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Who could have thought that this Aligarh boy, who once struggled to speak English, would some day become the force behind one of India’s biggest startups Paytm? But that’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma for you, who is often hailed as the Iron Man of the startup ecosystem. He was ranked as 62nd richest person in India by Forbes with a net worth of $2.35 billion.

Who could have thought that this Aligarh boy, who once struggled to speak English, would some day become the force behind one of India’s biggest startups Paytm? But that’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma for you, who is often hailed as the Iron Man of the startup ecosystem. He was ranked as 62nd richest person in India by Forbes with a net worth of $2.35 billion.

by | Nov 15, 2021

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An alumnus of IIT-Delhi, Mohit Aron was instrumental in helping build Google’s File Systems. His ingenuity also led him to create a pioneering technology with his first company Nutanix, earning him the moniker of father of hyperconvergence.

An alumnus of IIT-Delhi, Mohit Aron was instrumental in helping build Google’s File Systems. His ingenuity also led him to create a pioneering technology with his first company Nutanix, earning him the moniker of father of hyperconvergence.

by | Oct 27, 2021

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