You talk about having an entrepreneurial bug early. What did your first venture teach you?

In my last year of college I started a hospitality business with a partner in Bangalore. We ran restaurants and catering, and it is still running. That experience showed me how hard it is for a startup to set up in India. There was no proper infrastructure, we met people in rented apartments and cafés, and every small decision mattered. It toughened me up.