INTRO
I met with Yashish a few months back for an interview after a panel discussion at Money 2020. I was intrigued to learn how he started his company, scales it up to be a #Unicorn after a raise of 238m$ with Vision Fund / Soft Bank. Funnily, I discovered that we went to INSEAD the same year.
Working odd hours is something most entrepreneurs are used to. But here’s one who wakes up at odd hours to make sure he gets time to run and swim. PolicyBazaar cofounder Yashish Dahiya’s day starts at 3.30 am so that his Ironman preparation workout is not compromised. As a consequence, he manages to get four hours of exercise and reach office — in Gurugram — before most people punch in.
“My job is mostly with other people — communication, meeting people, handling people issues, talking to investors, etc. So, I just have so much time. That’s the advantage of not having a family here,” says Dahiya, whose wife and children live in the UK.
The decade-old company, an insurance aggregator platform, has become one of the new entrants of the coveted unicorn club in the country (a tag Dahiya is embarrassed about, as he feels they are worth more than a billion dollars) ..
The decade-old company, an insurance aggregator platform, has become one of the new entrants of the coveted unicorn club in the country (a tag Dahiya is embarrassed about, as he feels they are worth more than a billion dollars) ..
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