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The Secret to Success Nobody Talks About — Sumit Khandelwal on Zero to One
What does it actually take to build something from zero — not in theory, but in the messiest, loneliest years when nothing is working and everyone around you is quitting?Peter Thiel’s Zero to One argues that the world’s most valuable companies aren’t built by copying what works — they’re built by people who see something others don’t, believe in it when most won’t, and stay when everything says stop.Sumit Khandelwal has lived those pages.He co-founded Xoxoday in 2012 from a borrowed desk in Bengaluru — no funding, no product, just four people who barely knew each other and a bet on India’s broken gifting culture. Thirteen years later, Xoxoday is a profitable global SaaS company, Series C funded, serving over 5000 enterprises across 175 countries.In this conversation, Sumit and I go deep on:— How he found the gap that became Xoxoday — and whether there’s a framework anyone can use to find theirs— Why copying isn’t always what Thiel means when he says competition is for losers— The one virtue he believes separates founders who make it from the 80% who don’t— How long-distance running taught him more about perseverance than any book— The one decision that, if gotten wrong, means Xoxoday doesn’t exist todayThe one thing I’m taking from this conversation: the people around you — your co-founders, your partner, your family — are not your support system. They are your foundation. Get that wrong and nothing else matters.This is SoS — where every conversation starts from a book and ends with something you can actually use.
6 Aug 2026
How to build 'better systems' in life to achieve your goals?
The episode is all about how to building systems to bring significant changes into your own life.00:00:00 – Episode trailer00:00:56 – Guest intro00:05:00 – Leaving a ₹50L job with no plan B00:09:52 – The Jeff Bezos story that changed his mind (regret minimization)00:14:21 - Powerful framework for Deciding your Future00:26:52 – Building the Atomic Habits mindset00:29:2 – How books rewired his thinking00:32:50 – The ‘75 Hard’ challenge00:40:35 – Tracking every hour: discovering he was only doing 3 real hours of work00:51:51 – The valley of latent potential — why nothing seems to work at first00:57:55 – What "1% better" means with real numbers01:00:01 – The one thing: how to start this journey tomorrowIn this episode of The SoS Podcast, I sit down with Naman Sharma to unpack why willpower is the wrong lever entirely — and why the people who seem to "have it together" aren't more motivated, they've just built better defaults. We go deep into the ideas from Atomic Habits and turn them into a practical framework you can actually apply this week: how to design your environment instead of relying on motivation, why most productivity advice fails the moment life gets busy, and the small structural shifts that compound into real output.If you've ever ended a long workday wondering where the time actually went — this one's for you.🎙️ Listen now and subscribe to The SoS Podcast for more conversations on building a life — and a business — that runs on systems, not willpower.#atomichabits #productivity #thepodcast
26 May 2026
How to stop working for money? Achieve Financial Independence with a 'small' habit shift
This time on my podcast, a dear friend for the last 20 years or so. I wanted to speak with someone jisne is pure Financial Independence ke concept ko depth mein samjha hai and rather than going by some so called famous formulas and all, usne actual mein is direction mein conscious and solid steps liye hain to make it possible.Ek honest and fun conversation. Discussion mein bht hi behetreen tareeke se ek aisa secret pata laga jo simple hai and bht effective hai.Do listen and do let me know in the comments if you also thought ki it can actually work.#financialeducation #financialindependence #retirement #retirementplanning #retireearly #finance #savings #savingmoney #FIRE #financialindependence #RetireEarly #PersonalFinanceIndia #financialfreedom #SOSPodcast #hindipodcast #savingsgoals #wealthbuilding #mutualfunds #sipinvestment #moneymindset #financialplanning #PaisaKiAzaadi #indianpodcast
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