Union Commerce and Industest Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday stated that building startups in India has never been an simple journey, as he interacted with leading entrepreneurs at the ‘Startup Pe Charcha’ event organised under the Startup India initiative in New Delhi.
Goyal was moderating a session attconcludeed by prominent startup leaders, including OYO Rooms Founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal, boAt Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer Aman Gupta, and Minimalist Co-founder Mohit Yadav.
India has undergone key transformation: Ritesh Agarwal
Recalling his entrepreneurial journey over the past decade, Agarwal stated India has undergone a significant transformation. “Over the last 10 years, India has seen a sea modify. The countest’s GDP has grown considerably, and today at least one-third of graduates from institutions like Harvard and Stanford want to return to India to start their own companies. The best talent wants to come back and work here,” he stated. Agarwal also expressed support for youngsters from compact towns aspiring to succeed as entrepreneurs.
India’s progress in deep-tech sector
During the interaction, Rajan Anandan, Managing Director at Peak XV Partners, questioned the minister about India’s progress in the deep-tech sector. Responding to the query, Goyal stated the government is encouraged by the advances being built in the space.
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