π From ₹0 Investment to ₹36,000 Crore Brand:Ritesh Agarwal’s Real OYO Story of a 12th Pass Graduate Dropout Who Changed Indian Hospitality.π‘ Ritesh Agarwal didn’t invest a single rupee of his own to build OYO.
Story Covered By: π Story Covered By: ✍️ Abhijit R Patil π« Founder, Patil Share Market Institute π§ Email: patil4abhi@yahoo.in π Published on: 21 May 2025 at 11:20 PM ------------------------------------------------------------ π¨ OYO: A Small-Town Teen Who Built a ₹36,000 Crore Company π 1. A Big Problem in a Small Room Ritesh Agarwal came from a small town in Odisha called Rayagada. He loved to travel. But every hotel he stayed in had problems — dirty beds, no hot water, poor service. Most people ignored it. But Ritesh asked, “Why can’t budget hotels be clean and reliable?” That simple question became the start of something huge. ------------------------------------------------------------- π 2. His First Step — Oravel Stays (2012) At age 18, he started a company called Oravel Stays. It was like Airbnb, to book budget hotels in India. But Ritesh soon realized — people didn’t want more hotel options. They wanted better rooms they could trust. So he shut it down… and r...