Gaurav Dublish on conviction and purpose, reinvention during crisis, love for the outdoors [#19]

Best in Class with Harish Narayanan

Gaurav Dublish is the Co-founder of the fantastic Indian outdoor brand Wildcraft (known for its superb quality products). His is a story of conviction and purpose-driven company building, and there's a lot to be learnt from how he and his company managed to survive and thrive during Covid, even though his industry was one of the worst hit because of the pandemic. Hope you enjoy this conversation!

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Timestamps:

• 0:46 Intro.
• 3:51 Purpose, passion, sustaining enthusiasm.
• 7:07 Career journey, finding his groove, founding Wildcraft.
• 13:38 Starting up with conviction, taking risks, building a world-class product.
• 18:29 Bootstrapping, planning for the long run.
• 22:24 Dealing with competition, childhood and growing up.
• 30:03 Dealing with the Covid crisis, reinventing the company.
• 39:27 Hiring, finding great talent.
• 40:46 Resilience, empowering teams, leading by example.
• 44:07 Love for the outdoors.
• 47:11 Rapidfire questions (what belief has he changed his mind about?)

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