Enter Ranveer Allahbadia, a powerhouse on the Indian YouTube circuit. He initially burst onto the scene with his fitness channel, Beer Biceps, and later expanded his digital empire with The Ranveer Show podcast. As a dynamic young entrepreneur who’s rubbed shoulders with top industry leaders on his podcast and even launched a startup, his credentials are impressive. Yet, astonishingly, he appeared to lack basic knowledge about the core operations of India’s leading food delivery app.
In a revealing podcast episode with Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal, the conversation took an unexpected turn:
Ranveer: You must be swimming in data…
Deepinder: What kind of data are we talking about?
Ranveer: Well, if Zomato gets flooded with chicken biryani orders every Saturday, you’d surely need to prep a huge batch for the next weekend, right?
Deepinder: Actually, we don’t stock any food ourselves. It’s up to the restaurants to manage their inventory. We focus solely on optimizing our delivery network.
Catch the surprising exchange here: twitter.com/rose_k01/status/1752661474970153358
This blunder is hard to fathom. It might be forgivable for a tech novice from a small town to assume Zomato cooks its own meals. But for an entrepreneur and seasoned podcaster like Ranveer to make such an assumption? It’s perplexing. Zomato’s model is straightforward: they facilitate connections between customers and restaurants, overseeing only the delivery.
Is Ranveer’s oversight genuine ignorance, or a clever publicity tactic? Online, he’s been heavily criticized. If his aim is viral fame through these slip-ups, he might be overplaying his hand, as his podcast frequently features such embarrassing moments.
This isn’t just a one-time mishap; it’s part of a troubling trend. Ranveer consistently sparks viral debates with his awkward guest interactions and on-camera faux pas, making him a frequent topic of heated online discussion.