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In this episode, Manish Sabharwal from TeamLease discusses the origins of the staffing company and the key traits that contributed to its success. He shares his memories of India Life and how it eventually led to the creation of TeamLease. Additionally, he talks about the differences in decision-making between the two companies and the advantages of being a second-time founder.Manish discusses the key…

The report Future of Money, co-authored by Subhendu Panigrahi and Ashish Fafadia, sheds light on the evolving landscape of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and their role in the monetary ecosystem. In this two-part thesis, we embark on a comprehensive exploration of these topics, presenting a compelling case supported by data and analysis.

In this podcast episode, Dinesh talks to Karthik B. Reddy of Blume Ventures about his journey starting a business in India around the time the internet was first introduced there. He was passionate about doing some business that would be centered around the Internet and in India. He waited for the Internet to be announced in India, and as soon as the announcement was made on August 15th, 1995, he asked his…

In this episode, Nithin Kamath, founder and CEO of Zerodha sat down with Karthik B. Reddy, Managing Partner at Blume Ventures, to talk about building and scaling an online brokerage firm without any external capital. He emphasizes the importance of building trust before buying a financial product, which is built through word of mouth. They have worked on building trust by answering customer queries…

Srikrishnan Ganesan, also known as Sri, is a seasoned founder and a staunch advocate of the power of community in helping fellow founders through their business journeys. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of Rocketlane, a SaaS tool that streamlines onboarding projects, shortens time-to-value and enhances customer engagement. Sri also runs a community for customer onboarding and success professionals called…

If you ask ChatGPT to create a diet plan for you, it does an excellent job of creating a detailed line-up of healthy meals along with recipes. But there are numerous risks involved in listening to an AI that has no input from a healthcare professional. ChatGPT recognizes its limitation as it adds a warning at the end of such an answer: “Remember to consult with a healthcare professional or a…

Direct-to-consumer businesses (D2C) often compete with the market leaders in every consumer product area. On Amazon, a search for "fan" would return twenty pages of results, the first few of which would be advertisements. Particularly saturated are horizontal markets like Amazon or Flipkart. These often tend to overwhelm buyers with hundreds of possibilities and sometimes leave them feeling less secure than when…

In the second episode of the Blume Podcast, host Karthik B. Reddy of Blume Ventures engages in a captivating conversation with Raamdeo Agrawal, Chairman and Co-Founder of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, one of India's leading financial services firms.Agrawal shares his insights on various topics, including his investment philosophy, the dangers of building a startup for…