
The BarberShop with Shantanu
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My name is Shantanu and I am the founder of Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae. My company has scaled to 1500+ Cr value (if this metric means anything haha), but more importantly, is a loved personal care brand which has scaled to 50L households and 1L stores in 5 years.
The BarberShop was started with a clear thesis - India needs to create approximately a million jobs a month, currently, we create almost two hundred thousand. Our ‘Funda’ is to simplify entrepreneurship and make it accessible to everyone in the country so we inculcate an enterprising habit in the 23-24 year old of today.
After the love received by S1, we have decided to go beyond conversations on our podcast to tangible help. With the help of our sponsors at BSC and Bombae we have put together a season which brings together a corpus of 50+ equity seekers looking to support 20+ start-ups in their growth and success.
Latest episodes

Sep 4, 2022 • 1h 57min
FULL Episode with @Warikoo | My Life My Rules, Helping Others and Building A Content Empire | S1E5
Hi, thanks for stopping by!Liked the video? Like, comment & subscribe for more!#warikoo #entrepreneurship #tbws---------------------------------------------Can't get enough? We are everywhere!Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWx7JXxm2xkTabER32I0GZg/featuredInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarbershopwithshantanu/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-barbershop-with-shantanu/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBarberShopwithShantanuTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheBarberShopwSSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/31ygolxp6t4arwzax5kpc6kb64tm-------------------------------------------About me & The BarberShop with Shantanu:My name is Shantanu and I am the founder of Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae. I LOVE entrepreneurship. Personally, I would rate myself as an average (at best) entrepreneur, but I love great ones. The BarberShop with Shantanu is a podcast where I call entrepreneurs I admire, and go deep with them. Their journey, dreams, failures, challenges, parenthood, marriage, cofounder fights, loneliness, investors, money, success and so much more. The aim is to make entrepreneurship relatable and accessible. We will be releasing an episode every Friday at 6 pm. Tune in and hope you enjoy. :)-----------00:00-05:09 Introduction05:10-08:49 Ankur’s early life.08:50-17:02 Giving back to our parents.17:03-24:41 Ankur's lost identity.26:08-30:23 Subse bada rog, kya kahenge log.30:26-01:12:50 Ankur's entrepreneurial journey.1:13:12 -1:14:40 Parenthood1:16:57-1:26:46 What all Ankur does now.1:29:47-1:46:07 Building content empire.1:46:16-1:51:39 What is financial independence?1:51:40-1:54:49 Human brain is unlimited.1:54:55-1:58:24 Advice to youngsters.

Aug 27, 2022 • 0sec
Heading TWO DECACORNS, investing in people & living a good life | S1E4 with Rohit Kapoor
CEO of Swiggy Food Marketplace and Ex CEO of Oyo India talks about his personal and professional journey in the brand new episode of The BarberShop with Shantanu!New episodes, every Friday at 6 PM!

Aug 20, 2022 • 1h 17min
Venture Capital, Building Brands and Being a Founder | Asish Mohapatra | S1E3 Part 2
In today’s episode of The BarberShop with Shantanu, Shantanu Deshpande (CEO and Founder, Bombay Shaving Company) talks with Asish Mohapatra, CEO and Co-founder of OfBusiness. He has built in 6 years TWO PROFITABLE UNICORNS! He breaks down his journey, what inspired him to create OfBusiness, his leadership and management style and his thoughts on the many themes of modern-day entrepreneurship.

Aug 20, 2022 • 1h 5min
With TWO PROFITABLE UNICORNS, Asish Mohapatra Founder OfBusiness is making people rich | S1E3 Part 1
In today’s episode of The BarberShop with Shantanu, Shantanu Deshpande (CEO and Founder, Bombay Shaving Company) talks with Asish Mohapatra, CEO and Co-founder of OfBusiness. He has built in 6 years TWO PROFITABLE UNICORNS! He breaks down his journey, what inspired him to create OfBusiness, his leadership and management style and his thoughts on the many themes of modern-day entrepreneurship.

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Aug 5, 2022 • 1h 23min
Life as a Shark, Building 10,000 Cr+ BOAT, Investor rejections and more | S1E1 with Aman Gupta | The BarberShop with Shantanu
Aman Gupta, Entrepreneur, talks about the challenges of building a successful company, including funding and attracting investors. They also discuss the impact of a particular conversation on the middle class in India and the importance of choosing the right co-founder for a successful business.