Hi, I’m Vishal

I started BatteryMate in a garage in 2018. Today I run three online stores from Sydney, make products under my own brand, and host the Built Down Under podcast.

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Built Down Under

The most useful business advice I ever got came from other Indian-origin founders over chai, not from a podcast app. So I started a show that puts those conversations on the record.

Real numbers, near misses and the decisions behind growing a business in Australia and New Zealand. New episodes every Thursday from 3 December 2026.

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I’ve been a guest on

  • Wayflyer Founder Series
  • SalesPOP!
  • The UNCAGED Show
  • The Brand Called You
  • No Limits Selling

ThingsI’ve built

Office Catch

My second store. Compatible inks and toners for the big printer brands, plus the chargers and cables every home office ends up needing.

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Tavice

My manufacturing arm and house brand. Tavice puts our own name on batteries, chargers, remotes and home electronics, sold in my stores and on marketplaces like Woolworths and Harvey Norman.

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BatteryMate

Where it all started: a garage, fewer than ten products and no outside money. Today it sells more than 5,000 products, from replacement batteries and chargers to remotes, on its own store and on marketplaces like Amazon and Kogan.

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The Remote Factory

A store that does one thing: replacement remotes. TV, air conditioner, garage door and car remotes, matched to the model you already own and shipped from Sydney.

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Tavice Signature Series smart TV

And yes, I designed a TV

The Tavice Signature Series is the product I designed myself. It comes in five sizes from 32 to 75 inches, with webOS smart TV software, up to 4K UHD resolution, Dolby Audio and a point-and-click remote.

How Igot here

I started BatteryMate in a garage in 2018, with fewer than ten products and no outside investment.

Today I run BatteryMate, Office Catch and The Remote Factory, selling through our own stores, Amazon and retail marketplaces. Along the way I started Tavice, so we could put our own name on the products we sell.

I still do the work I talk about: buying stock, finding customers, managing cash and working out which opportunities are worth chasing. This site is where I keep the conversations, articles and ideas from along the way.

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  • 2018The year I started, in a garage, with fewer than ten products.
  • 5,000+Products BatteryMate sells today.
  • 3Online stores I run, plus a brand of my own.
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PodcastsI’ve been on

Interviews about bootstrapping, online retail and what it takes to keep growing.

Vishal Sheth on the Wayflyer Founder Series

The king of batteries and marketplaces

Wayflyer Founder Series, episode 6

 SalesPOP interview with Vishal Sheth

From Garage to E-Commerce Giant

SalesPOP!

 Vishal Sheth on The UNCAGED Show

From Garage Startup to Global Player

The UNCAGED Show

 The Matrix Green Pill episode with Vishal Sheth

A conversation with Vishal Sheth

The Matrix Green Pill, episode 186

 Vishal Sheth on The Brand Called You

From Garage to Global

The Brand Called You

 No Limits Selling interview with Vishal Sheth

From Garage Startup to Industry Leader

No Limits Selling, episode 384

 Leverage Everything, formerly The Do Zone, episode with Vishal Sheth

From Garage to Dominance

Leverage Everything, episode 213 (formerly The Do Zone)

 Hello Clever BatteryMate case study

How Hello Clever Transformed BatteryMate

Hello Clever case study

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The Lean Advantage

My talk at the Online Retailer Conference & Expo 2026, on the SMB Stage at ICC Sydney: marketplace strategies that help you stay relevant and competitive.

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