Journey of IITian Bhavish Aggarwal who turned billionaire with Ola Cabs
Bhavish Aggarwal co-founded India's ridesharing giant, Ola Cabs, in 2010. Here is Bhavish's inspiring story. Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati established Ola Cabs on December 3, 2010. They attended the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Bombay. Bhavish Aggarwal previously worked for Microsoft Research for two years before launching his own company, Ola Cabs. He aspired to be a business owner. He was convinced that he should take the risk of attempting new things even if he failed. Bhavish Aggarwal left Microsoft to launch his tour and travel company, Ola Trips. He began selling vacation packages and weekend getaways through this tour and travel service. Despite his efforts, Bhavish had little success in the holiday trip offerings. He even conducted the marketing for this firm, but he was unable to sell a single trip package. His family was disappointed that their well-educated son would work as a 'travel agent.' When Bhavish Aggarwal was ...