1947 Rise
1947 Rise
Shiva Singh Sangwan
2: Mukund Kulashekaran (Urban Company)
35 minutes Posted Jun 27, 2021 at 11:06 am.
Journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India
His thought process for making the move back to India
How did Zomato and later Urban Company come about
Times when he thought this could be it at Zomato / Urban Company
Favorite stories at Zomato / Urban Company
His advice to India-born, US-trained Indians thinking about moving back to India
Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India
Those who are thinking about moving back, what skills and experiences they should optimize for
His favorite failure and the learnings from it
What were the turning points in his life
A book that changed his life. what are one to three books that have greatly influenced his life
What do his friends know him for
What keeps him going
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Mukund Kulashekaran is currently the SVP at Urban Company (valued at $2.1b). Previously he was the CBO at Zomato, which is looking to go public soon and is currently valued at $5.4b.
SHOW NOTES
Journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (
1:00)
His thought process for making the move back to India (
2:25)
How did Zomato and later Urban Company come about (
3:50)
Times when he thought this could be it at Zomato / Urban Company (
8:30)
Favorite stories at Zomato / Urban Company (
8:45)
His advice to India-born, US-trained Indians thinking about moving back to India (
12:40)
Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (
15:50)
Those who are thinking about moving back, what skills and experiences they should optimize for (
19:35)
His favorite failure and the learnings from it (
21:35)
What were the turning points in his life (
24:50)
A book that changed his life. what are one to three books that have greatly influenced his life (
28:40)
What do his friends know him for (
32:00)
What keeps him going (
33:40)