Defending Narayana Murthy's 70-hour work week remark, Mohandas Pai, chairman of Aarin Capital, said on the podcast that "if work is not your life, you'll not succeed". "Life is very tough; there's no free meal," he said. He argued Murthy never made it mandatory; he said "it's good for you. Don't do it; it's your call. Work was our life."