#100xEntrepreneur #Podcast with Gaurav Munjal, Co-founder, Unacademy“Every single mistake that entrepreneurs do 99% of that is already documented somewhere.” - Gaurav MunjalSince his childhood Gaurav was an innovative person, at the age of 12 years, he created a similar to KBC-like quiz which was demonstrated amongst his classmates and the school. In 2013 he started Flat.to (real estate platform for college students and bachelors across India) which later become FlatChat and got acquired by CommonFloor in 2014.In 2015 he Co-founded Unacademy, which was originally a YouTube channel started back in his college days. Today Unacademy gets 140Million views / month on its youtube channels + app/web.In this podcast, Gaurav shares his experience of scaling & creating a dent in the Edtech space, as well as lays down the path to how can one grow personally & professionally as an Entrepreneur. Notes - 0:53 - Journey from a 12-year curious kid to Founder of Unacademy03:32 - First Entrepreneurial Journey Flat.to (Real estate platform for college students and bachelors across India) (Later FlatChat)09:12 - How he got started with Unacademy in 201509:54 - Learnings for building a product for Large markets11:02 - Mistakes as a first-time Founder & Learnings14:37 - “Learning should be part of a CEO’s schedule.”17:05 - What do his notes or learning structure look like?18:03 - How does his recall process work to revisit his ideas or tasks?19:09 - Key milestones of Unacademy over the years 24:11 - Is storytelling a major pillar for an entrepreneur?25:38 - Building a successful company that will create a dent in the Industry28:25 - What is Unacademy replacing in the physical world?32:42 - Getting the best educators on Unacademy35:50 - How being an Obsessive founder helps him compared to other founders who are more relaxed?37:53 - How does he transfer his passion for learning among his team members?39:27 - “The values of an organisation are not what they put up on the wall, it’s what you do every single day!”40:00 - Distribution & Branding at Unacademy41:22 - What have been the Growth levers for Unacademy from 2015 - 2019?45:16 - Cracking Monetisation54:57 - Book recommendations by him for the listeners

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