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Chandigarh
Flipkart
Sachin Bansal
Two IIT-Delhi friends, ex-Amazon, started selling books online when nobody in India trusted internet payments. Built India's largest e-commerce exit.
Builder's staminaDistribution-firstSecond-act ambition
Struggles
Banks denied loans. Logistics had to be built from scratch. Co-founder split with Binny strained later years.
Family
Married to Priya. Cousin of cinematographer.
The full story
From day one to today.
The journey
Milestones, not magic.
2007
Quit Amazon Bangalore. Started Flipkart with Binny from a 2BHK.
2010
Cash-on-delivery cracked Indian e-commerce.
2018
Sold Flipkart to Walmart for $16B — India's largest exit.
2019
Started Navi — taking on banks next.
Wins
- Built Flipkart into a defining brand from Chandigarh.
Setbacks
- Banks denied loans. Logistics had to be built from scratch. Co-founder split with Binny strained later years.
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Next journey
Binny Bansal — Flipkart