Industrialist Harsh Goenka is known for his witty posts and insightful thoughts on the social media platform. Once he mentioned the success story of Abhishek Kumar who left Goldman Sachs to become a security guard for a purpose. At present he is the co-founder of the security and community management app MyGate. Abhishek Kumar an IIT Kanpur graduate and former Goldman Sachs executive put in 14-hour shifts as a security guard—not out of need—but to conduct thorough first-hand research into the challenges of the security guards employed within gated communities so that he could grasp the complexities of their problems from the ground level. Abhisheks venture was all about the research not the salary. “In 2016 IIT grad & ex-Goldman exec Abhishek Kumar became a security guard working 14-hour shifts. That experience of understanding pain points led to his creating MyGate: now in 25000+ communities 100M+ check-ins/month” the chairman of RPG Enterprises Harsh Goenka posted on X. He added “Moral: To build for others first walk in their shoes.” MyGate was co-founded in 2016 by Abhishek Kumar Vijay Arisetty and Shreyans Daga. The app-based platform manages visitor access security maintenance housekeeping and other daily services in residential communities. As of today MyGate serves over 4 million residents across over 25000 housing societies in India managing more than 100 million check-ins each month. In 2022 the company raised ₹100 crore in a funding round co-led by Urban Company and Acko.