Mixture of Experts | Hosted by Activate

​About the event

​The best consumer companies often start long before there is a deck, a company, or even a fully formed idea.

​They start with a founder obsessing over a customer problem, noticing a shift in behavior, or seeing an opportunity others overlook.

​At Activate, we spend time with exceptional operators, builders, and future founders while they are still exploring the problem space, helping sharpen the market insight, customer wedge, business model, co-founder path, and first-principles company thesis.

​Mixture of Experts is our private dinner series for people at that exact edge: ambitious operators and builders exploring the transition from scaling great companies to building one of their own.

​This edition is focused on Consumer Tech, Consumer AI, and Fintech, and features Anil Goteti (Founder, Scapia) as our special guest. We'll discuss what it takes to spot category-defining opportunities, build products consumers love, and navigate the journey from operator to founder.

​What to expect

• ​A candid conversation with Anil on building Scapia, identifying market opportunities, and making the leap from operator to founder

• ​Honest discussion on finding the right problem, pressure-testing an idea, and knowing when the timing is right to start

• ​Perspectives on building in Consumer Tech, Consumer AI, and Fintech where opportunities exist today and where the market is heading

• ​A small, curated room of operators, builders, and potential founders exploring what they may want to build next

​Event logistics

• ​Host: Team Activate

• ​Special Guest: Anil Goteti (Founder & CEO, Scapia)

• ​Format: Private, invite-only dinner

• ​Location: Bengaluru (exact location shared upon confirmation)

​Ground rules

• ​Chatham House Rule: Share learnings later, no attribution.

• ​Phones away: Photos only before and after the discussion.

• ​Be specific: Examples and real experiences > generic opinions.

• ​Respect time: Please arrive on time.

​Event flow

​7:00–7:15 PM - Arrivals & introductions
7:15–8:00 PM - Fireside conversation with Anil
8:00–8:45 PM - Open discussion over dinner
8:45–9:00 PM - Wrap-up: asks, introductions, and next steps

​What to bring

• ​One idea, market, customer problem, or trend you can't stop thinking about

• ​One specific ask you'd like help with (feedback, introductions, co-founder search, fundraising perspective, career transition, etc)