India is protein-deficient. So I turned the country’s favourite snack into the solution.

On this episode of ChaiNet, we sit down with Razia Ali, founder of Poptein, India’s first protein popcorn.

After 20 years at Dell, AMD, and Yahoo, Razia walked away with a few lakhs, a WhatsApp number, and a Wix website. Four months later, she’s bootstrapping a clean-label protein popcorn brand.

We talk about why she left corporate, why popcorn instead of protein bars, what it costs to stay clean on ingredients, and how AI made building easier than it would have been in 2018.

If you’ve thought about leaving corporate to build something, this one’s for you.

Listen to Razia Ali on ChaiNet now.

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