venture “Never dictated what content should be” “People referred to our Hindi memes as chillar content. My point was if India’s massive youth demographic is consuming it, why should we want to put our own sense and not give what people want?” By Arnav Das Sharma
venture “Ensured our platform was the fastest even on a slow network” “Core is to make it easy for consumers to use the platform. We made the onboarding process for companies fairly easy. It was completely digital.” By Arnav Das Sharma
venture “Ad-based model was not working. We pivoted to freemium model” “In 2013-14, we got rejected by 150 VCs. We got better with every rejection. VCs are always meeting the smartest people. They know what they are talking about.” By Arnav Das Sharma
people How to attain gender parity, the Indra Nooyi way The former boss of PepsiCo makes an urgent appeal for pay parity among men and women and reflects on the institutional changes needed for an equitable workplace. By Arnav Das Sharma
multimedia Long road ahead to attain gender parity in workforce: Indra Nooyi Although there has been progress in bringing women into the workforce, yet significant challenges still exist for a gender-equitable workforce. By Arnav Das Sharma