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March 19, 2026

Not IIT, Not McKinsey. How the Foxtale Founder Built Her Own Way | Romita Mazumdar | Unstarted

Romita Mazumdar is the Founder and CEO of Foxtale, one of India's fastest-growing D2C beauty brands. But this conversation isn't about the business. It's about the years before it: the banking desk that made her feel seen for the wrong reasons, the VC firm where she was suddenly invisible, and the team dinner where someone asked a question she couldn't answer the expected way.

In this episode, Avnish Bajaj and Romita attempt to answer:

1. When do you actually know it's time to leave?

2. How do you find PMF when you don't trust your own lens?

3. What does it mean to build for yourself, not for validation?

4. How do you know you have what it takes?

5. What they land on: you either need self-belief, passion, or obsession. One of the three. A hundred percent. That's the bar.

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Romita Mazumdar is the Founder and CEO of Foxtale, one of India's fastest-growing D2C beauty brands. But this conversation isn't about the business. It's about the years before it: the banking desk that made her feel seen for the wrong reasons, the VC firm where she was suddenly invisible, and the team dinner where someone asked a question she couldn't answer the expected way.

In this episode, Avnish Bajaj and Romita attempt to answer:

1. When do you actually know it's time to leave?

2. How do you find PMF when you don't trust your own lens?

3. What does it mean to build for yourself, not for validation?

4. How do you know you have what it takes?

5. What they land on: you either need self-belief, passion, or obsession. One of the three. A hundred percent. That's the bar.

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