Edtech Series: Eruditus

Ashwin Damera, Eruditus, Educational Company, Indian Founders, International Founders, Sell Your Business

Joining me is a guy who went to Harvard Business School and said, “This is really helpful, but it’s available to a limited number of people.”

So he decided to make online top tier education available to more people. He created a company called Eruditus which makes really high quality education more affordable and accessible. It’s backed by people who don’t just throw money at things and hope they work–including the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation.

My guest today is Ashwin Damera. He previously founded TravelGuru which he sold to Travelocity. We’ll talk about that experience and why he’s taking such a different direction with his current company.

Ashwin Damera

Eruditus

Ashwin Damera is the co-founder of Eruditus, which offers executive education programmes from world’s top Business Schools.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighter. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. Joining me direct from India, actually. W how are you today? Thank you so much for doing this. I know that this schedule is a little bit difficult for the two of us to align since I’m here in the, in the Bay area. But I’ve been so fascinated by Ashwin  mission. He’s a guy who went to Harvard business school, who said, you know, this is really helpful, but it’s available to a limited number of people.

What if we could make online educational really top tier education available to more people? And so we created a company called Arie ditis, it’s making high quality education, more affordable and accessible, and it works. And it’s backed by people who, who don’t just throw money at things and hope. So let’s say people with social missions, uh, including the Chan...

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