Ritesh Agarwal is the Founder and CEO of OYO Rooms, India’s premier affordable hotel chain. Ritesh began his entrepreneurial career at the age of 17, when he dropped out of college to build his first firm.
Upon seeing that the traditional hotel industry was ripe for disruption, he chose to focus on providing budget-conscious guests with great accommodations at a cheap price.
Now, OYO Rooms is the world’s third largest hotel company, having over 12000 locations in 800 cities across India.
