
1/ Marwari boy is trying to impress the girl sitting next to him. 15 mins later, he's pimping his business #Dhandho #ShatabdiExpress — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

2/ The girl works in a startup. Of course. Boy makes an offer the girl can't refuse - fantastic price for supplying branded t-shirts. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

3/ Boy has already called his factory to check the production schedule, and is promising to deliver in 24 hours. #Hustle — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016


4/ Girl has made 5 calls to her 2 co-founders so far. Yet to decide. Nimble startups, my ass! Boy is showing fabric samples now. Whatay! — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

5/ Boy pulls out family pics, and starts narrating his grandfather's entrepreneurial journey; co-founders yet to call back. Fascinating! — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

6/ And the girl gets real estate advice for free. Looks like he may sell her a flat too 2 more calls, and still no decision. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016


7/ Talk turns to funding! Girl's startup got seeded with 'just' 2 Cr - they're making every Paisa count. Boy's father gave him 50K in 2008 — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

8/ ...and they say that family businesses will die. That's all, folks! [P.S. No decision yet] — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

9/ Breakfast done. Now they're talking education. Boy failed 5th grade; Girl is an engineer from REC. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016


10/ Whoa! The girl's startup is building a platform to help sellers list products across sites. And he's the first such seller they've met — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

12/ Have to pee, but I don't want to miss a thing! Boy has loads of commonsense; thankfully, Girl is Evernote-ing everything. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

13/ Boy is just 24, with 10 years of experience! Branched off on his own at 16 with the 50K in funding from his dad. #KissHimAlready — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016


14/ Ah, the conversation suddenly turns to love and marriage. Girl, nonchalantly, drops the words 'Tamil Brahmin' #headdesk — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

16/ This Boy is a rockstar; asks the Girl to check with her co-founders. Random abuses are hurled at Airtel — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

18/ Girl passes a snide remark about how people are slaves to their gadgets. *points at me* Just because I have my headphones on. Sigh. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016


20/ This delay was sponsored by Airtel's fabulous network. Meanwhile, Boy has extended his ticket to Chennai; his destination was Katpadi. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

21/ Boy is telling the Girl about this restaurant in Bangalore that charges customers for the time spent; the food is free. Hmmmm... — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

22/ The co-founders must be building mathematical models to evaluate the offer - should send them DCF templates. Still no word. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016


23/ Girl is now talking about potential Series A investors; full-on name dropping happening. Boy has a mild amused-met-confused smile on. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

27/ 45 minutes to go. Close the deal, dude! *random banter about lakes* Co-founders are still deciding, it seems. Very agile of them. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

29/ Hallelujah! Co-founders have found a cheaper site. Boy throws in additional 2% cash discount, and delivery tonight. Whatay! — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016


30/ Girl has walked out to talk on the phone. Boy is pleading with his dad - don't think they have the free capacity to deliver today — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

31/ Looks like we have a deal! But the Girl wants more discount. Boy swears on their friendship (?) that he's given her the best price. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

33/ AND WE HAVE A DEAL! — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016


35/ Boy takes Re. 1/- as token advance. And gets her number. FINALLY! — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

37/ Boy wants her to inspect his factory. Smooth! Girl's dad is waiting at the station to pick her up. Boy offers to take them both. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

40/ And my parents taught me that eavesdropping was a bad thing to do. [END] — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016

What happens when you have a Marwari co-passenger? You end up doing business with him. How to make it interesting? Live-tweet the deal.Eavesdropping isn’t bad, especially for this guy who live-tweeted an entire conversation between a girl and a boy during a train journey. The conversation, which began with casual flirting, ended up in a serious business deal.They were on a Chennai-bound train when the conversation happened! After all, only boardrooms are not meant to crack business deals.(Image: Indiatimes)