Jayadevan PK

@jaivardhan88 Thanks Jai! Much appreciate the kind words

JPK @therealjpk is a rockstar and an inspiration for journalists looking for an alternate career. Journalist, founder, podcaster, and now CMO of a unicorn. Congrats Boss

@jaivardhan88 About time @jaivardhan88!

Beyond scoops and numbers, we’re launching Not Just Business🎙️ After 15 years of reporting India’s startup ecosystem through data and fundamentals, Entrackr is stepping into deeper founder journeys, lessons, failures, and beliefs that shape startups long before headlines do. 1/2

Have got numerous inquiries today asking us whether Rahul & I sold $430Mn worth of our shares 'for personal liquidity'. The short answer is - Absolutely Not! In Sept 2025, all employees of @PhonePe , including both of us founders, were allowed by our Board and shareholders to exercise our vested ESOPs. Exercise of ESOPs triggers an immediate tax obligation on employees in India. To meet our respective tax obligations, the Board also permitted us to sell a fixed number of our shares (== the exact amount of each employees/founders' tax obligation!) to GA via a secondary transaction. The entire secondary capital was deposited to the company, which in turn deposited ~6000Cr total TDS to the tax authorities. NONE of us employees or founders got any personal liquidity as a result of this transaction.

Brand 101: Brands are for signalling.

Any sufficiently advanced thought leadership is indistinguishable from satire.

@madhavchanchani Thanks, on my list for the next visit

@therealjpk You will like it 😁 maps.app.goo.gl/VEuP5HmWGiEtoE…

Cafes in Bombay hit a different vibe

@unitechy Clearly a rhetorical question.

Fam was this a genuine question?