Apr 1, 2023, 08:19 PM IST
Physics Wallah- Ed-tech Startup founded by Alakh Pandey that flourished during the pandemic and became 101st unicorn of India.
Alakh Pandey started a YouTube channel in 2016; his popular style of teaching received huge recognition but faced many challenges.
Physics Wallah app crashed due to heavy traffic during the launch in May 2020.
It took weeks to fix the technical glitch, he feared that students might feel cheated.
Challenge again arose in 2021 when the rivals started throwing stones at the company.
Unacademy offered 75 lakhs which Alakh refused. Rivals started poaching staff and many left the company.
Students' support and his never-give-up attitude came back strong and took the company to a Unicorn status.
Three teachers accused of bribing Rs 5 crore from rival Ed-tech company Adda247
Teachers accused Physics Wallah of deploying tactics by striking down their channels.