Kicking off Season 2 of The Indian Dream with Satish Shukla, Co-Founder of Addverb Technologies!

They build Robots (a lot of them) & make a few hundred crores by selling them all over the world!

From transforming Indian warehouses to going global —and now building India's first humanoids — their story is incredible!

We dive deep into automation, manufacturing mindset, R&D, hiring & more!

This was one of the most fascinating conversations I’ve had about India’s future in automation, robotics, and deep tech. If you’re an entrepreneur, engineer, or just someone excited about AI, this one’s for you!

Here’s what we talked about:

00:00 Teaser
01:47 Sid's Prologue
03:54 Podcast Begins
04:00 The Future of Humanoids in Manufacturing
04:46 Addverb's Robotics Innovations
06:15 Humanoids in Indian Context
11:58 Automation in India: The Beginning
16:21 Addverb's Journey and Achievements
17:28 Types of Robots in Warehouses
19:44 Challenges and Success in Indian Manufacturing
25:54 Competing with China: The Automation Blueprint
32:48 The Importance of R&D
41:58 Going Global: Addverb's International Expansion
43:59 Creating a Multicultural Workforce
45:09 Challenges in Different Markets
46:48 Addressing Skill Shortages in India
49:28 Government's Role in Supporting Startups
53:51 Navigating Bureaucracy and Corruption
55:55 The Entrepreneurial Spirit in India
01:00:05 Personal Stories of Resilience
01:04:41 Adapting to Policy Changes
01:13:32 AI and Robotics at AddVerb
01:15:07 AI in Robotics and Fleet Management
01:15:52 Partnership with Reliance and Innovation
01:17:13 Strategic Investors vs. Venture Capitalists
01:17:43 Top Problems for Entrepreneurs to Solve
01:18:32 Automation in Healthcare
01:21:38 Education and Training in Robotics
01:23:31 Robotics in Agriculture
01:25:30 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
01:31:13 Building a Strong Team
01:40:34 Funding for Robotics and Automation Startups
01:44:19 Lights Out Warehouses and Factories
01:45:54 Automation in Indian Warehousing
01:50:32 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Siddharth Betala:
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Satish Shukla:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satish-shukla-addverb/

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Masterclass on how investing in Research & Development (R&D) can lead to compounding...

I sat down with Mr. Rishi Aggarwal, Managing Director at JCBL Limited to talk about the multi-decade journey of expanding the manufacturing business. From Buses to Trucks, from Tractors to Defense Armored Vehicles, JCBL is now a key manufacturer of all types of vehicles.

From starting out as a contract manufacturer of bus bodies to manufacturing bus bodies under their own brand name to diversifying the business into 5 different industries and countless different products, this is episode is a masterclass on how to do forward and backward integration to build a large manufacturing business.

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We're back with Season 2 of The Indian Dream Podcast

This season going to be all about talking to founders who have built manufacturing or manufacturing related businesses in India!

On this episode, we have Swagatika Das, the founder of Nat Habit joining us to talk to us about how they built a Manufacturing & D2C business together!

Nat Habit is a beauty and personal care brand that took a different approach to building this business from Day 1. From investing in R&D to create new and innovative products to doing all the manufacturing in-house, Nat Habit isn't your usual Beauty and Personal Care D2C Brand.

On the episode, we double click on the R&D Approach and the decision to do in-house manufacturing and how they navigated solving these tough problems to build a Rs. 100 Crore Revenue business!

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