Building a ₹200 Cr Fashion Brand Against All Odds | Ft. Akshay Narvekar

"How do you build a ₹200 Cr fashion empire starting with just ₹7 Lakh? Akshay Narvekar, Founder of Bombay Shirt Company, reveals the raw truth about surviving product failures, sleeping on factory floors, and scaling a 'made-to-order' model in India's crowded retail market."

In this episode of Wealth By Motilal Oswal, we dive deep into:
• Why 'Product Obsession' is your only real moat.
• The economics of offline retail vs. e-commerce.
• Surviving near-death business moments and raising Series A capital.
• The origin story behind Bombay Shirt Company
• Building a business from a personal problem
• Why product is king in any business
• Learning fashion, tailoring & manufacturing from scratch
• Scaling customization at scale through technology
• Building a no-inventory made-to-order model
• Supply chain challenges and operational lessons
• Offline retail vs e-commerce economics
• Customer acquisition, store expansion & profitability
• Raising capital vs staying bootstrapped
• Surviving COVID and near-death business moments
• Building a brand moat in a crowded apparel market
• Premiumization and the future of Indian fashion
• Customer experience as a competitive advantage
• Marketing, storytelling & brand building
• Hiring great talent and building strong teams
• International expansion and future growth plans
• Entrepreneurship, resilience & handling setbacks

Chapters
00:00 Introduction & Bombay Shirt Company Journey
02:20 Solving a Personal Problem Through Entrepreneurship
05:00 Lessons From Working at a Global Fashion Company
07:10 Starting Bombay Shirt Company With ₹7 Lakh
09:15 Why Product Knowledge Matters
12:00 Learning Fashion & Manufacturing From Scratch
15:00 Building a No-Inventory Business Model
18:00 Scaling Customization Through Technology
21:00 Store Economics & Retail Expansion
23:00 Franchising, Growth & Business Strategy
25:00 International Expansion: Dubai & Beyond
28:00 COVID, Survival & Tough Entrepreneurial Decisions
31:00 Raising Capital vs Staying Bootstrapped
33:00 Building a Brand in a Crowded Market
35:00 Pricing, Premiumization & Consumer Trends
38:00 Customer Experience as a Competitive Advantage
40:00 Hiring, Leadership & Building Teams
41:00 Rapid Fire & Final Entrepreneurial Wisdom
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