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Supplier & importer just dropped ↓
— still from ep 28 —
58 m
EP 028 · 15 MAY 2026

Why I stopped sourcing from one farm.

Anjali on diversifying supply across three estates, the conversation that changed her mind, and what she pays per kilo now.

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Anjali Krishnan Roaster & Founder, Kapi Co · Bangalore
First-time café owner
— still from ep 27 —
1h 04m
EP 027 · 01 MAY 2026

Six lakhs a month in rent, and what it bought us.

How Karan made the math work in Bandra. The 18% revenue lift he didn't see coming, and the rent negotiation he'd redo.

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Karan Sehgal Co-founder, Rye Café · Mumbai
F&B investor
— still from ep 26 —
52 m
EP 026 · 17 APR 2026

The investor who said no — then yes, six months later.

Priya on what changed between the first pitch and the second, and the three questions she now asks every F&B founder.

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Priya Bhargava Partner, Saffron Capital · Mumbai
Side hustler
— still from ep 25 —
1h 18m
EP 025 · 03 APR 2026

Cloud kitchen unit economics — the unsexy version.

Mehul on real CAC, real margin, and the delivery-app maths nobody in cloud kitchens talks about publicly.

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Mehul Iyer Founder, BowlBros · Bangalore
Corporate escapist
— still from ep 24 —
47 m
EP 024 · 20 MAR 2026

The FSSAI inspection nobody warned me about.

Aditi on the surprise audit at her Pune kitchen — what they actually check for, and the one document everyone forgets.

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Aditi Roy Co-founder, Pickle Pantry · Pune