Gaurav Munjal discusses his background and experience starting companies while in college. He had a moderate CGPA but founded successful student organizations. After college, he launched multiple companies including Fashionama, Unacademy, and Flat.to, demonstrating persistence through failures and challenges. He advises students to be persistent with their ideas and addresses common issues like parental pressure, failure, fundraising, recruiting teammates, time management, and developing an executable idea.