Got a Deal on Shark Tank… Then Said NO! ft. Sudeep Gupta |

Welcome to Episode 2 of Post The Tank, where we bring you raw, real conversations with founders who made it to Shark Tank India.

This week we sit down with Sudeep Gupta, founder of Store My Goods - a storage and relocation startup that got a deal on Shark Tank from Namita Thapar and Peyush Bansal... but here’s the twist... he didn’t go ahead with it.

In this power-packed episode, Sudeep shares:

•Why he really didn’t take the Shark Tank deal
•His early days as a GM before jumping into entrepreneurship
•How he built Cafe Buddy’s – a cafe chain with 110+ outlets
•The idea behind Store My Goods and how it’s changing urban living
•Business lessons, mistakes, funding tips, and startup mindset
•Why knowing your worth as a founder matters more than hype

If you're building something or love founder stories... this episode is a must-watch.

And Subscribe for more founder journeys, behind-the-scenes Shark Tank stories, and real business advice you won’t find anywhere else.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Teaser
01:26 - Intro
02:55 - Shark Tank Deal
03:30 - Funding
07:00 - StoreMyGoods Business
13:00 - Education & Job
15:15 - Starting CafeBuddy's
17:30 - Starting Job at Cars24
19:39 - Employee vs Founder
26:00 - Starting Again
34:00 - Getting a Call from Shark Tank
42:00 - Shark Tank Experience & Deal
45:00 - Leaving the Job, Hiring People
55:59 - Raising Funding
57:00 - Business Idea
01:02:00 - Future Plans


About:

I'm Akash Gupta, Co-founder & CEO at Zypp.app, India's leading EV-as-a-service brand with thousands of EVs delivering happiness throughout the day and most important impacting the lives of thousands of delivery partners.

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