From Golf Courses to Green Energy: The Story Behind Walbha | Vaishavi Sinha Bhasin

What happens when the path you’ve spent years building suddenly takes you somewhere completely unexpected? In this episode of *The Beyond Thinking Podcast**, Sarthak sits down with **Vaishavi Sinha Bhasin* to explore a journey that started with competitive golf and representing India at a remarkably young age — and eventually evolved into entrepreneurship, startups and building from the ground up. But this conversation goes beyond achievements. Vaishavi opens up about the mindset competitive sport gave her, taking risks, dealing with failure, changing direction when things don’t work, working closely with farmers, building businesses, raising funds, and the psychological pressure that comes with being a founder. We also get into the questions a new generation of entrepreneurs is asking: • Is your 20s really the best time to start a business? • How do you know when to persist and when to pivot? • What does failure actually look like behind the scenes? • Does every startup really need funding? • What can competitive sports teach you about entrepreneurship? • What should Gen Z founders understand before starting up? • And when everything changes — how do you start again? This isn't a conversation about overnight success. It’s about *competition, uncertainty, failure, resilience and the decisions that shape who you become.* Welcome to *The Beyond Thinking Podcast* — where we go beyond what people have achieved to understand *how they think.* 🎙️ Guest: *Vaishavi Sinha Bhasin* 🎙️ Host: *Sarthak* 🎧 *The Beyond Thinking Podcast* ⏱️ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Cold Open: From Golf to Green Energy 01:55 - Intro: Who is Vaishavi Sinha Bhasin? 03:34 - Welcome Vaishavi - Why Her Story Is Special 04:29 - Starting Squash at 4 & Switching to Golf at 8 05:33 - Representing India at 10 - Did You Realize It? 06:27 - Is Golf Boring? The "Buddho Ka Sport" Stereotype 07:53 - Learning to Deal With Failure (Every Shot is a Failure) 09:54 - Success vs Failure Mindset 12:07 - South Korea Tournament: "Mujhse Nahi Ho Payega" 12:50 - How Golf Made Her Ready for Entrepreneurship 14:32 - Life at Purdue University USA on a Golf Scholarship 16:47 - Father is an IAS Officer - Any Pressure to Crack UPSC? 20:12 - Starting Shoonya: 250 Desi Cows & The Idea of Purity 22:12 - Why Shoonya Shut Down in 2023 (The Real Story) 26:55 - Failure or Lesson? What Shoonya Really Was 28:42 - Facing Self-Doubt & Everyday Failures as a Founder 30:06 - New Beginning: Walbha Industries in Jhansi & 20,000 Farmers 31:07 - How Walbha Helps Environment - Stubble to Briquettes 33:21 - Rs. 10 Crore Investment from ReCircle Hyderabad 34:47 - Message to Gen Z: Startup Craze & Instagram vs Reality 37:38 - What Business REALLY Costs (Beyond Excel Sheets) 39:48 - Being a Woman in a Male-Dominated Business 41:22 - Message to Every Girl Who Thinks "I Can't Do It" 43:23 - Meditation, Isha Foundation & The Other Meaning of Shoonya 46:00 - Before vs After Funding: From Lala Business to System-Driven 47:55 - AI in Business: Will AI Replace Your Job? 50:36 - Rapid Fire: Product vs Sales, Revenue vs Funding & More 52:02 - What Would You Do With Rs. 50,000 in 30 Days? 53:05 - Who Are You Really? Golfer, Founder or Seeker? 54:41 - What is Success in One Line? - Happiness 55:05 - Final Message to Young India If you enjoy conversations around entrepreneurship, startups, business, psychology and personal growth, subscribe and join us for more conversations that make you think beyond the obvious. #VaishaviSinhaBhasin #BeyondThinking #BeyondThinkingPodcast #Entrepreneurship #Entrepreneur #EntrepreneurshipIndia #Startup #Startups #StartupIndia #IndianStartups #StartupFounder #Founder #FounderJourney #FounderStory #YoungEntrepreneurs #GenZEntrepreneurs #WomenEntrepreneurs #WomenInBusiness #Business #BusinessPodcast #IndianPodcast #PodcastIndia #IndianPodcasts #Podcast #StartupPodcast #EntrepreneurPodcast #FounderPodcast #StartupFunding #StartupFailure #FounderMindset #BusinessMindset #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #SuccessMindset #Resilience #Innovation #Golf #IndianGolf #AthleteToEntrepreneur #CareerJourney #BusinessLessons #StartupLessons #EntrepreneurLife