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Bhavish Aggarwal: The Chaos of Building Ola

Feb 5, 2025
57:09

From launching Ola as a ride-hailing startup to expanding into EVs, AI, and now a third shot at food delivery, Bhavish Aggarwal has remained in relentless “founder mode.”


He dives into the mental models that shaped his journey, how he processes failure, and his vision for India’s deep-tech future.


Connect with us here:


1. Bhavish Aggarwal- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavishaggarwal/


2. Aditya Agarwal- https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaagarwal3/


3. Prateek Mehta- https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-mehta-a571972/


4. South Park Commons- https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/


The production and distribution of this episode were managed by our friends at Atomik Growth.


(00:00) Trailer

(00:55) Introduction

(01:55) The chaos of building Ola

(06:36) Rebels start companies

(10:21) Leadership and Indian tech

(16:48) Rationale instinct

(21:30) Intelligence, consciousness, philosophies

(25:40) How Krutrim fits in

(33:13) Founders struggles

(36:33) Indian ethos is still growing

(43:13) Impact in business and personal life

(47:46) Authentic execution, zero BS

(55:33) Outro

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