E69 - Leading the Crypto Wave w/CoinSwitch Kuber's Ashish Singhal

<p>In this Episode, I (<a href="https://twitter.com/jivraj_sachar">@Jivraj Singh Sachar</a>) speak with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-singhal-nsit/">Ashish Singhal, Founder &amp; CEO of CoinSwitch Kuber</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>CoinSwitch Kuber is India's leading cryptocurrency startup. Valued at $1.9Bn, it is backed by some of the largest venture investors across the globe, including the likes of Sequoia India, Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global Management, Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm and it's latest round marks <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/andreessen-horowitz" title="Andreessen Horowitz">Andreessen Horowitz</a> (a16z)'s first investment in India.&nbsp;</p> <p>Through the Episode we discuss the following: &nbsp;</p> <p>1. (2:22) : The Hacker Mindset! ~ The What, Why &amp; How of inculcating it as a Founder!!</p> <p>2. (05:05) : Founding Story of CoinSwitch &amp; Disrupting the Crypto Ecosystem in the Country</p> <p>3. (08:20) : The Building Blocks &amp; Pillars of CoinSwitch</p> <p>4. (12:43) : Role of Market Education when building a Category Creating Company</p> <p>5. (16:36) : What Optimal Messaging for the Consumer really means?</p> <p>6. (17:58) : Crossing 10Mn+ Users on a Crypto Exchange in &lt;15 Months - Hacks for Hyper-growth since Day 0</p> <p>7. (21:31) : Secrets to Hiring right for a Crypto Organisation</p> <p>8. (24:30) : Curating the correct set of Venture Partners for the Long Run! - Sequoia Capital India, Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz.&nbsp;</p> <p>9. (28:29) : Controllables v/s Uncontrollables for a Founder in the Crypto Space</p> <p>10. (31:00) : Learning from each experience and leveraging that as a Founder</p> <p>11. (33:24) : Focus as a Moat - the Product Roadmap for CoinSwitch</p> <p>12. (35:41) : How does Ashish make decisions and prioritise?</p> <p>13. (38:03) : What is the constant source of motivation for Ashish as a builder?</p> <p>14. (40:31) : How does Ashish get through adverse situations?</p> <p>15. (42:42) : Final Learnin