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Vrishank Raj

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People criticize Bhavish Aggarwal a little too much for "copying" Uber. Bhavish Aggarwal is criticized for copying an startup idea which already existed in the US. I don't think it makes sense to do so, Uber started in 2009, Uber was not a big hit

Anonymous 3

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People often forget that most successful businesses are iterations of existing ideas. It’s not about who thought of it first but who did it best. Bhavish Aggarwal made Ola a success in India, and that’s what matters.

Selva Kumar

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You are absolutely right. This buddy doesn't know about how Microsoft and Apple evolved. The initial product pitched by Microsoft for apple is from hijacking and innovating software package of Xerox. In fact, biopic of Bill gates and Steve jobs is named as pirates of silicon valley. How can he judge Agarwal for this ?

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