Imagine ordering groceries and having them show up at your doorstep in just 10 minutes. That’s the promise of Zepto, the fastest growing e-commerce company in India. In this episode of How To Build The Future, Garry sits down with Aadit Palicha, the co-founder and CEO of Zepto, to discuss how they got started in a Whatsapp group, what it’s like going up against incumbents like Amazon and Zomato and how the future of e-commerce is changing in the age of intelligence.
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Chapters (Powered by https://chapterme.co/) –
00:00 – Intro
01:33 – Customer Backward
03:02 – Jared Friedman
06:03 – Kirana
08:58 – Do Things That Don’t Scale
11:05 – Dark Store
14:51 – Bumps
19:36 – Other Options
21:38 – Product Market Fit
24:06 – Is Zepto A Success?
27:58 – Unique Advantages
29:53 – Vision
33:43 – AI
37:02 – Advice
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how did they become fastest growing? I mean cash burn and more cash burn
One of the most unethical startup ever. Worst UX. They’ll share unfair amount and even after applying coupon you get peanuts.
man doesn't know how to pace out his sentences for more clarity but surely knows his business well!
World class Internet company ??? obviously ZEPTO is not that
Yea…Gonna be there pretty soon. building something really amazing
Give your best, carpe diem. I'll reach there in few years.
One of the most overvalued and evil company