{"product_id":"destiny-avenged-inside-stories-of-founders-who-defied-fate","title":"Destiny Avenged: Inside Stories of Founders Who Defied Fate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeep Kalra (Founder \u0026amp; Chairman, MakeMyTrip)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey were told it couldn't be done — that India wasn't ready, that their ambition was too big. They built anyway. These are founders who turned rejection into resilience and setbacks into comebacks. For anyone who's been told it can't be done — this one's for you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFeaturing 8 against-the-odds journeys\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHarshil Mathur \u0026amp; Shashank Kumar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Razorpay Built India's largest payments company\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRajeev Samant\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, Sula Vineyards Created India's wine industry from scratch\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSrishti Baweja \u0026amp; Tarun Dua\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, E2E Networks Built India's first listed GPU cloud infrastructure company\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep Kalra \u0026amp; Rajesh Magow\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, MakeMyTrip Pioneered online travel booking in India\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Kikvadze\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, Bitfury Built three multi-billion-dollar Bitcoin enterprises\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTarun Mehta,\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Ather Energy Pioneered India's premium electric scooter revolution\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMohit Yadav\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, Minimalist Created India's breakout science-backed skincare brand\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTanuj Shori\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, Square Yards Built India's largest integrated real estate platform.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Few books capture the true spirit of entrepreneurship as well as Destiny Avenged. These stories are both inspiring and deeply relevant for anyone building the future.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAshwin Damera (Founder \u0026amp; CEO, Eruditus \u0026amp; Emeritus)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbout Blume Ventures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlume Ventures is an early-stage Indian venture fund that backs startups with both funding and active mentoring. Blume typically invests in Seed and pre-series A rounds in tech-led startups led by founders obsessed with solving hard problems for the Indian market and from India for the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs of 2025 end, Blume had an AUM of over $900 million. Some of the leading startups Blume has backed include Battery Smart, Cashify, Classplus, Pixxel, Purplle, Servify, slice, Spinny, Turtlemint, and Ultrahuman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crossword.in","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48791982244057,"sku":"BK0542192","price":539.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/3066\/9017\/files\/9788199401440image-1.jpg?v=1781002892","url":"https:\/\/www.crossword.in\/products\/destiny-avenged-inside-stories-of-founders-who-defied-fate","provider":"Crossword.in ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}