{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/629d98cad435d300126b7044/6a7ca209e37e4063e3578172?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How a ₹99 Idea Is Preventing Fatal Highway Crashes | Shyam Sunder Reddy Founder - PowerNAP | #TGV739","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/629d98cad435d300126b7044/1792756670799-d5d5851a-044f-44fa-b8ea-6996b58026aa.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Closing your eyes for just 2 seconds at 100 km/h means traveling 80 meters completely blind.</p><p><br></p><p>Every year, thousands of fatal accidents happen not because drivers are reckless, but because they are exhausted. In this episode of The Guiding Voice, host Navin Samala sits down with Shyam Sunder Reddy, Founder and CEO of Power Nap, a groundbreaking highway infrastructure startup building automated smart sleeping pods across Indian highways starting at just ₹99/hour.</p><p><br></p><p>Shyam shares the eye-opening story that triggered this venture, how micro-sleep silently causes catastrophic accidents, the challenges of scaling an offline physical business, and why rest—not just fuel or food—must become non-negotiable for travelers.</p><p><br></p><p>⏱️ Timestamps &amp; Chapters</p><p>00:00 - Micro-Sleep: The 2-Second Highway Danger</p><p>01:34 - Welcome to The Guiding Voice &amp; Guest Introduction</p><p>04:28 - What is Power Nap? (Smart Highway Sleeping Pods)</p><p>06:33 - Rapid Fire Round 1: Curiosity, Principles &amp; Culture</p><p>09:33 - Why Roads Are My Greatest Teacher &amp; Guiding Voice</p><p>11:46 - The Toughest Lessons from 6 Startup Ventures</p><p>13:06 - Building Systems in an Offline Physical Business</p><p>15:13 - How Power Nap Pods Work (₹99 Automated Rest)</p><p>18:13 - The Brother&#39;s Road Trip: How the Idea Was Born</p><p>21:00 - What is Micro-Sleep and Why Is It Fatal?</p><p>23:14 - The Life-Altering Accident That Validated the Mission</p><p>24:34 - Crucial Safety Advice for Highway Road Trippers</p><p>25:39 - Biggest Mistakes Young Founders Make</p><p>27:10 - Rapid Fire Round 2: Billboards, Resilience &amp; Habits</p><p>31:05 - Execution vs. Ideas: Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs</p><p>35:00 - TGV Trivia: Shocking Facts About Nighttime Driving</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with the guest:</p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/shyam-sunder-reddy/</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with the host:</p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveensamala/</p><p><br></p><p>Also, Tune into our Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu &amp; Kannada podcasts here:</p><p>YouTube:</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TGVMarathi</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TGVHindi</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TGVGujarati</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/@tgvtelugu</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TGVKannada</p><p><br></p><p>Grab a copy of Naveen Samala’s latest book, “69 Naked Truths”</p><p>Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/69NTAMZN</p><p>Flipkart: https://tinyurl.com/69NTFPKT</p><p><br></p><p>TGV Inspiring Lives Volume 2 is on Amazon</p><p><br></p><p>Volume 2:</p><p>Notion Press: http://surl.li/tmkry</p><p>Use the Coupon code: NAVEEN20 on notionpress.com to avail a 20% discount</p><p><br></p><p>Kindle Edition:</p><p>http://surl.li/tmmmn</p><p>AMZ IN: http://surl.li/tmmnb</p><p>AMZ UK: http://surl.li/tmmnl</p><p><br></p><p>FOLLOW ON X:</p><p>@guidingvoice</p><p>@naveensamala</p>","author_name":"Naveen Samala & Friends"}