The ASYMMETRIC Crew today:

Revant: Founder, Mosaic Wellness

Shantanu: Founder, Bombay Shaving Company

Chirag: Founder, GoKwik

Aditya Sehgal: Founder, Asgard.world & Ex-President & COO, Reckitt

00:00 Coming up

01:13 Intro

03:24 Building an incentive system

06:18 Lessons from China

08:49 China post-liberalization

11:20 Understanding the S-curve

17:10 China: A capitalist nation in disguise?

21:04 China’s 9-9-6 work culture

25:55 China's mindset change post COVID

32:16 China’s rise to manufacturing powerhouse

37:04 US-China trade imbalance

40:46 The shift to tech economy

45:32 What we can learn from Chinese startup culture?

01:00:27 Quality vs. price in consumer products

01:09:19 Inside China’s manufacturing excellence

01:12:07 Adapting to local needs

01:15:17 Is India ready for live commerce?

01:18:53 KPIs that define sales & marketing success

01:23:55 The 5-Pillared stack of Chinese Brand Dominance

01:28:57 Roasting BSC’s pitch deck with GPT

01:32:59 Adi’s thoughts on Wealth vs Status Games

01:37:16 How to stay self-aware in leadership

01:41:39 The art of balancing speed and quality

01:45:30 Pivoting to high ownership in high growth

01:55:24 How to ensure a performance-oriented culture

Charts referred to in the episode:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u3x7dtoNmbXqGoUodCf97

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