What happens when a founder builds and exits four companies, including a multi-million-dollar edtech company, before India even started talking about startups?
In this episode, K. Ganesh (Author & Partner at Growth Story) - the man behind BigBasket, Portea, Bluestone, and more breaks down the hard truths, lucky accidents, and pivots that shaped his journey.
🎙️ Hosted by Sanjay Swamy | Prime Venture Partners
📘 Featuring: Mastering Disruption by K. Ganesh
📌 Episode Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
04:00 – Becoming an “accidental” entrepreneur
06:30 – Bootstrapping with ₹84,000
08:15 – The dotcom bust and a hard pivot
14:00 – Becoming CEO by surprise
21:00 – GrowthStory and the venture-builder model
37:00 – Fitness, relevance, and learning after 60
41:30 – About the book - Mastering Disruption
49:00 – Final thoughts
🧠 What you’ll learn:
How he went from engineer to entrepreneur by accident
The pivots that saved his companies during the dotcom crash
The GrowthStory model vs. traditional venture capital
His take on AI, relevance after 60, and learning to reinvent yourself
👉 Don’t just listen - learn, reflect, and share. This is founder wisdom in its purest form.
