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: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along (18.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Part 1: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along 11.08.2025
- Part 2: Ultraviolette Automotive's Narayan Subramaniam on tinkering, designing and learning by discarding 28.07.2025
- Part 1: Ultraviolette Automotive's Narayan Subramaniam on tinkering, designing and learning by discarding 21.07.2025
- Part 2: Manish Sabharwal of Teamlease on creating great ancestors, India’s development journey and ‘regulatory cholesterol’ 01.07.2025
- Part 1: Manish Sabharwal of Teamlease on creating great ancestors, India’s development journey and ‘regulatory cholesterol’ 24.06.2025
- Part 2: Sahil Barua on why Delhivery is the antithesis of moving fast and breaking things 19.05.2025
- Part 1: Sahil Barua on why Delhivery is the antithesis of moving fast and breaking things 12.05.2025
- Part 2: Vidit Aatrey on building a problem-first mindset into Meesho's culture 21.04.2025
- Part 1: Vidit Aatrey on building a problem-first mindset into Meesho's culture 14.04.2025
- Introducing Two by Two, a new premium business podcast from The Ken 18.07.2024
- The Final Supercut Part 2: Founders 21-41 11.07.2024
- The Final Supercut Part 1: Founders 1-20 04.07.2024
- Last Principles 20.06.2024
- Five women founders speak about leading with empathy, ambition, and not being apologetic and just focusing on building 13.06.2024
- 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? 06.06.2024
- 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 30.05.2024
- 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 23.05.2024
- Postcard Hotels' Kapil Chopra wants to build an iconic luxury hotel group in a hurry and from scratch, but without risking it all 16.05.2024
- Part 2: Jaydeep Barman explains how internet restaurant Rebel Foods and luxury good giant LVMH have more in common than one can imagine 09.05.2024
- Part 1: Alok Mittal of Indifi on why org culture should not be defined but discovered 02.05.2024
