The Indian Dream

Kicking off Season 2 of The Indian Dream with Satish Shukla, Co-Founder of Addverb Technologies! They build Robots (a lot of them) & make a few hundred crores by selling them all over the world! From transforming Indian warehouses to going global —and now building India's first humanoids — their story is incredible! We dive deep into automation, manufacturing mindset, R&D, hiring & more! This was one of the most fascinating conversations I’ve had about India’s future in automation, robotics, and deep tech. If you’re an entrepreneur, engineer, or just someone excited about AI, this one’s for you! Here’s what we talked about: 00:00 Teaser 01:47 Sid's Prologue 03:54 Podcast Begins 04:00 The Future of Humanoids in Manufacturing 04:46 Addverb's Robotics Innovations 06:15 Humanoids in Indian Context 11:58 Automation in India: The Beginning 16:21 Addverb's Journey and Achievements 17:28 Types of Robots in Warehouses 19:44 Challenges and Success in Indian Manufacturing 25:54 Competing with China: The Automation Blueprint 32:48 The Importance of R&D 41:58 Going Global: Addverb's International Expansion 43:59 Creating a Multicultural Workforce 45:09 Challenges in Different Markets 46:48 Addressing Skill Shortages in India 49:28 Government's Role in Supporting Startups 53:51 Navigating Bureaucracy and Corruption 55:55 The Entrepreneurial Spirit in India 01:00:05 Personal Stories of Resilience 01:04:41 Adapting to Policy Changes 01:13:32 AI and Robotics at AddVerb 01:15:07 AI in Robotics and Fleet Management 01:15:52 Partnership with Reliance and Innovation 01:17:13 Strategic Investors vs. Venture Capitalists 01:17:43 Top Problems for Entrepreneurs to Solve 01:18:32 Automation in Healthcare 01:21:38 Education and Training in Robotics 01:23:31 Robotics in Agriculture 01:25:30 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs 01:31:13 Building a Strong Team 01:40:34 Funding for Robotics and Automation Startups 01:44:19 Lights Out Warehouses and Factories 01:45:54 Automation in Indian Warehousing 01:50:32 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Siddharth Betala: Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharth-betala/ Twitter: https://x.com/sidbetala Satish Shukla: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satish-shukla-addverb/ If you want to stay updated about our latest episodes or just want to say hi, you can join our No Spam WhatsApp group here: https://bit.ly/3Q0To2K

Masterclass on how investing in Research & Development (R&D) can lead to compounding... I sat down with Mr. Rishi Aggarwal, Managing Director at JCBL Limited to talk about the multi-decade journey of expanding the manufacturing business. From Buses to Trucks, from Tractors to Defense Armored Vehicles, JCBL is now a key manufacturer of all types of vehicles. From starting out as a contract manufacturer of bus bodies to manufacturing bus bodies under their own brand name to diversifying the business into 5 different industries and countless different products, this is episode is a masterclass on how to do forward and backward integration to build a large manufacturing business. If you want to stay updated about our latest episodes or just want to say hi, you can join our No Spam WhatsApp group here: https://bit.ly/3Q0To2K

We're back with Season 2 of The Indian Dream Podcast This season going to be all about talking to founders who have built manufacturing or manufacturing related businesses in India! On this episode, we have Swagatika Das, the founder of Nat Habit joining us to talk to us about how they built a Manufacturing & D2C business together! Nat Habit is a beauty and personal care brand that took a different approach to building this business from Day 1. From investing in R&D to create new and innovative products to doing all the manufacturing in-house, Nat Habit isn't your usual Beauty and Personal Care D2C Brand. On the episode, we double click on the R&D Approach and the decision to do in-house manufacturing and how they navigated solving these tough problems to build a Rs. 100 Crore Revenue business! If you want to stay updated about our latest episodes or just want to say hi, you can join our No Spam WhatsApp group here: https://bit.ly/3Q0To2K

Sahil (@sahil071) and Siddharth (@sidbetala) hang out to discuss some business ideas. Timeline: (00:00) - Making fun of Siddharth's seed oil idea (00:45) - AI Writing tool to summarise scientific papers (4:20) - Webflow Development Agency (11:50) - E-sports Coaching (17:45) - Making fun of Siddharth's oil seed idea (18:30) - Tool for creating One Off Surveys (23:45) - Entre-Paneer (26:40) - Continuous Information Diet Level Monitor (30:45) - App to rate and aggregate YouTube,...

Today's episode is part of our Micro-SaaS edition of the Trends Series. Micro-SaaS Newsletter Our guest today is Preetam Nath from SuperLemon who also recently started new product called DelightChat. Preetam Nath SuperLemon DelightChat This is our longest episode yet and this was after cutting out at least 30 minutes of Siddharth and Preetam discussing life philosophy, finances, and other stuff. Preetam and his co-founder built SuperLemon as an app for the Shopify store. The reason...

Welcome to The Indian Dream Podcast, we're Sahil & Siddharth! Together, we want to help bootstrapped entrepreneurs in India build fantastic businesses. We have two kinds of episodes as part of this podcast. We have Founder Journeys where we talk to Entrepreneurs to understand how they built & scaled their businesses and uncover their unique point of views. We aim to answer questions such as How do I market my products digitally, how do I build new age distribution channels in a crowded...

In our 9th episode, we speak to Sajid Chougle, Co-founder at Last Bench & Luma World. In 2012, after leaving a high paying job in the US, Sajid moved back to India to pursue the route of entrepreneurship. He Co-Founded Last Bench to help the college graduates become job ready. As they iterated on business models, Sajid started creating educational content for corporates to bring in the revenue. After not seeing the scale that they would've ideally liked with Last Bench, they decided to...

In our fourth episode, we speak to Bharat Gupta, the Managing Director of Subhan Prints. In 8 years, Bharat grew his new business to Rs. 30 Crs in revenue with consistent, sustainable expansion. We speak to Bharat about the lessons he has learnt about expanding both his customer segment as well as product lines. We also discuss how he couldn't find the right ERP solution for his business and went on to develop on on his own in 2 years for a minimal cost of Rs. 2.5 Lakh. This ERP now powers...