Chaitanya Kalipatnapu is the cofounder and CEO of Eruditus Group which collaborates with top universities to make executive education accessible globally. The company has raised $160 million from top tier investors which includes sequoia Capital India, InnoVen Capital, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and Bertelsmann India to name a few. In this episode you will learn: * Building an edtech startup * Using failure as the stepping stone to success * How to get in touch with Chaitanya SUBSCRIBE ON: For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash. Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here). Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below. About Chaitanya Kalipatnapu: Chaitanya Kalipatnapu has over 15 years of experience in executive education. Chaitanya Kalipatnapu spearheads Eruditus’ blended programs’ business line and Latin American operations, besides working on university collaborations. Prior to co-founding Eruditus, Chaitanya Kalipatnapu worked at Sun Microsystems and later at INSEAD for their open enrolment programmes in France and Singapore. Chaitanya Kalipatnapu graduated in Information Systems from B.I.T.S, Pilani and holds an MBA degree from INSEAD, and currently serves as the President of INSEAD Alumni Association – India chapter. Chaitanya Kalipatnapu is passionate about mentoring startups and in taking ideas to action. He enjoys learning everyday – not just at work but also from his children, sports and movies. Connect with Chaitanya Kalipatnapu: * Linkedin * Crunchbase * * * FULL TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW: Alejandro: Alrighty. Hello everyone, and welcome to the DealMakers show. Today we have a very exciting founder. Definitely, a founder that has been able to build something really meaningful, and in fact, it took him quite a bit of time before he went at it and started to raise money. He thought hard and thoroughly about product/market fit and all of those great things that many of you are dealing with today. So without further ado, let’s welcome our guest today,
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