Bhavish Aggarwal: Difference between revisions

|birth_place    = [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India]]

Aggarwal was included in [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] magazine's ''100 Most Influential People of 2018.'' <ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhavish Aggarwal: The World’s 100 Most Influential People|url=https://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5238150/bhavish-aggarwal/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Time|language=en-us}}</ref>

<ref> {{cite web| title=Bhavish Aggarwal|date=8 December 2020|work=Crunchbase|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/person/bhavish-aggarwal}}</ref>

Aggarwal was born and brought up in [[Ludhiana]] city of Punjab, in a [[Punjabi Hindu]] [[Bania (caste)|Bania]] family.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/amp/getahead/report/achiever-punjab-to-new-york-ola-co-founder-bhavish-aggarwals-red-carpet-journey/20180426.htm|title=Punjab to New York: Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal's red carpet journey|date=26 August 2018|publisher=rediff}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/from-ludhiana-to-uk-via-australia-how-bhavish-aggarwals-drove-to-amazing-success/articleshow/65411768.cms|title=From Ludhiana to UK via Australia: How Bhavish Aggarwal drove to success|last=Arora|first=Prashasti|date=2018-08-27|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-09-27}}</ref> He completed a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering at [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]] in 2008.<ref name=econtimes>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-10-25/news/55421979_1_olacabs-indian-internet-kunal-bahl|title=Bhavish Aggarwal & Ankit Bhati: The men behind Olacabs|date=25 Oct 2014|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> He started his career with [[Microsoft]] Research India as a Research Intern and later got reinstated as an Assistant Researcher.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.yosuccess.com/success-stories/bhavish-aggarwal-olacabs/|title=Bhavish Aggarwal - Yo! Success|date=2015-08-12|work=Yo! Success|access-date=2018-09-27|language=en-US}}</ref>

He began his career with Microsoft, where he worked for two years, filed two patents and published three papers in international journals.<ref name=econtimes/> In January 2011 he co-founded Ola Cabs with Ankit Bhati in Bengaluru.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Specials/NJKWoleEbzYoqz3UGWDvdO/Leader-in-the-spotlight--Bhavish-Aggarwal.html|title=Leader in the spotlight-Bhavish Aggarwal|date=4 Nov 2014|work=Live Mint}}</ref> In 2015 Aggarwal and Bhati were the youngest to be included in that year's list of richest Indians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Ola-founders-youngest-on-list-of-super-rich-Indians/articleshow/48930934.cms|title=Ola founders youngest on list of super-rich Indians|date=12 September 2015|work=Times of India}}</ref>

The idea for a cab company struck Aggarwal when he had a bad experience with a taxi, which led him and Ankit Bhati to co-found [[Ola Cabs]] in 2010. In four years, the duo went on to become India's richest in 2014. OlaCabs has become the largest network of personal transportation options within India and has emerged as the most popular choice for many consumers in 22 Indian cities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interesting facts about Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal|date=27 Feb 2020|work=Business Insider|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/interesting-facts-about-ola-founder-bhavish-aggarwal/articleshow/71186840.cms}}</ref>

In a webinar addressed to the students of Bennett University, Bhavish said that the COVID-19 pandemic was about to accelerate the innovations in technologies. He claimed that the markets might move towards more car rentals and subscription based ownerships of cars. This was a trajectory point for our lives as we become more aware about hygiene and disease awareness.