'Janta hai tera baap kaun hai?': Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal's touching anecdote on startup's journey

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In a recent gathering organised by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal captivated the audience with a humorous yet enlightening tale from the his early days of his entrepreneurial journey..

Goyal revealed that when he first pitched the idea of launching Zomato back in 2008 to his father, his response was laced with scepticism...

"When I told my dad about starting Zomato, he said, 'Janta hai tera baap kaun hai?' which basically meant 'You can't do a startup.' Coming from a small town in Punjab, this was the mindset," Goyal shared...

When I started Zomato in 2008, my father used to say tu janta hai tera baap kaun hai as my dad thought I could never do a start up given our humble background..