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The BarberShop with Shantanu — 143 episodes

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Bombay Shaving Company's COO & CEO on raising Series C & the path to IPO | ft. Aditya Sehgal

2

How Founders Should Think About Product, Brand & Scale | The Founder's Meet: Pune Edition

3

⁠From OEM To ₹20-25 Cr ARR: How Beanly Is Building India’s Next Coffee Brand

4

How to Build a ₹150 Crore Women's Grooming Brand | Bombae

5

How Do You Build A Brand In A Low-Repeat Category? Nasher Miles On Luggage, LTV, CAC & EBOs

6

From Dharma Productions to Tyaani: India’s New Luxury Consumer | Ft. Karan Johar, Shravan Satyani

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

Draft

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

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

55

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

56

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

57

Former CEO of Gillette Tells Shantanu How To Beat Them

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

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

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

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

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

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

110

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

111

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

112

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

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

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

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

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

142

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

143

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