Can Practo take the next big leap forward?

Can Practo take the next big leap forward?

Practo’s early team ( from left) Siddharth Aggarwal; Shashank N.D., founder and CEO; Praveen P. Sakrii; Abhinav Lal, founder and CTO; Manoj Kumar; Aditya Bhat and Siddhartha Nihalani. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Like any other child in a household of government employees, Shashank N.D. would have given in to the glitters of a plum job. After all, the start-up wave was yet to hit the Indian shores. A golden handcuff would be reassuring in the least. A people’s person, who would be mostly spotted outside the classroom in school, either rehearsing for a play or planning excursions, Shashank did not resent the idea either. But then, that was not to be.

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