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June 27, 2021

2: Mukund Kulashekaran (Urban Company)

35 minutes

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)

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By Shiva Singh Sangwan