Meet the IIT Bombay graduate who rejected an ISRO job to build a Rs 1,000 crore startup
Manoj Meena had an offer most engineering students in India spend years chasing.An Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) job was…
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Aravind Srinivas: Rejected by IIT Madras Computer Science, MIT and even his first startup — how setbacks shaped the Perplexity AI CEO’s success
When students prepare for competitive exams, it often feels as though one rejection can define an entire future. Missing a…
Indian founder of $1.2 billion startup says bank rejected home loan application: ‘Just because I am a founder’
The Indian founder of a fintech startup valued at $1.2 billion has revealed that his home loan application was rejected…
Exclusive: Voice AI startup Bland raises $50 million after being rejected by 180 investors | Fortune
Isaiah Granet was rejected by 180 investors in three weeks during Y Combinator. Their reason: phone calls won’t exist in…
Google techie with ₹80 LPA rejected by Indian startup over college CGPA
An Indian techie’s social media post has sparked intense debate over the archaic hiring practices of certain startups. Speaking to…
IIT grad who rejected Stanford to build a $61 million AI startup: A look at Varun Vummadi’s education and – Times of India
In 2023, while many of his peers from India’s premier engineering institutions were pursuing seven-figure roles or global doctoral programmes,…