All In: Memoirs of the Freshworks Founder

When my turn came, I tossed aside the script. I stepped on to the stage, not as a polished founder, but as a storyteller. 'I'm thirty-six years old,' I began, letting the silence settle. 'I have two kids and just one wife.' Laughter rippled through the room, breaking the tension. I continued, drawing them into my world. 'In my previous job, I drove a Honda Civic. Life was comfortable, predictable. Then I launched a start-up. Now I drive a Ford Figo hatchback.'

In 2010, Girish Mathrubootham l...