Pathways in Gurgaon was one of the pioneering IB schools in India
Started in 2003, it became a magnet for upwardly mobile Indian families
School is being acquired for 1,500 Cr with an EBIDTA of 110 Cr
Just a single school operates like an insanely profitable scaled startup
25 strangers.
1 house in Alibaug.
₹4 crore each.
90 days.
No pitches. No decks. No fundraising.
Just a bet on founders.
We call it The Foundery.
Full episode coming soon..
@jointhefoundery
@karpathy I have been maintaining a second Obsidian brain for the past month now. I have found the easiest way to keep the wiki up to date is to get Claude Cowork to go through all your connectors every day and keep updating the Obsidian database in append only.
82 people walked into a room in Alibaug thinking they were ready.
26 walked out as Cohort 1.
Not because the others weren't capable. Some of the strongest people in that room didn't make it through. That is the nature of a forge. It doesn't select for impressive. It selects for what holds under heat.
What held was judgment when there was no right answer. Ownership in moments nobody was watching. The ability to keep building when the ground wasn't stable.
Meet Cohort 1. The Foundery.