Deepinder Goyal Says Startup Culture Must Begin Right

Deepinder Goyal founded Zomato, a food-delivery and restaurant-discovery company in India.

He says startups need to build a good workplace culture from the very beginning.

Culture means the habits and standards that guide how people work together.

Early choices can affect how a company deals with pressure and solves problems.

If poor standards are accepted, they can become difficult to change later.

Goyal shared these ideas on a podcast in January 2026.

He later became vice chairman of Zomato’s parent company, Eternal Ltd.

The article also describes his belief that difficult problems can be solved through focus, logic, and persistence.