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Vivek Varshney discusses the journey of SpeEdLabs and its impact on education in smaller towns.

In this episode I talk with Vivek Varshney, the founder of SpeEdLabs, a test prep company that has survived the test of being a startup and is now growing to become a preferred partner for schools in smaller towns. How did Vivek and team do this, lets find out. 00:00 - Introduction. 01:22 - Being an IIT/IIM grad and going on to set up a startup. 05:25 - Education is the only currency to come out of poverty. 10:30 - Building a startup is all about product market fit, the first customer. 15:30...

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