Dropout To Billionaire - Zerodha's Founder Nikhil Kamath's Journey To SUCCESS - FO5| Raj Shamani

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In today’s episode of Figuring Out, Raj Shamani is in conversation with Nikhil Kamath. He is the co-founder of Zerodha, a Fintech company which is India's largest trading platform. He Co-Founded Zerodha with his older brother Nithin Kamath in 2010 in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. The company is mostly bootstrapped.
Nikhil Kamath dropped out of school as he hates going to school. He was 17 when he got his first job at a call centre. And then he started trading in stocks, later he took up trading seriously and now, Kamath, a billionaire, is leading the country's most successful stock brokerage firm.
In this video, he discusses how he moved out of his house and went from working at a Call Centre to Building up One of the Largest Businesses and becoming India's Youngest Billionaire. He also shared how he made money my trading in stocks, investing and financial mistakes most people make, what is the difference between trading and investing, mistakes people should avoid while trading and everything related to stock market, investing, trading and wealth creation.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:01 Sponsored by Coinswitch
01:28 Talking Points
01:53 Why he moved out of his house
04:18 How he Made Money by Stock Trading
06:00 How he started selling insurance
07:58 Do we really need to be Good at Sales
09:25 What is the Best Way to Learn Sales
11:40 What did he do After the Call Centre Job
16:43 Investing VS Trading
18:35 Mistakes to Avoid in Trading
23:48 Why aren't Most Indians Financially sound
29:25 Which Philosophy in Life has helped him
31:00 Why do we feel compelled to act smart
34:47 Is Socialism a Problem?
38:44 Are Leakages ever going to Stop?
39:17 Rapid fire with Nikhil
43:50 Outro
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So helpful podcast❤😊

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हिंदी

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Chess helped him a lot, he is a true GTA player, remembers every cheat code by heart....

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How do you know he plays gta or is it a joke i didnt get??

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@@softwarevibes2069 Prabhu agar ye sarcasm hume samjhana pad gaya to sarcasm nahi na rahega, Pogo TV ban jayega... Aap ignore kariye...

[@sumting_wong_witya1029]

So glad he took out some time for this podcast from his busy schedule as a second to Magnus Carlsen.

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Dude stock-fish is his second... Why would he bother about carlsen ;)

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Amazing guest I am sure it will be very insightful

[@Amit_SG]

Sir, 🔥🔥🔥

[@sureshprajapati3157]

Yes you both made it awesome!!thanks for this bro

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🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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I feel there are more to this market than we know. Ask for a proper guidance before !nvesting in this pretty much complicated market. I've made over 38 b tc from an allocation of 15 b tc over the last 8 months using Rosemary Lang Harris help. Things might get worse so just make the smarter move.

[@andrewstephens8197]

People are ignorant of the profitability in bitcoin Investment and that had been their major issues limiting their Investment

[@romenov999]

This guy is multi-talented. He defeated Vishwanathan Anand in a Chess game.. Genius.

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@@yt.shubhansh how are you profiting from his success?

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@Suar youtuber™ your name does the justice to who you are so nothing to add much here.🤡

[@SriramNarayanan78]

He was banned for cheating in that chess game

[@SriramNarayanan78]

He was banned for cheating in that chess game

[@vikassrivastava8708]

Request you to fact check please!! His victory was soon followed by an apology!

[@sarthakbh]

Nikhil has excellent vocabulary

[@ayushagarwala1197]

The biggest chess player of the era...

[@_sand_deep_]

🤣🤣🤣

[@akshayKumar-fo7hs]

And better billionaire than you are 😂

[@047amayramgiri7]

I accept that he cheated but har video ke neeche comment karke kya milega. Look at the bright side of his life instead of mocking for 1 incident.

[@aryangupta4568]

ross gambit op

[@rohanlalwani5563]

I get your point ayush, He was wrong there for sure. However punching his entire existence with a mistake is not what we have learnt in chess too. If this video would have been about chess then the comments are surely correct. Good luck!

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Can't believe I can watch something like this without paying anything than time! Thanks a lot man! More power to you Raj 💪👊

[@namanchhabra2716]

You paid him a lot his watch time increased and so does his earning. Your time=his earning

[@danielthomas9771]

@@namanchhabra2716 but he gained something without giving money ryt

[@oliveredwards2793]

Starting early is the best way of getting ahead to build wealth, intelligent people always try to harness any investment opportunity with calculated risks.

[@noelstout3056]

@Gregg Bartel If you cut off all distractions and just focus on solid investment, you'd be surprised by just how much one can accomplish in 6 months!

[@rohitmajumdar1579]

@Joe Robert I’m aware of Frost Hilda, spreading funds on such multiple investments takes a lot, are you at bothered by the risks?

[@billnolan5375]

@Kellen Patton I’ve allocated my capital in a safe and sustainable way but still leave room for excitement for individual stocks, cryptos and new exciting opportunities!

[@JayKumar-kg3mj]

How calm he is. Just amazing

[@unknowntechi]

Nikhil Kamath is on fire what a guy he is every successful entrepreneur had great learning knowledge in there initials

[@noname-xr3zx]

India's youngest billionaire as well as youngest player to beat the legend 5 time world chess champion GM vishwanathan anand. Definitely a better player than magnus carlsen

[@yummieveggie6655]

He cheated

[@RahulSharma-bo5jc]

Stockfish 😂

[@Harsh.Thakur]

😅🤣

[@Probogenius04]

Nice jock 😅

[@kaytee8716]

A Chess Legend !!! 1. Nf3 e5 !!! Just brilliant !!

[@mayurpintu9555]

Look how cool and gentle is Kunal Sir ,his generosity speaks everything.Keep thriving Sir

[@yashaparik]

I feel govt should introduce money management (trading, investing, terms/how tos) rather than teaching some irrelevant subjects..

[@rajshamani]

Yes, it should definitely be one of the subjects

[@sunyraj]

Amazing work Raj, these podcasts not only encourage youngsters to think big but also give an insight on how entrepreneurs think different to make it big.

[@manishthakur9851]

What a calm person Nikhil is. His voice is so soothing. His knowledge is beyond imagination. Gem person

[@rakshitabaadkar8355]

I admire the calmness and intelligence in the way he talks..i want to develop this skill too

[@vishakhakatmore5661]

Such podcasts develop my interest in stock market and finance. Thank you raj , for having these intellectual people on the show.

[@rajshamani]

Glad you liked it. Hope it helps you grow. Stay tuned for more such videos!!

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Coinswitch AD on ZERODHA founder interview 😂😂😂😂

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🤣

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😂

[@UsmanKhan-Chess]

That's fine right, I don't think Zerodha is involved in crypto

[@anandbakshi4391]

Nikhil is really a Humble guy.. An Insecure man would never accept on having Insecurities.. Only a man sure about himself can say that👍

[@ChloTradeKreShorts]

why nikhil is successful trader ? Answer look at his face and ways of talking see the CALMNESS

[@ajiteshsingh9347]

Got great knowledge from this podcast. HIs authenticity and calm attitude at such high level is literally something that many of us needs to inculcate.Thank you Raj :)

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Thank you, glad you liked it! Hope it helps you grow!

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Plz bring Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO of OYO Rooms. Oyo is currently at pre ipo stage so lots of insights from him.....humble request

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Sure, will try to cover it soon!

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He’s on Chetan Bhagat KZbin recently

[@thethinkerofficial001]

FYI INSIDER TRADING IS *ILLEGAL*

[@irfanmomin8276]

First time i watched a podcast of 44 mins and it feels like therapy thankyou raj bhai for uploafing this :)

[@TraderHarneet]

Kamath brothers are really knowledgeable.. thanks for this podcast !

[@sugankumara9932]

Man, Loved it What a amazing Video/podcast, Very Insightful and lots of knowledge about finance. Super 👌

[@theharshpuniya]

amazing conversation...loved it, keep it up man❤️👍

[@Tradewith_vaibhav]

This was just amazing podcast i've listened... The accent and the decency of nikhil is just so composed and the way he addresses is just amazing

[@b_technical4017]

Nikhil sir is so clear with his thoughts and has a great ability to put forth a point....LOVED THE PODCAST ...LOVE U RAJ BHAI

[@AkshayDixit13]

The fastest chess engine

[@AnandVardhan]

This guy need to see how much he speaks and his guests. It felt like he gave Nithin less than 30% of total mike time.

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Its a convo, its fine

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One of the best interviews in recent times - candid, educational & fun!

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The best suggestion to the govt by Nikhil kamath:" introduce inheritance tax and reduce income tax"

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Very interesting session! Thanks Raj for bringing him

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Thank you for bringing such people in your podcast, keep bringing more such founders. Makes a huge difference!

[@Andy-pl7nk]

Should introduce him as "Chess God Nikhil Kamath".

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Dear Kamanth Sir, You are one of them who we want to become Shark Tank India Judges, not like other Sharks whose company is already at a loss and giving lectures on other companies' losses.

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*Being able to communicate *Able to sell *How to learn and communicate better *Preparation, emotion, urgency confident, Know everything about the product, *Trading/investing *How to learn commodities,to manage money, etc

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You should do an interview with Vishy anand

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Amazing thanks alott for doing this ......... it’s really a fun and a lot of inspo to watch to and surely more than Netflix 😅🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

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Now that's what we call a podcast. Raj, you're amazing.

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Raj! Kindly request you to invite DIVYANKH TURAKHIA in your podcast! He is too insightful and energetic!

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I’m going to watch the video yet I’m pretty sure this podcast is going to bombard.. more love and power to Raj ❤️

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Thanks RAJ, great video for self confidence , inspired

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Nice episode :) Candid & informative.

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This engine has defeated GM Vishy Sir

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Awesome, this gave me answers to whole economic and human behavior perspectives. I was trying to seek it since long but couldn't find in context with present situation and here I got this. Thanks to Raj & Nikhil for sharing tremendous wealth of knowledge.

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Such a great and valuable content you are providing .

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Informative one. A request: When Raj speakes its way louder and when guests speak its comparatively lower. As a viewer need to adjust the sound continuously. If technical team could make a common ground it would be great listening experience!

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I could just say thanks 🙏🏻 Amazing, so insightful

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Great knowledge man.Thanks Raj sir for this amazing podcast

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Hi Raj, doing great job with these podcast. Lots of learning...

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Having a best night watching my two Role models together with fav food !! THIS IS MY NEW YEAR.🤩

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these episodes of podcasts are just superb as heaven hahaha

[@rajshamani]

Thanks bro! Stay tuned for more such content!

[@nainar8240]

Very interesting video. Enjoy the conversation thoroughly. Thanks to both of you. Keep up the great work Nikhil karmath.

[@karandalal3529]

This was my first view for this channel and I have to say that I really liked this knowledgeable video. This interview was one of the best interviews I have watched since a long time. I really respect Nikhil Sir for his absolute calm and for the giving that they have done for the society by producing many independent investors/traders. Zerodha is seriously like Google but in finance term. I really wish them for the best. Thank you both for such an aspiring content.

[@himanshujyotisarmah2597]

NIKHIL SIR is such a nice personality. I just loved the way he talks, he seems so honest throughout the whole interview. It's an amazing experience to get to see him in your podcast. 🔥

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Yes he is the champion chess player who beat 5 time champion vishy Anand 😂😂😂

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This video really need to be played at 1.5X

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Thanks for these interviews Raj. Great Job!

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Many things to get learn from this Thanks for the video

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Amazing podcast 😍

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Gajab 🔥

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Satish Bhai made interview with raj

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Always something insightful and great Thanks raj expecting more great content

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Masterpiece podcast. Love It

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28:50 He talks about Rachna Ranade Ma'am. I think everyone who is interested in investing know who is she.

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She's a major endorser of zerodha, that's why

[@RohitRaj-iy5kh]

Calmness ❤️

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Thanks for making this video

[@tejasraghav901]

It was nice & informative podcast ...thnx raj 👍

[@rajshamani]

Thanks bro! Glad you liked it.

[@keshavagrawal5260]

First one- Kunal shah -the one who promotes spending money. Now Nikhil kamath-the one promotes investing money.

[@omkar.ingole]

Thanks 👍🏻😊 Bring more!!

[@neenadevi8664]

Amazing intro. So excited to see your podcast but m gonna watch this tomorrow. Bcz tomorrow I ve poem recitation🤗🤗 to stand publicly for me sometimes it's so difficult to speak I just hope I can do my best. And after that m gonna watch this 😎😎😁😁💯💯💯😘

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This was so good! Inspiration ❤️

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A very good journey into the mind of Nikhil Kamath...

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Wow man, What a Podcast.. Feeling Enlightened to say the least👍👍

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Soon at 100k✌️.. Love from Nepal💞

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Amazing interview!!

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Thank u Nikhil and Raj for giving us ur time

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Great conversation on curiosity guys!! You have nailed it

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Excited to hear this conversation!

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Yes

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Aapne hi to shoot ki hogi🤦🏻‍♂️

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Nice content

[@yjrtwfgrg]

didn't you hear it live?

[@__nitinkumar__]

2 people I admire on a same page. Awesome!

[@italiandiary]

Wow Great man! wonderful interview! Thanks to "Raj Shamani" uploded this video.

[@bajajvansh]

Fantastic podcast.

[@garvarora1663]

Great podcast brother thank you for this, i Listened this podcast months back and now I am back👌

[@mihirajgaonkar4411]

as a person who is well in touch with the markets I agree with each every point nikhil said, after each point I was like daayumm that is so trueee!

[@subratsingh2341]

Lot of enthusiasm and curious after watching this episode towards trading and Investing that is which I was started more than a year. But after all I could say only one thing that, MONEY NEVER EXIST AT ANYTIME.

[@vijendra1150]

Since there is a legend , Sir Nikhil kamanth .The right Thumbnail could be 😊 - " How to make a Billion Dollars company in your young age like in your 20s or 30s "

[@harneevkaur439]

A very knowledgeable session. Thankyou.

[@satvikvarun6386]

Need more like this one

[@piyushkumar6456]

Can't thank enough to both of you.

[@vishalprajapati144]

One of the best video in your KZbin channel

[@dhruvsharma7137]

chess players left the chat😀😀

[@bharghavatri9487]

Fire interview 🔥💯⚡

[@kishorkodial5234]

Interview was indeed above outstanding 👌. Questions were intelligent and answers were even more so. Mr. Nikhil spoke extremely well , to the point ,interspersed with humor. It is impossible to believe that he is not an MBA or so. Advise given will help listeners to select the tight path to move ahead 🙏. May God 🙌 him , his elder brother and their families with health, happiness, long , active & productive life to contribute to the welfare of Society .

[@hariprakashreddym2595]

thanks both of you

[@shivinunitholi2493]

Nikhil has spoken some raw truths about the money mentality in Indian society.

[@Amit_SG]

Loved his point on REDISTRIBUTION OF INHERITANCE TAXES 🔥

[@luckyjaiswal5720]

I think we are the ones who need to thankyou 😂❤️ keep up the good work

[@atozexperiment7462]

i think nikhil sir is outstanding in his field and he I very simple he enjoy his life with simplicity...

[@dub161]

Nikhil is really inspirational.

[@abdulmoizkhan9608]

Good to hear Nikhil!