"Most business advice is just noise. Mahesh Dumbre cuts through it."

I sat down with someone who has operated across 11 industries and directly added over $120M in value to the businesses he's touched.

Mahesh Dumbre — formerly of Tata Group and TCS — has coached 6,000+ executives. And in this conversation, he held nothing back.

We talked about the mistakes Indian founders keep making. Not theoretical ones. The real ones — the ones that kill brilliant ideas in the execution phase.

Here's what hit me hardest from our conversation:

→ Chasing funding before product-market fit is the #1 startup killer in India
→ Business Development is the most misunderstood skill in the country
→ "Tata-level" discipline is something you can build in your 20s — if you start now
→ Leadership is not about authority. It's about systems. And it's a learnable skill.

If you're in your 20s, building something, or trying to climb faster in your career — this episode will save you years of painful trial and error.

🎧 Watch the full episode here:

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