The Economic Times Founders’ Growth Retreat: Where India’s entrepreneurs come to think bigger.

For founders and entrepreneurs, growth rarely happens in a straight line. As a business expands, so does the complexity around it: more decisions, larger teams, new markets, capital considerations and the constant pressure to keep moving. Yet, somewhere along that journey, one thing becomes increasingly difficult to find: the time and space to step away from execution and think about what comes next.

The Economic Times Founders’ Growth Retreat is designed around that need: creating a setting where accomplished founders, promoters, entrepreneurs and business leaders can pause, exchange perspectives and rethink the next phase of their growth journey.

A Luxury cruise from Mumbai to Goa and back, the experience brings together a carefully curated community of founders and enterprise leaders. The premise is simple: when people building businesses at scale come together away from the usual pressure of the boardroom, conversations and into the questions that genuinely matter. The retreat is built around four interconnected dimensions of the founder journey: mind, body, network and strategy.


The strategic programme focuses on the decisions that shape businesses as they move into their next phase of growth. Sessions explore business design, long-term strategy, executive execution, and the pathway towards building enterprises with the scale, structure and leadership needed for the future.

But growth is not only a business equation. The retreat also creates a space for executive performance and reset, bringing together neuroscience-backed productivity, cognitive performance, and wellness experiences designed to help leaders step back from the pace of everyday operations.

Equally central is the peer network. With the cohort curated for founders, promoters, business owners and growth-stage enterprise leaders, the retreat is intended to create meaningful conversations between people who understand the realities of building and scaling businesses. From facilitated founder sessions to conversations over meals and informal interactions, the emphasis is on relationships that can extend well beyond the voyage.

That sense of connection is complemented by an experience designed to feel distinctly different from a conventional business gathering. Ocean-view hospitality, premium dining, wellness and curated experiences at sea create an environment where strategic conversations can coexist with moments of discovery and downtime.

At the heart of the retreat is a larger ambition: helping founders think beyond the business they are running today and towards the enterprise they want to build tomorrow.

For entrepreneurs who spend much of their time making the next decision, the opportunity to pause and look at the bigger picture can be valuable in itself. Add to that a room of accomplished peers, specialist perspectives, and an environment designed for both reflection and connection, and the retreat becomes more than an offsite.

It becomes a space to reset perspective, build meaningful relationships, and return with greater clarity on what comes next.

The Economic Times Founders’ Growth Retreat is for leaders who are not simply looking to grow into their businesses, but are thinking about the next level of growth, and the person they need to become to lead it.

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