{"podcast":{"title":"The Indian Startup Show","slug":"the-indian-startup-show-1026402","podcast_index_feed_id":1026402,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/6dj1W8C2","website_url":"http://www.indianstartupshow.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5a8e79e6-61c1-44d1-9a82-337838b6b0d3/8999b9ff-10c0-4b39-9055-fe75882d5006/3000x3000/1439050250-artwork.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Neil Patel","episode_count":220,"summary":"A weekly podcast show about Indian startups, entrepreneurs, and more! Hosted by Neil Patel & Friends","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T22:22:03.570227+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-indian-startup-show-1026402"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. Tathagata Neogi CEO & Co-Founder, Immersive Trails, connecting travellers with authentic, expert-led experiences across India.","slug":"dr-tathagata-neogi-ceo-co-founder-immersive-trails-connecting-travellers-with-authentic-expert-led-experiences-across-india","published_at":"2026-07-14T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-indian-startup-show-1026402/dr-tathagata-neogi-ceo-co-founder-immersive-trails-connecting-travellers-with-authentic-expert-led-experiences-across-india","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-indian-startup-show-1026402","url":"http://www.indianstartupshow.com","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/a6f1d091-f917-469a-9210-41d68cd4f5db/5a8e79e6-61c1-44d1-9a82-337838b6b0d3/episodes/audio/group/1c88494b-532e-497c-815c-2b06db65d492/group-item/4adda85e-aa25-478f-aafa-06036c25f949/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=6dj1W8C2","summary":"Travel isn't just about places, it's about the stories and the people behind them. In this episode of the Indian Startup Show, I sit down with Dr. Tathagata Neogi, Co-Founder and CEO of Immersive Trails. Armed with a PhD in archaeology, he returned to Kolkata to build a dynamic, tech-enabled marketplace that connects conscious travelers with expert curators. We dive into the realities of bootstrapping a startup, the challenge of educating investors on a niche business model, and how Immersive Trails is organizing India's fragmented local guide market. Tathagata also shares powerful insights on building a high-trust team culture, leveraging AI to speed up market entry, and navigating the startup ecosystem while managing Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) We also talk about working with his wife, 19th-century true crime and cemeteries in Kolkata. Finding toilets, and everything in between. So please enjoy the show.","meta_description":"Travel isn't just about places, it's about the stories and the people behind them. In this episode of the Indian Startup Show, I sit down with Dr. Tathaga…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1782,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-indian-startup-show-1026402/episodes/dr-tathagata-neogi-ceo-co-founder-immersive-trails-connecting-travellers-with-authentic-expert-led-experiences-across-india/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-indian-startup-show-1026402/dr-tathagata-neogi-ceo-co-founder-immersive-trails-connecting-travellers-with-authentic-expert-led-experiences-across-india.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}