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Physicswallah became a 2.8 billion dollar giant from just a YouTube channel. But very few know that they had to rebuild an entire app overnight—after it crashed under the weight of 50,000 new users in just 5 days? 😳 ➡️In the chapter “FOUNDERS’ MINDSET TO GROW BIGGER” from my book Startups of Bharat, we dive into the journey of Prateek Maheshwari, Co-founder of PhysicsWallah. ✅ While the spotlight was often on the platform’s rapid growth, Prateek fought unseen battles in the backend—unstable infrastructure, server outages, sudden surges in traffic, and broken processes that needed rebuilding from scratch. 🙌 Prateek didn’t wait for instructions. He rewrote codebases, streamlined workflows, and recruited top talent—driven not by fame, but by mission. 👇🏻 The mission? To serve millions of students with uninterrupted, quality education—at scale. That meant building systems that could handle not just today's growth, but tomorrow’s demands. Prateek made speed serve sustainability. 💪 Even with over 15,000 employees, 67 offline centres, and more than 5.5 million learners, he remained deeply involved in execution, shaping a culture that prioritised long-term thinking over short-term gains. 📈 His mindset was clear—fix root causes, empower teams, and never compromise on the student-first approach. He shut down distractions, doubled down on impact, and built scalable foundations. It wasn’t just tech leadership; it was the founder’s mindset at its finest.🙌 His principles remain timeless: mission over ego, systems over hacks, culture over charisma. And despite where PW is today, he follows this every day. 🙏 Ask yourself: • Can your startup survive without you for a month? • Are you chasing scale or building systems? • Will your culture thrive even when you’re not in the room? If you want to build this much-needed founder mindset, get your hands on my book, Startups of Bharat, now on Amazon.