A biography for Ritesh Agarwalhasn’t been written yet.
“I know what time a customer checked in, what he ordered, did it get delivered on time, did he order for sling bags, and so on. And when the customer checks out, he can walk out like how you get out of cabs because if you have a wallet it's completely hassle-free.”
“We are building OYO to be the preferred hospitality brand for consumers in the new post-COVID reality.”
“I had gone from a small town in the eastern corner of India to San Francisco, and I was very lucky to get that.”
“Post 10th grade, I came to the northern half of the country. I realized that the usual education did not excite me at all because I felt how will understanding trajectory motions in chemistry help me solve real-life problems?”
“To deliver predictability, we have partnered with Biotique for in-room toiletries, Airtel for Wi-Fi and DTH, and small laundromats in cities to provide clean linen in our rooms.”
“SoftBank's $100 million investment helped cement our reputation as a start-up with a promise.”
“At the end of every year our management regroups and thinks about things we did right and what we could improve.”
“There are causes that are dear to me personally including encouraging entrepreneurship, improving livelihoods as well as helping humanitarian rescue and relief efforts.”
“Stay away from family when you are working on a startup.”
“We are the first company anywhere in the hospitality sector to introduce technology-based solutions to the suppliers side to help them manage operations.”
“My mom is surely worried that the fact that I don't have a college degree will impact my chances of finding a bride.”
“I grew up in Rayagada in Odisha, in a middle-class family. But I always had the entrepreneurial bug.”
“Other people's view was that saving a rupee is a rupee earned. But for our family, earning two rupees is a rupee earned. That means spending that 1 rupee to make that happen is what it is. It is a difference of risk-taking appetite, going out and doing stuff.”
“I love gorging on 'chhena poda.'”
“Oyo is not a market place. Oyo is a fully fledged hotel chain that leases and franchises assets.”
“At heart, I am still the guy who loves tinkering with machines and writing code.”
“People regardless of age are able to do a good job if they're inspired by the leader they work with.”
“Geopolitical impact is going to become one of the big risks for companies which are global.”
“As an entrepreneur and on behalf of the company's management, I am thankful to have been given the opportunity to rededicate ourselves to the company's mission of building the world's most loved hospitality brand that is focused on bringing a better lifestyle for the common man.”
“The reality of a startup is you have failures very often.”