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Seasoned Indian business journalist and author of ‘Big Billion Startup- The untold Flipkart story’, Mihir Dalal shares the ups and downs in Flipkart’s growth story and the journey of the people who built it. He and Ravish unpack some stories from the book that have never been told in the media before. Lots of lessons to learn from the big Indian unicorn!

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00:50: Amazon’s influence on early Flipkart, Two Pizza teams and culture

06:00: Taking risks even when there isn’t a lot of visibility, turning down early acquisition offers

11:00: On pompous Venture Capital Lords and Flipkart

15:00: Enter the Tiger, Lee Fixel and Deep Kalra

19:00: With $10 million, Flipkart powers ahead

20:01: Flipkart’s official sex appeal bringer

25:00: Iyappa, the Human ERP at Flipkart

29:00: Cash on Delivery as a game changer

32:00: How to hold inventory without inventory

33:00: Sujeet Kumar- the man who got things done

37:20: Competition heats up as Amazon enters India

39:00 General Atlantic shocker and emergency funding

41:03: Fixing the broken bits: Kalyan Krishnamurthy 

48:30: After the funding boom, Snapdeal and other rivals

51:15: Mihir reads out a chapter!  Enter Softbank!

64:30: Market consolidation, exits and acquisitions

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