Uber India's First Days with Employee #2

Akshay BD who used to stand up comedy with me in 2011 left that field and went on be one of Uber India's first former employees. We talk about some crazy fun Uber stories, the startup grind, creativity in the workplace, and a lot more.

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Favorite Quotes:

"Here's an interesting experiment. Go try to sell a 500 rupee note for 100 bucks and see how takes it."

“We went into the Apple store in Bangalore and just bought 200 phones."

“Education is a debt with a great brand."

“Risk makes room for creativity which can create happiness.”

0:00-11:00 Uber India early days
11:30-20:00 That time the former Uber CEO came to India without a visa
20:00-29:00 Creativity in the Workplace
29:00-40:00 Career Choices: India Versus America, Brain Drain, the Future, Job Advice.

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Earlier Engineering & Motivation Videos:

Anu Aunty the Engineering Anthem: http://bit.ly/2R2X6gB

Why You You Think You're Sad Doing Engineering: http://bit.ly/2LpqJn9

Plan to Fail: http://bit.ly/2A43bQf

Do Nice Guys REALLY Finish Last? : http://bit.ly/2Cl5iR2