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.
This interview is part of a series called Chasing Outcomes.
In the two decades of India’s startup tapestry, success stories have come in different shapes and sizes. But in the day-to-day of startup coverage, these often get ignored. As an entrepreneur says in this series: “People laud or congratulate a very high fundraise much more than they would an outcome.”
So, this series is our attempt to document some of the most diverse startup outcomes and answer a few basic but important questions: what is a good result, should you sell your startup, is there a right time for it, …
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