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What It Really Takes

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by Karishma Khubchandani

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What It Really Takes is for founders, creators, students, and professionals who want to grow with clarity, courage, and purpose. Hosted by Karishma Khubchandani, the podcast features honest conversations with entrepreneurs, artists, educators, and leaders who’ve lived through both success and struggle. Each episode explores real stories, mindset shifts, and the inner work behind building meaningful lives and careers. This isn’t about noise or motivation. It’s about truth, resilience, and what it really takes to build something that lasts.

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February 6, 2026

Journey of a SUFI Artist: The Jogi Experience on WIRT

What happens when a kid from Surat, raised in the diamond city’s discipline, chooses not gemstones, but sound? When he trades factory shifts for midnight studios, walks into Goa with only ₹5,000 and a car full of instruments, and discovers that his fragile voice carries something raw enough to fill cafés, hearts, and now, concert halls? In this episode of What It Really Takes, Jaideep Trivedi, better known as Jogi - founder of the Jogi Experience reveals the unvarnished truth about:<ul><li>Starting as a rebel against family tradition</li><li>Surviving factory mornings and teaching music by day, while producing by night</li><li>Carrying 50+ unreleased songs in a diary but battling self-doubt</li><li>Leaving for Goa with nothing but faith, and finding his stage</li><li>Why he rejects the trial-gig hustle and only plays where he belongs</li><li>The pull of Sufi music and building an authentic sound in a world chasing trends</li> </ul>Topics We Covered:00:00 – Early Days in Surat: From Diamonds to Drumsticks06:15 – The Rebel Child & First Studio14:40 – Nights in the Factory, Days Teaching Music24:20 – Goa with ₹5K: Faith, Frustration & First Breakthrough39:50 – Why Jogi Never Asks for a Gig51:00 – The Weight of 50 Unreleased Songs01:05:25 – Finding Sufi: Authenticity Over Fusion01:20:15 – No Plan B: The Hardest Choices for an Artist We dive into the grind, the spirituality, and the silent battles behind the songs. If you’ve ever wondered what separates artists who chase applause from those who create spaces for souls to breathe, this conversation will stay with you.

February 5, 2026

Rebuilding Crypto of India: Koshik Raj on WIRT

What happens when an engineer walks away from a safe job, vanishes into cryptography, writes the book he couldn’t find, and then spends years fixing what makes crypto unusable for the everyday person? In this episode of What It Really Takes, Koshik Raj - author, builder, and co-founder in the blockchain space reveals the raw truth about: pausing to learn from zero, publishing independently, building for banks that weren’t ready, hackathon highs, the fragility of grants, and why Account Abstraction might finally bring crypto mainstream. Topics We Covered:00:00 – Early Days: Choosing Learning Over a Safe Job02:25 – First Steps in Startups: Leaving Corporates for Chaos04:41 – Security Background to Startup Engineering25:46 – Writing the Book: Pressure, Deadlines & Lessons Learned27:00 – Surviving on Publishing & Why It Wasn’t Enough28:37 – What Comes After: Money, Work, and the Search for Purpose01:21:45 – Co-Founders, Conflict & Building Trust That Survives01:22:25 – The Hard Truth: Why Some Crypto Founders Don’t Last If you’ve ever wondered what separates crypto hype from crypto survival, this conversation will change how you think about building.

February 4, 2026

From Shorts to 20% of India’s Crypto: Sharan’s Leap of Courage on WIRT

What happens when an MBA graduate, who once thought he didn’t have it in him to be a founder, stumbles into crypto by accident, and ends up building companies that power nearly 20% of India’s crypto trading volumes? In this episode of What It Really Takes, Sharan a Co-founder of PYOR (Power Your Own Research) and Brown Rice Capital — reveals the raw truth about: accidental beginnings, watching a unicorn grow, applying the regret test, raising $4M on a one-pager, and pivoting from a working startup to build something bigger. Topics We Covered:00:00 – Sharan’s Early Days: Shorts, Not Suits & Accidental Entry into Crypto06:30 – The Startup Illusion: Why Glamour Fades in Chaos14:20 – Coinswitch: From 21 Employees to Unicorn Status26:15 – The Regret Test: Choosing Courage Over Comfort36:00 – Raising $4M on a One-Pager: Why Credibility over Ideas47:10 – Frugality as a Founder: Building with Interns, Not Vanity56:50 – PYOR: A Startup That Worked, But Not Enough1:08:30 – The Painful Pivot: Killing PYOR for Brown Rice Capital1:19:40 – Brown Rice Today: Quietly Powering 20% of India’s Crypto Volumes1:29:00 – What Founders Must Evaluate Before Starting Up1:40:15 – Nine Out of Ten Startups Fail: The Brutal Math of Survival1:52:00 – What It Really Takes: Sharan’s Closing Reflections on Courage If you’ve ever wondered what separates startup dreams from startup survival, this conversation will change how you see entrepreneurship forever.

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What is What It Really Takes?: What It Really Takes is for founders, creators, students, and professionals who want to grow with clarity, courage, and purpose.

Hosted by Karishma Khubchandani, the podcast features honest conversations with entrepreneurs, artists, educators, and leaders who’ve lived through both success and struggle.

Each episode explores real stories, mindset shifts, and the inner work behind building meaningful lives and careers.

This isn’t about noise or motivation. It’s about truth, resilience, and what it really takes to build something that lasts.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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