The Wooplr “Besties” series is brought to you in celebration of Friendship Day 2014.
Sachin Bansal is the CEO and co-founder of Indian e-commerce giant, Flipkart. And along with his co-founder Binny, they have created India’s most valuable Internet company. In this interview, we ask him questions that explore their friendship, and a bond that has grown stronger over the years.
How long have you and Binny been friends?
We have been close friends for nearly 9 years now.
How did you both meet? When did you both hit it off?
We met at IIT Delhi where we studied together. But, we really interacted only after we moved to Bangalore in 2005 after graduation.
We were living close by and would hang out together often on weekends. We went on road trips with common friends and built a deeper friendship over time.
What’s the most ridiculous thing you two have done together
Starting Flipkart was a crazy thing to do at the time when we did. Almost everyone around us thought we were out of mind.
Describe Binny in one word.
Discerning.
Do you give birthday gifts to each other? More importantly, where do you get those birthday gifts?
Well, we haven’t exactly given each other birthday gifts.
We do make it a point to get together at midnight at the our friends’ (including each other) birthdays and cut a cake!
Where do you both like to hangout together?
We used to visit Stones in Indiranagar and Legends of Rock in Koramangala quite often. More recently it has been a few get togethers at Sathya’s in Koramangala and at Geoffrey in Royal Orchid.
If you two could go anywhere in the world together, where would it be and why?
To the moon!
Well, the day all people can start traveling to the moon that is.
Have you both ever been interested in the same girl?
No!
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