We actually distribute using AirBnB because they’re the vacation management company and they distribute us, which is why AirBnB is also a small shareholder in our company. Ritesh Agarwal Read Quote
Whether it is unbranded hotels, branded hotels, whatever it is, anywhere where a customer can get an experience that is subordinate but for a price that is equal or higher than the market, we want that to change. Ritesh Agarwal Read Quote
I dreamt of running my own business even as a kid, but if not a CEO, I would have probably been a pilot. Ritesh Agarwal Read Quote
Leaders at Oyo aspire for ambitious targets which act as directional north stars for building for scale. Ritesh Agarwal Read Quote
Abhinav Sihna is my partner and the COO of Oyo, and is also the head of the United States division. He spends all of his time building out the United States market for us and has moved out here full-time. Ritesh Agarwal Read Quote
A lot of hotels have beautiful chandeliers because the asset owner is emotional about having chandeliers in the property. I always say that the customers aren’t going to have chandeliers for breakfast. You’d rather take that money and give great breakfasts to the customer. Ritesh Agarwal Read Quote
Our first cultural attribute is over-communication rather than under-communication. Ritesh Agarwal Read Quote
The scale of impact that people aspire to create, based out of the Bay Area, is truly incredible. Ritesh Agarwal Read Quote
I grew up in Rayagada in Odisha, in a middle-class family. But I always had the entrepreneurial bug. Ritesh Agarwal Read Quote
My parents always wonder why I work round the clock and I never had an answer, until one day I came across a street full of Oyos. I saw so many families and friends on holiday there. This made me happy – life had come full circle in that moment! Ritesh Agarwal Read Quote
