Blume Podcast

Diamonds are forever.
But in 2008, they also went online. In our first ever video episode of the Blume Podcast, which happens to the last episode of Season 2, Karthik Reddy sat down with Mithun Sacheti, the CEO of CaratLane who spilled some gems on the glitzy yet laborious world of being a D2C jewellery brand. In a traditionally ‘low-trust’ society like India, Mithun and his team went from his early days selling jewellery with ...

Embark on a riveting exploration of CaratLane's inception with Mithun Sacheti in this exclusive teaser. Gain insights into the early trials and triumphs, from the monumental first online transaction hurdles to crafting specialized infrastructure for jewelry sales. Discover the journey from zero transactions to a thriving venture, paving the way for a pioneering jewelry brand.

Tune in for the full episode releasing November ...

Join us in this insightful episode of the Blume Podcast as Karthik engages in a candid fireside chat with Radhika Gupta, the dynamic Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Edelweiss Mutual Fund. Delve into Radhika's fascinating journey from a diplomatic upbringing to becoming a trailblazing entrepreneur in the financial services sector. Discover the twists and turns, the challenges faced, and the strategic decisions tha...

Join us as we delve into the remarkable story of R.G. Chandramogan, who went from selling ice cream on pushcarts in the 1970s to becoming the chairman of India's largest private-sector dairy company, Hatsun Agro. Discover his pioneering journey in the world of dairy, entrepreneurship, and resilience. With a 7,000+ crore revenue company, Chandramogan's insights and determination to build a generational business are truly inspiring. ...

In this exclusive teaser, we delve into the inspiring journey of R.G. Chandramogan, the mastermind behind Hatsun, one of India's leading dairy companies. Discover what fueled his courage to embark on this incredible journey and how he turned a barren village into a hub of prosperity. Join us in uncovering the invaluable lessons that shaped the early years of Hatsun's rise to success. Stay tuned for the full episode on November 1st ...

For the latest episode of the Blume Podcast, Vinati Saraf Mutreja of Vinati Organics takes us through her journey of growth, innovation, and resilience, leading one of India’s most respected chemical manufacturing companies that she joined all the way back in 2006.

In conversation with Blume Ventures’ Karthik Reddy, Vinati spoke about the importance backward-integration in a heavily commoditised business like chemicals, why ...

Join us on the Blume Podcast as we sit down with Vinati Saraf Mutreja, the CEO and Managing Director of Vinati Organics. In this episode, we discuss the evolving landscape of the chemical industry, focusing on the changing role of women in traditionally male-dominated fields. Vinati shares insights into the industry's transformation, particularly in corporate roles, and how gender diversity is making its mark. Don't miss this enlig...

In this episode, Manish Sabharwal from TeamLease discusses the origins of the staffing company and the key traits that contributed to its success. He shares his memories of India Life and how it eventually led to the creation of TeamLease. Additionally, he talks about the differences in decision-making between the two companies and the advantages of being a second-time founder.

Manish discusses the key ar...

“The universe is not made of atoms, but it is made of stories” – Maya Angelou Manish Sabharwal, co-founder and vice chairman of @TeamLease Services Limited, one of the largest human resources companies in the world, believes that the success of companies depends largely on who their role models are and the stories they tell. He attributes the success of tech companies in Bengaluru to selecting the right role models like @NandanNile...

In this podcast episode, Dinesh talks to Karthik B. Reddy of Blume Ventures about his journey starting a business in India around the time the internet was first introduced there. He was passionate about doing some business that would be centered around the internet and in India. He waited for the internet to be announced in India, and as soon as the announcement was made on August 15th, 1995, he asked his manager to transfer him b...

In this episode, Nithin Kamath, founder and CEO of Zerodha sat down with Karthik B. Reddy, Managing Partner at Blume Ventures, to talk about building and scaling an online brokerage firm without any external capital. 

Nithin's idea was to attract a small niche group of active online traders, which is how Zerodha started. The company was never meant to be a large brokerage, but rather a boutique firm to cater to these traders...

Would you believe that the founder of the largest online brokerage in the country does not consider himself ambitious? 🤔

Well, that's exactly what Nithin Kamath of Zerodha says in our upcoming episode of Blume Podcast. 🎙️

In a conversation with Karthik B. Reddy, Nithin shares his outlook on his decision to bootstrap and explains why Zerodha's scale is due to the trust it has built. 💪

"People don’t look at Sh...

In the second episode of the Blume Podcast, host Karthik B. Reddy of Blume Ventures engages in a captivating conversation with Raamdeo Agrawal, Chairman and Co-Founder of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, one of India's leading financial services firms.

Agrawal shares his insights on various topics, including his investment philosophy, the dangers of building a startup for the wrong reasons, and his views on the growth of India.

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The Blume Podcast is compounding!

Our new season will feature remarkable founders who have dedicated their lives to building generational companies. The focus will be on their tales of courage, anecdotes of resilience, and the stories of compounding. Why are we doing this? Because there is an urgent need to shift the narrative away from the obsession with unicorn valuations and instead highlight the importance of building sustaina...

In this podcast, Peyush Bansal, founder and CEO of Lenskart, India's largest eyewear company talks to Karthik B. Reddy, co-founder and managing partner of Blume Ventures,  the importance of hiring the right people in building long-lasting businesses, the pathological obsession of founders to solve a particular problem, which is essential in India's small market, and balancing short-term objectives with long-term goals. 

Bansal bui...