Episode 5: Building the operating system for D2C brands in India! Ft. Akshay Ghulati, Co-Founder, Shiprocket

Had an amazing conversation with Akshay Ghulati, Co-Founder & CBO, Shiprocket, at the ACLR8 studio! ❤️🙌 Shiprocket is building the OS for D2C brands to launch , scale and grow their business in India and go global. It is truly a made in India innovation, that is helping brands from Bharat conquer the world. 🇮🇳🚀 Super excited to share this episode with our community. ❤️ Akshay is a also a visiting partner at ACLR8 and works closely with our portfolio companies to help them scale! 👏💯 Building the next big thing from India ? Apply to our cohort today. www.aclr8.vc/apply Content Timelines: 00:00 - Pre-cap 01:01 - Shiprocket intro and our goal at ACLR8 03:52 - Akshay's personal journey and why he decided to join Shiprocket 07:40 - Shiprocket's evolution over the years 16:50 - Expanding from logistics to multiple solutions for D2C brands 22:00 - Optimizing for Profitability while scaling 25:00 - Akshay's advice to D2C founders 26:30 - Understanding PMF for D2C brands 30:53 - Challenges that SMBs face and exciting opportunities for founders to build in 40:20 - Trends in D2C in India 46:23 - D2C brands going global & Akshay's own D2C brand 52:40 - Collaboration v/s Competition. How can tech companies work together to build the ecosystem 56:10 - Creators building global brands from India 58:10 - Indian brands like Good Earth, Forest Essentials and Himalaya doing well globally 59:10 - Building Shiprocket to a Decacorn over the next few years 1:01:37 - Akshay's collaboration with ACLR8 1:05:30 - Whatsapp commerce in the country with @grod2c and BusinessOnBot 1:07:36 - Ending remarks #podcast #podcasting #podcasts #podcastshow #trends #shiprocket #reels #reelsintagram #aclr8 #aclr8vc #reelsdaily #cashback #india #startup #entrepreneur #startupindia #entrepreneurship #business #founder