Battery Smart’s Pulkit Khurana On Navigating Deeptech’s Toughest Hurdles

Battery Smart cofounder and CEO Pulkit Khurana told founders at BIGShift’s closing session that even at a $500 Mn valuation, the need to prove your model — to investors, customers, and the market — never truly goes away

Recalling early scepticism about battery swapping, Khurana said the real inflexion point was proving that customers would pay and stay, not chasing scale or optics too soon

Urging deeptech founders to launch early and iterate, Khurana stressed solving business problems over building a perfect product, warning against falling in love with the tech itself