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What Should Founders Do About Distribution, Capital, and Trust? | Episode 49


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Today’s episode spans consumer brands, early-stage capital, and healthcare crowdfunding — with builders operating close to the ground.

🗞️ News Brief

  • Deepinder Goyal hands over the reins to Albinder — steps back to focus on other ventures; ~$100M in unvested ESOPs let go.

  • Capital One acquires Brex for $5.15B — largest bank–fintech deal to date; reflects a sharp markdown from Brex’s $12.3B 2022 peak.

🎙️ Guest Segments

Arjun Singh — Co-founder, Gully Labs

Fresh off a ₹30 Cr Series A, Arjun breaks down how Gully Labs was built before inventory: manifesto-first branding, a 5,000+ WhatsApp community, lessons from online controversy, and why India is still massively under-branded. We discuss channel mix, overseas demand (25%+ revenue), experiential retail, and what’s next.

Sanil Sachar — Partner, Huddle Ventures

Inside Huddle’s pre-seed playbook: what they back, how they spot conviction vs spray-and-pray, mistakes founders make early, regrets passed on, and which consumer categories excite them heading into 2026.

Piyush Jain & Khushboo Jain — Carepal Group (ImpactGuru)

How ImpactGuru evolved into Carepal, India’s healthcare crowdfunding infrastructure: scale, hospital partnerships, trust and fraud prevention, how UPI changed access, financing ultra-expensive treatments, and a story from the work that stayed with them.

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