IN THE HAUS

Saksham Mendiratta

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.

Episodes

  1. Leadership lessons from a 19 year old, while scaling a billion dollar grocery business | Aadit Palicha (Zepto) with Saksham Mendiratta (Lights Out)

    09/04/2022

    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

    1h 23m

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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.