Ep #11 | WTF Goes into Building a Fashion, Beauty, or Home Brand? Nikhil w/ Kishore, Raj, and Ananth
Description
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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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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Raj’s Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@rajshamani
Timestamps
(00:00 ) - Intro
(02:06 ) - Ananth’s Career Path
(04:23 ) - Ananth's Myntra CEO Journey
(07:19 ) - Ananth's Entry into Pharmacy
(09:18 ) - Ananth's E-commerce Return
(13:16 ) - Mensa Brands: Explained
(19:45 ) - Unveiling Raj's Business Side
(21:23 ) - Raj on House of X Fundraising
(22:44 ) - China's Live-Streaming Trend
(23:38 ) - Raj's Family Business Growth
(27:47 ) - Raj's Customer Insights
(31:30 ) - Data for Product Development
(33:53 ) - Raj's Marketing Tricks
(38:35 ) - Raj's Family Business Exit
(42:11 ) - Raj's 400M Views Formula
(43:30 ) - Social Media Virality Tips
(46:42 ) - Kishore's Consumption Insights
(52:33 ) - India's Consumption Demographics
(01:03:16 ) - Luxury Brands' Tricks
(01:08:51 ) - BNPL Convenience
(01:10:28 ) - Quiet Luxury & Signaling
(01:16:37 ) - Content & Community
(01:24:42 ) - Scaling to 20 Crores
(01:30:19 ) - Westernized Branding
(01:35:14 ) - Growth & E-commerce Hacks
(01:50:36 ) - Performance Marketing Role
(01:52:42 ) - Category Selection Navigation
(01:55:07 ) - Art of Brand Storytelling
(01:59:49 ) - High Price vs. Quality
(02:02:20 ) - Brand Longevity Insights
(02:04:28 ) - Unlocking Beauty Industry
(02:10:09 ) - Micro-Niche Strategy & Picks
(02:16:44 ) - SKU Count Decisions
(02:20:21 ) - AI & Machine Learning Impact
(02:25:47 ) - Customer Reviews & Returns
(02:29:22 ) - Creator & Celebrity Brands
(02:35:59 ) - Addition vs. Replacement Categories
(02:38:10 ) - Brands Preferred by Raj
(02:40:05 ) - Panelists’ Views on Virtue Signaling
(02:44:44 ) - Indian Luxury Brand Opportunity
(02:48:05 ) - Celebrity/Influencer Selection
(02:59:30 ) - Kishore's Daughter's Ventures
(03:01:08 ) - Offline in 100+ Crores Sales
(03:02:58 ) - Platforms: Valuation & Models
(03:04:13 ) - ONDC's Platform Disruption
(03:06:44 ) - Panelists' Thriving Sectors
(03:08:53 ) - Nikhil's Lululemon Love
(03:12:27 ) - Untapped Men's Makeup Market
(03:14:51 ) - Micro-Influencers & Failures
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