Housing.com CEO Rahul Yadav’s victory sign

MUMBAI: On May 6, this was Housing.com CEO, Rahul Yadav’s profile picture on Facebook. The picture garnered 374 likes, 23 comments and 4 shares. Yadav’s Facebook friends hailed it "epic" and "awesome". Some referred to it as “the original lookup logo," alluding to the startup’s ongoing marketing campaign.

This picture came the day after Housing.com’s board meeting. At the end of the meeting, Yadav who had tendered in his resignation on April 30, in an e-mail addressed to board members and investors, agreed to continue in the CEO’s role.

However, reportedly, SoftBank, the startup’s biggest shareholder has taken over the company’s reins since and will oversee all major decisions.

As for Yadav, these were his thoughts on Sunday according to his Facebook wall: "Going to office these days feels exactly like being back at school. Get up on time, take shower, dress nicely, slotted day hrs and yes, there are still those goddamn 'board' exams :)" Again, 568 likes, 20 comments, 5 shares.