India, Nov. 1 -- Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal, in a recent tweet, opened up about "life-changing" advice he received from Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal. Talking about his "mentor," Munjal recalled how once Goyal refused to meet him.

"In 2015, as a 25 year old kid who had just started Unacademy. I sent an email to @deepigoyal. He replied back by saying 'Kyon milna hai yaar. Dhandha banao'."

Undeterred, Munjal continued emailing Goyal's office until he secured a 15-minute meeting. "I didn't give up. I kept mailing him every week. And finally he did agree for a 15m Meeting (after months of chasing him). He was in a bad mood that day, so he met me just for 10m but gave me an advice that stayed with me."

Goyal told Munjal, "Just grow 1% ...