Heather Samarin and Vidya Dinamani sit down with Worldly’s SVP for Product, Rupesh Shah.

With product leadership experience gleaned at Simpa, Intuit, and Khan Academy, Rupesh shares his transformative journey as he recounts his early experience at Simpa Energy, a startup with a bold mission to provide accessible renewable energy to millions in India. He shares the challenges of aligning investor expectations with customer needs and the pivotal moment when he discovered the disconnect.

Learn how he navigated the shift in business model, employing innovative solutions like pay-as-you-go solar products. Rupesh's story is a testament to the power of on-the-ground insights, collaboration, and strategic thinking in reshaping the trajectory of a mission-driven company.