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Welcome to Season 2 of Frankly Speaking by Knight Frank India, hosted by Viral Desai, Senior Executive Director – Occupier Strategy & Solutions, Industrial & Logistics, Capital Markets & Retail Agency. We begin this season with a powerhouse conversation featuring Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder & Executive Vice Chairman of Info Edge India Ltd — the man behind Naukri.com, 99acres, Jeevansathi, and Shiksha, and one of India’s most respected startup investors. In this episode, Sanjeev opens up about: The fearless vs jugaadu mindset that shaped his entrepreneurial leap The story behind building India’s most iconic digital brands What he looks for as a private and public markets investor His investing principles and the people who shaped them India’s differentiators, interest rate cycles, and the future of AI Why some ideas work — and why many don’t His advice to young entrepreneurs and investors His outlook on the real estate sector in India A rare, honest, deeply insightful conversation with one of the most influential voices in Indian business. Timestamps: 00:00 Teaser 01:00 Intro 01:54 Darpok vs Jugaadu — How Sanjeev entered business at 27 05:15 Story behind Naukri, Jeevansathi, 99acres, Shiksha 13:01 Brand philosophy behind each platform 14:48 Transition from entrepreneur to startup investor 20:03 Stories of brands that didn’t make it big 21:50 Interest rate cycle & impact on valuations 24:58 India’s unique differentiators 27:30 Will AI threaten IT/ITeS jobs? 34:12 Why Sanjeev started his own startup fund 35:31 How he invests in public markets 36:16 His investing role model 37:24 What to do vs what not to do (investing lessons) 38:00 What is the right age to become an entrepreneur? 39:08 The next big idea exciting him 39:28 His view on real estate in India 🎧 Listen now and subscribe for more candid conversations with India’s sharpest minds. #FranklySpeaking #SanjeevBikhchandani #ViralDesai #KnightFrank #Jeevansaathi #Naukri #99acres #StartupIndia #Investing #Podcast