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Failed UPSC dream to Rs 130 crore success: How Bengaluru man turned Rs 1 crore investment into a healthy food businessSandeep Jangala's journey began with a dream of becoming an IAS officer, but the road to success was not without its obstacles after his UP...- IITians get shocked when they learn a paani puri seller has Rs 4.5 lakh per month in profit: ‘He works for six hours…’A group of IITians was astonished to learn that someone earning more than Rs 1.2 lakh a month lacked a degree from IIT or any other univers...
- Meet Marcin Kleczynski, who was 14 when a computer virus led him to start a side hustle; how did he turn it into a multi-hundred-million-dollar company?Marcin Kleczynski was not initially an experienced professional programmer. He taught himself coding using online communities and programmi...
- Investors in other markets would be envious of India multiples: Rich Handler, chief executive of JefferiesJefferies CEO Rich Handler believes Indian equities remain reasonably valued despite the market correction and says easing long-term capita...
- Rs 35 to Rs 111 crore: Udupi boy who washed utensils in Mumbai at 13, now owns 15 restaurantsFrom arriving in Mumbai with just Rs 35 at the age of 13 to building a restaurant business with Rs 111.45 crore in annual revenue, Narayan ...
- First husband, then wife lose their tech jobs in US, newborn baby at home and healthcare coverage worries. Heartbreaking post highlights growing anxiety among tech workersHa Nguyen, a founder and managing partner, shared the heartbreaking story of a US-based tech couple who lost their jobs one after another w...
- His grandfather died of pancreatic cancer: This Hyderabad startup founder is using AI to develop a personalised cancer vaccinesHyderabad-based biotech startup PopVax, founded by Soham Sankaran, is developing AI-powered personalised cancer vaccines using mRNA technol...
- 65 Years of Trust: Why ET is the platform that brings India’s wealth leaders togetherThe ET Wealth Expo 2026, scheduled for October 30 and 31 at NESCO in Mumbai, will spotlight vital discussions and exhibitions centered on t...
- Why Walmart would rather keep Flipkart private, for nowOver the past few weeks, much has been written about former employees of the online commerce company writing to Walmart's board, asking for...
- Rs 5,000 investment, Rs 1.4 crore annual revenue. How Mumbai homemaker turned her passion- making Maharashtrian snacks – into a flourishing brand with 70% female employeesWhere there is a will, there is a way. In 2016, after her husband lost his job, homemaker Geeta Patil turned her passion – making delicious...
- Meet Catherine Tan-Gillespie, who started washing dishes at 13 for £1.20 an hour; years later, she became KFC's US presidentCatherine Tan-Gillespie is the president of KFC'S US business. At 13, she started washing dishes at Beefeater, a now-defunct British restra...
- Meet Jon Yongfook, who launched Bannerbear with just $500 in 2019; by 2024, the automated image-generation tool reached $48,000 in monthly revenueJon Yongfook Cockle is the founder of Bannerbear. He launched the project in 2019 with an estimated cost of $500. Bannerbear's task is simp...
- Meet Joe Popelas, who started an AI ebook business with just $500; two years later, it was valued at more than $1 millionHis journey began soon after he graduated from high school in 2020. By then, he had already explored how to use GPT-3 and also create the b...
- She rejected IIM for baking: How Megha Sarayan built a Rs 2 crore per year business with just Rs 5,000 and secured Rs 1 crore on Shark Tank IndiaThough obtaining an MBA from an Indian Institute of Management is a goal for many, Megha Sarayan opted for an alternate route. The Universi...
- Meet Kevin Corey, the high school business teacher who started a wipes brand with $14,000; by 2025, it was generating $3.8 millionCorey is the co-founder of Stall Mates. It is a brand of flushable bathroom wipes that he built with his teaching career. All of this start...
- Bengaluru techie left a high-paying Wipro job to help farmers. His father did not speak to him for 8 years. Today, he is running a Rs 1,500 empire and earning Rs 60 crore per monthMore than a decade ago, Shashi Kumar did the impossible - leave a lucrative job in Wipro to open a dairy business. He founded Akshayakalpa ...
- From Rs 25,000 engineering salary to Rs 2 lakh monthly: Techie's story of how he earned 8 times more as cab driver goes viral. 'Today, he owns 4 cars...'An engineering graduate decided to ditch corporate career . Today, he earns eight more than he did as a techie by becoming a full-time cab ...
- Meet Pavan Bapu and Luke Wilson, co-workers who turned a viral TikTok into a dog-friendly side hustle that generated $456,000 in its first yearBoth were doing full-time jobs at that time. It began as a side project and then grew into a business that is targeting another $15 million...
- Meet Samantha and Kevin Dwoskin, couple who started a mac-and-cheese side hustle in 2023; about 20 months later, Boss Cow had crossed $1 million in annual revenueThe couple used their personal experiences with food. Kevin had worked as a banking regulatory compliance consultant for 11 years. He had r...
- Meet Jim Yu, who co-founded BrightEdge with just $5,000 in 2007; by 2025, the SEO software company was generating an estimated $100 million a yearJim Yu made his own path and achieved success. Despite not having a huge amount of money initially, Yu started his business. He co-founded ...
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