Ritesh Agarwal

COVID-19 is unlike any other challenge the world has faced, affecting people from every socio-economic background and causing a disruption in operations and processes across industries.

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Stay away from family when you are working on a startup.

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Every weekend I would take a train to Delhi and sneak into startup events. I really enjoyed meeting entrepreneurs who were solving big problems. They were way smarter than me. I knew this is where I had to be.

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Whether it is unbranded hotels, branded hotels, whatever it is, anywhere where a customer can get an experience that is subordinate but for a price that is equal or higher than the market, we want that to change.

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We are the first company anywhere in the hospitality sector to introduce technology-based solutions to the suppliers side to help them manage operations.

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I started my life on the ground selling sim card, telecom products and so on and learned a heck of a lot doing that.

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I can speak Odiya, Telugu, apart from Hindi and a little bit of Rajasthani, so, truly Indian from that context.

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Masayoshi Son is one of the most innovative and impactful thinkers and problem-solvers of our generation.

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At heart, I am still the guy who loves tinkering with machines and writing code.

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One should accept failure, and be willing to learn, unlearn and relearn again.

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My home has three-tier security, which is valuable to me considering I get five death threats a month.

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When you scale up your business there will invariably be small groups of vested interests unwilling to see the new ground reality.

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2017 has been a watershed year for us. We steered our growth trajectory by upgrading and bringing beautiful living-spaces in the value economy segment through OYO Rooms, while launching our operated brand Townhouse.

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I had three other siblings, and I was the youngest of the lot.

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