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FYI Ritesh got Thiel fellowship, around $100,000 before drop out ..also as per the information of Google, he dropped out from an IIT
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The Thiel Fellowship The Thiel Fellowship, founded by investor Peter Thiel, grants $100,000 over two years to young people (22 and under) to leave college and pursue their own projects. This could be starting a business, scientific research, or socia
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In 2011, Peter Thiel started giving people money to drop out of college. The result? $250B produced in value. Figma, Ethereum, Loom, and over 250 companies were born. Here's how one man destroys the traditional education system : Peter Thiel, c
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The teen with 50 Lakh+ in Bank This is the story of the founder of one of the biggest hotel chains of India - Ritesh Agarwal Ritesh was born in a Marwari family in Bissam Cuttack, Orissa with three siblings. And was brought up in Titilagarh. His fa
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Startups/VC/techย โขย 1y
Oyo's Secret co-founder? We all know Ritesh Agarwal as the founder and the face of Oyo, but how many of you know that Oyo, in its initial days used to have a co-founder. When Ritesh was 18, and he was looking to raise funds for his startup, Ventu
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A Brief Timeline: Ritesh Agarwal Picture Ritesh Agarwal, born in 1993 in Odisha, India. At just 13, he's already hustling, selling SIM cards and making his first entrepreneurial strides. By 16, he's earned enough to buy his first computer for โน50,00
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Ritesh Agarwal wasnโt born poorโhe came from a business-minded Marwari family in Odisha. His father ran a business, providing financial stability, private schooling, computer access, and an English-speaking home. The "college dropout" story sounds
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Startup as a dreamย โขย 7m
How did an 18-year-old do what billionaires couldnโt even do in 100 years? He had no IIT tag. No godfather in business. Just relentless curiosity and courage to solve a real-world problem. This is the story of OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal. Born in
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11 Founders Who Broke Education Norms to Build Empires ๐ These visionaries prove that success isnโt confined to classrooms! ๐ Kunal Shah - MBA dropout, founder of CRED. ๐ Ritesh Agarwal - Undergrad dropout, founder of OYO. ๐ Kaivalya Vohra &
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