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Upasana Taku
DIRTY Truth Behind Indian Banking & Financial Services - Mobikwik's Upasana Taku
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In today’s episode, Raj is in talks with Upasana Taku, Chairperson, Co-founder, and COO of MobiKwik. They talk about the remarkable journey of fintech in India and Upasana's incredible rise in the industry.
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00:00Introduction↗03:08How did she get into Stanford University?↗07:00How did she bag a scholarship?↗10:55Education at Stanford↗11:40Salary of a Stanford Graduate↗12:32Her jobs at HSBC & PayPal↗15:50Why PayPal won?↗17:37India's degrading work culture↗20:09Her Experience in Israel↗22:41How did she start working in India?↗24:30Why does MobiKwik exist?↗26:53Difference between Urban & Rural India↗30:44Why are banks not giving loans?↗33:52How does MobiKwik grant loans?↗36:26Biggest finance problems in india↗42:07How to trust financial platforms?↗45:45US Vs India in financial sector↗48:15How will India become the 3rd largest power?↗53:21Why shouldn’t we follow the West blindly?↗55:50Is India under utilising women workforce?↗1:04:09Denied funding for being a woman?↗1:06:40Art of negotiation↗1:10:28Rejected for a feature by a famous magazine?↗1:15:08Conclusion↗
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Figuring Out · FO125Upasana Taku
DIRTY Truth Behind Indian Banking & Financial Services - Mobikwik's Upasana Taku
In this episode
In today’s episode, Raj is in talks with Upasana Taku, Chairperson, Co-founder, and COO of MobiKwik. They talk about the remarkable journey of fintech in India and Upasana's incredible rise in the industry.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction
- 03:08How did she get into Stanford University?
- 07:00How did she bag a scholarship?
- 10:55Education at Stanford
- 11:40Salary of a Stanford Graduate
- 12:32Her jobs at HSBC & PayPal
- 15:50Why PayPal won?
- 17:37India's degrading work culture
- 20:09Her Experience in Israel
- 22:41How did she start working in India?
- 24:30Why does MobiKwik exist?
- 26:53Difference between Urban & Rural India
- 30:44Why are banks not giving loans?
- 33:52How does MobiKwik grant loans?
- 36:26Biggest finance problems in india
- 42:07How to trust financial platforms?
- 45:45US Vs India in financial sector
- 48:15How will India become the 3rd largest power?
- 53:21Why shouldn’t we follow the West blindly?
- 55:50Is India under utilising women workforce?
- 1:04:09Denied funding for being a woman?
- 1:06:40Art of negotiation
- 1:10:28Rejected for a feature by a famous magazine?
- 1:15:08Conclusion
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