EP 139 : Marrying Profits with Purpose - Shikha Shah (Founder, AltMat) | Managing Manufacturing & Supply Chains | Pioneering Sustainability

Shikha is the founder and CEO of AltMat a company that converts agricultural waste into sustainable natural textiles. In this interview she spoke about its use cases, the value proposition for its supply chains and what it takes to make sustainable material mainstream and more with Roshan Cariappa. Key Highlights: 00:00 Introduction 01:23 Founding journey of AltMat 09:37 What is AltMat and what are it's use cases 13:04 Prioritising use cases 14:12 Managing supply chains and manufacturing 17:33 Working with farmers and paying fair price  20:04 Value proposition to supply chains 24:04 Do enough consumers care about sustainability? 27:30 Making sustainability mainstream 30:02 Working with government 32:31 The nuances of operating in the sustainability space 35:09 What's next for AltMat 37:43 High level challenges Shikha is solving 39:10 Going from idea to product to company 42:03 Books and Podcast recommendation ------------------------------------- Subscribe to The Gyst here: https://the-gyst.com/ ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Shikha Shah : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shikha-shah/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shikhashah1234 ------------------------------------- Connect with Us:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator ​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​ ------------------------------------- If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message