‘I'll Never Forget’: EMotorad Co-Founder Recalls Rejection From A Girl For Not Having Money

He further shared that back then he used to like a girl and one of their common friend asked the girl if she should consider dating Oza to which she replied, “Ye toh cycle bhi afford nahi kar sakta"

Oza’s post received massive attention from internet users

Source : LinkedIn

Aditya Oza, Co-Founder And Chief Marketing Officer, of EMotorad, recently shared through a LinkedIn post about how in college he was rejected by a girl he used to like for not having enough money to even buy a cycle. He also shared that he can never forget how those remarks made him feel.

In his post, Oza wrote, “Why Don’t You Date Him? “Date Him?, Ye toh Cycle bhi afford nahi kar sakta and laughed.” This is 2011. I studied in CEPT with premier kids of top builders of Gujarat. For me, It was so bad financially that one reason I took up CEPT because it was then the cheapest engineering course in the country. My fellow classmates and colleagues would come in their Audi and BMWs.”

He added, “Let me remind This is 2011, when owning a big brand car was a big thing, especially for a college kid. For me, forget about a car, I couldn’t afford a bike. I would walk to college. Thanks to the saviour in my best mate who would always have me at the backseat of his bike.”

He further shared that back then he used to like a girl and one of their common friend asked the girl if she should consider dating Oza to which she replied, “Ye toh cycle bhi afford nahi kar sakta (he can not even afford a cycle).”

“Back then I really liked a girl, when one of our common friends asked her “Aditya is a really nice guy, Why don’t you date him?” “Ye toh cycle bhi afford nahi kar sakta” she laughed and said. When I heard this, I would never forget how it made me feel. There was little I could do, it was also the fact of the time.” he wrote.

“I completely forgot this until Recently, while speaking to the same common friend when she reminded “The guy who couldn’t afford a cycle put up an entire factory of e-bikes.” Fast forward 2024 we build India’s finest e-bike manufacturing unit. The world must now believe in the dreams of every normal Indian making it happen against the odds,” he concluded his post.

Oza’s post received massive attention from internet users, one of the comments below his post reads, “This story is the perfect reminder that the road to success isn’t always paved with luxury cars—it’s often walked, quite literally, on foot. From struggling to afford a cycle to now building India's finest e-bike manufacturing unit, Aditya's journey is a testament to how the world can underestimate you, only for you to come back and change it.”