Podcast

First Principles

Author: The Ken
Feed episode count: 63
Official site: https://the-ken.com/podcasts/first-principles/
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Summary

First Principles is a weekly interview podcast comprising authentic, candid, and insightful conversations between some of India’s most accomplished founders and business leaders, and Rohin Dharmakumar, The Ken’s CEO & co-founder. From personal philosophies, mental models and decision making frameworks, to reading habits, parenting styles or personal interests, each episode will delve into what makes each of these leaders unique.

Episodes

Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

Part 1: Impresario's Riyaaz Amlani on Mocha, "Handmade," four near-deaths and 25 years of building places to be

Duration seconds: 3858
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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

Part 2: Kuku’s Lal Chand Bisu on the Bathoth-to-Bandra arc, learning from iterations not books, and why nos beat yeses

Duration seconds: 4529
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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

Part 1: Kuku's Lal Chand Bisu on killing three products, ditching the free tier and charging Bharat ₹399 a year

Duration seconds: 3842
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Mar 30, 2026 · not_requested

Part 2: Curefoods' Ankit Nagori on why Indians only eat healthy Monday to Thursday, focusing on brand over scale, and what drives him now

Duration seconds: 3796
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Mar 23, 2026 · not_requested

Part 1: Curefoods' Ankit Nagori on cold emailing his way into Flipkart, designing for talent density, and surviving a pandemic on 2 crores a month

Duration seconds: 3216
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Mar 2, 2026 · not_requested

Part 2: Captain Fresh's Utham Gowda on seafood as the world's last unorganised trillion-dollar industry, why undervaluation is a founder's superpower and his “reverse career path”

Duration seconds: 3485
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Feb 23, 2026 · not_requested

Part 1: Captain Fresh's Utham Gowda on seafood as the world's last unorganised trillion-dollar industry, why undervaluation is a founder's superpower and his “reverse career path”

Duration seconds: 3988
Source: https://share.transistor.fm/s/379c3050

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Feb 9, 2026 · not_requested

Part 2: Kalpana Morparia on the culture of dissent, the 90-day NYSE race, and why ambition requires self-redundancy

Duration seconds: 3428
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Feb 2, 2026 · not_requested

Part 1: Kalpana Morparia on the culture of dissent, the 90-day NYSE race, and why ambition requires self-redundancy

Duration seconds: 3613
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Jan 19, 2026 · not_requested

Part 2: Darwinbox’s Rohit Chennamaneni on leading without a CEO, the ‘show don’t tell’ product mindset, and why resilience beats intelligence

Duration seconds: 3703
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Jan 12, 2026 · not_requested

Part 1: Darwinbox’s Rohit Chennamaneni on leading without a CEO, the ‘show don’t tell’ product mindset, and why resilience beats intelligence

Duration seconds: 3002
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Dec 29, 2025 · not_requested

First Principles, second look: The 2025 wrap

Duration seconds: 5921
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Dec 22, 2025 · not_requested

Part 2: Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai on using empathy, customer experience, and resilience to both survive and thrive

Duration seconds: 4139
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Dec 15, 2025 · not_requested

Part 1: Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai on using empathy, customer experience, and resilience to both survive and thrive

Duration seconds: 3694
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Nov 17, 2025 · not_requested

Part 2: Indiagold's Deepak Abbot on turning a nation's 'dead asset' into credit scores and working capital

Duration seconds: 3355
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Nov 10, 2025 · not_requested

Part 1: Indiagold's Deepak Abbot on turning a nation's 'dead asset' into credit scores and working capital

Duration seconds: 3991
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Sep 22, 2025 · not_requested

Part 2: Trilegal's Rahul Matthan on the firm, the partnership, and the principles

Duration seconds: 3758
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Sep 15, 2025 · not_requested

Part 1: Trilegal's Rahul Matthan on the firm, the partnership, and the principles

Duration seconds: 4128
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Aug 18, 2025 · not_requested

Part 2: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along

Duration seconds: 4283
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Aug 11, 2025 · not_requested

Part 1: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along

Duration seconds: 3898
Source: https://share.transistor.fm/s/f77755ee

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Jul 28, 2025 · not_requested

Part 2: Ultraviolette Automotive's Narayan Subramaniam on tinkering, designing and learning by discarding

Duration seconds: 3704
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Jul 21, 2025 · not_requested

Part 1: Ultraviolette Automotive's Narayan Subramaniam on tinkering, designing and learning by discarding

Duration seconds: 4558
Source: https://share.transistor.fm/s/589ad960

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Jul 1, 2025 · not_requested

Part 2: Manish Sabharwal of Teamlease on creating great ancestors, India’s development journey and ‘regulatory cholesterol’

Duration seconds: 2703
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Jun 24, 2025 · not_requested

Part 1: Manish Sabharwal of Teamlease on creating great ancestors, India’s development journey and ‘regulatory cholesterol’

Duration seconds: 3872
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May 19, 2025 · not_requested

Part 2: Sahil Barua on why Delhivery is the antithesis of moving fast and breaking things

Duration seconds: 3981
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