“Social connection is a core human need.” That was and still is the central belief that Kavin Mittal used to guide his business decisions. While still in college Kavin took notice of the launch of the iPhone. Yes, this was indeed a groundbreaking piece of hardware, but what Kavin took special notice of was the software. While still at an early stage of development, iPhone was forming a giant interconnected web of applications (apps) for its phone. As people discovered newer, quicker, and easier ways to get in touch with one another the core foundation of Kavin’s belief, the need for social connection, was only strengthened.

Kavin responded to this leap in software by launching the app “Movies Now” which became apple’s very first ticketing app. And with his newfound success, Kavin did something that every entrepreneur has to do multiple (if not many times) in their life – make a hard decision. Kavin decided to abandon the family business that was being run by his father and twin brother and instead focused on a much more risky endeavor of creating his own software for these new devices.

This leap of faith led to monumental success as Kavin’s current valuation of his company sits at approximately 1.4 billion dollars. While many may have looked at Kavin’s decision to launch a software company during a time when phones were just barely catching on, and scoffed. Kavin took it all in stride and rose to be one of the most successful young entrepreneurs India has ever seen.