Interstellar takes you behind the scenes with the stellar founders, business builders, and next-gen leaders driving India’s startup ecosystem. Hosted by the Stellaris team, our conversations explore the bold strategies, resilience-building setbacks, and transformative scale that define some of India’s most remarkable businesses. Whether you’re a builder, dreamer, or simply curious, join us as we uncover the insights fueling these journeys.
Interstellar by Stellaris
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13 episodes
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Interstellar takes you behind the scenes with the stellar founders, business builders, and next-gen leaders driving India’s startup ecosystem. Hosted by the Stellaris team, our conversations explore the bold strategies, resilience-building setbacks, and transformative scale that define some of India’s most remarkable businesses. Whether you’re a builder, dreamer, or simply curious, join us as we uncover the insights fueling these journeys.
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Recent Episodes
June 11, 2026
EP 12| Why 90% of Membership Programs Fail (And How to Build One That Doesn't) | Interstellar ft. Anuj Rathi
<p>Membership and loyalty programs are one of the most powerful growth levers in consumer businesses, yet 90-95% of them fail. Most companies treat them as a feature bolted on top of the product. The ones that survive treat them as a strategic operating system built into the core of the business.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Interstellar, Rahul Chowdhri speaks with Anuj Rathi, Founder, Profound Club. Over a career spanning Flipkart, Walmart, Swiggy and Cleartrip, Anuj has been at the centre of some of India's most defining consumer product moments, from early e-commerce to quick commerce, and from growth-at-all-costs to the harder, more nuanced work of retention.</p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation, they go deep on what it actually takes to build a membership program that works; the right benefits, the right cohorts, the right payback horizon, and the strategic clarity that separates programs that scale from ones that quietly die.</p><p><br></p><p>Coming up in this episode- </p><p>00:00 - Coming Up</p><p>01:25 - Intro</p><p>03:05 - Why do 90-95% of membership programs fail? </p><p>06:56 - Types of Membership/Loyalty Program</p><p>13:40 - Inception of Swiggy Super</p><p>20:31 - How to define program pricing? </p><p>26:20 - Acquisition vs. Retention</p><p>30:18 - Structuring your program</p><p>33:04 - Annual Vs. Monthly Programs</p><p>36:42 - How should founders approach membership/loyalty programs? </p><p>42:30 - Anuj’s favourite program</p><p><br></p><p>Visit www.stellarisvp.com to learn more about how we invest.</p>
March 25, 2026
Ep. 11 | Can AI Fix the Broken Travel Industry | Ft. Deep Kalra (MakeMyTrip), Aloke Bajpai (ixigo) & Hari Ganapathy (PickYourTrail)
<p>Travel is one of the earliest internet categories in India, yet it still feels unfinished. Millions of people book flights in seconds… but still walk into hotels to book a room. Planning a single trip involves dozens of decisions across multiple platforms, spread over weeks.</p><p><br></p><p>And despite all the progress, trust remains the biggest bottleneck.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we brought together Deep Kalra (MakeMyTrip), Alok Bajpai (Ixigo), and Hari Ganapathy (PickYourTrail) – three founders who represent three distinct eras of building Indian travel tech. They’re candid about what’s still broken in travel, how AI is beginning to reshape the industry, and where the biggest opportunities lie.</p><p>The next version of Indian travel is being built right now. This conversation is a window into what it might look like.</p>
February 26, 2026
EP. 10 | How India's Going-Out Culture is Evolving | Interstellar ft. Rahul Ganjoo
<p>Experiences are emerging as a new layer of India’s consumer economy. From large global concerts to hyperlocal community events, consumers are increasingly stepping out not just for entertainment, but for identity, belonging, and participation.</p><p>This shift is creating entirely new opportunities and challenges in building platforms that connect consumers to real-world experiences.</p><p>In this episode of Interstellar, Rahul Chowdhri speaks with Rahul Ganjoo, CEO of District by Zomato.</p><p>In this episode, we cover:</p><p>(00:00): Coming Up</p><p>(01:19): Introduction</p><p>(02:04): Decision to join Zomato back, with District</p><p>(02:54): Defining the ‘Going-out’ market</p><p>(04:27): Market segmentation</p><p>(06:04): District’s core ICP spend mix</p><p>(06:59): Shifts in consumption patterns</p><p>(10:48): Going-out behaviour across different age groups</p><p>(12:25): Frictions in ‘Going-out’</p><p>(13:34): Experience-level unit economics</p><p>(15:22): High spends and affordability</p><p>(17:24): District’s venue experience strategy</p><p>(19:35): District’s IP strategy</p><p>(21:30): How global is the Indian consumer?</p><p>(23:11): District’s role in the customer journey</p><p>(25:35): ‘Going-out’ trends</p><p>(29:44): AI in the ‘Going-Out’ business</p><p>(32:00): District’s social platform play</p><p>(33:05): Strategy for experience expansion</p><p>(35:05): What's exciting in 2026?</p><p>(36:07): White space opportunities</p><p>Visit www.stellarisvp.com to learn more about how we invest.</p>
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