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WeWork IPO debacle a lesson, says Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma

In conversation with Karan Choudhury, Sharma talks about how the WeWork IPO debacle shows that money is finite and results are extremely important

Vijay Shekhar Sharma
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Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Karan Choudhury
From eyeing half-a-trillion dollars in gross transaction value (GTV) to being profitable in the next two years, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Paytm, is working towards a possible initial public offering (IPO). In conversation with Karan Choudhury, he talks about how the WeWork IPO debacle has a lesson for everyone that money is finite and results are extremely important. Edited excerpts:  

How is SoftBank Group looking at its India investments? Have things changed after the WeWork debacle?

SoftBank is a group where there is SoftBank Corporation as well as SoftBank Group in Japan and SoftBank Vision Fund in London. The