EP 153 : Bootstrapping to a $600M acquisition - Arjun Nair (Co-founder, Great Learning) | Edtech | Changing Consumer Mindset

Arjun is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Great Learning. He started and bootstrapped Great Learning to a $600M acquisition by Byju's last year. In this episode he spoke about what the journey has been like since he started nearly a decade ago, what one has to trade for profitability and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.

Topics:

00:00 Introduction

01:39 Early challenges in Online learning space 

10:06 Balancing content between employability & learning

16:59 Advice for founders in a new category 

26:27 Trade offs for profitability

29:14 Advantages of Fundraising

34:20 What changes post acquisition 

38:51 Thoughts on Consolidation

46:48 Books and podcasts recommendations

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