Dr. Aniruddha Malpani on ₹14 Crore WhiteHat Jr Lawsuit and Petition Against LinkedIn

In this video, Dr. Aniruddha Malpani talks about the ₹14 crore WhiteHat Jr lawsuit against him, why he became an angel investor in the first place, his petition against LinkedIn and also shares his advice for Indian entrepreneurs.

Learn more about WhiteHat Jr controversy in Hindi here:    • Reality of W********* | Dhruv Rathee  

Dr. Aniruddha Malpani is a doctor (an IVF Specialist) and an angel Investor. He has invested in startups like MultiBhashi, Biomoneta Research and Concept Owl.

00:00 Intro
01:00 Why did Dr. Aniruddha became an angel investor
03:30 He starts talking out against Byju’s on LinkedIn
07:54 LinkedIn takes action against Dr. Aniruddha
09:43 Dr Aniruddha moves to twitter as WhiteHat Jr controversy starts to unfold
11:46 Growth of Indian startups is good for the entire startup ecosystem in India
12:55 WhiteHat Jr’s ₹14 crore lawsuit against him
14:24 The truth behind who is Wolf Gupta
18:26 He believes in encouraging kids to learn the right way
20:12 Why are startups aggressive in their approach and growth
22:16 His thoughts on why WhiteHat Jr has sued Pradeep Poonia and himself
24:50 Petition against LinkedIn
33:49 His advice to WhiteHat Jr
35:11 Comparison with IIPM founder Arindam Chaudhari and TutorVista
37:18 How is Dr. Aniruddha solving the edtech problem
39:11 His advice to Indian entrepreneurs

Why did Aniruddha Malpani became an angel investor: He simply wants to be a catalyst who can enable entrepreneurs to make the world a better place.

He starts talking out against Byju’s on LinkedIn: He talks about Byju's sales practices, how they were adversely affecting its customers and creating a toxic work culture. His criticism also led the founder and CEO Byju Raveendran to acknowledge some of the issues.

LinkedIn takes action against Dr. Aniruddha: After finding a consistent pattern of posts criticising Byju's, LinkedIn decides to ban Dr. Aniruddha's account from LinkedIn.

Dr Aniruddha moves to twitter as WhiteHat Jr controversy starts to unfold: After getting kicked out of LinkedIn for voicing his criticism and opinion against Byju's on LinkedIn, Dr.Aniruddha decided to move on to Twitter. There he discovered the WhiteHat Jr controversy unfold as Pradeep Poonia started to question the company's business and ads.

Growth of Indian startups is good for the entire startup ecosystem in India: He believes that growth of Indian startups is good for the over Indian startup ecosystem as it will encourage more entrepreneurs and VCs, creating more opportunities.

WhiteHat Jr’s ₹14 crore lawsuit against him: WhiteHar Jr has filed a ₹14 crore lawsuit against him for defaming the company and the court has asked him to take down certain posts from his social media handles.

The truth behind who is Wolf Gupta: WhiteHat Jr acknowledged in the court that Wolf Gupta does not exist and was an imaginary character. This was one of the first claims made by Pradeep Poonia.

He believes in encouraging kids to learn the right way: Making false promises, spoonfeeding them and providing shortcuts is the wrong way of teaching kids, instead, they should be taught to become self-learners.

Why are startups aggressive in their approach and growth: Since there is a lot of pressure from the investors to get profits from their investments, these startups are forced to focus on revenues over customers.

His thoughts on why WhiteHat Jr has sued Pradeep Poonia and himself: He believes that this is WhiteHat Jr's tactic to silence the criticism. However, since what they have said is the truth, they have started to get a lot of support from the public.

Petition against LinkedIn: After getting banned from LinkedIn, he has filed a writ petition against LinkedIn for curbing his freedom of speech.

His advice to WhiteHat Jr: He believes that it's important for startups to focus on their customers than bringing in revenues. The purpose should come before profits.

Comparison with IIPM founder Arindam Chaudhari and TutorVista: He highlights the stories of Indian education space where entrepreneurs and startups have been ingenious in their approach and IIPM founder Arindam Chaudhari is one of the popular names.

How is Dr. Aniruddha solving the edtech problem: He is enabling social impact entrepreneurs and playing the long game where his focus is on creating a lasting impact.

His advice to Indian entrepreneurs: Your job is not to keep your investors happy, your job is to keep your customers happy.

You can follow Dr. Aniruddha Malpani on Twitter:   / malpani  

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