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Building a D2C Brand That Solves Real Pain | TheYoungTurksDialogues | Episode 84

June 8, 2025Anmol Gogia

Discover how innovative founders are building D2C brands that solve real customer pain points in this insightful episode of TheYoungTurksDialogues. Learn powerful strategies for product positioning, customer experience, branding, and scaling a purpose-driven business in today’s competitive direct-to-consumer market. A valuable podcast for entrepreneurs, startup founders, and D2C business enthusiasts.

About This Episode

Welcome to The Young Turks Dialogues where we decode the future of marketing, branding and entrepreneurship. In Episode 84, we sit down with Roni Mondal, founder of Matri, a D2C brand built around solving menstrual pain one of India’s most unspoken challenges. From pitching on Shark Tank to navigating taboos, Roni shares what it truly takes to build a pain-first brand in a market that often ignores women’s health. Why Matri started with solving pain, not pushing product One assumption about Indian female consumers that proved completely wrong How to build a D2C brand with just ₹1 lakh (real talk, no fluff) Mistakes D2C founders make beyond just CAC Why “empowerment” in branding needs purpose, not just PR The cultural resistance Roni faced while building Matri A powerful message to his future daughter about why he started it all This episode is for: D2C founders Marketers working in taboo or underserved spaces Health & wellness entrepreneurs Anyone who believes businesses can solve real problems Roni’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronimonda… Explore more about Crobstacle: https://crobstacle.com/

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