Radhakrishna: Koo reached 10 million MAUs at peak
“Look, at our peak, we were ten million monthly active users.”
Radhakrishna: Koo filtered out hires asking what the company could do for them
“We explicitly told people who are joining us saying, don't ever ask what the company can do for you. We're not in that stage where we can answer it. If you're in the mindset where you keep asking every single moment that you're working with us, What you can do…”
Radhakrishna: The world would not care if Flipkart or BYJU'S vanished
“In the grand scheme of things, if these two companies didn't exist, the world would still go on, right? That's our best, you know, most valued startups, and the world doesn't even care whether they exist or not. Apart from the shareholders of those companies, …”
Radhakrishna: Typical MBA VCs Lack Operational Nuance for Investing
“What I would have liked is more people who have run real businesses to be VCs. Because there's a lot of nuances and nitty gritties that, you know, the typical MBA VC doesn't get. And even with 20 company experience, I think, you know, the nuances of running a …”
Radhakrishna: Reached Peak Weight of 115kg While Building TaxiForSure
“115 was my first startup. Taxi for sure. So I would eat at home. I would eat another breakfast after I reached office because I would have gone at 8:09 o'clock. Then I would eat two lunches because I would have taken my lunchbox and I had a team lunch or some,…”
Aprameya: Metaverse will dominate and increase friction of in-person meetings
“Yeah, I think metaverse is definitely the future. Some of the most important things will go there and, you know, we'll, we'll probably become less human because the friction to actually meet somebody in person will be much higher.”