‘Work hard and honestly and success will follow’: Akhil Gupta, No Broker.com

A veteran holding over a decade’s worth of experience in the technology domain, Akhil Gupta is the Co-founder & CTO of NoBroker.com, a ‘customer-to-customer’ real estate portal. Akhil holds a dual degree (B.Tech and M.Tech) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and worked with Oracle and PeopleFluent before co-founding NoBroker.com. Here are his answers to our Proust Questionnaire…

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Spending time with my five-year old.

What is your greatest fear?

Not being able to accomplish what I’ve set out to do.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Not giving enough time to my family.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Not able to commit to timelines.

Which living person do you most admire?

Ratan Tata.

What is your greatest extravagance?

My love for cars.

What is your current state of mind?

Thoughtful.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

Honesty.

On what occasion do you lie?

When I want to get out of a tough situation.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?

Going bald.

Which living person do you most despise?

None.

What is the quality you most like in a man?

Respect for time and commitment.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

Versatility. I admire how most women are efficient multi-taskers.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

Don’t repeat your mistakes.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Solving problems in technology.

Which talent would you most like to have?

Better listening skills.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Be little less impatient.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Till date NoBroker.com.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?

Myself.

Where would you most like to live?

My home.

What is your most treasured possession?

My jeep.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Imbalance in society, the gap between people who have too much and people who have too little.

What is your favourite occupation?

Being a professional sportsperson.

What is your most marked characteristic?

My sense of humour.

What do you most value in your friends?

Being friends in need.

Who are your favourite writers?

I like reading success stories of entrepreneurs.

Who is your hero of fiction?

Saboo.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

None.

Who are your heroes in real life?

My father.

What is your favourite name?

Amaya (also the name of my daughter).

What is it that you most dislike?

Dishonesty.

What is your greatest regret?

Whatever has happened has happened. There’s no point in mulling over what you can’t change.

How would you like to die?

Peacefully and without suffering.

What is your favourite journey?

Travelling anywhere with my family

What is your motto?

Work hard and honestly and success will follow.