Hopeless romantic, diligent student, biker... here’s everything Ashneer Grover says he is. ️
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00You can't become a big man just by doing a job.
00:02I'm still an introvert.
00:04I've become a public figure.
00:06People think I'm an extrovert because I appear on TV.
00:08I had so much faith that
00:10I'll be able to eat and earn.
00:12It's about getting out of the comfort zone of a job.
00:15Whether you want to play a big game or
00:17get stuck in that comfort zone.
00:19Hi, this is Ashkeen Grover from Root.
00:25I was quite studious in school.
00:27I wasn't like this till 5th grade.
00:29After 5th grade, I was quite studious.
00:31I used to come in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade.
00:33I was quite quiet and studious.
00:35I was a teacher's favourite student.
00:37I was good in chemistry.
00:39People used to cry a lot about chemistry.
00:41They used to like maths and physics better.
00:43But I got admitted to IIT because
00:45I broke chemistry.
00:47Maths, quants and physics were fine.
00:51But chemistry was quite solid.
00:54I'm still an introvert.
00:56I've become a public figure.
00:58People think that I'm an extrovert
01:00because I appear on TV.
01:02But fundamentally, I'm an introvert.
01:04I've been an introvert since school days.
01:06I didn't talk much.
01:08I used to get scolded a lot.
01:10I used to have a good one-on-one conversation.
01:13But when there's a crowd,
01:15I go into a shell.
01:17When I was in IIT,
01:19I used to ride a bike.
01:21That was the only 3 years
01:23I was allowed to ride a bike.
01:25It was quite good.
01:27My campus was shorter
01:29than the hostel campus.
01:31There was no red light.
01:33I have good memories of riding a bike.
01:39I met him in my career launcher.
01:41We were preparing for CAT.
01:43I met him there.
01:45We were preparing for CAT.
01:47I followed him.
01:49I asked him to have lunch with me.
01:51He didn't like my initial review.
01:53He asked one of his friends
01:55to stay away from him.
01:57My product review wasn't good.
01:59But eventually, I was...
02:01I'm still very persevering.
02:03Once I've made up my mind,
02:05I won't change it.
02:11I worked in Kotak for 7 years.
02:13I used to work with big businessmen.
02:17I had big numbers.
02:19My first deal was worth $400 million.
02:21It was a deal worth Rs. 1,600-2,000 crores.
02:23I left Kotak when I felt
02:25they'll call me to Bombay.
02:27I'm not from Bombay.
02:29I'm a hardcore Delhiite.
02:31I left Kotak when I felt
02:33I'll grow in Bombay.
02:35I joined Entrepreneurship
02:37with my friend Alvinder Deen.
02:39I developed muscles
02:41as a founder.
02:43When I left Groofers,
02:45within 6-8 months,
02:47I started working in India.
02:49I was so confident
02:51that I'll make money.
02:53It's about getting out of
02:55the comfort zone of work
02:57and playing a big game.
02:59I think my wife was very supportive.
03:01So, I thought let's go into business.
03:03I fundamentally believe
03:05that you can't become a big man
03:07just by working.
03:11you