Hailing from a business background, it was expected from Punit Goyal, the Co-founder of Blusmart that he would continue his grandfather's business (of plastics and mats, popularly known in Indian households as chatai). But instead of joining his family business, he decided to reverse engineer not by just starting his own venture but also by getting into an environment-friendly fleet, a total opposite of plastic domain that his family business was in. His first business was PLG Clean Energy that had the initials of his grandfather's name. Today, the startup founder is all gungho about raising investor money and considers it the right way to do new-age business.
At his BluSmart Gurugram head office, the Co-founder ran late for our planned meeting. And as he rushed hurriedly into the meeting room after 15 minutes, he apologized for making me wait as he was caught up with an important investor meeting. AS I am writing this stiry, came the announcement of the venture raising another round of funding, this time of close to INR 200 cr. Here’s a rundown on how the London School of Economics and Aston alumni is mixing his passion of economics with EV translating into a success.
THE START
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Chords of Success
For Saahil Goel, the deep-rooted passion for playing the guitar dates back to his high school days. Influenced by legends like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and the Pakistani band Strings, his musical journey mirrors his leadership style-balancing focus, discipline, and a collaborative spirit. Goel feels that playing guitar has enhanced his ability to balance focus and teamwork as a founder of an eCommerce shipping start-up.
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