Eruditus, which has partnered with prestigious universities like Harvard, MIT Sloan, Columbia and Cambridge to deliver online executive education courses, scaled by building deep relationships with universities over many years – and by making hiring a number one priority.

The company, which was founded in Mumbai in 2010, currently serves students from over 80 countries in multiple languages.  In this episode of Moonshot, Eruditus co-founder and CEO Ashwin Damera chats with Sequoia India Managing Director GV Ravishankar about why playing the long game is crucial to his business, the need to have founder-startup fit, and why it's so important to hire A-plus talent.

Show notes:

• Patience, faith and perseverance: The path to an enduring company [5:42]
• Knowing when to let go: Lessons from Travelguru [09:01]
• Go after big ideas and large opportunities [12:03]
• Assessing founder-market fit at every stage of the company [21:44]
• To build a great company, hire A-plus people [28:47]
• Why you should never make trade-offs when hiring [34:00]
• Focus on input metrics for hiring and managing people [37:28]
• A great culture is key to retaining top talent [38:16]