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Ep44: Ashwin Damera - Co-Founder & Member of the Academic Board of EMERITUS . On making quality education accessible to the next generation of leaders across the world


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Today I speak with Ashwin Damera Co-Founder and Member of the Academic Board of EMERITUS an edtech start-up. They have developed an executive education model based on the leadership and management training needs of mid-management employees. They work with top tier business schools and bring their programs to markets like India, Middle East & Singapore.

So in this podcast we talk what inspired him to do this. , life as a startup founder. , online education, we also talk about his previous startup Travelguru a company that was later acquired by Travelocity in 2009. And his amazing two years spent at Harvard University and much much so please enjoy the show.

In this conversation we also talk about

  • Dealing with competition
  • Size of the market
  • Sign ups so far & Stats
  • The 5 year plan
  • Leadership and Management
  • His background
  • Startup challenges
  • The main trait an entrepreneurs should have (its a a great answer!)
  • The early days of TravelGuru
  • Life as a startup founder
  • Examples of great business leaders.
  • Favorite books
  • What should first time founder's be focussed on.
  • Links

    http://emeritus.org/

    Thanks to Ashwin for coming on the show today and if you want more information go to http://emeritus.org/

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    Competition Time !

    MetLife Foundation is running MetLife Inclusion Plus Competition, an innovation competition which offers a unique opportunity to startups in the financial inclusion/ financial technology space. The idea of Inclusion Plus is to Identify, recognize and support promising social entrepreneurs and enterprises who can potentially make a positive impact on financial inclusion.

    The competition will be targeting entrepreneurs who are leading innovation in the financial services industry aimed at low-to-moderate income households. The applicants will compete for a share of $150,000 USD in awards.

    Competitors will submit a product, service, program or innovative solution to improve financial health and well-being for low- and moderate-income people in India. The innovation should demonstrate that it will improve people’s access to and/or adoption and usage of financial products and services.

    Deadline for entries: 23rd November 2016

    For further details kindly visit http://india.inclusionplus.com/

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