Podcast · 60 to 120 min episodes

WTF is with Nikhil Kamath

Nikhil Kamath Free Beginner India

The Zerodha co-founder picks an industry, then asks the most basic first-principles questions until you understand how it really works. That is a great model for the person who wants to get deep in a fast-changing field, and each episode is a shortcut into a sector you might build in. Use it to find the domain that pulls you in.

  • First-principles questions expose how an industry actually works
  • A fast way to survey sectors you might want to enter
  • Grounded in the Indian market and its specific opportunities
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It answers 3 questions

  1. I want to start a startup but I don't have an idea. Where do I even begin?
  2. What are the biggest emerging opportunities in India right now?
  3. How do I tell the difference between a trend that only matters to Silicon Valley and one that will actually land in India?

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