Billionaire Asish Mohapatra On Building A PROFITABLE Business From Day 1 | FO 64 - Raj Shamani

In this latest episode of Figuring Out Podcast we are in conversation with Asish Mohapatra,  Co-Founder of two unicorns startups in India.  OfBusiness turned unicorn with a $160 mn funding round that came on July 31, 2021, thereby becoming the 18th Indian startup to turn unicorn in 2021. Link to watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV5hpZRJtSY -------------00:00 - Introduction03:13 - What content Asish consume?06:13 - How to achieve top in everything?09:20 - How did Asish get inspiration?13:08 - Why doesn't Asish have his own cabin?16:34 - Top 5 principles of Asish Mohapatra21:23 - Why don’t make plan B23:21 - Dhanda approach25:08 - Everyone should be a salesman27:08 - How to build a billion dollar business?36:49 - 4 big billion dollar businesses in India42:55 - Dollar Vs Euro45:00 - How to export?49:08 - How Asish learn business?51:55 - Role model of Asish52:53 - Why was Asish a terrible investor?58:26 - Investment philosophy of Asish59:21 - How I receive investment from Asish1:03:27 - 7 steps to become successful1:07:51 - How to find your passion?1:11:03 - I have stopped celebrating1:14:43 - Why startups fail in India?1:24:07 - Commitment vs Competency1:28:51 - Which business Asish likes the most?1:39:36 - Top 3 business fundamentals1:40:35 - Why should business be complex?1:43:51 - Where does Asish invest?1:46:24 - How to become an alpha?1:56:22 - How to become a better salesman?2:03:39 - Conclusion