Peak XV MD Rajan Anandan on BILLION $ ideas, STANDOUT founders and why INDIA's got game

49

S4E5: Building The 3,00,000 Cr Crown Jewel Of Tata Group

50

S4E4: Building HDFC from Day1 to IDFC CEO to public policy | Diving into rich career of Luis Miranda

51

Former CEO of Gillette Tells Shantanu How To Beat Them

52

Started With ₹6000 Salary, Built ₹450 Cr Company To Break All Taboos Around Women’s Hygiene

53

How A CEO Built Puma, Left It, And Raised 600 Cr Seed To Build Puma’s Biggest Threat From India

54

How AI and Deepfakes are changing Content Creation for Modern Businesses? Varun Mayya | Shantanu

55

Inside the Business of Health: ‪Foodpharmer‬ Shares the Stories Behind Exposing Maggi, Horlicks

56

What Makes India’s Top Creators So Successful? Tanmay Spills the Secrets With Shantanu

57

How to make viral songs like "Rasode mein kaun tha" | A MASTERCLASS by Yashraj and Shantanu

58

Secrets of Brand Building with ‪@sahibabalii‬ and Shantanu: Lessons from Bollywood, Netflix & Zomato

59

How YouTube Changed Kenny Sebastian's Stand-Up Comedy Career: A Podcast with Shantanu Deshpande

60

How to make viral songs like "Rasode mein kaun tha" | A MASTERCLASS by Yashraj and Shantanu

61

Secrets of Brand Building with ‪Sahiba Bali and Shantanu: Lessons from Bollywood, Netflix & Zomato

62

What Makes India’s Top Creators So Successful? Tanmay Spills the Secrets With Shantanu

63

Tanmay, Sahiba, Revant, Shashank & Shantanu find India Ka Smartest Creator Kaun? | Razorpreneur 2.0

64

This Founder Built an AI App that is Revolutionising Productivity | Krish Ramineni | FULL EP

65

CEO of SBFC on the REALITY of being MIDDLE CLASS in India, Home Loans & More | Aseem Dhru

66

Behind the Scenes of Building India's BIGGEST BRANDS: Lakmé, Durex, Veet & More!: Sukhleen Aneja

67

Urban Company's CO-FOUNDERS REVEAL How to Build & Scale a Service Business in India | Full Episode

68

MASTERCLASS on Business Building in India in 2024, Angel Investing, Good Hiring Practices & More!

69

Banker Turned Founder on Conquering the PERSONAL CARE MARKET in India | Foxtale D2C Masterclass

70

Foodpharmer on Being a HEALTH CRUSADER, Solo Content Creator & INFLUENCING Health Policy | TBWS

71

D2C Masterclass on Brand Storytelling, Science and CREATING FOR INDIA | MOXIE BEAUTY | TBWS

72

The ULTIMATE PLAYBOOK for Building a FOOD EMPIRE in India in 2024: Technology, Trends & More! | TBWS

73

CRORES of Profit for a HEALTHY Ice Cream Brand?: Decoding Go Zero's Growth Story

74

Secrets of the Personal Loan Industry, Credit Cards & More REVEALED with Founder of RING, Kissht

75

Founder of Software with MILLIONS of Users REVEALS Business Fundamentals, Hiring Strategies | Odoo

76

Former CEO of Indigo, Co-founder of Akasa on Building Great Businesses, Running an Airline in India

77

Secrets of the HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY Revealed with Former President, The Oberoi Hotels | Kapil Chopra

78

AD LEGEND Piyush Pandey on How He Made India’s Biggest Ads, Creativity & The Art of Storytelling

79

INVESTING Money in Real Estate, Resolving the DILEMMA of Renting vs Buying a House & More! | FULL EP

80

D2C MASTERCLASS with Shantanu Deshpande: Learn BUSINESS Fundamentals, Tricks & More!

81

This Entrepreneur Sold Havmor for 1000 CR & Built a LEADING Ice Cream Business Backed by Sauce.vc

82

Mamaearth Founders REVEAL How They Built Multiple Brands & A Personal Care Empire | TBWS

83

How Is This Business Challenging The BIG Players in India's Alcohol Market? | Raiser's Edge

84

The Story of NOISE: From Selling Phone Covers to Competing with Apple, Samsung, Working with Bose

85

Shark Anupam Mittal REVEALS the Past, Present & Future of Investing in India

86

Founder of SBNRI On Building Community-First Businesses, Gaining Consumer Trust & More|Raiser's Edge

87

Sticking Out Early Stage Storms, Building from the Ground Up: Akhil Gupta, VP, Treebo | Uncut Gems

88

How Did this HOMEGROWN Brand Scale to 600 CR Annual Revenue? | Sunil Agarwal | JOY Personal Care

89

From Selling Momos to a Running a Startup with Over $50 Million Annual Revenue | Venky B, CEO Plivo

90

Billions of Dollars in Valuation & Defining an ENTIRE Market: The OfBusiness Success Story

91

Shark REVEALS How Indians Are LOSING Their Money to Zomato, Swiggy | Radhika Gupta, CEO Edelweiss

92

Winners of India's Largest Sales Challenge Reveal How They Sold THOUSANDS of Razors | Grand Finale

93

Founders of a Top PE Fund on Why They Invested in Manyavar, Lenskart, Building Organizations & More

94

What It Takes to Run a 2.5 Lakh Crore Retail Business in India: Consumer SECRETS Revealed!

95

A MASTERCLASS In Entrepreneurship To Build Your Own Empire & A Chance to Raise 1 CR? | RAZORPRENEUR

96

A 500Cr+ Acquisition By ITC, Scaling A Food Start-up & Life As A Founder| Suhasini Sampath on TBWS

97

Choosing The Right Investors, Bootstrapping & Building for the Long Run | TBWS x Bombae

98

McKinsey Sr. Partner, CEO of India's Largest Employer|Suraj Moraje on Geopolitics, India & Business

99

Middle Class Values, Saying WE not I & Raising $150 MILLION: The Story of Insurance Dekho | FULL EP

100

India’s NEWEST B-school, BEATING IIMs & ISB, and Living Up to FAMILY LEGACY | Pratham Mittal | TBWS

101

Pet Saffa, Kesh King, Dr. Ortho... The MAN Behind THEM ALL on Life, Success, Profit and BEYOND!

102

90s Bollywood & The Underworld, Being Shaped By His Parents' Struggle & Entrepreneurship | TBWS

103

INSIDE THE MIND OF INDIA'S BIGGEST INVESTOR AND WHAT DOES HE LOOK FOR?

104

Why Moving Out of India Is NOT A Good Decision Today & The SECRETS Of Building A Successful Startup!

105

India's ₹2,00,000 Crore Alcohol Industry - Can This Startup Disrupt it? | Raiser's Edge

106

Stories About India's BIGGEST ATHLETES, Rush of Playing v/s Pakistan & Quitting Captaincy For an MBA

107

Founding ISB & Ashoka, Working With Governments Across The World and The Problem With IITs | FULL EP

108

India's Political History, Working With The TATAs and MAHINDRAs & What Can India Do To Be A Leader?

109

How We Sold Durex, Veet, Mortein, Harpic and more to India! | Ex-Global COO, Reckitt | Adi Sehgal

110

Transforming Education in India, Being An Approachable CEO and The 'Guilt' Of A Working Mom | TBWS

111

Building Myntra & CultFit and Taking India's Largest Exit | Mukesh Bansal | Full Episode

112

A Marketplace Where You Can Buy or Sell Your Startups? Done Deal ✅ | FULL EPISODE

113

Going Viral On LinkedIn, Working 18 Hours A Day and Hustling to the Top | Full Episode

114

From A Small Town in U.P. To Building Treebo Hotels, Working at McKinsey and Leaving Myntra...

115

Founding GROFERS & BLINKIT, Building ZOMATO and Reaching IIT DELHI From Tier 3 India | FULL EPISODE

116

Hacking Luck, Working at A Multi- Billion Dollar Company and Spotting Unicorns Early | TBWS E10

117

Can This Indian Start-Up Take On Google? | Raiser's Edge | FULL EPISODE

118

Things Get TENSE As This Founder Presents his ₹30Cr Business| FULL EPISODE | Raiser's Edge

119

How Do India’s Leading Angel Investors Find The Right Companies? | Episode 7 | TBWS

120

A Woman's Community worth $5Mn? | Raiser's Edge | SE2E6 | Aspire's For Her

121

PUB-G inspired investment app? How this start up is helping people make real money | S2E5

122

Failing IIT JEE Twice, The Power of Manifestation & Leading Multi Million Dollar Companies | S2E4

123

THE FUTURE OF SURGERIES? How 2 women are using silk to revolutionise medical surgeries | The BarberShop with Shantanu: Raiser's Edge | S02 E03

124

HOW THIS IIM ALUM QUIT HIS JOB TO MOVE BACK TO INDIA AND BUILD TWO SUCCESSFUL ICE-CREAM BUSINESSES | The BarberShop with Shantanu Season 2: Raiser's Edge

125

How This Bhopal Based Startup Became Worth 5Cr During The Pandemic | S2 Premiere | Raiser's Edge

126

SHARK Vineeta Singh, CEO & Founder SUGAR- raising money & INVESTING in WOMEN | S1 FINALE

127

FULL S1E9 | Entrepreneurship, Investing and Building Long with Revant Bhate, CEO at Mosaic Wellness

128

Winning Mindset & Mental Health | Rohit Bansal, Co Founder Snapdeal & Titan Capital | S1E8 Part 2

129

Building SNAPDEAL, Angel Investing & more | S1E8 Part 1 Ft. Rohit Bansal, Co Founder Snapdeal & Titan Capital

130

The Idea of Entrepreneurship and Building Wealth | S1E7 Part 2 ft Toshan Tamhane

131

Regret Minimization, Being a Great CEO and Building Wealth | S1E7 Part 1 Ft. Toshan Tamhane

132

Acquiring 8 Companies in 6 months, beating facial paralysis,18 Hour Days | Ft. Bhavna Suresh | S1E6

133

FULL Episode with @Warikoo | My Life My Rules, Helping Others and Building A Content Empire | S1E5

134

Heading TWO DECACORNS, investing in people & living a good life | S1E4 with Rohit Kapoor

135

Venture Capital, Building Brands and Being a Founder | Asish Mohapatra | S1E3 Part 2

136

With TWO PROFITABLE UNICORNS, Asish Mohapatra Founder OfBusiness is making people rich | S1E3 Part 1

137

Life as a Shark, Building 10,000 Cr+ BOAT, Investor rejections and more | S1E1 with Aman Gupta | The BarberShop with Shantanu