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Nithin Kamath on specific knowledge, scaling an ecosystem, role of capitalism, giving back [#11]
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Nithin Kamath of Zerodha is our guest this time! Nithin is the co-founder of Zerodha, TrueBeacon, Rainmatter, and is a force to reckon with in the Indian Fintech ecosystem. He and his team have reimagined fintech with their many beautifully designed customer-friendly platforms like Kite and Coin, and their investments in other upstarts like Smallcase. His journey is also a unique case study in building a bootstrapped behemoth via unwavering customer obsession, in an industry that had large encumbents. Timestamps and details of the conversation are below.
If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started.
Timestamps:
- 00:40 Intro.
- 02:47 “Specific knowledge“ that made Zerodha possible.
- 06:57 Family background & support.
- 11:58 Quitting his job and startup journey (portfolio advisory -> Zerodha).
- 15:35 Scaling, ‘Right place right time’,
- 22:55 The meaning of money and how it changed over time.
- 27:08 The role of capitalism in today’s India.
- 31:42 Varsity and sharing financial knowledge.
- 34:51 Being bootstrapped, dealing with well-funded competition.
- 40:37 Day-to-day priorities & helping the ecosystem grow with Rainmatter.
- 49:03 Hiring great talent, growing leaders from within.
- 52:24: Rapidfire. “If you don’t bet you can’t win, and if you lose all your chips, you can’t bet.”
Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.
25 episoder
Manage episode 302100343 series 2853134
Nithin Kamath of Zerodha is our guest this time! Nithin is the co-founder of Zerodha, TrueBeacon, Rainmatter, and is a force to reckon with in the Indian Fintech ecosystem. He and his team have reimagined fintech with their many beautifully designed customer-friendly platforms like Kite and Coin, and their investments in other upstarts like Smallcase. His journey is also a unique case study in building a bootstrapped behemoth via unwavering customer obsession, in an industry that had large encumbents. Timestamps and details of the conversation are below.
If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started.
Timestamps:
- 00:40 Intro.
- 02:47 “Specific knowledge“ that made Zerodha possible.
- 06:57 Family background & support.
- 11:58 Quitting his job and startup journey (portfolio advisory -> Zerodha).
- 15:35 Scaling, ‘Right place right time’,
- 22:55 The meaning of money and how it changed over time.
- 27:08 The role of capitalism in today’s India.
- 31:42 Varsity and sharing financial knowledge.
- 34:51 Being bootstrapped, dealing with well-funded competition.
- 40:37 Day-to-day priorities & helping the ecosystem grow with Rainmatter.
- 49:03 Hiring great talent, growing leaders from within.
- 52:24: Rapidfire. “If you don’t bet you can’t win, and if you lose all your chips, you can’t bet.”
Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.
25 episoder
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