What It Really Takes

What It Really Takes is for founders, creators, students, and professionals who want to grow with clarity, courage, and purpose.Hosted by Karishma Khubchandani, the podcast features honest conversations with entrepreneurs, artists, educators, and leaders who’ve lived through both success and struggle.Each episode explores real stories, mindset shifts, and the inner work behind building meaningful lives and careers.This isn’t about noise or motivation.It’s about truth, resilience, and what it really takes to build something that lasts.

What It Really Takes is a education podcast hosted by Karishma Khubchandani, with 8 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Karishma Khubchandani hosts What It Really Takes, a education show with 8 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  Journey of a SUFI Artist: The Jogi Experience on WIRT

  Feb 5, 20261 minS1

  <p>What happens when a kid from Surat, raised in the diamond city’s discipline, chooses not gemstones, but sound? When he trades factory shifts for midnight studios, walks into Goa with only ₹5,000 and a car full of instruments, and discovers that his fragile voice carries something raw enough to fill cafés, hearts, and now, concert halls?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of What It Really Takes, Jaideep Trivedi, better known as Jogi - founder of the Jogi Experience reveals the unvarnished truth about:</p>Starting as a rebel against family traditionSurviving factory mornings and teaching music...

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  Episode #9

  Rebuilding Crypto of India: Koshik Raj on WIRT

  Feb 4, 20261h 28mS1

  <p>What happens when an engineer walks away from a safe job, vanishes into cryptography, writes the book he couldn’t find, and then spends years fixing what makes crypto unusable for the everyday person?</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode of What It Really Takes, Koshik Raj - author, builder, and co-founder in the blockchain space reveals the raw truth about: pausing to learn from zero, publishing independently, building for banks that weren’t ready, hackathon highs, the fragility of grants, and why Account Abstraction might finally bring crypto mainstream.</p><p><br /></p><p>Topics We Cove...

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  Episode #8

  From Shorts to 20% of India’s Crypto: Sharan’s Leap of Courage on WIRT

  Feb 3, 20261h 32mS1

  <p>What happens when an MBA graduate, who once thought he didn’t have it in him to be a founder, stumbles into crypto by accident, and ends up building companies that power nearly 20% of India’s crypto trading volumes?</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode of What It Really Takes, Sharan a Co-founder of PYOR (Power Your Own Research) and Brown Rice Capital — reveals the raw truth about: accidental beginnings, watching a unicorn grow, applying the regret test, raising $4M on a one-pager, and pivoting from a working startup to build something bigger.</p><p><br /></p><p>Topi...

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  Episode #7

  $1 Billion Crypto Currency Startup: Amitej Gajjala on WIRT

  Feb 2, 202656 minS1

  <p>What happens when a management consultant from IIT Madras and IIM Calcutta leaves behind the safety of corporate life - ZS Associates, ADKearney, Swiggy, and dives headfirst into the wild world of cryptocurrency? </p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode of What It Really Takes, Amitej Gajjala the founder of Stader Labs & KernelDAO, reveals how he built one of the world’s leading blockchain platforms, managing billions in assets, while navigating policy battles, volatile markets, and the relentless pace of Web3.</p><p><br /></p><p>We go deep into his journey:</p><p>Why India’s stable bank...

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  Episode #6

  IAS Dream to Corporate Business to NGOs: Ranga's unplanned Journey of Purpose than Prestige | WIRT

  Feb 1, 20261h 37mS1

  <p>What do you do when the path you’ve been preparing for years… stops feeling right? </p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode of What It Really Takes, Ranga Vasudevan opens up about his journey, from IAS aspirations to building his own startup to pivoting from corporate life to finally honour his calling.</p><p><br /></p><p>We dive deep into the moments that tested him, the calling that tried changing everything in intervals and finally is being honoured, and the lessons in leadership where ethics were tested in the most vulnerable way that only come from walk...

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