Making Logistics Human: Rivigo

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It’s often said that the simplest ideas are most powerful, and this has certainly been the case for Deepak Garg, Founder & CEO, Rivigo, whose idea was replete with social impact, purpose and one that would actually make real economic effect
Spending about a decade with McKinsey & Co. didn’t quench Rivigo founder Deepak Garg’s thirst for solving real problems having a large impact.
Logistics, found Garg, is a large sector in which a lot of deep problems need to be addressed.
Garg took home three key learnings from McKinsey.
He shares, “McKinsey provided me wide experience and exposure, leadership lessons and solid values which are important determinants of success.” And that is why, he mentions, when he started building Rivigo, he made sure that a solid culture was the core of all activities.
One of the biggest lessons that you can learn on entrepreneurship from Garg is the amount of work one has to do at the ground level.
Driven by a passion to revolutionize the inhuman scenario of the backbone sector, Garg put on his thinking cap and gave birth to Rivigo along with co-founder Gazal Kalra.
Hiring exceptional talent is of utmost importance for Garg.
I hire not on the basis of any skill but on qualities that go way beyond like values and attitude.” People who work or want to work at Rivigo should be “technology-obsessed”, according to Garg, and must be brimming with “boundless energy”.
“When you are working under constraints, you are unable to innovate,” Garg mentions.
Garg thinks it is a matter of a “risk-averse mindset.” Further, he believes that banks do not understand start-ups the way they should but he remains optimistic as he feels that the scenario is gradually changing.
Garg shares that he hasn’t built the castle of entrepreneurship on a smooth-sailing road

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