Matt Chitharanjan, the Co-Founder and CEO of Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, a prominent coffee brand based in New Delhi, India. Recently, Blue Tokai raised $35 million, valuing the company at approximately $180 million.

00:00 - Top moments
01:21 - Intro
02:44 - What shaped Matt the most while growing up.
04:13 - Matt's education, college and experience at work
05:52 - Reason to move back to India
06:53 - Life changing moment
12:17 - Early days of Blue Tokai
16:14 - Things that shaped Matt as a person
18:54 - Evolution of customer transparency
20:27 - Inflection point that led to boosted confidence
24:38 - Magical outcome you for Blue Tokai
25:32 - Overcoming the hardest times
27:52 - What kept Matt going
28:45 - Evolution of consumer behaviour
31:40 - Matt's vision for the coffee market
34:17 - One thing, Matt wishes he knew earlier, about building Blue Tokai
36:41 - A customer story that stayed with Matt
38:23 - Matt's advice to folks considering moving back to India?l
40:37 - Matt's typical day
42:32 - Matt's sleep schedule
42:59 - Matt's obsession outside of work
43:40 - A decision altering regret
44:52 - Risk taking ability
45:23 - A setback which was a blessing in disguise
46:33 - Kindest thing towards Matt

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