If you have ever wondered what billionaires carry in their backpacks, today is your lucky day. OYO founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal recently gave his YouTube audience a glimpse of all that he carries in his bag. In a video filmed during a moment of leisure between the shoot of Shark Tank India, the 31-year-old Indian founder took viewers through the contents of his backpack.
What’s in OYO CEO’s bag?
Agarwal revealed that the bag itself is a gift from his wife. The contents of it he termed “neither aesthetic nor aspirational.”
The 31-year-old entrepreneur first revealed that he carries three smartphones. The first is his “normal phone”, which he uses for work calls. The second is a phone with a United States number - which comes in handy whenever Agarwal is in the US.
“It’s for a lot of our US hotel owners and customers,” he explained.
By Agarwal’s own admission, “two phones are understandable.” So why does he need a third one? The hospitality chain CEO explained that the third smartphone he carries is an “ancient” iPhone which still holds important data.
“This phone is probably an iPhone 7 or 8. Something very ancient. I’ve had this phone forever. The issue is that I’ve never been able to – or I’ve never gotten the time to – port all my old data. And hence I just carry it around,” Agarwal told his viewers.
{{/usCountry}}“This phone is probably an iPhone 7 or 8. Something very ancient. I’ve had this phone forever. The issue is that I’ve never been able to – or I’ve never gotten the time to – port all my old data. And hence I just carry it around,” Agarwal told his viewers.
{{/usCountry}}As the CEO of a hospitality chain, Agarwal’s work naturally involves a lot of travel. He therefore carries his passport with him at all times. To be more precise, he carries four full passports.
His bag also holds his work laptop - which is a MacBook – and floss for dental hygiene. One important item in his bag is his bottle of protein water. Agarwal explained that as a vegetarian, he struggles to meet his daily quota of protein. This is where the protein water comes in handy.
Sharing a snippet from the longer video on Instagram, the CEO of OYO wrote: “Bag reveal, but make it mildly existential. I finally did it. It’s neither aesthetic nor aspirational. But somewhere between practical and borderline ridiculous.”