EP 153 : Bootstrapping to a $600M acquisition - Arjun Nair (Co-founder, Great Learning) | Edtech | Changing Consumer Mindset

Arjun is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Great Learning. He started and bootstrapped Great Learning to a $600M acquisition by Byju's last year. In this episode he spoke about what the journey has been like since he started nearly a decade ago, what one has to trade for profitability and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa. Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:39 Early challenges in Online learning space  10:06 Balancing content between employability & learning 16:59 Advice for founders in a new category  26:27 Trade offs for profitability 29:14 Advantages of Fundraising 34:20 What changes post acquisition  38:51 Thoughts on Consolidation 46:48 Books and podcasts recommendations ------------------------------------- Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates: https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with Arjun : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjun-nair/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NairArj ------------------------------------- Connect with Us:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator ​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​ ------------------------------------- If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startup-operator/message