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November 25, 2021

11: Gautam Shewakramani (On Deck)

43 minutes

Gautam Shewakramani is the Head of APAC and India; International Product and Growth at On Deck. Previously he built a company and headed International Product and Growth for Quora and Skillshare.

SHOW NOTES

The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)

The journey after moving back to India (5:30)

His company building experience which involved tons of highs and lows (8:25)

How did Quora come about? (14:00)

On Deck's visions for India (17:40)

On Deck and ODX are relevant to India. India is special for On Deck and On Deck is special for the Indian tech ecosystem (19:00)

His advice to those who are thinking about moving back to India (28:00)

Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (28:00)

What frameworks do you use when things are not going in the right direction? (37:00)

What do his friends know him for (40:00)

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By Shiva Singh Sangwan