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Ixigo’s ₹6000 Crore Success: Game-changing strategies you didn’t know

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Ixigo’s ₹6000 Crore Success: Game-changing strategies you didn’t know by Sandeep Jethwani

In this gripping episode of Create Wealth, Aloke Bajpai and Rajnish Kumar, co-founders of ixigo, recount their 17-year journey—from mortgaging homes to building one of India’s most-used travel platforms. They share insights on customer obsession, AI-led innovation, near-bankruptcy moments, and the eventual triumph of a blockbuster IPO. A story of grit, empathy, and bold decision-making.

Highlights

  • ixigo’s market strategy: Building a travel product for the “other 96%” of Indians
  • Tech-first disruption: PNR prediction and live train tracking through AI
  • Product-led monetisation: Making crores without compromising user experience
  • Funding challenges: Raising capital with high usage but no revenue
  • Crisis management: Salary cuts, mortgaged homes, and a near shutdown
  • IPO attempt & rebound: Pulling back once, returning stronger the second time
  • Defining wealth: Travel, freedom, and managing liquidity post-IPO
  • Co-founder equation: 27 years of chemistry, disagreements, and shared resilience

Aloke Bajpai | Co-founder, Ixigo Rajnish Kumar | Co-founder, Ixigo

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