Mint Podcast

In this episode of Rollin' With The Boss, Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor, Mint, talks to Aditya Ghosh, co-founder, Akasa Air and Former President of Indigo Airlines about his professional journey and personal life. Aditya Ghosh was working as the legal counsel for the parent company of Indigo Airlines in 2008 when he was asked to join as the President of the airline. Mr. Ghosh, who co-founded Akasa Air with the late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala later in 2022, said that the offer to join Indigo as its President 16 years ago seemed ‘unusual.’ The decision to accept the offer wasn’t easy as a new father. But a decision he did end up making. If that short story sounds unusual and intriguing, you are in for a treat!

Tune in to watch the full episode of another riveting conversation on Rollin’ With The Boss on YouTube-

In this first episode of Founder Diaries, we explore why start-up founders actually started up - leaving their salaried jobs for a mission which they felt strongly about, how they went about the whole process & how they overcame the challenges of the start up ecosystem.

In this episode, LEAD's co-founder talks about why he & his wife left their job in Singapore to come back to India and start up, how far they've come and what's the mission statement that drives them. Mehta also shares some valuable tips for those who want to take the leap into the startup space, saying 'if you have a plan B, don't start it at all!'.

Watch the full episode on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbdj9qgogug

RateGain is a global provider of SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industries. Founded by Bhanu Chopra in 2004, the company has been under the radar, but has seen tremendous success in the last few years.If you track markets, you must have heard about the RateGain stock. Since the low of Rs 235, it made in July 2022 after listing, the stock has nearly quadrupled in value. However, Bhanu, the man running the show continues to remain a bit of a mystery.In this episode of Rollin’ With The Boss, Bhanu Chopra talks to Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor, Mint about his journey as an entrepreneur, reveals his plans about RateGain, his love for Bollywood music, and a lot more.

Watch the full episode on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvVtHzU_J3s

'The paradoxical thing is, the better an academic background you have, the more likely you are to have a good job - hence, the more hesitant you might be to give it up. However, the risk of not doing this (starting up) was actually bigger!', says Sheth in this episode of Founder Diaries.

The IIT, MIT graduate has a unique distinction of starting and scaling 2 unicorns, across 2 geographies!

Hear Beerud Sheth speak about the differences between India & U.S, why he started Gupshup, and more

Watch the full episode on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJk--ioDJPY&list=PL2A-r6Y8n7ppIvJSJsc9o_DUiMBeBp877&index=10&t=4s

For this episode of Rollin’ With The Boss, the Mint crew rolled up to Jaipur to catch up with Amit Jain, CEO and Co-Founder of CarDekho, and an investor on the popular show based on startups and entrepreneurship, Shark Tank. Amit Jain, while talking to Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor, Mint shared the secrets of building a billion-dollar business or unicorn. 2007, Amit and his brother Anurag Jain, both IIT graduates, quit their cushy jobs and decided to build their own business. Attempting to build a scalable tech startup in Jaipur was a bold decision as the city did not have a trained workforce. During the interview, Amit shares how he and his brother Anurag trained the initial team for jobs and dealt with other such challenges.

Watch the full episode on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11I48n8VXic&list=PL2A-r6Y8n7pq8PLKofZPmUJOCrPDQ3Eq5&index=17&t=832s

Rajdip Gupta's Route Mobile is valued at over $1 billion. But this success didn't come overnight.

In this episode of Founder Diaries, Rajdip Gupta reveals that even his office boys and drivers made crores through ESOPs after the company's listing, because he believes that even they were crucial to the company's success.

Watch this inspiring story of the rise of Route Mobile, full episode on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqgGVTNL_ow&list=PL2A-r6Y8n7ppIvJSJsc9o_DUiMBeBp877&index=7&t=1029s

Interview with Rohit Bansal, Snapdeal Co-Founder: Want to know how to start and run a company with a $6.5 billion valuation? Or discover startups like OLA, Mamaearth, Razorpay, Urban Company at very early stages? Or raise billions of dollars and create thousands of jobs? This is the only interview you need to watch!

In this episode of Rollin’ With The Boss, Rohit Bansal, co-founder of Snapdeal and Titan Capital talks to Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor, Mint about his journey from a small town to becoming one of India's leading entrepreneurs and early-stage investors.

Watch the full episode on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wc_cP_IPsg&list=PL2A-r6Y8n7pq8PLKofZPmUJOCrPDQ3Eq5&index=14

More than fourteen years after co-founding  @mobikwik  , Upasana Taku remains one of the few successful female entrepreneurs in the fintech industry. Reflecting on her journey, she emphasizes that combating the stereotype that 'women are not good at finance' has been one of the most challenging aspects of her journey as a fintech founder.

In this episode of Rollin’ With The Boss, Upasana Taku, Co-founder & CFO, Mobikwik talks to Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor, Mint about stereotypes she has had to fight, navigating day-to-day business as a ‘couplepreneur’, her love for bikes, cars, adventure, and a lot more. Watch the full episode on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFm44WWND7s&list=PL2A-r6Y8n7pq8PLKofZPmUJOCrPDQ3Eq5&index=21

On this episode of Founder Diaries, we speak with Harsh Jain, the co-founder of fantasy sports platform Dream11 - a platform that most of us are familiar with because of IPL.

Jain tells us how he went from doing his engineering in the U.S to starting a fantasy sports company - and most importantly, how he managed to turn his dream and obsession into a business!

He also speaks about how the startup ecosystem in Mumbai helps founders - and how the only way to make it, is to work for it.

Watch this full on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLIib7RJM0k

On this episode of Founder Diaries, we speak with Jaydeep Barman, the co-founder of Rebel Foods. This is the parent behind household food brands like Faasos, Behrouz Biryani, Ovenstory, Sweet Truth and others. Interestingly, it was Barman's love for chicken rolls that led him to open a small hole in the window shop, which sells chicken and egg rolls - which later became Faasos. He also explains why they launched multiple brands, each catering to a particular kind of food, rather than an all-in-one approach. Tune in to this super riveting conversation!

Watch the full episode on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMC2Zeuy7OU