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26/02/2026

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23/02/2026

Time is constant in corporate

16/02/2026

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05/09/2025

Celebrating the guides who spark curiosity and light the path.
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16/06/2025

Is your ACOS burning through your eCommerce profits?

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Whether you’re looking to:
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14/05/2025

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08/03/2025

We won’t wait until 2158 for equality. At GrowthJockey, we are heading towards not just acceleration, but Holistic acceleration.

We’re building a future where skills, leadership, and resilient careers merge to create a vibrant ecosystem—one where every woman not only thrives but soars. Happy International Women’s Day!

04/02/2025

Ep 18: Varun Dua built an 8800 CR Insurance company
Early Career: Varun Dua began as a marketing manager with TATA AIG and Franklin Templeton. He then founded Coverfox, an online insurance marketplace that became a top platform within three years. But Varun wanted more.

Identifying Industry Gaps: Realizing the complexities and inefficiencies in India's insurance industry, Varun left Coverfox to create a customer-first insurance company. In November 2016, Acko was born.

Disrupting Traditional Insurance: Traditional insurance had 20-30% commissions. Acko offered bite-sized insurance products with zero commissions and paperwork, utilizing an online platform for direct sales.

Securing Licenses and Funding: Acko raised 200 CR from Infosys leaders Narayan Murthy and Kris Gopalakrishnan. The company received its final IRDA license on 21 September 2017, marking the beginning of a new journey.

Initial Success with Automobile Insurance: Acko launched Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) automobile insurance, operating entirely online without field agents. By 2018, Acko collected Rs 6.53 CR in insurance premiums.

Expanding Market Reach: Recognizing that only 20% of India's population was insured, Acko took the embedded insurance route, offering coverage at the point of purchase. They partnered with Ola for in-trip insurance and Amazon for mobile insurance plans.

Strategic Partnerships and Growth: Amazon invested 75 CR in Acko, seeing its potential. By September 2019, Acko partnered with 15+ embedded partners and collected Rs 41.56 CR in premiums, growing 6x.

Scaling and Diversification: Acko crossed 20 million vehicles insured and raised 450 CR from Flipkart's Binny Bansal and existing investors. They expanded into micro-loans, travel insurance, and gadget protection plans.

Reaching Milestones: By 2020, Acko issued 650 million policies to over 60 million unique customers and touched an annual run rate of 1000 CR in premiums. In 2021, Acko raised 1880 CR at a valuation of 7500 CR, becoming India's 34th unicorn of the year.

Market Leader (2024): Today, Acko is an 8800 CR company, insuring 2.8 CR customers across 8 CR policies with a claim settlement ratio of 94.54%.

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28/01/2025

Ep 17: Harsh Jain built a 65,000 CR company after facing 150 rejections
Early Career: Harsh Jain majored in economics at the University of Pennsylvania. He interned at Microsoft and managed marketing at his family's steel manufacturing business, Jai Corp, in 2007.

Discovering the Idea: Noticed the popularity of football fantasy leagues in Europe. Saw potential with the launch of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Quit the family business and teamed up with Bhavit Sheth to launch Dream 11 in 2008.

Initial Concept: Launched a free-for-all cricket app with blogs and fantasy teams based on Podcasts. Scaled to 10,000 users in the first year. Realized no ad revenue was coming as people didn't understand fantasy sports.

Learning from Failure: Quit the initial idea and started a social media agency, Red Digital, in 2010. Red Digital did well and was acquired by Gozoop. Decided to relaunch Dream 11 with a new model.

The Freemium Model: Introduced a freemium model where users could pay as low as Rs 11 and win up to Rs 1 CR. Users could make teams for individual matches with Dream 11 charging a 15% commission. The idea worked, and Dream 11 scaled to 1 million users by 2013.

Facing Rejections: Faced rejections from 150 investors who didn't believe in the model's scalability. Believed in the model and persisted. Finally raised the first round from Kalaari Capital and Think Investments in June 2014 at a valuation of 77 CR.

Scaling Up: Scaled to 2 million users by 2016 and expanded to football and basketball leagues. Raised funding from multiple private equity firms in 2017. Signed MS Dhoni and Mary Kom as brand ambassadors.

Major Milestones: Scaled to 41 million users and raised 700 CR from Tencent in 2018 at a valuation of 3500 CR. Signed seven more cricketers for multi-channel marketing. Achieved 807 CR in revenue.

Becoming a Unicorn: Raised 400 CR led by Steadview Capital in April 2019. Became India's first gaming unicorn. Achieved 100 million users, 2706 CR in revenue, and 329 CR in profit by 2021.

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With the start of a new year, we’re thrilled to welcome our newest YL Associates to the GrowthJockey family! 🚀 These vis...
17/01/2025

With the start of a new year, we’re thrilled to welcome our newest YL Associates to the GrowthJockey family! 🚀

These visionary leaders are diving into the dynamic world of Venture Building to become the best in Venture Architecture, driving sustainable growth through customer-centric, digital-first, and AI-powered solutions. 💡✨

As they embark on this journey of innovation and impact, they’re set to transform industries and build ventures that shape the future. 🌍

03/01/2025

Ep 15: Ashok Kajaria built Kajaria into a 20,000 CR business

Bold Decision (1985): Ashok left his mechanical engineering studies in the US to join the family’s cast trading business. During a sales trip to the Gulf, he discovered the potential in floor tiles and partnered with Spain’s top company Todagres to start tile manufacturing in India.

Founding Kajaria (1985): Ashok established Kajaria Ceramics with Todagres’ technical expertise. In 1988, he launched the first ceramic floor tile factory in Sikandrabad (UP), achieving a production capacity of 1 million square meters per annum.

Marketing Success (1989): Kajaria released its first ad, highlighting superior quality. The company became the market leader in just two years, although it faced a market trend change towards larger tile sizes in 1995.

Expansion and Pivot (1998): Ashok shifted focus from floor tiles to longer wall tiles. He opened a new factory in Gailpur (Rajasthan) with a capacity of 6 million square meters. By 2007, Kajaria achieved sales of 528.9 CR, selling 20.79 million square meters of tiles.

Showroom Strategy (2012): Kajaria opened 3,000 sq ft tile showrooms called Kajaria World, expanding to 17 outlets and reaching sales of 1045.71 CR. It became the first Indian tile company listed on NSE during the 2008 market crash.

Product Innovation (2015): The company transitioned to producing low-porosity vitrified tiles and expanded into related categories with Bathware (Kerovit). Signing Akshay Kumar as the brand ambassador, Kajaria reached new heights in brand visibility.

Market Leader (2019): Kajaria achieved sales of 2956 CR with 227 CR in profit, growing to an 11% market share and valuing at 15,000 CR. Today, Kajaria is India's largest manufacturer of ceramic and vitrified tiles.

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