to instantly read 150+ free stories & 250-word summaries of all our stories

Long jump

From Ezetap to WhatsApp: The story of a founder’s exit

To leave a company one co-founded for a top job at a leading tech company is a tricky thing. Does Abhijit Bose’s departure herald a new phase in the Indian startup world?

10/12/18

Arundhati Ramanathan

Ezetap raised $51 million to take payments to millions of merchants, and its founder leaving it midway for a better opportunity sends mixed signals externally

Abhijit Bose says the only reason he is quitting Ezetap is because WhatsApp is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Blue-blooded investors like Chamath Palihapitiya saw Ezetap as the coming together of superstar businesses like Stripe, AWS and Android

Ezetap though still has a lot of growing up to do

founder.jpeg

Want to read a free 200 word summary?

In what is already a tumultuous journey, founders leaving the companies they started are events that inevitably shake up startups. And the reason they choose to leave also says a lot about the state of the company. Based on why a founder chooses to go, one could say he or she pulled: A ‘Travis Kalanick’…

To access this post, you must purchase Monthly Recurring, Quarterly or Weekly Product.

Read the full story. Subscribe now.

Why subscribe? Let us explain.

Already Registered?

Related stories

More stories in /Analysis & /Startups

See all in Reportage, Startups & Technology

This story is for subscribers only.
or

Read the full story. Subscribe now.

Why subscribe? Let us explain.

The selected story is available only for paid subscribers. Might want to change your mind!

Subscribe now

Already Registered?

Questions?

What is The Ken?

The Ken is a subscription-driven media site. We write one story a day (weekdays only). These stories have sharp, original insights on technology, business, science and healthcare from India.

Why do I have to sign up to read your stories?

Our stories are not free. Well, some select stories are. But, a significant part of what we write at The Ken is for subscribers only. We put in a lot of effort and resources in writing our stories and believe that you must pay for good journalism.
Hence, our three plans. 1) The annual membership
2) The free sign up
3) The recurring quarterly subscription

On journalism and why you should pay for it, if you haven’t already seen it, here’s a great explainer from John Oliver.

So, one must pay for journalism?

Yes.

How many stories will I get if I take an annual membership?

200+ stories.

And, in the free sign up?

Four stories every month.

Do I get a refund?

We allow you to sample our journalism for free before signing up, and after you do, we stand by its quality. But we do not offer refunds.

I am not getting my daily emails. Do I have to whitelist emails from The Ken?

An added benefit of your subscription (free/paid) are the daily personalised emails. These emails, at times, might end up in your spam/junk folder due to emojis, attachments or images. In case you’re not receiving these emails, it might help to whitelist us. If the problem still persists, write to us at [email protected].

Why am I unable to access the archives?

Full and unrestricted access to our archives is a feature of our annual membership.

My payment is not going through, what can I do?

Please write to us at [email protected] detailing the payment error or queries.

See all FAQs