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From coding on paper to building one of India’s leading edtech startups — GUVI’s founder Arun Prakash joins Sriram Selvan on Being Scenius to reveal the real story behind startup success.

In this raw and honest episode, Arun breaks down:

* The unseen struggles behind fundraising and investor pressure

* How founders lose control after raising VC money

* Why Indian startups need a different playbook than Silicon Valley

* His journey from Honeywell engineer to entrepreneur

* Lessons on scaling, failing, and staying authentic in the chaos

A must-watch for anyone dreaming of building a startup or curious about the other side of funding, founder burnouts, and real entrepreneurship.

🎧 Watch. Reflect. Build smarter.

About Guvi:

GUVI, co-founded by Arun Prakash (an IIT Madras & IIM Ahmedabad incubated entrepreneur), is transforming tech education in India by making coding and software learning accessible, fun, and career-focused. Known for its Guinness World Record achievement, GUVI empowers learners to gain practical skills and land high-paying tech jobs without traditional barriers.

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Timestamp

0:00 Coming up

1:41 – From Engineer to Entrepreneur

5:25 – First Exposure to Startups!

8:40 – How College Days Shaped Me!

20:30 – Corporate Lessons that Prepared the Founder

25:00 – Don’t Take Silicon Inspirations Blindly!

36:50 – Does a Corporate Career Help Before Startup?

44:40 – Startup Is Like Your Baby!

45:30 – Why an Ed‑Tech Startup?

57:34 – My Incubation Days in IIT Madras!

1:03:10 – Financial Literacy Every Founder Misses

1:06:40 – Drifting Away from the Original Idea?!

1:14:50 – Hiring—A Founder’s Lessons

1:20:20 – Fundraising Realities

1:31:45 – If I Could Go Back in Time

1:41:20 – Thinking with Exit in Mind

1:52:00 – Rapid Fire & Reflections

About Being Scenius Podcast:

Being Scenius Tamil Podcast is a podcast that features interviews with successful people from Startups, Entrepreneurship, Content Creation, and more. Learn from successful people, get inspired, and achieve your goals.

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Engineer to Entrepreneur: Reality of Building Startups No One Talks About Ft. Arun Prakash