How to Build an AI Company? - Srikanth Velamakanni on Starting Up, Leadership & Ego | Karishma Mehta

He grew up in a small town in Assam, once scored a zero in mathematics, and went on to study at IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad. In 2000, Srikanth Velamakanni left a stable corporate career to co-found Fractal with around ₹10 lakh in starting capital. More than two decades later, Fractal has grown into a publicly listed AI company worth around ₹15,500+ crore, working with some of the biggest companies in the world. In this episode of the Humans of Bombay Show, Group CEO & Executive Vice-Chairman of Fractal, Srikanth Velamakanni, sits down with Karishma Mehta for a conversation about entrepreneurship, AI, building Fractal, co-founder conflicts, failure, ego, leadership, and what the future could look like when AI agents begin working alongside humans. In this episode, Srikanth Velamakanni talks about: - From scoring zero in maths to IIT Delhi - Leaving a stable career to start Fractal - Starting with ₹10 lakh and building a ₹15,000 crore company - Why six co-founders turned out to be a mi