Beyond the Case
A podcast where global leaders from the Harvard Business School Owner/President Management (OPM) community join in a personal capacity and share the real decisions, failures, and mental models behind building enduring companies.
This podcast is independent and not affiliated with Harvard Business School.
Podcasting since 2025 • 46 episodes
Beyond the Case
Latest Episodes
Sold to OpenAI: The Patience, People, and Principles Behind the Exit - Tomasz Kulakowski
He sold his company to OpenAI last month and the story behind it is a masterclass in patient entrepreneurship, long-term bets, and knowing when to start.Tomasz Kulakowski didn’t start his entrepreneurial journey fresh out of college. He ...
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Episode 46
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The Emperor Has No Clothes: Harvard OPM and Indian VCs with Vinay Pasricha
Vinay Pasricha shares his unfiltered and potentially controversial observations from 25 years as a serial entrepreneur in India. He ran an education training company that scaled to 200,000 students across 40 cities before winding it down. Five ...
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Episode 45
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Nothing Is Impossible When Discipline Is a Lifestyle: Ironman Lessons - Mohamed Mahlab
Elite endurance fitness demands structure, early mornings, repetition, and the ability to keep going when your brain wants to stop. Mohamed Mahlab uses that same “choose the hard thing” mindset to challenge himself as a leader: he sets public c...
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Episode 44
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The Cost of Ambition No One Measures - Somdutta Singh
This talk is really about rewiring what “success” means. From chasing validation, money, and outcomes to building with reflection, detachment, discipline, and community, while protecting your inner life (mental health, spirituality, re...
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Episode 43
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Scaling Trust in a Volatile, Unorganized Market - Akshay Verma
How do you go about scaling in an unorganized industry that’s mid-disruption—while commodity prices swing wildly and brand “differences” can feel paper-thin? You stop trying to sell a product and start engineering trust, systems, and culture th...
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Episode 42
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