'Entrepreneurs must have courage to continue', says Snapdeal CEO Kunal Bahl

From Snapdeal's birth and evolution to his faith in startups and possible lessons from upcoming IPO, Bahl has a freewheeling conversation with Nivedita Mookerji

This lunch has come after months of trying to meet Kunal Bahl — an entrepreneur and investor rolled into one. Bahl, co-founder and CEO of Snapdeal, tells me he prefers to stay away from media glare these days. “I like it this way,” he says as we recall the last time we met several years ago in Snapdeal’s Gurugram office.

This time we are at Aerocity—Delhi’s latest go-to place. Bahl’s choice is Kampai, a cosy Japanese restaurant with ikebana style flower arrangements for that authentic touch. We look for the best table and then decide to settle down in a