@zomato Founder Deepinder Goyal's Untold Story: Why He Shies Away from Public Appearances

In an exclusive interview with YourStory, Deepinder Goyal, CEO and founder of Zomato, opened up about the early days that moulded him to be the person he is.

A person who cannot be ignored any longer and we must talk about Deepi today.

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[arpitsharma]

It inspired a lot to all of those people who stammer and avoid public gathering. I can feel the pain in his voice because I also suffering from stammer problem ❤

[rakesh]

He is a very genuine guy and I love to listen and watch

[lpeufsk]

He is my inspiration, I too used to stammer a little but I am now confident because of him

[raghavgakhar]

I had a stammering issue related to my underconfidence.. I spoke a lot standing in front of the mirror.. and I managed to overcome that.. do not let stammering kill your passion... kill stammering.

[anjalimehta]

It takes a lot of courage to make honest confessions. 💫💯

[sksfast]

This will help my family. Thanks deepinder.

[Dhananjay.]

This is stammering problem and believe me you should be thankful for god to you don't have stammering problem

[armaandhami]

Omg, this is gold! This man is a true inspiration for neurodivergent people.

[shoumyaraj]

I have also the same problem i also avoid talking to person, i prefer chatting over calling and also avoid certain words.

[ankitnangia]

More power to Deepinder sir. You are an asset to this and many more generations to come. Being an entrepreneur myself i would like to salute to you for your work, words and worth.

[Manishaaaaaaaaaa]

Calories lagti hai is my new fav catch phrase now 😄

[AmitKumar-holg]

Very brave of you. Gives lots of courage.

[toto_k]

Honest confession and how straightforward this man is! ❤

[rajeshwarihemmadi]

Genuineness, intentions r real important than stammering etc..
GOD bless him

[AbeetSekharV]

Thank you Deepinder for Beni open about stammering . Your openness has changed me a lot

[nakulsharma]

I use to stammer a lot
Even many Times i stammer
But i hot one solution for me
Be confident
Be aggressive
Be yourself because you are awesome

Just try it

[shouvikmajumdar]

You guys kept the guest sit facing the sun, while the anchor protecting against sun burn. Wow

[CMA_Pradyumn_Dhyani]

I have the exact same issue, same level of stammering, glad to find someone to look up to.

[fantasyxpress]

Thanks for sharing this we need to accept people beyond their visible imperfections.... Very happy to see how successful and yet soongrounded he is

[navyab]

There are no medicines to cure stammering but, speech language pathologist's guidance can help with stammering.