Founder & CEO Freshworks, Girish Mathrubootham: Success Is In the Big Things, Happiness Is In the Small Things

Guest: Girish Mathrubootham, founder & CEO of Freshworks In this episode, we cover: Growing up in a “tier-two town” and social norms in India (06:03); Why entrepreneurial people don’t always fit in at big companies (13:00); Being a celebrity businessman in India, breaking up biases, and the pressure of being an idol (20:49); 500 crorepatis and generating wealth for employees (24:27); Why Girish started Freshworks, originally known as Freshdesk (28:09); Keeping up morale & being scrappy when Freshworks didn’t have much funding (36:35); Nostalgia for the early days and the luxury of time (39:44); “Ripoff or not” and doing battle with a respected analyst (45:29); Growing from one product to many, and the support needed to do that (49:58); Deciding to build a billion-dollar company, and moving from India to the US (58:43); Why Girish has re-committed himself to Freshworks for at least seven more years (01:04:24); Finding happiness in small things and not letting others control your feelings (01:07:57)