When you are surrounded by elders and relatives who excel in their chosen careers, chances are that you tend to soak in the atmosphere and prove to yourself that you are no better than them. Naveen Tewari, Founder and CEO, InMobi, emulated his family's academic achievements by focussing on studies during his school and college years. At Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, he realised, “There is more to life than getting good scores in studies,” he says, looking back on his student days, challenging himself and facing failures in entrepreneurship. The 38-year-old heads the largest independent mobile network globally. It has a reach of 1.56 billion unique users across 190+ countries and is also the largest in China (in iOS)
