When Did The Oyo Founders Start Their First Book Publishing Company?

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Edwin
Edwin
2025-07-12 02:06:00
I stumbled upon this fascinating tidbit while researching entrepreneurship in India. The founders of Oyo, Ritesh Agarwal and his team, actually started their first book publishing venture back in 2012. It was called 'Oravel Stays' initially, focusing on budget accommodations, but they pivoted to Oyo Rooms later. The publishing angle came through their early content marketing strategies, where they produced travel guides and hospitality manuals for partners. This phase was crucial in shaping their data-driven approach to hospitality. Many don't realize how much their publishing background influenced Oyo's standardized operations playbooks.
Lila
Lila
2025-07-11 22:57:24
Digging into startup histories is my guilty pleasure, and Oyo's origin story is particularly intriguing. Before revolutionizing budget hospitality, Ritesh Agarwal dipped his toes into publishing through 'Oravel Stays' in 2012. Their first proper publishing arm emerged around 2013-2014 when they began creating training manuals and quality assurance guides for franchise hotels.

What's interesting is how this publishing experience directly fed into Oyo's scaling strategy. Those early manuals evolved into their famous 'Oyo Operating Manual' - a 200-page bible covering everything from linen folding to customer service protocols. The company even published city-specific hospitality trend reports for investors. This publishing DNA explains why Oyo's standardization worked where others failed.
Ulysses
Ulysses
2025-07-11 08:35:28
As someone who follows Asian startup ecosystems closely, I remember Oyo's unconventional beginnings. The publishing company wasn't a separate entity but rather an operational branch they developed in 2013. It started when they needed to document standardized processes for their first 20 hotels in Gurgaon.

Their publishing output was surprisingly sophisticated - illustrated housekeeping manuals, animated training modules, even multilingual versions for international expansion. This attention to detail in documentation became their secret weapon. By 2015, they were producing full-fledged hospitality textbooks used by partner hotels across India. The transition from publisher to unicorn shows how foundational skills can pivot into unexpected success.
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