The one thing Bhavish Aggarwal always carries: His backpack

It seems if there was a symbol to represent the quintessential startup founder, it would be the humble backpack. At least that was what emerged from a conversation between Reliance Industries’ executive director Nikhil Meswani and Ola Cabs co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal at last month’s ET Awards.

Minutes before the award ceremony began, winners and guests mingled and chatted. Meswani walked up to Aggarwal, congratulating him for picking up one of the awards that night. He mentioned to the young boss that he’d spotted him once in the Reliance office when he’d come over to meet “Mukeshbhai” ( Mukesh Ambani) . “I saw you. You were carrying your backpack,” Meswani told him. Aggarwal’s response to this was, “Sir, I’m a founder. I always have my backpack