
Vijay Shekhar Sharma's Lost Wallet, Ritesh Agarwal's No-Shame Advice: Startup Founders Get Candid
Published on: Aug. 24, 2025, 4:10 p.m. | Source: NDTV Profit
A misplaced wallet at Delhi airport lounge gave birth to the idea of launching Paytm, according to Paytm founder Vijay Shekar Sharma. Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal said that it's important to get "rid of shame" to be successful. Sharma and Agarwal were the latest guests on the Great Indian Kapil Show on Saturday along with MamaEarth's Ghazal Alagh, boAt's Aman Gupta, who shared personal anecdotes and their journeys behind their success. Sharma shared how he decided to merge phone and wallet