Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal shared the only time he felt that his food delivery company was at the lowest. Reflecting on how it made him feel, Deepinder Goyal said that at that time Zomato's arch-rival Swiggy had raised $1 billion while his company had just $35 million in the bank.

Goyal, in an interview to Moneycontrol, said that navigating public markets is easier as companies get to think more long term and are not bound by weekly reviews by VCs

Bengaluru, which is frequently hailed as India's startup hub, is currently at the center of a heated discussion concerning its place in the ecosystem for entrepreneurs.

He shared a video on Instagram in which Goyal revealed he was instructed to use the stairs and was not allowed to enter a mall in Gurugram while delivering food

We just stuck to our jobs and continued moving forward day by day. I can't see anything special we have done, to be very honest," Goyal tells Moneycontrol in an hour-long conversation in Bengaluru

According to Goyal, he was barred from using the mall's main entrance and was directed to take the stairs to the third floor.

Social media users highlight the differences in the public personas of two Indian startup founders - Zomato's Deepinder Goyal and Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal.

In a recent interview, Deepinder Goyal talks about Zomato's journey, from soaring highs to challenging lows, with candid insights on surviving and thriving in the food delivery industry