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Jun 2020
1h 16m

ClassPass: Payal Kadakia

Guy Raz | Wondery
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In the late 2000s, Payal Kadakia was working a corporate job and running an Indian dance company on the side. When a search for a ballet class yielded a confusing jumble of computer tabs, she had an idea: create the Open Table of the fitness industry – a search engine where users could sign up for classes in one streamlined place. When that idea failed, Paya ... Show More
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