Ep #5 | EdTech What’s Broken, What’s Next? With Nikhil, Ronnie Screwvala , Gaurav Munjal & Jay Kotak

Get ready for a gripping episode all about the EdTech revolution... We've got Gaurav and Ronnie, the masterminds behind EdTech, joining forces with Jay, who went to the best colleges, and Nikhil, who went against the college tide.

Don't miss out on this discussion, where we'll uncover the magic of personalized learning, gamification, and supercharged teachers reshaping the education scene.

P.S.: This episode brings you four diverse contrarian perspectives on EdTech in India that'll leave you wanting more!

Nikhil Kamath - Co-founder of Zerodha, True Beacon and Gruhas

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Ronnie Screwvala Chairperson & Co-Founder - UpGrad - Building Careers of Tomorrow

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Gaurav Munjal- Co-Founder and CEO at Unacademy
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Jay Kotak - Co-Head at Kotak811
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:07 Bill Gates Windows, Gaurav Munjal Doors
04:46 Genesis of Unacademy
09:25 Ronni's entrepreneurial beginnings in a time of no Angel and VC funding
11:50 UTV
13:37 Funding, Movies and Building a B2C Business
16:00 The 30 X business model
19:30 What is Ronnie up to today?
20:25 Owning sports teams in India
22:00 Cost of owning a sports team
23:10 Jay Kotak’s Journey and him feeling older
25:55 Staying in the United States or coming back to India
27:56 Soft Power Vs Patriotism
29:41 Cricket vs. Other Sports
31:20 Imposter Complex and Balance in Entrepreneurship
37:20 Jay’s serendipitous love story
41:31 Ronnie taking a compliment and Gaurav’s drive
45:32 What does it mean to be a unicorn today - Unacademy’s scaling story!
48:40 Why did Nikhil call Jay, Ronnie and Gaurav
50:35 What is Jay building at Kotak811
53:40 How did Nikhil and Jay meet? Kotak's future
56:50 How many children in India go to private schools?
59:55 What does UpGrad do?
1:01:11 Unacademys Tournament Business and some Teachers getting paid a million $!
1:04:22 Syllabus vs Teachers
1:05:34 Ivy League vs Ed Tech
1:13:55 Roblox and gamification
1:16:06 Making Education Addictive
1:19:08 State of the Current Education System and the Future
1:21:55 Are exams and qualifications the only way to get a job?
1:25:30 How to measure talent today?
1:28:55 Why do People get degrees? Does it help prepare you for a job?
1:32:57 Why do we actually learn
1:35:30 Predicting the Future of Education, Jobs & Climate Change
1:41:50 Summary
1:42:10 Ed Tech Founders Share Insights of the Industry
1:45:35 Boot strapped Vs Funded Ventures & Physicswallah
01:48:45 TCS on LRS
1:53:00 Current State of Indian Start-Up Eco-System?
1:57:40 Learnings from their journey
2:07:35 Outro