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Episodes 63

Avg. Duration 1h 6m

Activity Highly Active

Apple Rating ★ 4.7 (12)

Since Jun 2023

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks

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About This Podcast

First Principles is a weekly interview podcast comprising authentic, candid, and insightful conversations between some of India’s most accomplished founders and business leaders, and Rohin Dharmakumar, The Ken’s CEO & co-founder. From personal philosophies, mental models and decision making frameworks, to reading habits, parenting styles or personal interests, each episode will delve into what makes each of these leaders unique.

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Recent Episodes

S3E14 Part 1: Impresario's Riyaaz Amlani on Mocha, "Handmade," four near-deaths and 25 years of building places to be

Jun 15, 2026 1h 4m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsPart 1 of Rohin Dharmakumar's…

S3E13 Part 2: Kuku’s Lal Chand Bisu on the Bathoth-to-Bandra arc, learning from iterations not books, and why nos beat yeses

May 04, 2026 1h 15m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsPart 2 picks up exactly where I left…

S3E13 Part 1: Kuku's Lal Chand Bisu on killing three products, ditching the free tier and charging Bharat ₹399 a year

Apr 27, 2026 1h 3m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsLal Chand Bisu started Kuku in audio…

S3E12 Part 2: Curefoods' Ankit Nagori on why Indians only eat healthy Monday to Thursday, focusing on brand over scale, and what drives him now

Mar 30, 2026 1h 3m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsWelcome back to First Principles.…

S3E12 Part 1: Curefoods' Ankit Nagori on cold emailing his way into Flipkart, designing for talent density, and surviving a pandemic on 2 crores a month

Mar 23, 2026 53m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsWelcome to First Principles. This is…

S3E11 Part 2: Captain Fresh's Utham Gowda on seafood as the world's last unorganised trillion-dollar industry, why undervaluation is a founder's superpower and his “reverse career path”

Mar 02, 2026 58m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsWelcome to First Principles! This is…

S3E11 Part 1: Captain Fresh's Utham Gowda on seafood as the world's last unorganised trillion-dollar industry, why undervaluation is a founder's superpower and his “reverse career path”

Feb 23, 2026 1h 6m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsWelcome to First Principles! This is…

S3E10 Part 2: Kalpana Morparia on the culture of dissent, the 90-day NYSE race, and why ambition requires self-redundancy

Feb 09, 2026 57m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsHello, listeners, and welcome back to…

S3E10 Part 1: Kalpana Morparia on the culture of dissent, the 90-day NYSE race, and why ambition requires self-redundancy

Feb 02, 2026 1h

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsHello, listeners, and welcome back to…

S3E9 Part 2: Darwinbox’s Rohit Chennamaneni on leading without a CEO, the ‘show don’t tell’ product mindset, and why resilience beats intelligence

Jan 19, 2026 1h 1m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsIn the 2nd part of the 50th episode…

S3E9 Part 1: Darwinbox’s Rohit Chennamaneni on leading without a CEO, the ‘show don’t tell’ product mindset, and why resilience beats intelligence

Jan 12, 2026 49m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsIn part 1 of the 50th episode of…

First Principles, second look: The 2025 wrap

Dec 29, 2025 1h 38m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsWhat a year it's been.After a long…

S3E8 Part 2: Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai on using empathy, customer experience, and resilience to both survive and thrive

Dec 22, 2025 1h 8m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsHello and welcome back to First…

S3E8 Part 1: Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai on using empathy, customer experience, and resilience to both survive and thrive

Dec 15, 2025 1h 1m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsHello and welcome back to First…

S3E7 Part 2: Indiagold's Deepak Abbot on turning a nation's 'dead asset' into credit scores and working capital

Nov 17, 2025 55m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsHello, listeners, and welcome back to…

S3E7 Part 1: Indiagold's Deepak Abbot on turning a nation's 'dead asset' into credit scores and working capital

Nov 10, 2025 1h 6m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsHello, listeners, and welcome back to…

S3E6 Part 2: Trilegal's Rahul Matthan on the firm, the partnership, and the principles

Sep 22, 2025 1h 2m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsHello and welcome back to First…

S3E6 Part 1: Trilegal's Rahul Matthan on the firm, the partnership, and the principles

Sep 15, 2025 1h 8m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsIn this episode, Rohin Dharmakumar…

S3 Part 2: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along

Aug 18, 2025 1h 11m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsHello and welcome back to First…

S3 Part 1: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along

Aug 11, 2025 1h 4m

Check out our corporate subscription plan: https://the-ken.com/corporate-teams/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=corporate-subscriptionsHello and welcome back to First…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does First Principles have?

First Principles has published 63 episodes since June 2023, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.

Is First Principles still active?

First Principles is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 6m.

How do I contact First Principles for sponsorship or guest appearances?

First Principles

Outreach Signals

Publishing Details

Contact & Outreach

About This Podcast

Podcasting 2.0 Features

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Recent Episodes

S3E14 Part 1: Impresario's Riyaaz Amlani on Mocha, "Handmade," four near-deaths and 25 years of building places to be

S3E13 Part 2: Kuku’s Lal Chand Bisu on the Bathoth-to-Bandra arc, learning from iterations not books, and why nos beat yeses

S3E13 Part 1: Kuku's Lal Chand Bisu on killing three products, ditching the free tier and charging Bharat ₹399 a year

S3E12 Part 2: Curefoods' Ankit Nagori on why Indians only eat healthy Monday to Thursday, focusing on brand over scale, and what drives him now

S3E12 Part 1: Curefoods' Ankit Nagori on cold emailing his way into Flipkart, designing for talent density, and surviving a pandemic on 2 crores a month

S3E11 Part 2: Captain Fresh's Utham Gowda on seafood as the world's last unorganised trillion-dollar industry, why undervaluation is a founder's superpower and his “reverse career path”

S3E11 Part 1: Captain Fresh's Utham Gowda on seafood as the world's last unorganised trillion-dollar industry, why undervaluation is a founder's superpower and his “reverse career path”

S3E10 Part 2: Kalpana Morparia on the culture of dissent, the 90-day NYSE race, and why ambition requires self-redundancy

S3E10 Part 1: Kalpana Morparia on the culture of dissent, the 90-day NYSE race, and why ambition requires self-redundancy

S3E9 Part 2: Darwinbox’s Rohit Chennamaneni on leading without a CEO, the ‘show don’t tell’ product mindset, and why resilience beats intelligence

S3E9 Part 1: Darwinbox’s Rohit Chennamaneni on leading without a CEO, the ‘show don’t tell’ product mindset, and why resilience beats intelligence

First Principles, second look: The 2025 wrap

S3E8 Part 2: Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai on using empathy, customer experience, and resilience to both survive and thrive

S3E8 Part 1: Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai on using empathy, customer experience, and resilience to both survive and thrive

S3E7 Part 2: Indiagold's Deepak Abbot on turning a nation's 'dead asset' into credit scores and working capital

S3E7 Part 1: Indiagold's Deepak Abbot on turning a nation's 'dead asset' into credit scores and working capital

S3E6 Part 2: Trilegal's Rahul Matthan on the firm, the partnership, and the principles

S3E6 Part 1: Trilegal's Rahul Matthan on the firm, the partnership, and the principles

S3 Part 2: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along

S3 Part 1: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along

Frequently Asked Questions

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