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Fireside Ventures' Kanwaljit Singh on the decade at Hindustan Lever that gave him consumer, raising half the fund he could have, and keeping a coach in his sixties

Jul 27, 2026 — 1 · Summary Part 2 of 2. Part 1 laid out the bet: a fund built only for Indian consumer brands, back when the idea sounded absurd, and the anti-power-law machine Kanwal Singh built to make it work. This half is the person. The near-decade at Hindustan...

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Fireside Ventures' Kanwal Singh on the consumer-brands bet nobody believed in, why "for a 5x, nobody will call you legendary," and on refusing the one-100x-outlier game

Jul 20, 2026 — 1 · Summary Part 1 of 2. Kanwal Singh is the first venture capitalist to appear on First Principles, and the reason is the bet he made with the fund itself. In 2017, at the peak of the tech boom, he walked away from tech investing to raise a fund only...

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Part 2: Saahil Goel of Shiprocket on wanting a paisa of every Indian transaction outside the marketplaces, who doesn't survive at Shiprocket, and still playing Pink Floyd on a Fender

Jul 13, 2026 — Part 2 of 2. In Part 1 we walked the road from 2011 — three companies, an investor ultimatum, and the capital it took to build. Part 2 is the mind. Saahil Goel starts with what, given hindsight, he'd do differently, then the first principles he runs...

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Russell Brand's Secret Addiction Recovery Method Nobody Talks About | E260

Jul 08, 2026 — What if everything you think you know about addiction recovery is missing the most important piece? Russell Brand got arrested 11 times before age 30, but it wasn't rehab or willpower that finally saved him. In this episode, Adrian Wells breaks down...

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Psychology Expert: Why Living in This City Color Is Ruining Your Mood

Jul 08, 2026 — What if the color of your bedroom walls is secretly sabotaging your sleep every single night? In this episode, Adrian Wells breaks down the fascinating psychological research showing how your name, location, and surroundings create invisible forces...

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Steve-O: Why I Nearly Died 47 Times for Attention (The Trauma Behind Jackass)

Jul 07, 2026 — What if the most dangerous stunts weren't the ones that nearly killed Steve-O 47 times, but the childhood trauma that made him crave death-defying attention in the first place? In this episode, Adrian Wells explores how moving schools 12 times before...

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Harvard Professor Exposes 7 Exercise LIES That Are Ruining Your Health

Jul 07, 2026 — What if everything your doctor told you about exercise, sleep, and diet is based on myths disguised as science? Adrian Wells sits down with a Harvard evolutionary biologist who's spent decades studying how our ancestors actually lived, and the findings...

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Part 1: Saahil Goel of Shiprocket on rebuilding the same company three times, the $4 million he was told to take or leave and why in India you sell outcomes, not software

Jul 07, 2026 — Part 1 of 2. Most people date Shiprocket to 2017; in truth it was born in 2011, and the road there runs through two companies called KartRocket and Craftly. Saahil Goel walks Rohin through the build: Rs 15 lakh of their own money, nearly not being...

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Frank Lampard: The 3 Chelsea Players Who Refused to Listen | E264

Jul 06, 2026 — Ever wonder what really goes down when a football legend returns to manage the club where he became a hero? Frank Lampard's second stint at Chelsea lasted just 11 games with only one win. In this episode, Adrian Wells breaks down what Lampard finally...

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Rita Ora: How Jay-Z's Record Deal at 18 Triggered 8 Years of Panic Attacks

Jul 06, 2026 — What if getting signed by Jay-Z at 18 was the worst thing that could happen to your mental health? Rita Ora's story shows how overnight success can trigger years of anxiety that even fame can't fix. Adrian Wells breaks down how early industry pressure...

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