Neeraj Roy was caught in the middle of the IT bust. A calm head and feet firmly planted on the ground saw him emerge from the rubble around him
Name
Neeraj Roy
Job
Co-founder, Hungama.com
Lessons in Life
1. His family’s restaurant business taught him that you have to build value ahead of valuation and that value gets created one plate, one customer at a time.
2. When ICICI Ventures pulled out funding from the fledgling company, it taught Roy and his people how to stand on their own feet.
(This story appears in the 17 July, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)