Just Herbs | How a Banker & PR Executive started a make up brand | Arush Chopra & Megha Sabhlok

🎙️Founders Unfiltered Ep-113:

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.

Join us as we talk to Arush Chopra & Megha Sabhlok, the Co-Founders of Just Herbs about their story.

Arush Chopra is the co-founder and CEO of Just Herbs, while Megha Sabhlok serves as the co-founder and COO.

Arush earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier’s College before pursuing further studies at City University of London. He then gained valuable experience working with prominent organizations such as Financial Times, Bloomberg News, The Asian Banker, and Duxton Asset Management.

In 2014, he co-founded Just Herbs, channeling his diverse expertise into the skincare industry.

Megha holds a bachelor’s degree from Sophia Girls' College, Mumbai, and an MSc in Management from Lancaster University. She previously worked with Burson-Marsteller and Tenon Group before co-founding Just Herbs, contributing her management and leadership skills to the brand’s success.

🏢 About Just Herbs:
Just Herbs is an Ayurvedic skincare and haircare brand offering pure, plant-based products made from organic herbs.

Free from sulphates, parabens, and animal testing, their customizable formulations cater to specific skin concerns. Certified by Ayush, they combine Ayurvedic principles with natural ingredients for effective, results-driven care.

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🎥 AJVC BTS:    • AJVC behind the scenes  
🦄 Start-up Chronicles:    • Start-up Chronicles - Weekly  
🔎 AJVC Insights:    • AJVC Insights - Early Days  
🎯 Deep Dives:    • Insights & Deep Dives  
📈 Founder Insights:    • Founder Insights  


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Aviral Bhatnagar is a VC at Venture Highway and is the Founder of A Junior VC. He started the A Junior VC Newsletter in 2018 after observing whitespace in conversations in the Indian Venture ecosystem. He completed his B. Tech from IIT Bombay and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.

Mazin Biviji is a Product Owner at Agoda and a founding member of A Junior VC. He previously worked at Deloitte as a Senior Consultant. He completed his MSE and BSE from the University of Michigan and his MBA from INSEAD.

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🔎 Research:
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2. Sahil Nizam -   / sahilnizam12  
3. Deepthi Nagoorkar -   / deepthi-nagoorkar-64408085  

00:00 Start
03:26 Rapid Fire Round
11:45 Early Days
20:51 Transition period
29:48 Facebook community
35:06 Transition to makeup
41:10 Shifting from bootstrapped to a VC-backed company
46:16 Scaling the company
51:58 Quick Commerce v/s Traditional Channels
53:13 Dealing with conflict
58:42 Way forward
59:48 Unfiltered Feedback

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