# First Principles

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Official site: https://the-ken.com/podcasts/first-principles/
Author: The Ken
Episodes: 63

## Resource

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.

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## Episodes
- [Part 1: Impresario's Riyaaz Amlani on Mocha, "Handmade," four near-deaths and 25 years of building places to be](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-1-impresario-s-riyaaz-amlani-on-mocha-handmade-four-near-deaths-and-25-years-of-building-places-to-be) — 2026-06-15T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 2: Kuku’s Lal Chand Bisu on the Bathoth-to-Bandra arc, learning from iterations not books, and why nos beat yeses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-2-kuku-s-lal-chand-bisu-on-the-bathoth-to-bandra-arc-learning-from-iterations-not-books-and-why-nos-beat-yeses) — 2026-05-04T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 1: Kuku's Lal Chand Bisu on killing three products, ditching the free tier and charging Bharat ₹399 a year](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-1-kuku-s-lal-chand-bisu-on-killing-three-products-ditching-the-free-tier-and-charging-bharat-399-a-year) — 2026-04-27T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 2: Curefoods' Ankit Nagori on why Indians only eat healthy Monday to Thursday, focusing on brand over scale, and what drives him now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-2-curefoods-ankit-nagori-on-why-indians-only-eat-healthy-monday-to-thursday-focusing-on-brand-over-scale-and-what-drives-him-now) — 2026-03-30T00:30:00+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/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) — 2026-03-23T00:30:00+00:00
- [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”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/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) — 2026-03-02T00:30:00+00:00
- [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”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/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) — 2026-02-23T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 2: Kalpana Morparia on the culture of dissent, the 90-day NYSE race, and why ambition requires self-redundancy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-2-kalpana-morparia-on-the-culture-of-dissent-the-90-day-nyse-race-and-why-ambition-requires-self-redundancy) — 2026-02-09T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 1: Kalpana Morparia on the culture of dissent, the 90-day NYSE race, and why ambition requires self-redundancy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-1-kalpana-morparia-on-the-culture-of-dissent-the-90-day-nyse-race-and-why-ambition-requires-self-redundancy) — 2026-02-02T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 2: Darwinbox’s Rohit Chennamaneni on leading without a CEO, the ‘show don’t tell’ product mindset, and why resilience beats intelligence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-2-darwinbox-s-rohit-chennamaneni-on-leading-without-a-ceo-the-show-don-t-tell-product-mindset-and-why-resilience-beats-intelligence) — 2026-01-19T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 1: Darwinbox’s Rohit Chennamaneni on leading without a CEO, the ‘show don’t tell’ product mindset, and why resilience beats intelligence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-1-darwinbox-s-rohit-chennamaneni-on-leading-without-a-ceo-the-show-don-t-tell-product-mindset-and-why-resilience-beats-intelligence) — 2026-01-12T00:30:00+00:00
- [First Principles, second look: The 2025 wrap](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/first-principles-second-look-the-2025-wrap) — 2025-12-29T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 2: Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai on using empathy, customer experience, and resilience to both survive and thrive](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-2-ixigo-s-aloke-bajpai-on-using-empathy-customer-experience-and-resilience-to-both-survive-and-thrive) — 2025-12-22T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 1: Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai on using empathy, customer experience, and resilience to both survive and thrive](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-1-ixigo-s-aloke-bajpai-on-using-empathy-customer-experience-and-resilience-to-both-survive-and-thrive) — 2025-12-15T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 2: Indiagold's Deepak Abbot on turning a nation's 'dead asset' into credit scores and working capital](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-2-indiagold-s-deepak-abbot-on-turning-a-nation-s-dead-asset-into-credit-scores-and-working-capital) — 2025-11-17T05:35:04+00:00
- [Part 1: Indiagold's Deepak Abbot on turning a nation's 'dead asset' into credit scores and working capital](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-1-indiagold-s-deepak-abbot-on-turning-a-nation-s-dead-asset-into-credit-scores-and-working-capital) — 2025-11-10T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 2: Trilegal's Rahul Matthan on the firm, the partnership, and the principles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-2-trilegal-s-rahul-matthan-on-the-firm-the-partnership-and-the-principles) — 2025-09-22T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 1: Trilegal's Rahul Matthan on the firm, the partnership, and the principles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-1-trilegal-s-rahul-matthan-on-the-firm-the-partnership-and-the-principles) — 2025-09-15T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 2: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-2-anand-jain-of-clevertap-on-starting-with-nothing-and-learning-building-and-leading-as-you-go-along) — 2025-08-18T00:30:00+00:00
- [Part 1: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-1-anand-jain-of-clevertap-on-starting-with-nothing-and-learning-building-and-leading-as-you-go-along) — 2025-08-11T01:45:00+00:00
- [Part 2: Ultraviolette Automotive's Narayan Subramaniam on tinkering, designing and learning by discarding](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-2-ultraviolette-automotive-s-narayan-subramaniam-on-tinkering-designing-and-learning-by-discarding) — 2025-07-28T01:30:00+00:00
- [Part 1: Ultraviolette Automotive's Narayan Subramaniam on tinkering, designing and learning by discarding](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-1-ultraviolette-automotive-s-narayan-subramaniam-on-tinkering-designing-and-learning-by-discarding) — 2025-07-21T01:15:00+00:00
- [Part 2: Manish Sabharwal of Teamlease on creating great ancestors, India’s development journey and ‘regulatory cholesterol’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-2-manish-sabharwal-of-teamlease-on-creating-great-ancestors-india-s-development-journey-and-regulatory-cholesterol) — 2025-07-01T06:45:00+00:00
- [Part 1: Manish Sabharwal of Teamlease on creating great ancestors, India’s development journey and ‘regulatory cholesterol’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-1-manish-sabharwal-of-teamlease-on-creating-great-ancestors-india-s-development-journey-and-regulatory-cholesterol) — 2025-06-24T13:10:00+00:00
- [Part 2: Sahil Barua on why Delhivery is the antithesis of moving fast and breaking things](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-5628315/part-2-sahil-barua-on-why-delhivery-is-the-antithesis-of-moving-fast-and-breaking-things) — 2025-05-19T00:40:00+00:00

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