Krishna: Early 1-on-1 Vedantu tutoring cost students 500 rupees/hour
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Vedantu CEO Vamsi Krishna discusses the pricing model and economics of their early 1-on-1 online tutoring service.
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“It, we were operating at almost 500 rupees per hour, which was very expensive for India.”
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