Chapters

00:00-Reuben's last decade

17:40-Moving from Calcutta to Sonipat

20:40-Meeting Ashwajeet

23:30-Law School

28:30-Picking Law and running e-shack

35:02-Starting a company, Idea #1

38:08-Idea #2

40:20-Why starting a business is important

42:36-Entrepreneurship as a path to money and freedom

49:20-Low points during SleepyOwl

54:35-Starting with Cold Brew

58:25-Launching Instant Coffee

1:07:08-Enablers and Constraints from raising capital

1:14:04-What keeps Arman up at night

1:16:30-India's startup scene - overrated and underrated

1:20:25-What is "Success" today

1:22:20-Work-Life Balance

1:24:30-What Arman has learnt about himself

1:29:02-Shifts in belief

1:31:20-Advice for younger self

1:41:35-Question for Reuben

1:44:35-Wrapping up

Links

1. SleepyOwl - https://sleepyowl.co/

2. [Starbucks Podcast] Podcast with Starbuck's CEO Howard Schultz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0fvX-wV70Y

3. [IG Post] Why start a business - https://www.instagram.com/p/C--piWCvo3h/?igsh=MTQwZXF6YTVwbXEwdA==

4. [Podast] Arman on GrowthX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm_eaxgIBrI

5. [Podcast] Arman on Backstage with Millionaires - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lilYEonWAq8

6. [Podcast] Arman on Indian Silicon Valley Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ9F2ej3PgY

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