Ritesh Agarwal, Oyo Founder Ties knot With Geetansha Sood

[{"selector":"#anim-1e0094fa-2c88-4d04-94df-bd4a62f7b23e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-39.38193307115767%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bda57bf4-8835-4c67-99da-bfbee8102b08","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b420f3a8-7be0-4dc7-a0a9-aff1f7371925","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -383.26869%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Founder of Oyo Mr. Ritesh Agarwal Married Geetansha Sood Earlier this week in a reception that took place at Delhi’s 5-Star Best Wedding Venue Hotel . India’s biggest sharks and tycoons including Lenkskart’s Piyush Bansal, Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma, and Softbank’s Masayoshi Son were in attendance for the Ceremony.

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[{"selector":"#anim-d0444279-f184-4e2b-9fd9-ed05898aaa73","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b9659e1c-03ce-4dd9-b947-d4ac35880482","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -310.10098%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8e2b38b1-18c0-482d-97c4-580048c6d994 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(25.22518367319679%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] When he was living away from home and he hadn’t started Oyo, Agarwal used to sell SIM cards to pay his bills. He also learned Software Development from Youtube and Google. While he was researching for his Venture, he stayed at several budget hotels to learn about what customers wanted exactly from the establishment. He included all of these learnings to incorporate into his venture.