[dchhugani]

I heard this podcast too! I've also heard of people trying similar ideas. I have many strong opinions on why it didn't work for them and others. The main reason for Hacker Rank (And he says it in the podcast) is that in India the money you make per session is insignificant to build a business on vs. the US - and they didn't start focused enough on a few companies or an industry. It was just "software engineers" at large.

It still might not work - like I say below, our guiding compass is happy users + growing numbers and we try not to bias ourselves with what others have / haven't done. In true PG fashion I hope!