Zepto co-founder Aadit Palicha has joined the lengthy line of Bengaluru residents calling out the town’s infamous site visitors — branding his commute to the airport as “probably the most painful factor” in his life proper now.
Talking on the Exploring Minds podcast hosted by Shivank Joshi, Palicha was requested what downside he’d pay to unravel instantly. “The most important downside that I’ve in my life is the commute at any time when I have to take a flight from the place I keep in Bangalore to the airport,” he mentioned. “That’s like probably the most painful factor that I’ve to do one or two instances a month.”
It’s a sentiment 1000’s of Bengaluru commuters share every day, as the town’s clogged roads and gradual infrastructure improvement proceed to frustrate residents and tech leaders alike.
Podcast host Joshi famous that a number of corporations are engaged on easing the airport commute, suggesting an answer could also be in place by 2026 or 2027. Palicha laughed and replied, “I’ll be very completely satisfied if that occurs.”
The Zepto founder didn’t cease there. He additionally aired his frustration with the chaos of multi-platform communication. “I’ve obtained e mail, Slack, WhatsApp, LinkedIn… and on the primary three particularly, loads of vital conversations occur, so every little thing will get blended up,” he mentioned. “I’d fairly have one interface the place all that’s occurring.”
Joshi referred to as it “an actual founder’s downside,” to which Palicha agreed, including that whereas some startups like Beeper had tried to sort out the problem, few had succeeded in making it work at scale.
Palicha additionally wished for richer studying summaries and entry to university-style lecture repositories. “JSTOR has analysis materials, however think about entry to nice lectures in a single place,” he mentioned.
