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Jay Chaudhry left his home in Himachal with ₹20,000, today the Zscaler CEO is worth $9.3 billion
Jay Chaudhry grew up in a Himachal Pradesh village without electricity or running water, walked 4 km to school and moved to the US at 22 with $200. Decades later, the Zscaler founder has a net worth of $9.3 billion, according to Forbes.
Not just FreeCharge and Cred — Full list of other companies founded by Kunal Shah
Kunal Shah, founder of Cred, is now the global head of WhatsApp. Known for his entrepreneurial success, he previously co-founded several companies and backed numerous startups as an angel investor.
Rejected by 17 companies, denied a job at Google: How Ankur Warikoo turned setbacks into success
Ankur Warikoo revealed facing 17 rejections, including from Google at age 29, for a product role due to lacking an engineering degree. This setback, however, spurred him to launch his first startup. He keeps the rejection email as a reminder to persevere thr…