Covid-19 was mission critical even for well-established businesses. When this is placed in the context of a global pandemic, with a start-up at the centre, the struggle becomes existential.

In this conversation, Paul Ravindranath G, Head of Google Accelerator, Google India, speaks to Akshaya Chandrasekaran about the challenges faced by start-ups, new opportunities that emerged during this difficult time, and skill-sets needed to build a scalable start-up. He also touched upon the need for building support structures and tailoring mentoring sessions to nurture women-entrepreneurs, and more. Listen on.