From TaxiForSure to Koo: The Entrepreneurial Journey of Aprameya Radhakrishna

Imagine a social micro-blogging platform like Twitter that allows users to express themselves in their local languages on a large scale. Well, that's precisely what Koo offers. In today's episode, we are joined by Aprameya Radhakrishna, the Co-Founder, and CEO of Koo. Aprameya's first startup was TaxiForSure, which was acquired by Ola Cabs in 2015. Since then, he has invested in over 30 early-stage startups, including Unacademy, TapChief, and Daily Ninja. During our conversation, Aprameya discusses his thoughts on Indian startups and tech talent building for global markets, his experience with VCs as a second-time entrepreneur, and much more.Notes - 00:00 - Highlights 01:47 - Aprameya Radhakrishna and Koo's story03:23 - Koo's scale in India and Brazil08:30 - Current market headwinds10:59 - Koo's positioning in the audience's mind13:17 - VC and investor perspective being a second-time founder15:13 - Going deeper in India v/s Going Global16:30 - Exiting TaxiForSure17:56 - Focus on product and traction while building a product20:29 - Learnings from TaxiForSure 22:36 - Confidence to go global as a consumer internet company from India26:50 - Self-doubt while starting Koo31:14 - Change in Aprameya's ability to read the market33:22 - Gut feeling about the recession's duration37:04 - Balancing confidence and arrogance as a founder40:17 - Relationship with VCs over time45:00 - Future bets in the next 10 years46:32 - Riskiest bets that paid off48:02 - Financial independence's impact on Aprameya as a person49:57 - Aprameya's other aspirations besides building Koo51:53 - Is the core India shining?Send us Fan Mail