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KukuFM's Secret Sauce: Exclusivity, Efficiency, and 'Asli Dhanda'
Category: Business
Duration: 01:45:30
Publish Date: 2025-05-10 06:30:00
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"Raising more money often means you made more mistakes."

This counter-intuitive take from Vinod Kumar Meena challenges the common startup narrative where fundraising equals success. He argues that true success lies in capital efficiency and building a sustainable business, not just chasing the next round.  

Vinod Kumar Meena is the Co-Founder & COO of KukuFM, India's leading audio content platform. An IIT Jodhpur graduate and Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia honoree, he has scaled Kuku FM to over 6 million paying subscribers, targeting over ₹1000 Crore ($150M) in ARR, demonstrating phenomenal growth in the vernacular content space after raising over $70M.  

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