EP34: Period pain relief w/Welme's Preksha Chopra Vyapaar

In this episode, I invited Preksha Chopra - founder of Welme, a health and wellness company which has created a period pain relief device.

Welme, uses TENS technology to reduce period pain in women. It's clinically tested. Has no side effects. It's portable. It's sleek. You can wear it even while you work. Or while you party. No anti-biotics required.

I learnt a TON in this episode about period pain and asked a LOT of questions (some stupid ones too :P) and Preksha was kind enough to answer all of them which such calmness. She knows her stuff! We covered a range of topics like:

(00:00): Introduction

(01:30): What is Preksha building with Welme and talking about the science behind the tech

(04:20): The foundational events that led to the IDEA for Welme

(10:51): How does the Product work?

(13:08): How challenging was it to convince people to use a tech instrument to treat period pain? How was the initial response to Welme?

(17:15): Business in the blood?

(18:38): Talking about the MOAT and how Welme can stay one step ahead of the competition

(19:50): Why is talking about Periods still considered a Taboo?

(22:18): HYPOTHETHICAL Q: What would Preksha do if a big shot Pharma company approached her to buy Welme?

(25:35): What are the new products in the pipeline?

(27:10): Key learnings while building a business in the wellness space in India

(31:38): Talking about manufacturing, customer traction, marketing, product design and
distribution

(40:52): THE FUTURE OF WELME

(42:44): Some FAQs around period pain

(50:35): What’s the story behind the Logo and the name?

(53:00): LUCK VS HARDWORK



If you go through severe period pain, why not try out Welme? You can check out their website for exciting new stuff in this space!