Gaurav Munjal discusses his background and experience starting companies while in college. He had a moderate CGPA but founded successful student organizations. After college, he launched multiple companies including Fashionama, Unacademy, and Flat.to, demonstrating persistence through failures and challenges. He advises students to be persistent with their ideas and addresses common issues like parental pressure, failure, fundraising, recruiting teammates, time management, and developing an executable idea.

1. Starting up in College!
Gaurav Munjal, Co-Founder and CEO, Flat.to

11. Background
● 2.81 (on a scale of 4) CGPA
● 1 KT in Advanced Computer Networks
● Always a defaulter
● Atleast 10 warnings during 4 years from
various teachers

12. A little more background
● Founded and presided ACM MPSTME, still one of the
more active committees and during it’s time the best
● Highest placement in an Indian company (Directi) from
the college ever.
● Unacademy, 112 videos, 350000 video views, 3500
subscribers, 200$ / mo
● Fashionama, 1m fans across social media platforms,
auto pilot with 3000$ / mo
● Flat.to, funded company with 20 employees, valued at
1Cr currently
● … and a bit more ;)

16. Persistence
● Fashionama took 4 years to reach where it is
● Unacademy took two years to make its first
cents
● Flat.to failed the first time I did it in college
● Be persistent!

17. Dealing with issues
● Parental Pressure
● Failure, what if my startup fails
● Raising money
● Getting people to work with and on your idea
● Origin of idea
● Time management

18. Let’s play a game!
● Form a team of four
● Think of a idea, executable idea
● Think of how you will make money out of it
● Raise your hand when you are done