Gayathri Thyagarajan, on Building Kynhood Technologies With a Purpose |Game of Growth Founder Series

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Join us for an inspiring conversation with Gayathri Thyagarajan, CEO of Kynhood Technologies. In this exclusive interview, Gayathri opens up about her entrepreneurial journey, the leadership lessons that shaped her career, and her vision to create meaningful impact through innovation and technology.    #WomenInBusiness #StartupJourney #Leadership  #GayathriThyagarajan #KynhoodTechnologies #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #StartupJourney #WomenInBusiness #FounderStory #TechInnovation #InspiringLeaders  ~HT.178~

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00:00Hello everyone, I am very excited to introduce our guest today, Gayatri Tyagarajan.

00:25She is a visionary founder of Kinhood Technologies, a hyper-local platform that connects like-minded people with experiences.

00:35We will talk about Gayatri's journey so far, her story and what inspires her and her vision for Kinhood.

00:42Welcome Gayatri.

00:43Gayatri, are you now ready for the rapid fire?

00:46Yeah.

00:47The first question is, what was your first job ever?

00:50I was an intern at a construction company when I was in my second year.

00:54That was my first paid job and I got 1,500 rupees.

00:59That was my first income that I got as well.

01:02Nice start.

01:03Are you a coffee person or tea?

01:05Coffee.

01:06Early bird or night owl?

01:09Early bird for going to the gym.

01:13From a work perspective, I can work only in the nights.

01:15In the morning when you speak to me, I just can't string two sentences together.

01:20Okay.

01:21One thing you can't live without?

01:23My freedom.

01:25I want to do things the way I want, when I want and where I want.

01:29I don't like people to say I can't do something.

01:34Most use app on your phone?

01:36Kin for sure.

01:38Apart from Kin?

01:41Instagram?

01:41Very recently.

01:42I should actually say that.

01:44I did not have a social media account for a very long time.

01:47My Instagram account is probably only four or five years ago that I created.

01:53Oh!

01:53Yeah.

01:54That's interesting.

01:54For somebody like that.

01:55No, of course, I was in banking.

01:57So, you normally don't have that many social pictures that you keep putting up.

02:01So, it was very different then.

02:03Favorite vacation spot?

02:04The Nalveli.

02:05My native place.

02:06It's really very beautiful.

02:07I like the mountains and the seas.

02:10Outside India, Cotswolds is very nice.

02:13Go to comfort food?

02:15Idli.

02:16For sure.

02:17Of course.

02:18Yeah.

02:18If you had a superpower, what would that be?

02:21When I worked in financial services, there was one point when I was...

02:26I had my team, you know, like across continents.

02:29So, I never had my boss in the same...

02:31Not alone the same country, not in the same continent.

02:34Right.

02:34So, I was running my global team from Singapore.

02:37And I had a team in London, in Pune, Hengiwari, and also in New York as well.

02:44So, timing was always difficult because I had to actually wake up very early in the morning

02:48and to have these meetings and so on.

02:51So, I said that if I had one wish in the world, I would actually make Singapore or Asia the center.

02:56And try and actually bring, you know, like Europe and America on either side.

03:04So, that time zone could actually be adjusted.

03:06So, I could actually do 9 to 5 hours while the rest of them could actually, you know, wake up early or stay late.

03:12But it was a wish.

03:14What was the last show that you binge watched?

03:16I'm watching Residence now in Netflix.

03:19Team iOS or Team Android?

03:22iOS.

03:22I've had iOS, Apple 4 ever since they were Apple 3.

03:27Right.

03:27So, I think I actually have.

03:29I think I should soon put up a collection of it.

03:31Apple customer.

03:32I'm an Apple customer.

03:33Only on the phone.

03:34Yeah.

03:34But on my laptop, I've tried to stay away from.

03:39MacBook.

03:40Apple.

03:41But I think now they've actually forced me on Apple as well.

03:43Last book you read and had fun.

03:45I like fantasy.

03:46So, I read a lot of fantasy.

03:48So, I've just finished 16 books of Wheel of Time.

03:51And I'm reading Frederick Parkman's Anxious People.

03:56It's really very funny.

03:57It's about a guy who actually runs into a bank trying to actually do a bank robbery.

04:05And then he gets scared and he runs into an apartment where somebody is actually showing a house around.

04:10And it's really kind of funny.

04:12So, I've just started reading the book.

04:14I'm enjoying it.

04:15So, it's quite nice.

04:17Describe yourself in three words.

04:18I'm very hardworking.

04:20I never give up.

04:21And I like to talk a lot to different people.

04:24Favorite ice cream flavor?

04:26Chocolate brownie.

04:27What's an unusual skill or talent that you have?

04:30Class.

04:32If you could meet any historical figure, who would that be?

04:35Steve Jobs.

04:36One last question.

04:37Who was your childhood superhero?

04:39Rajnikan.

04:41That's actually very easy.

04:43Thank you so much, Jayatri, for joining us today.

04:46It was a very nice conversation.

04:47I loved it.

04:49I've gone through the KIN app.

04:51It looks quite interesting.

04:52And of course, we are looking forward to you coming to Bangalore.

04:58Thank you, viewers, for watching us.

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