Competition
Future of Work: Vamsi Krishna on how Vedantu makes learning ‘safe’ and ‘interactive’ in the new normaledit
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“Earlier, parents and students thought of online as a not-so-serious option. Then in 2020, online became the only option. We saw a marked difference in the attitude of parents. There was a shift in their mindset about online education, and a lot of parents started trusting the new way of learning and teaching,” Vamsi explained. As the top guy at Vedantu, one of India’s leading K-12 education startups, he has been witness to the massive behavioural shifts taking place in teachers too.
Industry
Why tech is the driving force in the new normaledit
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In fact, entrepreneurs from the Indian edtech sector, which witnessed a humongous growth amidst the pandemic, agreed. Vamsi Krishna, Co-founder and CEO, Vedantu, spoke about the massive tailwinds in edtech following the pandemic, which made online learning the “only option”. He has been witness to the massive behavioural shifts taking place in students, parents, and even teachers.
The Joke’s On Startups Nowedit
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While standup comedians have been performing for companies for years, a new crop includes many former startup employees mining startup culture for material. In November 2020, Malik announced a first-of-its-kind show by the name of Roast of WhiteHat Jr. The proceeds from it were to be donated for the legal aid of Pradeep Poonia, who was named in a lawsuit by the company, but eventually went to Khan Academy, which conducts free online courses for students. Malik had made his place by not only talking the startup talk but embedding himself in the system, so to say. He followed this up with a Roast Of Byju’s, on the edutech market leader known for its aggressive marketing.
Women’s Day 2021: Startups and VCs improving on gender parity but miles to goedit
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In 2020, out of India’s top 150 funded startups, 16.7% had a female founder and cofounder, compared to 10% in 2017, and the highest since data firm Venture Intelligence has been tracking it for the last five years or so. Some of India’s largest startups, including edtech firm Byju’s, logistics firm Rivigo and enterprise software firm Zenoti have a female cofounder.