2: Mukund Kulashekaran (Urban Company)

<p><strong>Mukund Kulashekaran</strong> is currently the SVP at Urban Company (valued at $2.1b). Previously he was the CBO at Zomato, which is looking to go public soon and is currently valued at $5.4b.</p> <h3>SHOW NOTES</h3> <ul> <li>Journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)</li> <li>His thought process for making the move back to India (2:25)</li> <li>How did Zomato and later Urban Company come about (3:50)</li> <li>Times when he thought this could be it at Zomato / Urban Company (8:30)</li> <li>Favorite stories at Zomato / Urban Company (8:45)</li> <li>His advice to India-born, US-trained Indians thinking about moving back to India (12:40)</li> <li>Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (15:50)</li> <li>Those who are thinking about moving back, what skills and experiences they should optimize for (19:35)</li> <li>His favorite failure and the learnings from it (21:35)</li> <li>What were the turning points in his life (24:50)</li> <li>A book that changed his life. what are one to three books that have greatly influenced his life (28:40)</li> <li>What do his friends know him for (32:00)</li> <li>What keeps him going (33:40)</li> </ul>