In The Haus is an attempt to refresh how conversations on podcasts are viewed. In here, we focus on the mindset of the founder and not really their milestones. We go deeper into the why’s and how’s of who they are rather than the business they run.
Hosted by serial entrepreneur and angel investor, Saksham Mendiratta, this one’s a breezy conversation with some of the most iconic founders in India.
D2C Explained Best : Saksham Mendiratta in Talks with Arman Sood (Sleepy Owl) | In The Haus
Coffee is not for the faint hearted and neither is this episode. We’re exploring the entrepreneurial spirit of Arman Sood (Founder- Sleepy Owl) a man who founded his hyper-growth product with ZERO corporate experience.
In this, taste how Arman hot brewed his education in law, to finally cold brewing his own venture with patience and discipline. We dig deep on how he plans and ideates for a demographic larger than he expected and continues questioning every step of the process.
Arman goes beyond to correlate his innate love for sports and how he integrates sportsmanship with his quotidian operations at work. This episode is for you if you too believe that user-gratification comes first and foremost.
Through Sleepy Owl, Arman mentions how he filters out noise sourcing from all competition and fixates his energy in planning growth and farsightedness.
Out a gazillion things that Lights Out and Sleepy Owl agree on is the far ranging impact of great design.
We hope you have your tumbler ready for this one. Sip sip your way to one hour of pure bliss.
Conceptualised by Lights Out Studio
Location Partner: WeWork India
Beverage Partner: Sleepy Owl; Lifestyle Partner: Neeman's
16 Oct 2022
The Brand We Didn’t Know We Needed | Taran Chhabra (Neeman's) | Saksham Mendiratta (Lights Out)
This shoe brand takes comfort so seriously that the founder sleep-checks it! Passion runs down from the founder’s office to the man delivering the shoes.
The ache to come up with a brand which makes people look good, feel good and do good for the environment birthed Neeman’s. Taran Chhabra- the founder of Neeman’s is an ex-business analyst who spent years in the US making sense of why he was pushed to switch his footwear before stepping into work after a 2 hour run to the train station.
In this we discuss how the upcoming tech is intersecting with one’s product development vision and how it feels to have 2nd generation budding entrepreneurs in the family. This one is jam packed with marketing goals and storytelling techniques used for a tangible product like Neeman’s.
Watch it to get inspired with Taran’s grit, his strength of will and mettle to do something groundbreaking. Hear him talk about his belief in minimalism, elegant and classic outfits. He is a game changer, and we are happy to help his story get to you, In The Haus.
Conceptualised by Lights Out Studio
Location Partner: WeWork India
Beverage Partner: Sleepy Owl; Lifestyle Partner: Neeman's
9 Oct 2022
The mindset behind India’s leading healthcare platform | Gaurav Agarwal ( Tata 1mg) | Saksham Mendiratta (Lights Out)
Tata MG is India’s largest healthcare with a footfall of over 260 million.
In conversation with the CTO and Co-Founder of Tata 1MG - making healthcare affordable, accessible and available in over 1800 Indian cities.
We take a dig at how being an entrepreneur in this day and age is a lot like running - putting one step ahead of another and positively expecting defeats once in a while.
Watch us discuss some core values and metrix which builds an efficient team and how empathy and answerability goes hand in hand with it. Gaurav is a modern visionary. He feeds on finding a method to madness and topples his calendar every trimester. Mind = blown.
We discuss bold and brave differences between Indian and the American markets and the crucial role that the currency gap between the two countries play.
Watch us discuss markets like never documented before.
Gaurav is a calm yet hidden hustler and a natural conversationalist. We invite you to meet the most exciting, and inspiring personality In The Haus.
(This will keep you hooked, make that washroom trip already)
Conceptualised by Lights Out Studio
Location Partner: WeWork India
Beverage Partner: Sleepy Owl; Lifestyle Partner: Neemans
2 Oct 2022
Mindset Behind Creating India’s Largest Neo Bank | Sumit Gwalani (Fi) | Saksham Mendiratta (Lights Out)
Over 1 million Indians are on FI!
Talking about how decades of tech & banking wisdom distilled to build India’s most successful Neo Bank.
In conversation with Sumit Gwalani - the man who built GPay in India. He belongs to a team of eccentric individuals, who are genuinely revolutionising money management in India. In this, we discuss India’s entrepreneurial muscle and how education system has evolved through the years.
We also tap on the importance of having a good idea in this time when investor risks are bullish and supportive.
Sumit and his team has an innovative outlook towards gaining feedback from their users. He stresses on rethinking the core gaols of his product.
We promise you an insightful, thoughtfully curated, and border-line maddening episode that takes a dive into the mind behind few of the most successful fin-tech products in India.
So sit back and relax as we invite you to the party called In The Haus.
Conceptualised by Lights Out Studio
Location Partner: WeWork India
Beverage Partner: Sleepy Owl; Lifestyle Partner: Neemans
25 Sept 2022
What goes inside the mind of a consumer-focussed venture capital fund | Kanwaljit Singh (Fireside Ventures) | Saksham Mendiratta (Lights Out)
Saksham Mendiratta (Founder, Lights Out) is In The Haus with Kanwaljit Singh (General Partner, Fireside Ventures). As India stands at the cusp of explosion in consumer-tech, there’s a clear evolution & maturity that this sector is currently witnessing. Moving away from traditional businesses of the late 90's, the new age consumer economy is diverse & galloping. Amidst these, Kanwaljit has managed to keep his sanity and make some brilliant bets. But what’s the mindset one needs to be part of the unicorn race as a consumer-tech startup?
This episode is an eye-opener for every investor & entrepreneur that has dabbled into consumer & e-commerce businesses.
So sit, back and get your notes ready, as you are now ready to enter, In The Haus.
Conceptualised by Lights Out Studio
Location Partner: WeWork India
Beverage Partner: Sleepy Owl; Lifestyle Partner: Neemans
18 Sept 2022
Mindset of a founding product designer at a fintech-lifestyle product | Harish Sivaramakrishnan (CRED) with Saksham Mendiratta (Lights Out)
Saksham Mendiratta is In The Haus with Harish Sivaramakrishnan, Head of Design at CRED.
Harish is the founding designer at CRED. His radical approaches to designing products has created an almost cult-like following for him in the design community in India.
Saksham & Harish dive into the mindset it takes to be the Founding Designer of a venture like CRED, his journey with Kunal and his mindset on what design is to a product.
It’s a power-packed conversation that would push you to re-think everything you knew about product design so far.
So sit, back and get your notes read, as you are now ready to enter, In The Haus.
Conceptualised by Lights Out Studio
Location Partner: WeWork India
Beverage Partner: Sleepy Owl; Lifestyle Partner: Neemans
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For any feedback, reach out to us on podcast@lightsout.studio
11 Sept 2022
Mindset while scaling a billion dollar house of brands | Ananth Narayanan | Mensa Brands
Saksham Mendiratta is In The Haus with Ananth Narayanan, Founder of Mensa Brands.
Mensa Brands started off in the pandemic and claimed a unicorn status within it’s first year, thereby becoming the fastest unicorn in India.
Ananth’s journey with McKinsey, Myntra and Medlife has had some experiential ups & downs. He talks about learnings from each of his stints and what pushes him every single day to build a better entrepreneurial venture.
Saksham & Ananth dive into the mindset it takes to be the Founder & CEO of a venture like Mensa, every single day.
It’s a tonne of experience packed into a crisp 45 minute episode that would make you think harder on every single action you take as a leader.So sit, back and get your notes read, as you are now ready to enter, In The Haus.
Conceptualised by Lights Out Studio
Location Partner: WeWork India
Beverage Partner: Sleepy Owl; Lifestyle Partner: Neemans
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saksham-mendiratta/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/saksham-mendiratta/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saksham.mendiratta/ (https://www.instagram.com/saksham.mendiratta/)
For any feedback, reach out to us on podcast@lightsout.studio
4 Sept 2022
Leadership lessons from a 19 year old, while scaling a billion dollar grocery business | Aadit Palicha (Zepto) with Saksham Mendiratta (Lights Out)
Saksham Mendiratta is In The Haus with Aadit Palicha, co-founder of Zepto.Zepto started as an experiment during the pandemic; (born out of personal need to get instant grocery delivery in Mumbai). Over a quick span of time, it became so relevant and formidable that it pushed Aadit to drop out of Stanford to build this into a full time venture.Raising their latest round in May 2022, for USD 200 million, it bumped Zepto’s valuation to USD 900 million. But the challenges of building a hyper-scaling venture at 19 years is an interesting one to watch from the outside.Saksham & Aadit dive into the mindset it takes to be the CEO of a venture like Zepto, every single day.They talk about:
The meaning of entrepreneurship
Weekends & passion
Inflection point into entrepreneurship
Hiring folks way more experienced than you
Customer experience for Zepto’s application
Founder mentality you need to have to run a supremely high paced business
Take on competition
Personal inspirations in life
Consumer market in India
Difference between India vs US markets
Focus while building a venture
Personal values to live by
It’s an episode that would leave you thinking and definitely in need to action immediately. It’s provocative in a calming sort of way.So sit, back and get your notes read, as you are now ready to enter, In The Haus.
Conceptualised by Lights Out Studio
Location Partner: WeWork IndiaBeverage Partner: Sleepy Owl; Lifestyle Partner: Neemans
For any feedback, reach out to us on podcast@lightsout.studio
31 Aug 2022
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In The Haus is an attempt to refresh how conversations on podcasts are viewed. In here, we focus on the mindset of the founder and not really their milestones. We go deeper into the why’s and how’s of who they are rather than the business they run.
Hosted by serial entrepreneur and angel investor, Saksham Mendiratta, this one’s a breezy conversation with some of the most iconic founders in India.
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