First Principles
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.
Latest Episode
Part 2: Trilegal's Rahul Matthan on the firm, the partnership, and the principles (22.09.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Part 1: Trilegal's Rahul Matthan on the firm, the partnership, and the principles
- Part 2: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along
- Part 1: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along
- Part 2: Ultraviolette Automotive's Narayan Subramaniam on tinkering, designing and learning by discarding
- Part 1: Ultraviolette Automotive's Narayan Subramaniam on tinkering, designing and learning by discarding
- Part 2: Manish Sabharwal of Teamlease on creating great ancestors, India’s development journey and ‘regulatory cholesterol’
- Part 1: Manish Sabharwal of Teamlease on creating great ancestors, India’s development journey and ‘regulatory cholesterol’
- Part 2: Sahil Barua on why Delhivery is the antithesis of moving fast and breaking things
- Part 1: Sahil Barua on why Delhivery is the antithesis of moving fast and breaking things
- Part 2: Vidit Aatrey on building a problem-first mindset into Meesho's culture
- Part 1: Vidit Aatrey on building a problem-first mindset into Meesho's culture
- Introducing Two by Two, a new premium business podcast from The Ken
- The Final Supercut Part 2: Founders 21-41
- The Final Supercut Part 1: Founders 1-20
- Last Principles
- Five women founders speak about leading with empathy, ambition, and not being apologetic and just focusing on building
- Part 2: Manav Garg sold his business and started TogetherFund with Girish Mathrubootham. Naturally, the $150M fund has a founder-operator bias. What does that mean?
- Part 2: Alok Mittal—teacher, angel investor, former VC—asserts Indifi is not a disruptive business. He also emphasises organisations should not fall into the trap of founder-worshipping
- Part 1: Manav Garg started and ran Eka Software for 20 years before selling it. His #1 advise to founders? Budget 6 months to "manufacture" your co-founders
- Part 2: Jaydeep Barman explains how internet restaurant Rebel Foods and luxury good giant LVMH have more in common than one can imagine
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