Musings From Deepak @ DSG Consumer Partners #19

All things consumer & insurgent brands. What I am currently reading, thinking about and reflecting upon.

Episode 12: Deepak Shahdadpuri, Founder, DSGCP - Direct to a Billion Consumers | Podcast on Spotify — open.spotify.com

My first ever podcast. Pleasure being a guest on Arjun Vaidya's "Direct To A Billion Consumers". Wide ranging conversation spanning insurgent brands, how I personally stumbled onto the Indian consumer opportunity, why DSG Consumer Partners focuses on themes not sectors, why not every product will be D2C, lessons learnt, mistakes made and some much more.

Arjun - Thank you for having me on the show. And no, I did not know your interest in consumer brands was triggered by my newsletter.

#insurgentbrands #consumer #india

Pip & Nut cuts out plastic with move to glass jars — www.thegrocer.co.uk

DSGCP portfolio co Pip & Nut is moving its entire range into glass jars in a bid to crack down on plastic #sustainability #environment #greenplanet #BCorp

BW Disrupt Unveils 30 Under 30 Super Intra Entrepreneurs - BW Businessworld — www.businessworld.in

Congratulations to Divij Bajaj, CEO of DSGCP portfolio co PowerGummies for making the BwDisrupt 30 under 30 List 2021 @bajaj_divij #insurgentbrands

How do modern baby food brands win parents' trust? — thingtesting.com

A category we are obsessed with at DSGCP. To date we have backed UK's fastest baby food brand Piccolo which has recently launched in Singapore and China.

Chobani files confidentially for IPO — www.fooddive.com

Great case study. From an #insurgentbrand founded in 2005 to the market leader in the USA and about to go public. All in 15 years,

Great tweet thread on not chasing investor money and being comfortable with boot strapping a business. — twitter.com

Something we keep telling our DSGCP portfolio co founders. Some listen. Many do not ;-)

“Chasing investor money isn’t for everyone. I bootstrapped my business to $25M in revenue and a $100M+ acquisition. Here’s how you can build from nothing, too. A thread 🧵”

Six of the best paper packaging innovations in fmcg | Analysis & Features | The Grocer — www.thegrocer.co.uk

Paper packaging is gaining ground as supermarkets and shoppers look to ditch single-use plastic. Here are some of the most innovative products to hit shelves from the UK’s biggest food and drink brands.