FAVOURTIE BOOKS
Krishna is a man who loves to read,write and teach. He has read many books and here are his favourite books which have helped him learn and understand more about entrepreneurship and in general about life.
LEADING ED-TECH ENTREPRENEUR
Krishna Kumar founded Simplilearn.com in 2010. In the following years, he has built the company into one of the largest players in delivering certification training for working professionals. A thought leader in the ed-tech sector, Krishna believes in balancing technology with human interaction to deliver a world-class learning experience. Krishna focuses on accelerating growth and guiding an end-to-end strategy to advance Simplilearn’s position in high-growth markets.
Before Simplilearn, Krishna was the Co-founder and COO at TechUnified – a software product company which he exited successfully in 2007 after selling it to a publicly held company. Krishna earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree from NIT, Surathkal, India. A fitness enthusiast, Krishna enjoys long runs outdoors and is passionate about teaching.
"MY DAD IS THE HARDEST WORKER I HAVE EVER SEEN. ALL DAY, EVERYDAY HE'S GRINDING TO MAKE HIS ORGANISATION EVEN BETTER THAN WHAT IT ALREADY IS"
ANSH KRISHNA(KRISHNA'S SON)
UPSKILLING FOR THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The world has never moved faster. The frenetic pace of changes driven by technology and digitization has taken the business landscape by storm, and there is hardly any industry that isn’t impacted by tech disruption. We are living in what is touted as the Fourth Industrial Revolution…
KEY TO BUILDING FUTURE WORKFORCE
It’s been 15 years since India carved a niche as a global hub for outsourcing software services. Homegrown software companies and business process outsourcing firms have grown phenomenally and earned massive revenues and contracts since then. Today, though, the industry is at a…
CONTINUOUS LEARNING-A CRITICAL GOAL
Automation and other technologies have become the norm at enterprises, making certain IT skills are irrelevant; people are realizing that re-skilling is no longer a mere buzzword. Employees are moving out of their comfort zones to take ownership of their careers and investing…
WHEN AWAY FROM WORK...
Off-work, Krishna is a fun man. He loves going for long runs outside, playing sports and troubling his kids. He has a fun personality and takes his family for vacations often.
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INTERVIEWS
INTERVIEW WITH ET NOW
Video description- In a chat with ET Now’s Startup Central show, Krishna gives the viewers a 360° perspective of Simplilearn’s business and the company’s growth trajectory.
INTERVIEW WITH founderINDIA
Video description-Krishna Kumar, Founder & CEO of Simplilearn, a company that provides short-term online training courses, is a serial entrepreneur with over 19 years of experience in Information Technology, Krishna has a successful track record of building new ventures. He imagined the need for constant reskilling and lifelong learning way before it got established as the only way for professional advancement. Simplilearn’s humble beginning as a blog to one of the largest global players in professional certification training is a testimony of his vision, grit, and execution.
INTERVIEW WITH YOURSTORY
Video description- Krishna Kumar – CEO, Simplilearn talk about his True north, inspirations, role models and things no one knows about him. True North explores the mind and captures the personal journey of entrepreneurs, their struggles and challenges to stay on the right course. It explores their personal motivations and inspirations as they have navigated their company through challenges on growth, funding, profitability and culture.
ANOTHER ONE WITH YOURSTORY!
Video description- “Krishna Kumar founded simplilearn in 2010. An engineering graduate from NIT, Surathkal, India, Krishna’s interests include athletics and reading. He also has a passion for teaching and learning”.
INTERVIEW WITH CNBC-TV 18
Video description- This week on Young Turks catch Krishna Kumar’s Simplilearn.com one of India’s leading players in this online education space that has grossed over `100 Cr in revenues. Also catch the story of Siddhartha Chandurkar of ShepHertz that helps app developers build and scale their businesses. And on YT International catch Amy George of BlueAvocado, a green venture that is manufacturing bags with upcycled materials.
INTERVIEW WITH NEXTBIGWHAT.TV
Video description- The last couple of days, we’ve been sharing parts of our interview with Krishna Kumar, the founder & CEO of Simplilearn, a company which grew from a part time blog to a Rs 100 cr business in a short period. After raising venture capital and moving into a new office, Kumar has been busy hiring new people in the last few months. In the final part of the video, he shares his experience with hiring, fundraising and scaling.
INTERVIEW WITH SUPER
Video description-Krishna Kumar founded Simplilearn.com in 2010 and in the following years he succeeded in building the company into one of the largest players in delivering certification training for working professionals. A thought leader in the edu-tech sector, Krishna believes in balancing technology with human interaction to deliver a world class learning experience. Krishna attributes much of his success to the learnings gleaned from his earlier entrepreneurial venture. Previously, he was the co-founder & COO of TechUnified – a software product business for enterprise customers.
INTERVIEW WITH HSBC AND CNBC
Video description-In this webisode of ‘The Entrepreneur’ online learning model Simplilearn is featured. What started out as a passion for blogging by the founder Krishna Kumar has today become the founding stone of the business. As can be guessed from the name, Simplilearn helps professionals to learn simply, at their own pace and time, to gain skills in the market place and get a competitive edge over peers.
RECOGNITIONS
FORBES INDIA COVER
The leap of faith ended in a bruising pratfall, compelling Krishna Kumar to wonder if he had dreamt too big, too soon. After all, a bet on the future had his business creaking and revenue shrank from ₹8 crore to ₹2 crore, virtually overnight. Kumar had anticipated a bumpy ride, but not a crash of this magnitude. On paper, it looked like the perfect plan.All that Kumar and the top deck at Simplilearn had in mind was to completely move their offerings online. Until then, Simplilearn did brisk business by offering professional courses through a mix of online videos and classroom coaching at 100 cities across India, the US, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Investors like Kalaari Capital, Mayfield and Helion Venture Partners were equally ebullient, having infused roughly $28 million into the venture.
ECONOMIC TIMES 40 UNDER FORTY AWARD
The Economic Times 40 under Forty is the definitive listing of India Inc.’s top business leaders. The list honors 40 of the brightest corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and owner-professionals of the country under the age of forty. Spencer Stuart, one of the world’s leading global executive search and leadership consulting firms, is the knowledge partner. In association with Embassy and Union Bank as the Banking Partner, the winners of the sixth edition will be felicitated at a glittering award ceremony in Mumbai, attended by winners and C-suite executives of India Inc.
FORTUNE 40 UNDER FORTY AWARD (2015,2016,2017)
The $10 million acquisition of Market Motive in Silicon Valley wasn’t the only highlight of 2015 for Kumar. He tripled Market Motive’s revenue in six months by harnessing SimpliLearn’s 400,000 paid learners. Market Motive, whose digital marketing courses have over 50 enterprise customers, helped SimpliLearn expand its catalogue. But a bigger breakthrough was the introduction of a ‘flexi-pass’ to help working professionals who may miss out on a class. SimpliLearn is on track to touch $100 million in revenue.
CEO OF THE YEAR (THE CEO MAGAZINE)
The CEO Magazine is more than a business title; it’s a source of information, inspiration and motivation for the world’s most successful leaders, executives, investors and entrepreneurs. Our content creates conversations, our voice is the one that matters.
Krishna was awarded the ‘CEO OF THE YEAR’ award in the ‘Rising Start Up’ category
for contacts
- Simplilearn Americas, Inc. 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94105 United States
- dabbyapes@gmail.com
- +1-844-532-7688(USA)
- 1800 212 7688(IND)
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