{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"First Principles","title":"First Principles, second look: The 2025 wrap","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5921,"description":"What a year it's been.\nAfter a long hiatus and when we thought we'd closed the curtains for good, First Principles came back in April 2025 for Season 3. And what made this comeback so special? Simple: Rohin was genuinely excited to be back in the interviewing chair.\nThat excitement is infectious. It showed up in every conversation and every question. This year, he sat down with eight incredible CEOs and founders who opened up about their journeys, their philosophies, their wins, and their struggles. These were deep, candid conversations about what it really takes to build something meaningful.\nIn this special wrap episode, Rohin looks back at all eight conversations from 2025. He gives you the context about what it was really like sitting across from each guest, the moments that surprised him, the insights that stuck with him and then we play you the clips that mattered most. Think of it as a guided tour through the year's best moments.\nAnd here's the thing we're most proud of: First Principles has been named one of Apple's Best Shows of 2025. It's testament to you, our listeners, who make this more than just a podcast. You make it a community.\nAnd next year? It's going to be even better. More intriguing guests. More candid discussions. More first principles thinking applied.\nHere are all eight episodes from 2025:\nEpisode 42: Vidit Aatrey on building a problem-first mindset into Meesho’s culture\n\nEpisode 43: Sahil Barua on why Delhivery is the antithesis of moving fast and breaking things\n\nEpisode 44: Manish Sabharwal of Teamlease on creating great ancestors, India’s development journey and ‘regulatory cholesterol’\n\nEpisode 45: Ultraviolette Automotive’s Narayan Subramaniam on tinkering, designing and learning by discarding\n\nEpisode 46: Anand Jain of Clevertap on starting with nothing and learning, building and leading as you go along\n\nEpisode 47: Trilegal’s Rahul Matthan on the firm, the partnership, and the principles\n\nEpisode 48: Indiagold’s Deepak Abbot on...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZPjguY9ABfvbemOPTrjXRW3XKosLSKk1tzX-F51gCWw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82N2E1/MjUwZmE5M2ZlZTZh/NzFjZjcwNjVlMGQ3/ZjkxOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}