In Episode 40, Sunny Bahuguna sits down with close friend and serial entrepreneur, Ronnie Kintanar. Ronnie was one of the owners of Jarvis, a platform that connects the time-poor with personal cleaners to take care of chores and cleaning duties. Jarvis was successfully acquired in 2020.

Ronnie shares his story behind the startup, including his:

🔥 Upbringing in an Asian family and the values it taught him

🔥 Journey through university life (with an Arts background!)

🔥 Decision to leave his stable role in corporate role and take the plunge into startup land

🔥 Decision to join Jarvis and what he looked out for

🔥 Early years of Jarvis, including balancing leisure time and the 'hustle'

🔥 Views on hustle culture and toxic productivity

🔥 Journey navigating personal ego and pride

🔥 Perspective on relationships -- friendships, romance and everything in between

🔥 Personal lessons learnt along the way

🔥 What's next (including a new book...)

It's a powerful conversation that traverses between humility, interpreting personal success and reflecting on what matters most. Enjoy and reach out to Sunny or Bottled Up if you'd like to get in touch with Ronnie!

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