Talks
Pick one, or ask for a mix.
- 01
Why India's chemists are losing to apps, and how they win back
12 lakh+ counters, one phone in every customer's hand, and the seven operational gaps between them.
Keynote · 25 to 40 min - 02
The customer didn't leave the chemist. They moved.
The thesis behind MedMate, told through three real shops.
Talk or fireside · 20 to 30 min - 03
Founder-market fit: building the business you grew up in
What a pharmacy family teaches you that a business school cannot.
Founder events · 20 min - 04
Leaving medical school to build
The honest version, for students deciding between the safe path and the one they want.
Colleges · 20 to 30 min plus Q&A - 05
Building in public, honestly
What 100+ days of posting the build every day did for recruiting, customers and discipline, and what it cost.
Founder events · Podcasts - 06
Quick commerce vs the neighbourhood chemist
Why medicine is not groceries, and what the 20 May 2026 chemists' bandh was really about.
Panel - 07
Health-tech from Bengaluru for the rest of India
Building for towns that quick commerce will never reach.
Keynote · Panel
Formats
- Keynote
- Fireside
- Panel
- Podcast
- Campus talk
- Workshop for pharmacy associations
Past appearances
- College talks across Bengaluru 2026
Campus sessions on leaving medicine to build and on the neighbourhood pharmacy; photos on the profile page.
- India Pharma Channel 2026
Conversation with the President of the Bangalore District Chemists & Druggists Association.
- The ₹200 Crore Challenge Daily since 17 July 2026
A Reel a day for 730 days, on Instagram @the_roni_paul.
What organisers get
- Talk outline and slides a week before the event
- Approved bio in three lengths and a print-ready headshot, in the press kit
- A plain-spoken speaker who answers the hard questions
Booking
Email theronipaul@gmail.com with the event name, date, city, audience and format. Replies within two working days.
