Profitable Restaurant Lessons: Walmart & ITC to Living the Dream - Rajnish, Co-Founder, Rumi | Ep#3

In this episode of LSD with Kishore, we have an inspiring conversation with Rajnish, the Co-founder of Rumi Restaurant. From his early career in major corporations like Walmart and ITC to his bold leap into the world of entrepreneurship, Rajnish shares his fascinating journey and the lessons he's learned along the way.

We discuss the strategic planning and key factors involved in starting and running a successful restaurant, as well as the challenges & opportunities of working with food delivery giants like Swiggy and Zomato. Rajnish also opens up about his failures and the importance of adaptability in business.

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Beyond the Menu: A Restaurant Start-up Guide: https://amzn.in/d/caFCeDN

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Timecodes
00:00 - Snippets
01:13 - Guest’s Introduction
01:40 - Beyond the Menu book
02:50 - Walmart Journey
09:22 - ITC Journey
12:08 - Why entrepreneurship
19:41 - Protagonist
21:38 - Planning transition
25:07 - Planning for Corpus
26:33 - Why Restaurant business
29:12 - Priority #1
33:15 - Why Rumi?
37:09 - Priority #2
39:07 - Priority #3
42:05 – Bring in traffic
47:58 – Food Aggregators
53:22 – Childhood
56:06 – Failures in life
01:01:30 - LSD
01:02:16 – Rapid Fire