Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a piece of “life-changing” advice he once got from Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal . Reflecting on his early days, Munjal recalled how his “mentor” initially refused to meet him.

“In 2015, as a 25 year old kid who had just started Unacademy. I sent an email to @deepigoyal. He replied back by saying ‘Kyon milna hai yaar. Dhandha banao’ [Why do you want to meet, man? Focus on business.],” Munjal wrote.

Despite the rejection, Munjal said he didn’t give up. He continued to reach out until Goyal finally agreed to meet him in person.

“I didn’t give up. I kept mailing him every week. And finally he did agree for a 15m Meeting (after months of chasing him). He was in a bad mood that day, so he met me just for 10m

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