I speak with entrepreneur and “good guy of the Indian startup scene”, Dhimant Parekh. He’s the founder and CEO of The Better India and The Better Home - the former is a media company that shines a spotlight on people making a difference, and the latter is a line of sustainable home-cleaning products. His LinkedIn bio starts with “I love to build useful stuff from scratch.”

When I floated the idea for this show on Twitter last year, more than one person wrote in saying I should definitely have him on the show. And that was a good idea - Dhimant was called, by one of those people, as the “most productive person I know”. Apart from running these two seemingly different companies, he also has a lot of outside interests - theatre, reading, the startup scene in general, quantum physics… all in all, great guest material for my humble little show.What I spoke to Dhimant about:

How one's upbringing can really shape what they do in the future
On how parallel interests can rub off on each other

Finding your own work style (Dhimant, admittedly, is not a calendar-oriented person)
Why the most important skill today is the ability to narrate a story

How his company dealt with the pandemic and overcame several odds
Positivity and finding hope in a time like this

His various interests: from PASCAL to quantum physics. Everything Dhimant Parekh:

Twitter :-  https://twitter.com/dhimant

LinkedIn :- https://in.linkedin.com/in/dhimant

The companies he founded
The Better India :- https://www.thebetterindia.com/The Better Home :- https://shop.thebetterindia.com/

Dhimant’s article about surviving and thriving as a business during Covid-19
YourStory :- https://yourstory.com/2020/08/business-advice-startup-founders-covid-19/ampReferences made during the show, not in order:

Dhimant’s thread about how he imbibed empathy from his dad
Twitter :- https://twitter.com/dhimant/status/1305138048431251461

The Pomodoro Technique, which Dhimant references, but doesn’t necessarily espouse
website :- https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/pomodoro-technique

Dhimant’s love for quantum physics can be seen in some of his Twitter threads - here is one, on one of the most famous equations of all time 

Twitter :- https://twitter.com/dhimant/status/1293591687910981633
Buy Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukov - a book which Dhimant recommends to get introduced to quantum physics Goodreads :- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64794.Dancing_Wu_Li_MastersAmazon :- https://www.amazon.in/Dancing-Wu-Li-Masters-Overview/dp/0060959681

The books of Brian Green
website :- http://www.briangreene.org/books-and-writings/

Mindscape - Sean Carroll’s podcast
website  :- https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/

Arrow of Time - Sean Carroll’s post
website :- https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2004/10/27/the-arrow-of-time/

Dhimant’s blog
Medium :- https://medium.com/@dhimant/

The first post he wrote on it, which is referenced
Medium :- https://medium.com/@dhimant/how-we-founded-a-positive-news-organization-325574001d1a

An article your podcast host wrote about The Better Home in The Hard Copy
Link :- https://thehardcopy.co/from-content-to-commerce-the-better-home/

<div>I speak with entrepreneur and “good guy of the Indian startup scene”, Dhimant Parekh. He’s the founder and CEO of The Better India and The Better Home - the former is a media company that shines a spotlight on people making a difference, and the latter is a line of sustainable home-cleaning products. His LinkedIn bio starts with “I love to build useful stuff from scratch.”</div><p>When I floated the idea for this show on Twitter last year, more than one person wrote in saying I should definitely have him on the show. And that was a good idea - Dhimant was called, by one of those people, as the “most productive person I know”. Apart from running these two seemingly different companies, he also has a lot of outside interests - theatre, reading, the startup scene in general, quantum physics… all in all, great guest material for my humble little show.</p><div>What I spoke to Dhimant about:</div><p><span>How one's upbringing can really shape what they do in the future</span><br></p><div>On how parallel interests can rub off on each other</div><p><span>Finding your own work style (Dhimant, admittedly, is not a calendar-oriented person)</span><br></p><div>Why the most important skill today is the ability to narrate a story</div><p><span>How his company dealt with the pandemic and overcame several odds</span><br></p><div>Positivity and finding hope in a time like this</div><p><span>His various interests: from PASCAL to quantum physics.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p><div>Everything Dhimant Parekh:</div><p><span>Twitter :-  </span><a href="https://twitter.com/dhimant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://twitter.com/dhimant">https://twitter.com/dhimant</span></a></p><p><span>LinkedIn :- </span><a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/dhimant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/dhimant">https://in.linkedin.com/in/dhimant</span></a></p><p><span>The companies he founded</span><br></p><div>The Better India :- <a href="https://www.thebetterindia.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.thebetterindia.com/">https://www.thebetterindia.com/</span></a></div><div>The Better Home :- <a href="https://shop.thebetterindia.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://shop.thebetterindia.com/">https://shop.thebetterindia.com/</span></a></div><p><span>Dhimant’s article about surviving and thriving as a business during Covid-19</span><br></p><div>YourStory :- <a href="https://yourstory.com/2020/08/business-advice-startup-founders-covid-19/amp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://yourstory.com/2020/08/business-advice-startup-founders-covid-19/amp">https://yourstory.com/2020/08/business-advice-startup-founders-covid-19/amp</span></a></div><div>References made during the show, not in order:</div><p><span>Dhimant’s thread about how he imbibed empathy from his dad</span><br></p><div>Twitter :- <a href="https://twitter.com/dhimant/status/1305138048431251461" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://twitter.com/dhimant/status/1305138048431251461">https://twitter.com/dhimant/status/1305138048431251461</span></a></div><p><span>The Pomodoro Technique, which Dhimant references, but doesn’t necessarily espouse</span><br></p><div>website :- <a href="https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/pomodoro-technique" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/pomodoro-technique">https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/pomodoro-technique</span></a></div><p><span>Dhimant’s love for quantum physics can be seen in some of his Twitter threads - here is one, on one of the most famous equations of all time&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Twitter :- </span><a href="https://twitter.com/dhimant/status/1293591687910981633" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://twitter.com/dhimant/status/1293591687910981633">https://twitter.com/dhimant/status/1293591687910981633</span></a><br></p><div>Buy Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukov - a book which Dhimant recommends to get introduced to quantum physics </div><div>Goodreads :- <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64794.Dancing_Wu_Li_Masters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64794.Dancing_Wu_Li_Masters">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64794.Dancing_Wu_Li_Masters</span></a></div><div>Amazon :- <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Dancing-Wu-Li-Masters-Overview/dp/0060959681" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.amazon.in/Dancing-Wu-Li-Masters-Overview/dp/0060959681">https://www.amazon.in/Dancing-Wu-Li-Masters-Overview/dp/0060959681</span></a></div><p><span>The books of Brian Green</span><br></p><div>website :- <a href="http://www.briangreene.org/books-and-writings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="http://www.briangreene.org/books-and-writings/">http://www.briangreene.org/books-and-writings/</span></a></div><p><span>Mindscape - Sean Carroll’s podcast</span><br></p><div>website  :- <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/</span></a></div><p><span>Arrow of Time - Sean Carroll’s post</span><br></p><div>website :- <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2004/10/27/the-arrow-of-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2004/10/27/the-arrow-of-time/">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2004/10/27/the-arrow-of-time/</span></a></div><p><span>Dhimant’s blog</span><br></p><div>Medium :- <a href="https://medium.com/@dhimant/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://medium.com/@dhimant/">https://medium.com/@dhimant/</span></a></div><p><span>The first post he wrote on it, which is referenced</span><br></p><div>Medium :- <a href="https://medium.com/@dhimant/how-we-founded-a-positive-news-organization-325574001d1a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://medium.com/@dhimant/how-we-founded-a-positive-news-organization-325574001d1a">https://medium.com/@dhimant/how-we-founded-a-positive-news-organization-325574001d1a</span></a></div><p><span>An article your podcast host wrote about The Better Home in The Hard Copy</span><br></p><div>Link :- <a href="https://thehardcopy.co/from-content-to-commerce-the-better-home/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://thehardcopy.co/from-content-to-commerce-the-better-home/">https://thehardcopy.co/from-content-to-commerce-the-better-home/</span></a></div>

Getting Meta is a show where Deepak Gopalakrishnan (or Chuck, as the world calls him) speaks to some very smart people to unravel their habits, thought processes, tools and mental models - which can then be applied by anyone, from any field. Chuck speaks to authors, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and just people who lead that elusive "sorted" life. The show focuses less on their achievements or field, and more on them as a person and their ways of thinking - hence, getting meta with them. Because of the nature of the show, these are questions some of the interviewees have never been asked before - ranging from the personal to the professional. Each episode aims to inspire, entertain and leave you with things to ask yourself, frameworks to apply and good content to check out. 

There will be an initial season of 10 interviews, and this is Chuck's third podcast, following Simblified (comedy + topical) and The Origin of Things (trivia + storytelling). As a freelancer who's constantly looking for ways to hack his own productivity and get more out of life, this is Chuck's new passion project - especially since it gives him the chance to speak to people he admires and dig deeper into how they think.

<p>Getting Meta is a show where Deepak Gopalakrishnan (or Chuck, as the world calls him) speaks to some very smart people to unravel their habits, thought processes, tools and mental models - which can then be applied by anyone, from any field. Chuck speaks to authors, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and just people who lead that elusive "sorted" life. The show focuses less on their achievements or field, and more on them as a person and their ways of thinking - hence, getting meta with them. Because of the nature of the show, these are questions some of the interviewees have never been asked before - ranging from the personal to the professional. Each episode aims to inspire, entertain and leave you with things to ask yourself, frameworks to apply and good content to check out. </p><p>There will be an initial season of 10 interviews, and this is Chuck's third podcast, following Simblified (comedy + topical) and The Origin of Things (trivia + storytelling). As a freelancer who's constantly looking for ways to hack his own productivity and get more out of life, this is Chuck's new passion project - especially since it gives him the chance to speak to people he admires and dig deeper into how they think.</p>

Getting Meta is a show where Deepak Gopalakrishnan (or Chuck, as the world calls him) speaks to some very smart people

Getting Meta

speak with entrepreneur and “good guy of the Indian startup scene”, Dhimant Parekh.