It's easy to start in India but very difficult to scale in India.
This 3.5-hour podcast will cover everything you need to know about scaling a fashion, beauty, or home brand from zero to the first 20 crores, and then to 100 crores and beyond.
We have the most requested podcast guest - Kishore Biyani BACK to drop some knowledge bombs. We also have Raj, who took the route of "digital-first" for his business expansion, and Ananth, who decoded e-commerce and marketplaces first.
They delve deep into every important aspect one should know for scaling a brand, such as brand names, logos, category selection, performance marketing, SEO, growth hacking, marketplace strategies, distribution decisions, and community building.
It will be a crash course for anyone who wants to take his/her brand from 0 to 1.
If you’re below 22 and are working on building a brand from 0 to 1 in fashion, beauty, or home, here’s the chance for that support you’ve been looking for from India’s best business minds.
➡️Apply here: https://tally.so/r/mBp7LN
#NikhilKamath: Co-founder of Zerodha, True Beacon and Gruhas
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#KishoreBiyani: Founder of Future Group (https://www.futuregroup.in/)
#AnanthNarayanan: Founder of Mensa Brands
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#RajShamani: Content Creator & Founder of House of X, Figuring Out Podcast
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:06 - Ananth’s Exploratory Career
04:23 - How Ananth became Myntra’s CEO
07:19 - Ananth’s Entry into Pharmacy
09:18 - Ananth's E-commerce Comeback
13:16 - Mensa Brands: What Is It?
19:45 - Unveiling Raj's "Business Side"
21:23 - Raj on Fundraising for House of X
22:44 - China's Live-Streaming: A Rising Trend
23:38 - How Raj Scaled His Family Business
27:47 - Raj's Eye-Opening Customer Observations
29:50 - Why do Customers Upgrade?
31:30 - Using Data for Product Development
33:53 - Raj Reveals Some Old Marketing Tricks
35:52 - Raj Explains Customer Conversion
38:35 - Why Raj left the Family Business for Mumbai
42:11 - Raj’s Content Formula for 400M views
43:30 - How to get Viral on Social Media
46:42 - Kishore’s Data-Driven Insights on Consumption
50:25 - Emerging Consumption Trends: Where is the Opportunity?
52:33 - India's Consumption Demographic: A Breakdown
01:03:16 - Tricks Luxury Brands Are Using
01:08:51 - BNPL & Integration
01:10:28 - Quiet Luxury & Signaling: The Correlation
01:16:37 - Content & Community : Present & Future
01:24:42 - Scaling from 0 to 20 Crores: Ananth & Kishore's Clash
01:30:19 - Western Influence & Brand Names
01:35:14 - Hacks for Branding, Growth Hacking & E-commerce
01:50:36 - Role of Keywords & Performance Marketing
01:52:42 - Navigating Category Selection
01:55:07 - Art of Storytelling in Brand Names
01:59:49 - Does High Price Indicate Better Quality?
02:02:20 - Longevity: The Key to Brand Building
02:04:28 - Unlocking the Beauty Industry: How to Get In?
02:10:09 - Micro-Niche Strategy: Be a Shark in a Pond
02:14:18 - Kishore's Unexpected Industry Picks
02:16:44 - SKU Count Decision in Fashion
02:20:21 - AI & Machine Learning: Transforming Online Shopping
02:25:47 - Reviews & Fake Returns: Part of E-commerce
02:29:22 -Creator & Celebrity Brands: What Lies Ahead?
02:35:59 - Addition vs. Replacement: Category Selection
02:38:10 - What Brands do Raj use?
02:40:05 - Panelists’ take on Virtue Signaling
02:44:44 - Opportunity for an Indian Luxury Brand
02:48:05 - Choosing the Perfect Celebrity or Influencer
02:59:30 - Kishore on his Daughter’s Ventures
03:01:08 - Role of Offline in 100+ Crores Sales
03:02:58 - Decoding Platforms: Valuation & Business Models
03:04:13 - Will ONDC disrupt Platforms?
03:06:44 - Panelists Choose Thriving Sectors!
03:08:53 - Why Nikhil loves Lululemon
03:11:41 - Brands with Stories Do Better!
03:12:27 - Untapped Men Makeup Market
03:14:51 - Immense Rise of Micro-Influencer Ecosystem
03:16:55 - Everyone Reveals Their Biggest Failure!
03:20:15 - Special Announcement: Apply Below!
03:23:10 - Time for some Bloopers!
03:23:59 - Outro
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