Quotes from Naveen Tewari

Access to Internet and content should be free for users which can get accommodated by advertisements.

The Internet eco-system should be such that users should not pay for Internet connection, content, or anything that is basic.

For me, my career and passion is InMobi. So I hardly get stressed working for it.

I know, it sounds generic and is a cliche, but coming from a middle class family in Kanpur, it was always the neighbourhood opinions which mattered.

When I started InMobi, I was on the road raising funds. I faced 20 rejections. But when I got the funds, they came from best venture capitalists.

Frankly, as an entrepreneur, you can do only one thing and be a part of it, but through investing in different ventures, you can be a part of something new and what others are trying to build.

I realized that if I had to work with others, I had to align with their vision.

I don't consider my competition to be companies but entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is the freedom to take your own decisions, and that's what we offer.

Advertising has to be contextual, as the potential in 'push' marketing is fairly limited and is largely viewed as spam. Thus there is a need to get into 'permission' marketing and 'pull' marketing to deliver value to marketers.

In my viewpoint, experience is grossly overrated.

For a company to be successful, it's not just about ideas. It's also about luck. And everything else coming together.

Our business is strong and enjoys high margins.