Ep. 16: The Q & A episode

On the final episode of the Ronnie Screwvala Podcast, Amit takes a backseat and lets Ronnie answer questions sent in from listeners and the ensemble of podcast hosts from the IVM family. From how he keeps reinventing himself, to what he looks for in film scripts to how can we cultivate a more entre…

Ep. 15: Focus, Choices and Empathy: The 3 Golden Words

On this episode of The Ronnie Screwvala Podcast, Ronnie talks to Amit Doshi about the importance of focus, empathy and choices and how those three aspects have formed the crux of his journey, as well how being honest to yourself goes a long way in your career. Follow Ronnie on twitter @RonnieScrew…

Ep. 14: New Work in Progress

On this episode Ronnie talks to Amit Doshi about the 'second innings' of his career. He updates us with the newer ventures that he's gotten into since he wrote his memoir which are the Swades Foundation, his online education venture Upgrad and buying the U Mumba franchise in the Pro Kabaddi League.…

Ep. 13: A Snippet of Ronnie's Audiobook: Dream With Your Eyes Open

This week we're doing something different on the Ronnie Screwvala Podcast. Instead of a conversation between Ronnie and Amit, we're giving you a taste of Ronnie's audiobook version of his memoir 'Dream With Your Eyes Open' by playing the first chapter from it. The book is narrated by Ronnie himself…

Ep. 12: The Need for Entrepreneurs and the Conundrum of "Good Faith"

In episode 12 of The Ronnie Screwvala Podcast, Ronnie talks to Amit Doshi about the right time to exit a business, why India needs a lot more first generation entrepreneurs, and why the term "good faith" is prone to misunderstanding. Follow Ronnie on twitter @RonnieScrewvala You can catch up on p…

Ep. 11: Creating, Seizing and Spotting Opportunities

On this week's episode of The Ronnie Screwvala Podcast, Ronnie talks to Amit Doshi about how working hard often gets confused with being lucky. He elaborates how working hard also implies working smart and has to do with seizing, seeking and creating opportunities. They also discuss the success of …

Ep. 10: Taking Tough Calls & the Futility of Presentations

On the 10th episode of The Ronnie Screwvala Podcast Ronnie talks to Amit Doshi about maintaining good business relations while at the same time taking tough decisions. Ronnie elaborates how being direct with people is the best policy. Later in the episode Ronnie tells Amit why he thinks presentatio…

Ep. 09: Overcoming That Crisis Of Confidence

"It's about overcoming that crisis of confidence". On this week's episode, Ronnie answers the question about when should an entrepreneur start looking at diversification as an option? He also talks about the importance of going on despite disruptions and how identifying and selecting the right tea…

Ep. 08: Avoiding the Intelligence Trap & the Risk of Global Expansion

On episode 8 of The Ronnie Screwvala Podcast, Ronnie talks to Amit Doshi about the mistake of playing it safe to avoid failure, the intelligence trap and how entrepreneurs are susceptible to it, calibrating the worst case scenarios, lessons from his failure in home shopping network, the risk of goi…

Ep. 07: Inflection Points and their effect on Scaling

On episode 7 of The Ronnie Screwvala Podcast, Ronnie talks to Amit Doshi about the pursuit of inflection points, understanding the size of the markets and the importance of brand in creating scale. They also touch upon hiring a workforce on a project basis versus hiring full time and the pros and c…