Shark Tank India’s Deepinder Goyal reveals about the time he began his food delivery business, ‘My dad thought I could never do a start-up’

MUMBAI: Shark Tank India is one of the most loved reality shows on Indian television. After two successful seasons, the third season is here and Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal is the newest Shark to join the panel of sharks. Viewers are now saying that Goyal reminds them of former shark Ashneer Grover.

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Deepinder who is the founder of popular food delivery brand Zomato, opened up about the time he started his business. He said, “I started Zomato 16 years ago in 2008 and my dad at that time told me - 'jaanta hain tera baap kaun hain?”

He further added, “His (Goyal's father) point was that you can't run a startup. I am from a small town in Punjab. That is our background, but I believe a lot has changed in the previous 16 years.” adding, “Especially over the last 7-8 years, the government has really gotten out of the way and thank you so much for that and I hope that this continues going forward.”

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On sharing how he hires people for his business, Deepinder said, “The type of workforce we hire is extremely distinct. Ideally, we do not hire persons looking for work. The folks we need don't look for work.”

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