What happens when a techie starts brewing in his garage and ends up building one of India’s most iconic craft beer brands?Just as refreshing as Geist’s beer, this episode has Narayan Manepally, CEO & Co-founder of Geist Brewing Co., chatting with Sanjay Swamy.  It has all the flavours and ingredients - from sharing his journey as an Intel engineer in the U.S. to innovating and succeeding as a beer entrepreneur.What you’ll learn:🍺 How one batch of California Golden Ale changed everything📜 Why Narayan brewed in Belgium and brought it back to India📦 The science of building a cold chain for beer🌳 How Geist Brewing Co.  turned adversity into an open-air beer garden📈 From 0 to 450+ locations without compromising on qualityTimestamps:00:00 – Introduction03:27 – Tech at Intel → Garage Brewing08:09 – First Brew = The Big Idea10:08 – “Now They Say: We Love Geist!”12:42 – What Makes a Beer ‘Craft’?15:00 – Brewing Abroad When India Said No18:04 – The 600K Month & Scaling B2B20:33 – COVID Pivot: Sell to Myself23:47 – Cold Chain & the Science of Fresh Beer34:03 – Advice for Founders📌 Follow us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevpTwitter: https://twitter.com/primevp_inWebsite: https://primevp.in🔔 Subscribe for more founder-first content.#GeistBrewingCo. #CraftBeerMovement #StartupIndia #FounderInsights #EntrepreneurMindset #RegulatoryChallenges #B2BtoB2C #FoodAndBeverageIndustry #ConsumerBranding #ScalingStartups #BootstrappingStories #COVIDPivot #BusinessOfBeer #FounderPodcast #PrimeVenturesPartnersPodcast

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