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Gurinder is the founder and CEO of Otto Car, the company that provides cars and finance to most Uber drivers in London.
Currently, over 5,000 vehicles on the road are provided through the services of Otto.
In the few years since the business was founded and they were operating out of offices in shipping containers in a West London car park, they’ve hit £50 million in annual revenue and are growing faster than ever - and they've done it all without having to give up any equity or selling to VCs or PE.
Towards the end of our conversation, he shares an anecdote that involves expensive wine and a life lesson, and it’s worth listening just to hear that!
I learned a lot and was greatly inspired and entertained - and so will you be.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Gurinder Dhillon.
Resources
Otto Car
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurinder-dhillon/?originalSubdomain=uk
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future: Amazon.co.uk
Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership: Amazon.co.uk
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