E69 - Leading the Crypto Wave w/CoinSwitch Kuber's Ashish Singhal

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Ashish Singhal, Founder & CEO of CoinSwitch Kuber. 

CoinSwitch Kuber is India's leading cryptocurrency startup. Valued at $1.9Bn, it is backed by some of the largest venture investors across the globe, including the likes of Sequoia India, Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global Management, Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm and it's latest round marks Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)'s first investment in India. 

Through the Episode we discuss the following:  

1. (2:22) : The Hacker Mindset! ~ The What, Why & How of inculcating it as a Founder!!

2. (05:05) : Founding Story of CoinSwitch & Disrupting the Crypto Ecosystem in the Country

3. (08:20) : The Building Blocks & Pillars of CoinSwitch

4. (12:43) : Role of Market Education when building a Category Creating Company

5. (16:36) : What Optimal Messaging for the Consumer really means?

6. (17:58) : Crossing 10Mn+ Users on a Crypto Exchange in <15 Months - Hacks for Hyper-growth since Day 0

7. (21:31) : Secrets to Hiring right for a Crypto Organisation

8. (24:30) : Curating the correct set of Venture Partners for the Long Run! - Sequoia Capital India, Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz. 

9. (28:29) : Controllables v/s Uncontrollables for a Founder in the Crypto Space

10. (31:00) : Learning from each experience and leveraging that as a Founder

11. (33:24) : Focus as a Moat - the Product Roadmap for CoinSwitch

12. (35:41) : How does Ashish make decisions and prioritise?

13. (38:03) : What is the constant source of motivation for Ashish as a builder?

14. (40:31) : How does Ashish get through adverse situations?

15. (42:42) : Final Learnings from Ashish's Founder Journey!

16. (45:25) : Conclusion

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