You can't raise cash to blow it up: Ronnie Screwvala on layoffs at unicorns

In a Q&A, the upGrad chief said it is a 'lame excuse' for founders for tech unicorns to blame the situation on factors like the war in Europe and funding crunch

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6 min read Last Updated : May 24 2022 | 9:06 PM IST

At a time a when a growing list of top tech unicorns are laying-off employees, especially in the edtech sector, serial entrepreneur and upGrad chairperson Ronnie Screwvala, said that it

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First Published: May 24 2022 | 9:06 PM IST

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You can't raise cash to blow it up: Ronnie Screwvala on layoffs at unicorns

In a Q&A, the upGrad chief said it is a 'lame excuse' for founders for tech unicorns to blame the situation on factors like the war in Europe and funding crunch

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