11: Gautam Shewakramani (On Deck)

<p><strong>Gautam Shewakramani</strong> is the Head of APAC and India; International Product and Growth at On Deck. Previously he built a company and headed International Product and Growth for Quora and Skillshare.</p> <h3>SHOW NOTES</h3> <ul> <li>The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)</li> <li>The journey after moving back to India (5:30)</li> <li>His company building experience which involved tons of highs and lows (8:25)</li> <li>How did Quora come about? (14:00)</li> <li>On Deck's visions for India (17:40)</li> <li>On Deck and ODX are relevant to India. India is special for On Deck and On Deck is special for the Indian tech ecosystem (19:00)</li> <li>His advice to those who are thinking about moving back to India (28:00)</li> <li>Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (28:00)</li> <li>What frameworks do you use when things are not going in the right direction? (37:00)</li> <li>What do his friends know him for (40:00)</li> </ul>