EP 168 : Building a Forest Collective - Sunith Reddy (Co-founder, Beforest) | Sustainability | D2C

Sunith is the co-founder of Beforest Lifestyle Solutions, a startup that  builds and helps maintain sustainable farms and homes as a collective.  Sunith, previously a tech veteran transitioned into a sustainable  property solutions with Beforest. In this episode he spoke about how he  made the transition from thinking about bits and bytes to atoms and  molecules, getting people to care about sustainability and the nuances  of running a D2C business with Roshan Cariappa. Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:26 Transitioning from tech to sustainable properties 03:30 Going through the transition 06:37 Going from a bits & bytes to an atoms & molecules mindset 09:24 What is Beforest? 10:45 Principles to operate in a nascent space 13:13 Getting people to care about sustainability 16:03 What is a collective and what goes into building it? 19:55 Bringing together a collective 23:48 Maintaining ecological & economic balance of a farm 28:25 Nuances of running a D2C business 33:10 What's next for Beforest? 36:48 Advice on building a niche community 39:32 Advice on building in the sustainability space  42:34 Books and Podcast recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Sunith : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunithreddy/ ------------------------------------- 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