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Crazy how a kid in rural India with just WiFi and a laptop has a similar shot at building a startup as someone in Silicon Valley. Five years ago, I thought you had to be in a specific city to make it. Now I'm watching teens code world-changing apps f

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Sunderam Dutta

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The thing is, anyone can start a small startup, but to actually get funding, mentorship, and support you either have to be from IIT IIM investment banking. Take the example of Zepto, it's founder lived in Dubai, his father was into investing, it was easy for him to raise funds.

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