Gaurav Passy is a territory manager at DHL, and alumni of Jaypee Business School   I’ve always loved everything about start-ups, and at the start of my career have always wanted to be associated with one in some way. Although life took a different turn after the completion of my studies, I still kept track of all that is happening in the start-up world, companies that started from fledglings and were now doing good and especially their growth and success. What also intrigued me was how these start-ups were approachable from a business point of view and how their success also meant the success of the people who invested in them.   I recently came across the ‘OYO rooms’ start-up whose investors did very well for themselves when the company grew rapidly. I’ve always invested regularly in all kinds of instruments, from equity, SIP to Savings and PPF. Start-up’s unlike some traditional investment instruments, are more real and substantial in terms of returns. I came across Guarented while reading up my share of start-up news one day. The article in the Economic Times spoke about millennials and the rental economy and how start-ups such as Guarented were playing an important role in supporting them. I was intrigued about it and reached out to the team to find out more. Guarented has a strong business model, and this I understood after several meetings with the team and going through their literature. Since the asset-free lifestyle is one that is currently being practiced and given that a majority of people in cities are constantly being transferred or moving on, it is one reality that makes sense to invest in. 

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