Sudhakar: E-Commerce in India Would Not Have Boomed Without Jio
V.S. Sudhakar · Did Jio SAVE India, Bharat's BIGGEST FLAWS & Helping Indian Farmers | BigBasket Founder on Neon Show · Oct 6, 2023 · at 15:05
BigBasket co-founder V.S. Sudhakar evaluates how the telecom price collapse triggered by Reliance Jio fueled the growth of the Indian e-commerce sector.
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“I don't think e-commerce would have boomed as much as it has without that one big revolution that happened.”
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