Kunal Shah
Founder & CEO @ CRED
Founder and CEO of CRED, India's leading fintech platform. Previously founded FreeCharge.
“Winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more, covering product design, startup building, and pricing decisions.”
Career History
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| CRED | Founder & CEO | 2018-present |
| Angel Investing | Angel Investor (200+ companies) | 2015-present |
| FreeCharge | Co-Founder & CEO (acquired by Snapdeal for $400M) | 2010-2015 |
| PaisaBack | Founder (SaaS) | ~2008-2010 |
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“Lenny, thank you so much for having me, and a huge fan of everything that you do.”
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more
“And like I said before, India is a huge beneficiary of what you do.”
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more
“We are all people who have learned the art of product by just figuring it out, and watching some content here and there and reading some stuff.”
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more
“And like I said earlier, you do a fabulous job of taking the information asymmetry of the art of product and making it accessible to many of us across the world.”
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more
“Yeah, it's called the Delta 4 framework, but I think it's actually quite simple.”
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more
“If you think about it, a lot of people say that your product has to be 10x better and it's not very measurable.”
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more
“You don't know if you are 10x better or not unless you're delusional.”
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more
“And the trigger for me was actually, I'm the unusual tech founder in India.”
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more
“I'm the only humanities/philosophy major founder in India who's got into tech.”
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more
“And I often wondered if most people who were my peers, or people who were ahead of me, were significantly smarter academically or otherwise.”
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more
“And I was like, “What would make this happen?””
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more
“Because I would not qualify into this super league of really top IIT rankers that exist in India.”
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Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more