Startups, Scaling & Sanity: Babu Vittal on Building Sustainable Teams

14/05/2025 59 min Temporada 2 Episodio 5

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of The HR Club, Shivani Pande sits down with Babu Vittal — one of India’s most respected HR leaders (ex-Flipkart, Reliance, Vedantu, Ula, ShopClues, ) — for a no-fluff, deeply honest conversation about what it takes to scale teams without losing people, purpose, or sanity.Drawing from his experience with 3 startups that turned unicorns, Babu shares:Why “hire fast, fire fast” is flawed thinkingHow HR teams can prepare before growth hitsSigns your early team may be hitting a plateauWhy founders need to stop hiring without clarityThe invisible cost of scaling no one talks aboutHow to keep your startup spirit alive—without mimicking othersReal mistakes from Babu’s own journey (including one that stalled a whole acquisition!)🎧 Whether you’re a founder, first HR hire, or scaling-stage operator—this is the masterclass on hypergrowth you didn’t know you needed.

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