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Make learning relevant in the AI era: Simplilearn's Krishna Kumar on future of training & education
In this episode I speak with a founder whose business I have tracked for over 12 years. Krishna Kumar, the founder of Simplilearn was one of the early proponents of digital learning with curated programs specific to individual career needs. His company has grown while many learning companies have slowed. He has now moved to the USA to build a new line of learning business for individuals and corporations. In this episode he talks about how to stay resilient as a founder in times of a funding crunch and how to focus on the business.
00:00 - Introduction
01:03 - The journey of Simpliearn during Covid-19 and today.
05:25 - The business in the USA for individuals and corporations.
09:00 - The difference between course learning in India and the USA.
17:40 - Why corporations must fund learning and enable career paths.
22:00 - Building learning for corporations.
29:25 - Companies looking at training their staff in an ever changing world.
31:30 - Making Indian engineering cool with training.
34:00 - India's complex problem of education, making engineers relevant
38:00 - India should become the software hub for the world.
42:16 - How Indian companies in quick commerce can help delivery boys to learn and become relevant?
44:30 - Is India's talent expensive - how can we be competitive?
45:27 - Why there are a lot of jobs even after Generative AI comes in
48:00 - The personal story of raising money.
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