EP 4 Ft. Ashish Tulsian | India’s Leadership Crisis & Startup Failures | The 80/20 Podcast

Описание: Are Indian startups setting themselves up for failure by ignoring the basics of leadership? Is the obsession with quick growth and inflated titles ruining careers and businesses alike?

In Episode 4 of The 80/20 Podcast, Vaibhav Vardhan sits down with Ashish Tulsian, Co-Founder and CEO of Restroworks, to pull back the curtain on the unspoken truths plaguing India’s startup ecosystem. From leadership failures to unsustainable scaling strategies, this conversation dives into the uncomfortable realities no one wants to talk about.

5 Key Takeaways From the Episode:

1. Bootstrap vs Funded: Why One Builds Leaders and the Other Breaks Them
Ashish reveals why bootstrapped companies create resilient leaders while hyper-funded ones often fail.
“Vanity projects don’t pay salaries. Real work does.”

2. Inflated Titles: The Silent Career Killer
How startups are destroying employee potential with meaningless designations that don’t match actual growth.

3. The Lie About People Management
Leadership isn’t about managing people; it’s about delivering impact. Ashish breaks down why most managers fail.
“If your output doesn’t speak louder than your team size, you’re doing it wrong.”

4. Tomorrow’s Leaders Need to Be Brutally Honest
Radical candour and accountability will define the next generation of great leaders—not buzzwords or optics.

5. Why Startups Must Rethink Scaling
Chasing growth at all costs is a losing strategy. Ashish discusses how sustainable scaling is the only way forward.

Tune in to challenge everything you thought you knew about leadership and growth in the startup world.

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