Scaling Startups Globally: Key Lessons from OYO, Cars24 and Store My Goods with Sudeep Gupta

Join Sudeep Gupta, Founder and CEO of Store My Goods, in an insightful conversation with Gary Fowler as they explore what it really takes to build, scale, and globalize high-growth startups. With a career spanning leadership roles at OYO and Cars24 — and now building a fast-growing, tech-enabled storage solutions company — Sudeep brings rare, firsthand experience from both early-stage ventures and large-scale operational expansion across the globe. 🎯 Insights You’ll Learn: ✓ What separates startups from scaleups — and the mindset shift required ✓ How Sudeep built Store My Goods into a seed-funded, tech-enabled storage platform ✓ Key lessons from leading international business for OYO across Europe, the US, and Canada ✓ How to build and manage teams across 35+ nationalities ✓ Scaling operations from scratch: franchise networks, vendor contracting, and retail expansion ✓ How India’s startup ecosystem is evolving — and why global exposure matters ✓ The realities of fundraising, partnerships, and navigating hypergrowth ✓ What early founders can learn from failures, pivots, and large-scale operational challenges 🌍 Why This Matters: As global markets shift, founders must learn not only how to launch startups — but how to turn them into scalable, internationally competitive businesses. Sudeep’s journey from founding Café Buddy’s Foods to leadership roles at Cars24 and OYO, and now Store My Goods, offers actionable insights for founders navigating growth, expansion, and global strategy. His unique experience bridging India, Europe, the US, and Asia positions him as one of the rare builders who understand cross-cultural leadership and global business development. 👤 Expert Background: • Founder & CEO of Store My Goods — tech-enabled storage solutions, seed funded • Former Director of International Business at OYO (Europe, US, Canada) • Core leadership at Cars24, spearheading three verticals from greenfield stage • Founder of Café Buddy’s Foods, a modern F&B retail chain • 15+ years in e-commerce, automotive, hospitality, and real estate • Worked across France, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Canada, and South Korea • Recognized negotiation expert, certified by HEC Paris • Shark Tank India–validated entrepreneur • Awarded Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 by the French Minister of Foreign Trade • Times of India–featured founder • Guest speaker at IIT Delhi, Delhi University, Amity, ESCP Paris, and more 💡 Perfect For: Entrepreneurs, scaleup leaders, investors, global operators, franchise builders, marketplace founders, and anyone scaling teams across borders. Subscribe for more global founder conversations from GSD Venture Studios: https://gsdvs.com hashtag#StartupGrowth hashtag#Scaleups hashtag#GlobalExpansion hashtag#Entrepreneurship hashtag#StoreMyGoods hashtag#SudeepGupta hashtag#IndiaTech hashtag#Hypergrowth hashtag#BusinessStrategy hashtag#Franchising hashtag#GlobalLeadership hashtag#GaryFowler hashtag#GSDVentureStudios