INDIA’S HOTTEST BUSINESS LEADERS 40 AND
UNDER Nos.28 TO 30
28.Vijay
Shekhar Sharma, 37
Chairman
& Managing Director PaytmOne97
Education:
DCE (B.E., Electronics and Communications)
Previous
Jobs: RiverRun Software and Intersolutions India
Claim to
fame: Youngest engineer from Delhi University
Best
advice anybody gave me: Mostly came from my investors
Success
to me is: Creating a product that makes the lives of a billion people simpler
My
favorite people: Jack Ma, Masa (Masayoshi Son), Steve Jobs, Rupert Murdoch and
Sunil Mittal. All of them were underdogs who ended up creating business empires
even when they were written off at different points in time
What I
wanted to be when I was 20 years old: To create incredible consumer tech
products
How I
unwind: Love high adrenaline activities. I regularly go rafting, have done
bungee jumping and skydiving. Music helps me relax. I usually drive a BMW and
listen to music. U2 and Coldplay are my favorite bands. I also like to listen
to Cuban jazz and the blues. And I mostly go to sleep listening to western
classical music
My
favorite song: Where Streets Have No Name by U2
Kunal
Shah, 36
Co-founder:
Freecharge
Education:
BA in Philosophy, MBA drop out.
Previous
Jobs: Infinix, PaisaBack
Claim to
fame: FreeCharge sold to SnapDeal in the largest exit in India in the ecommerce
space
Best
piece of advice anybody gave me: My philosophy professor said true joy lies in
creating things, happiness is a disorder
My
favourite people: Socrates, G.B. Shaw, Steve Jobs
What I
wanted to be when I was 20 years old: To not have to work for money by age 35
What I
want to be when I'm 50: A guy who played a big role in creation of truly
digital India.
30.Radhika
Piramal, 37
Managing
Director, VIP Industries
Education:
University of Oxford, Harvard Business School
Previous
Jobs: Bain & Co.
Claim to
fame: Diversified from luggage to lifestyle by launching Caprese handbags
My
favourite people: Roger Federer
What I
wanted to be when I was 20 years old : MD of VIP Industries
What I
want to be when I'm 50 : MD of VIP Industries, which will get 23 of revenues
from lifestyle brands by the time I'm 50.
If there
is one thing I would like to change about myself: Be more patient.
My
favourite movie: If Lord of the Rings Trilogy is on, I can't turn it off.
ETCD19JUN15
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