Dilse Omni : Talks - with Saurabh Agrawal

Today, every brand is chasing Omnichannel growth—but the world of Omnichannel is complex, with multiple moving parts.This podcast is an honest attempt to decode Omnichannel success across industries, exploring how businesses can leverage technology, analytics, AI, and growth marketing to scale.Hosted by Saurabh Agrawal, a seasoned Omnichannel expert with deep experience in tech, analytics, and growth marketing, each episode brings candid conversations with leaders and practitioners who have built growth stories in B2B and B2C brands alike.🔹 New episodes every fortnight starting October

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  Dilse Omni : Talks - with Saurabh Agrawal

  Why Conversational AI Could Be the Future of Customer Engagement | Beerud Sheth | Dilse Omni Talks

  Sep 22, 20261h 47m

  AI is changing more than how we use technology. It is changing how businesses talk to their customers.Gupshup now powers 120+ billion messages every year for 50,000+ customers across 130+ countries. But Beerud Sheth believes the bigger shift is still ahead: moving from one-way marketing and clicks to AI-powered conversations where every customer can have a more personalised interaction with a brand.In this conversation, Saurabh Agrawal sits down with Beerud Sheth, Co-Founder and CEO of ⁨@gupshupdotai⁩ to explore how AI agents are transforming customer engagement, marketing, sales and the way businesses build relationships with consumers.What will you learn in this episode?• How AI is changing the way brands communicate with customers• Why the atomic unit of marketing could shift from the click to the conversation• Why AI agents could become the new front door for brands• How personalised AI agents could change advertising and marketplaces• What marketers need to rethink in an AI-first world• Why proprietary context may become one of the biggest advantages in AI• How companies should think about building versus buying AI capabilities• Why lightweight AI wrappers may struggle as foundation models become more powerful• How Gupshup evolved from messaging to conversational AI• What the future of omnichannel customer engagement could look like00:00 - Preview & Introduction03:27 - 30 Years of Autonomous AI Agents & MIT Media Lab05:16 - Founding Elance (Upwork) & Pioneering the Gig Economy08:23 - The Genesis of Gupshup: SMS-Based Social Networking10:31 - Redefining Omnichannel: The Shift to Conversational Surfaces15:35 - Platform Strategy for CMOs: Build vs. Buy in the AI Era26:43 - Why Context is King: What Frontier Models Can't Do30:16 - AI Harnesses Explained: Inside Gupshup's SuperAgent34:39 - AI Superhuman Campaigns & Real-Time AB Testing40:17 - Gupshup's Evolution: From Messaging to AI Platform43:03 - Good vs. Bad AI Bots: Rufus vs. Loop Traps46:03 - From Broadcast Messaging to a Conversational Mindset53:23 - The Convergence of Marketing, Sales, and Support58:04 - Taking Gupshup Global: Building a Multi-Local Company01:02:01 - Regional Differences in Conversational AI (India, LatAm, Middle East)01:06:10 - Evolution of UI: Moving from Structured Clicks to Natural Conversation01:10:00 - The Rise of Voice & Ambient AI Interactions01:14:13 - Premium 1:1 Brand Experiences for Every Customer01:20:22 - The Disintermediation of Marketplaces & Ads in the Agent Era01:27:12 - Why Horizontal SaaS is Getting Disrupted & What Survives01:31:47 - Framework: Humans → Prompts → Loops → Graphs01:35:05 - Advice for Young Entrepreneurs Building AI Products01:40:27 - Beerud's Mantra for Continuous Learning01:43:01 - Health, Energy Management & One Meal a Day (OMAD)About the Guest:Beerud Sheth is the Co-Founder and CEO of @gupshupdotai , a global conversational AI platform for marketing, commerce and customer support. He graduated from IIT Bombay and completed his master's at MIT, where his research at the MIT Media Lab focused on autonomous learning agents for personalised news filtering.In 1998, Beerud co-founded Elance, one of the early pioneers of online freelancing and the gig economy. Elance later became Upwork, which is now a publicly listed company. He went on to build Gupshup, which has evolved from a messaging platform into a global conversational AI company.About Dilse OmniDilse Omni is a podcast hosted by Saurabh Agrawal, Founder of @daiom-ai . The show features conversations with founders, business leaders and industry experts on omnichannel growth, marketing, retail, consumer brands and building businesses that last.Subscribe to Dilse Omni Talks for conversations on entrepreneurship, technology, AI, marketing, investing and the future of business.

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  Episode #22

  The ₹2.5 Lakh Crore Gifting Economy Nobody Talks About | Nitin Jain | Dilse Omni Talks | Episode 22

  Aug 27, 20261h 28mS1

  India’s gifting economy is estimated nearly ₹2.5 lakh crore - but gifting is much more than products, packaging, and occasions. It is an industry built around emotion, culture, creativity, and human connection.In this episode of Dilse Omni Talks, Saurabh Agrawal sits down with Nitin Jain, Founder of @Indigifts , to explore the evolving world of gifting and the opportunity it presents for Indian creators, brands, and entrepreneurs.Nitin is an animator, creator, entrepreneur, and founder who brings together creativity, technology, culture, and commerce to rethink how we gift and how products are created.From his journey through @SharkTankIndia to building products like Seed Rakhi, Nitin shares how gifting can move beyond commodities to become more personal, meaningful, and rooted in Indian culture.In this episode, you’ll learn:- Why India’s gifting economy is a ₹2.5 lakh crore opportunity- Why gifting is fundamentally about emotion, not just products- What the Orange Economy means and how creativity and culture can translate into capital- How AVGC-XR fits into India’s creative economy- Nitin’s journey from animator to entrepreneur and creator- The thinking behind IndiGifts and products like Seed Rakhi- How Shark Tank influenced his entrepreneurial journey- What it means to be a CoPreneur- The Power of Co and the role of community in entrepreneurship- How CoCircle creates accountability and a safe space for founders- How culture, content, technology, and commerce can come together- Why phygital experiences could shape the future of retail and gifting- Nitin’s vision for building and promoting Rajasthan’s startup ecosystem- What it takes to build businesses that create impact beyond just revenueThis is a conversation about gifting, creativity, culture, entrepreneurship, community, and building from India for the world.Get our free 50-page Omnichannel Guide — your playbook for driving Omni growth → https://tinyurl.com/daiom-omni-guide About the guest:Nitin Jain is an animator, creator, entrepreneur, and Founder of @Indigifts building at the intersection of creativity, technology, culture, and commerce. Through IndiGifts, he is reimagining gifting as a more personal and meaningful experience while also working to strengthen Rajasthan’s startup ecosystem.️ About Dilse OmniDilse Omni is a podcast by Saurabh Agrawal, Founder of @daiom-ai featuring honest conversations on omnichannel growth, marketing leadership, customer experience, retail innovation, entrepreneurship, and building businesses that last.Through conversations with founders, CXOs, creators, and business leaders, Dilse Omni explores the ideas, decisions, and experiences shaping the future of modern businesses.Subscribe to Dilse Omni for more conversations on building brands, businesses, and experiences that matter.Nitin Jain, IndiGifts, Indigifts founder, Nitin Jain Shark Tank, gifting industry India, gifting economy India, ₹2.5 lakh crore gifting economy, Indian gifting market, gifting business India, gifting brands, gifting startup, Orange Economy India, Orange Economy, creative economy India, AVGC XR, Indian entrepreneurship, Rajasthan startup ecosystem, Rajasthan startups, CoPreneur, CoCircle, Power of Co, phygital, phygital retail, culture and commerce, Indian culture, Seed Rakhi, Shark Tank India, entrepreneurship podcast India, business podcast India, DilSe Omni Talks, Saurabh Agrawal, DAiOM

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  Episode #21

  Omnichannel playbook of Financial Service industry | Souparno Bagchi X Saurabh Agrawal | DilSe Omni Talks EP21

  Aug 9, 20261h 47mS1

  India has 9,000+ registered NBFCs, 90% bank account penetration, and a formal credit system barely one generation old. Money can now reach a borrower's account faster than they can cook a packet of noodles.So why does banking still feel like it doesn't know you?In this episode of DilSe Omni Talks, Saurabh sits down with Souparno Bagchi to decode how omnichannel is transforming financial services and fintech in India: from micro-lending unit economics and the India 1-2-3 framework to UPI, account aggregator, tech debt, AI, and why customer experience has become the only real differentiator left.What we discussed in this episode:- Why every company in India wants to become a lender- Fintech vs. financial services - The India 1, India 2, India 3 framework- What digital public infrastructure actually unlocked- The economics of micro-lending- Banking's customer experience problem- Tech debt, AI, and what comes nextAbout the Guest: Souparno Bagchi is a financial services and technology leader whose career spans nearly nine years at TCS over six years at Goldman Sachs, and time in consulting, before crossing into the startup world to build and scale micro-lending businesses. An ISB alumnus who also teaches there, and the son of a banker who spent 32 years in the profession, he has watched Indian banking change from both sides of the counter. His work today sits at the intersection of AI, risk, and the credit divide, who gets access to capital in this country, and who still doesn't.About Dilse Omni:Dilse Omni is a podcast hosted by Saurabh Agrawal, Founder of DAiOM technologies . The show features conversations with founders, business leaders, and industry experts on omnichannel growth, marketing, retail, and building businesses that last.

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  Episode #20

  The Agri Business Playbook: Branding, GI Tags & Building a Premium Food Brand | Nitin Puri

  Jul 27, 20261h 30mS1

  Nearly half of India's workforce depends on agriculture, yet the sector contributes only around 18% of India's GDP. The opportunity is not in adding more farmers. It is in helping farmers earn more by building better businesses, stronger brands, and efficient supply chains. This conversation explores how KisaanSay is working to make that happen.In this episode of Dilse Omni Talks, Saurabh sits down with Nitin Puri, Founder of KisaanSay, to talk about Indian agriculture, food brands, and what it really takes to create more value for farmers.From the story behind KisaanSay and the legacy of Dr. Verghese Kurien to GI Tags, Basmati rice, food quality, omnichannel growth, and the future of farming, this conversation explores the challenges and opportunities shaping India's food ecosystem. Nitin also shares why consumers should look beyond labels and understand where their food comes from.What we cover in this episode: → Why farmers are India's most underrated entrepreneurs → The story behind KisaanSay and its mission → Why the origin of your food matters more than the label → What a GI Tag is and why it matters → The story behind Basmati rice and food fragrances → How KisaanSay selects its products → KisaanSay's business model and omnichannel strategy → The role of technology in agriculture → Lessons from Dr. Verghese Kurien and the story behind IRMA → Why India needs more productivity, not more farmersAbout the Guest:Nitin Puri is the Founder of @KisaanSay , a farmer-first food brand that works closely with farming communities to bring authentic, high-quality products directly to consumers. An IRMA alumnus, he is passionate about building better value chains and creating a stronger connection between farmers and consumers.About Dilse Omni:Dilse Omni is a podcast hosted by Saurabh Agrawal, Founder of ‪ @daiom-ai . The show features conversations with founders, business leaders, and industry experts on omnichannel growth, marketing, retail, and building businesses that last. Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/dilse-omniNitin Puri, KisaanSay, Indian agriculture, farmers, food startup, D2C food brand, GI Tag, Basmati rice, Dr. Verghese Kurien, IRMA, omnichannel, food supply chain, farmer entrepreneurship, sustainable agriculture, DilSe Omni Talks, DAiOM podcast

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  Episode #19

  Is the Future of Marketing Agentic AI ? - Conversation with Sidharth Gopalakrishnan X Saurabh Agrawal Dilse Omni Talks

  Jul 15, 20261h 40mS1

  In this episode of DilSe Omni Talks, Saurabh sits down with Sidharth Gopalakrishnan, COO of NetcoreCloud , to unpack the one shift every marketing leader needs to understand right now — Agentic AI. Marketing has moved from automation to autonomy. Agents that plan, decide, and act on their own are no longer a research demo — they're already running campaigns. Drawing on insights from a recent seminar hosted by Economic Times, Google, and Netcore, Sidharth breaks down what happens when Google Cloud's infrastructure meets Netcore's marketing stack, and why most brands are still thinking about AI the wrong way. What we cover in this episode: → What Agentic Marketing actually means, beyond the buzzword → How the Google Cloud x Netcore partnership is built, and why it matters → Where agent-based systems are already changing campaign efficiency → The operational reality of deploying Agentic agents at scale → What marketers get wrong aboutAgentic Marketing → Where customer engagement is headed in an agent-first world About the Guest: Sidharth Gopalakrishnan is the COO of Netcore, a leading customer engagement and marketing technology platform, where he drives strategy on AI-led marketing transformation and enterprise partnerships, including Netcore's collaboration with Google Cloud. About DilSe Omni: DilSe Omni is a podcast by Saurabh Agrawal, CEO of DAiOM consulting , focused on honest conversations around omnichannel growth, marketing leadership, and building businesses that last, one insight at a time.

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