'Consulting Helped Me Pay Off A 2 Crore MBA Loan', Ft. Mukund K, Urban Company, Ex. BCG, Zomato Pt.1

An average student in school, Mukund focused more on athletics before he got into college. If there was one subject he was good at, it was maths.
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Mukund thought he would get into college via sports quota. But one visit to NIT Trichy had him change his mind. As a result, not only did Mukund make it to NIT Trichy, but he also got placed at ITC.
He further went on to pursue his MBA after working for 7 years at Tuck Business School, Dartmouth, USA. From there he went on to BCG, then Zomato. Today he is the Chief Business Officer at Urban Company.
This somewhat funny, somewhat philosophical, and somewhat strategic video is all about his serendipitous journey.
At NIT Trichy, Mukund found himself a part of the famous placement committee. Escorting the newly arrived team ITC for placement season, Mukund was asked by an executive to participate in the interview despite not fitting all the criteria the recruiter was looking for!
Having made it to ITC as a management trainee, Mukund found himself at ITC headquarters in Kolkata. At 21, he was managing his own team at a factory for ITC. But after 7 years at ITC, Mukund decided to study further.
He chose to study abroad because he felt his work experience would not be in his favor at Indian b-schools. As he shares, getting into Tuck Business School was an eye-opening experience. As he tells us, international b-schools are way more diverse and consciously allow in more students from various backgrounds, letting students broaden their perspectives.
But, as he shares further, getting a job in the USA is full of obstacles too! From visa troubles to loan debts, all worked in such a way that Mukund ended up at BCG as a consultant.
As he continues his narrative, a pattern emerges. Mukund doesn’t take life too seriously. But he does have some idea about what he likes and what he doesn’t. His time at BCG allowed him to understand that consulting was not really his cup of tea.
He shares how he wanted to move back to India and work on growing a business. Finally, Mukund tells us how he got into Zomato via an interview which was just a coffee shop conversation. Having worked with Zomato till it grew to what we see today, Mukund decided to quit.
As he shares, when life gives you these hints, take them! Here are some highlights from this conversation:
➜ If you are good at decision-making and have sufficient leadership, team management, and communication skills, you can do well in interviews.
➜ When life pleasantly surprises you, know that you’re doing something right or thinking in the best way for growth.
➜ Managing a team teaches you how to operate in a job pretty fast.
➜ Fake it till you make it big in a professional setting!
➜ I enjoy playing sports is just for the fact that it teaches you that it’s okay to lose.
➜ I have always been open to going to people and asking if I don’t know something and to explain it to me.
➜ When your business is growing this fast (like Zomato did) you always feel you are out of depth.
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Superb interview

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I have seen him in my office at Urban Company. Great guy!

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So the host is not bothering me anymore. Good questions, good timing on humour and let mukund own the stage took the back seat.

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His life is like a movie. He dealt with 🔥, but he became successful. Not many can do it.

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Well a wholesome coversation with different perspectives pooled together gives immense insights. Thank You for this

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Best life lessons and an inspiring journey. Can't wait for the 2nd episode.

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im a non engineer im going to do bsc data science and later do an mba and i hope i get to sit on that seat and talk about my life the same way one day

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Just a suggestion...the dark background in the thumbnails are forming a negative impact...it creats an impression that the content is something dark and negative... It would be better if the thumbnail were of different color or design... Hope it helps. Thankyou !

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Dude looks like a majdoor...i look i have... Feels good to see this guy

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Make one video on BCG i seriously don't know what they do n why

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Dude speaks well

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last 5 min was interesting life khelna chahi yehi. here people live for their kids and their grandkids.

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Nice video but also couldn't help but notice that the shirt of the person with clear glasses keeps on changing at 18:58, 24:32 and 25:52.

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What a guy !

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Insightful

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Could you provide the guests LinkedIn in description as well. It would be helpful.

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Here is their LinkedIn profile - www.linkedin.com/in/mukundkulashekaran/

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That outro BGM please

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Too good

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he looks like Marty kaan from house of lies 😂

[@sibanjanpurkayastha1953]

I haven't seen this video.. First of all taking a 2 crore loan for education is not a rational decision.. And working hard to pay for that wrong decision is not Heroism Now just like smokers teach the benefits of smoking.. These debt lovers will defend their stand by using finance jargons 😅all bullshit..

[@parmoksha]

Correct. Even if you are getting admission in Harvard mba , it is not really wise decision to take 2 crore loan. If you so much talented that you are getting admission in top mba college , then you can definitely do well in life without need of costly mba and huge education loan

[@sibanjanpurkayastha1953]

@@sohammondal406 the last para in my comment is for you😅

[@girirajsinghmalhotra1103]

With an MBA from Tuck, he can pay off his 2 crore ($~250,000) in about 1.5 years, including bonuses. Check their employment report before making such claims.

[@sibanjanpurkayastha1953]

@@girirajsinghmalhotra1103 Bro.. Do you know his personal expenses? Do you think he is going to pay his whole salary as EMI? Don't he have other expenses which he has to deal with in the due course.. People take 5-6 yrs of time to pay loan.. U first do some research

[@girirajsinghmalhotra1103]

@@sibanjanpurkayastha1953 Yo Sibanjan, he'll be making about 225-250k just 1 year out of his MBA, again including signing and performance bonus. Just set that amount aside for now. He'll make another 100k working for 6 more months. Total expenses, when you live life quite well in the US is about 3k per month. You can subtract taxes too from that amount, and you can see that he can pay it off in 1.75-2 years max, should he want to.

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I think he thinks more about i think

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38:05

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I never understood the point of doing a 2 crore mba in the first place

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منظورت چیست

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Part 2 when

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Me who is depressed and thinking of suicide for not getting nit or iit

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Fancy maane kya

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.

[@omkarsawant7933]

How can I reach Mukund? Cannot find on LinkedIn & twitter. Any leads are welcomed!

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He is available on LinkedIn, You can connect with him there