Episode 170: Amardeep Parmar (  / amardeepsparmar  ) from The BAE HQ (  / the-bae-hq  ) welcomes Sakshi Chhabra Mittal, CEO & Founder of FoodHak

In this episode, Sakshi Chhabra Mittal, founder and CEO of FoodHak, shares her inspiring journey from biotech and venture capital to revolutionising nutrition with her AI-driven food company. She discusses how her personal health challenges and industry experience led her to focus on food as medicine, creating healthy, technology-driven meals to combat chronic diseases.

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro
01:23 - Sakshi’s early ambitions of becoming a doctor
02:28 - Trauma from early medical internships
03:14 - Shift from medicine to biotech and joining Pfizer
04:28 - Sakshi’s career journey and challenges at Pfizer during the financial crisis
07:42 - How Sakshi hustled her way into Pfizer through unconventional methods
10:28 - The importance of brand names and longevity in a career
12:44 - Sakshi’s transition from Pfizer to Wharton and venture capital
14:41 - Moving from private equity to venture capital
17:49 - Sakshi’s best experience at SoftBank and life sciences investments
22:31 - Transitioning from investing to founding Foodhak
25:03 - Challenges and insights from building Foodhak
27:42 - Expanding Foodhak’s product lines and launching a free nutrition app
29:03 - Biggest challenges in hiring and the importance of team fit
30:13 - Biggest wins in creating healthy food products and disrupting the industry
35:47 - Excitement for Foodhak’s future and international expansion


Sakshi Chhabra Mittal:
  / chhabrasakshi  

TheFoodHak:
  / the-foodhak  

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  / the-bae-hq  

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  / thebaehq