The Ronnie Screwvala Podcast: Dreaming with Your Eyes Open

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Powered By EPIC ON. Dreaming With Your Eyes Open is a companion podcast to the best selling book Dream With Your Eyes Open written by one of India’s most successful firstgeneration entrepreneurs, philanthropist and pioneer of the media industry Mr. Ronnie Screwvala. On this podcast series, Ronnie shares his vast entrepreneurial experience and takeaways from each chapter with Amit Doshi, founder of IVM podcasts along with relevant updates since the book was written.

Ep. 00: Introduction

2 min 10 sec

Dreaming With Your Eyes Open is a companion podcast to the best selling book Dream With Your Eyes Open written by one of Indias most successful firstgeneration entrepreneurs, philanthropist and pioneer of the media industry Mr. Ronnie...
Ep. 01: Quality of A First Generation Entrepreneur

16 min 33 sec

In the final analysis, there are successes. But in the process of things, there are ultimate amount of failures. What made Ronnie Screwvala write a book What is Ronnies entrepreneurial chronology On the first episode of Dreaming With Your Eyes...
Ep. 02: The Importance of Failure

11 min 57 sec

One does not have to hold on to a failed venture for dear life, what you need is your reservoir of confidence that you havent failed even though the venture may have failed. On episode 2 of Dreaming With Your Eyes Open Ronnie Screwvala talks to...
Ep. 03: Risk, Reward and Entrepreneurship

12 min 36 sec

You cannot be an entrepreneur if youre not ready to face the consequences of your actions. On this episode, Ronnie Screwvala talks to Amit Doshi about growing up in a lowermiddleclass family, his thirst for entrepreneurship in college and how the...
Ep. 04: Opporunity first, Luck later

13 min 33 sec

If you have a holistic view of the business then you dont need to know the technicality. On episode 4 of The Ronnie Screwvala Podcast, Ronnie talks to IVM podcasts founder Amit Doshi about why he ventured into the laser toothbrush business in the...
Ep. 05: Clear Communication - A Necessity

9 min

When youre asked a question give an answer not a lecture. On episode 5 of The Ronnie Screwvala Podcast, Ronnie talks to IVM podcasts founder Amit Doshi about the importance of clear communication. They start off the conversation by discussing how...
Ep. 06: The Outsider's Perspective

14 min 10 sec

On episode 6 of The Ronnie Screwvala Podcast, Ronnie talks to Amit Doshi about the benefits and challenges of being an outsider in an established industry, maintaining long term and short term business relationships, the ethos of a brand and staying...
Ep. 07: Inflection Points and their effect on Scaling

11 min 4 sec

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

13 min 29 sec

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...
Ep. 09: Overcoming That Crisis Of Confidence

10 min 5 sec

Its about overcoming that crisis of confidence. On this weeks 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...