Everything I've Learnt About Starting Up | Episode 6 | SparX by Mukesh Bansal

Sep 10, 2023

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In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal (Founder Myntra and Cure.fit) unpacks his key learnings from decades of experience in the start-up space. Starting his journey from the hotspot of start-up culture, the Silicon Valley, to successfully creating two of India’s most successful startups.

If you aspire to make a real impact on the world with your start-up, this conversation contains essential tools and techniques for you to unlock your exponential impact.

We redefine “starting up” to include more personal and social aspects - we can all be entrepreneurs if we have the will to positively impact the world. We debunk many such myths about entrepreneurship in this episode - watch for more!

Chapters:
00:00-00:13 Opening Theme
00:14- 1:23 ‘Starting up’: The first step to your impact journey
1:24- 3:59 Introspection: Deeper understanding of who you are
4:00- 8:03 Mukesh’s Problem Solving Tip!
8:04- 12:49 Why do you want to Start Up?
12:50- 13:41 About Cult.Fit’s Vision
13:42- 21:09 Busting Myths about Startups
21:10- 25:58 Immersing yourself in the Startup Domain
25:59- 28:51 Jeff Bezos’s unique apprenticeship method
28:52- 34:28 'Wander Around’: Gaining Exposure
34:29- 37:53 Keep at your learning
37:54- 42:59 Cultivating Founder’s Mindset
43:00- 47:20 The many ways of a Start Up Pt1
47:21- 49:01 Failures can be great outcome
49:02- 52:05 The many ways of a Start Up Pt2
52:06- 1:02:34 Nothing ever really grows in your comfort zone
1:02:35- 1:07:57 The idea of Dominant Niche
1:07:58- 1:09:33 Journey is the biggest reward of a Startup
1:09:34- 1:13:19 Mukesh’s Start Up journey
1:13:20- 1:23:06 Preparing for the Start Up journey
1:23:07- 1:27:42 Compounding of results
1:27:43- 1:29:56 Discovering yourself through the Start Up journey
1:29:57- 1:30:23 Round up of the Podcast
1:30:24- 1:30:38 Outro Music

About SparX by Mukesh Bansal

SparX is a podcast where we delve into cutting-edge scientific research, stories from impact-makers and tools for unlocking the secrets to human potential and growth. We believe that entrepreneurship, fitness and the science of productivity is at the forefront of the India Story; the country is at the cusp of greatness and at SparX, we wish to make these tools accessible for every generation of Indians to be able to make the most of the opportunities around us.

In a new episode every Sunday, our host Mukesh Bansal (Founder Myntra and Cult.fit) will talk to guests from all walks of life and also break down everything he's learnt about the science of impact over the course of his 20-year long career.
This is the India Century, and we're enthusiastic to start this journey with you.