‘We felt that with Byju’s, we can redefine competitive coaching’
Aakash Chaudhry, in his most detailed interview since the acquisition of Aakash Educational Services by Byju’s, speaks about why he said yes to the deal, why he never considered joining forces with Unacademy, and the hybrid future of edtech.
20 April, 2021•25 min
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