At one time, we were scouting from different sources for booking tickets, accommodation, reservations and planning for a trip on the whole. Now, we can get all these at a click of a button. Thanks to Deep Kalra for making it happen through makemytrip.com.
The founder, the ever inspiring entrepreneur—Deep Kalra.
Early Days
Deep Kalra is from Delhi. His grandfather was into dry fruit business in Chandni Chowk. But his father was far away from that business. He believed in ideas of his own which inherited to his son- Deep Kalra.
Struggle for the Spark
Out of campus, Deep Kalra joined ABN AMRO. After a year or so he realized ‘Banking is not his cup of tea!’ There was the seed of a thought - it would be fun to do something of your own. But it remained a thought. After three years in banking and exploring various options in marketing, Deep Kalra chose to do something ‘crazy’.
He joined AMF Bowling, which pioneered the concept of bowling alleys in India. AMF had no operations in INDIA, so the job was in essence entrepreneurial. “India knew billiards, India didn't know pool. And India didn't know ten pin bowling, at all. The more he studied it, it's got to do well here!” AMF did set up a couple of hundred bowling alleys but bowling never quite became the “storm of the moment” that Deep Kalra wanted it to be. And there was a reason for it. The cost of real estate in India (even in 1995!) was just too high. Plus, the idea was probably ahead of its time as there were no malls and multiplexes.
Deep Kalra spent four years with AMF, and “really, really tried very hard to make it happen.” Although Deep Kalra worked for AMF as an employee, it was entrepreneurial for two reasons. The fixed salary component was low, it was based around bonuses and how much equipment you sold.
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