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Jul 2022
28m 25s

What's Going on at Byju's

THE ECONOMIC TIMES
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Spate of negative news have besieged the biggest edtech start up. After parental grievances over misselling and refunds, now the company's financials, jobs cuts, M&As and even auditor is under scrutiny.
Host Arijit Barman in conversation with Rishi Kapal, author on startups & faculty member of Vijaybhoomi University and ET Prime's Manu P Toms piece together all the issues to figure out if Byju's can navigate all fronts? Credits: BBC News, EditorJi Youtube,

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